This year we will be providing everything needed for a complete Easter dinner to serve at least 2 families. While we always hope to reach out to more people, we are grateful to be able to serve anyone at all.
If you are, or know of, a family in need of our services this Easter, please contact us using one of the methods listed below. We will be providing the following, and therefore are asking for donations of these items: Ham Potatoes Stuffing Mix Jarred/Canned Brown Gravy Canned Sweet Potatoes Mini Marshmallows Frozen Vegetables Cranberry Sauce Dinner Rolls Canned Pineapple Brown Sugar Apple Pie Filling If you are able to donate any of these items, please call or email me at: contactus@oursharedhopes.org 253-303-9858
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Our Christmas Dinner Basket program helped to provide dinner for 2 families this year. While we consider this year to be a success, it was only by the skin of our teeth that we were able to get everything done in time.
We found ourselves approaching Christmas Eve without having received a single donated item. On December 23rd, my neighbor, Zan, offered to donate as much as she could, knowing that we still hadn't received any help. Thanks to her help, she provided 90% of the items needed for one of our sponsored families! But that still left a few items for that family, and an entire dinner needed for our 2nd family. I can only say that I am doubly thankful for the food stamps that I received in December. Because not only did they provide my family with dinner this past Christmas, but they also provided the rest of the food needed to serve both of our sponsored families. Our other problem that we ran into this year was when, for our very last meeting before Christmas Eve, not one volunteer showed up. We were to divide the cooking duties between us to make things easier on everyone. Luckily, I didn't have any plans for the 23rd or most of Christmas Eve, so I took over the meal preparations, as well as figuring out how to deal with our lack of donations. This was the first year we were delivering fully cooked meals, and I was in a little bit over my head...but finished up and made the deliveries during the late evening of Christmas Eve. This experience reminded me that I just can't do this alone. Somehow I have to get others involved and committed to our cause. For the Christmas of 2014, we had only one other board member actively participating, as well as one volunteer. And when they were prevented from helping at the end, it all fell to me. As much as I'd like to say, "I've got this.", I simply don't have the money, time or resources to help other families on my own. We are in desperate need of volunteers. At this time, our projects and events are small and don't require a lot of effort, but they do require more than one person be involved. This Easter, we will be serving at least the 2 families that we sponsored for Christmas, and hopefully a few others. If you would like to volunteer your time or services, please call or email me at: contactus@oursharedhopes.org 253-303-9858 This update is way overdue:
Our very first Summer Lunch Program was a great success!! We served over 500 lunches and over 100 hot Sunday meals to kids in need! we prepared and served a sack lunch containing a sandwich, apple, juice drink, and snack for 10-12 kids each weekday. We also served those same kids a hot meal each Sunday throughout the summer. We alternated between pancakes and french toast each week. The kids were very grateful, and made sure to say, "Thank you' each day. =) However...since the end of the summer of 2014, each and every single child who participated in our programs were evicted with their families from this RV park. There are no children left to serve at this time. =( If anyone knows of another RV park, or perhaps a neighborhood, who could benefit from our services and is in our local area, please let us know by emailing or calling us as: contactus@oursharedhopes 253-303-9858 |
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