By Kristy Wood | Executive Director
Greetings from Community Warehouse! We’d like to extend a special round of appreciation to all of our new and renewing holiday Beds for Kids donors through GlobalGiving. In December and January we had 18 donors giving a total of $601. That’s enough to fund 15 beds for children. Just over a year into our GlobalGiving project, we’ve raised $1,665 and provided 42 beds through your support. We only need 4 more new individual donors to reach 50 total donors, and only $320 more in gifts to have funded 50 beds for children. Wouldn’t those be great milestones to hit this spring? Read on to learn more including how you can help. Oh, and don’t forget to let us know if you’d like to join our e-newsletter list for more regular updates including our Immediate Needs list of specific items needed in the Warehouse right away.
What's new with the Community Warehouse Beds for Kids Project, you ask? Well - quite frankly, just that. The NEWS! After a number of fairly sparse weeks at the Warehouse, we're finally starting to see the floor and shelves fill again. This is thanks, due in large part, to our local news stations and a great response from the community.
KATU News visited the Warehouse on 2/15, took some footage, and pulled together a great story. Watch the news segment live HERE. Camcorders and reporters found their way back through the Warehouse doors on 2/18, when KPTV FOX 12 News arrived to film another brief story with the help of new Warehouse staff member Nate, Volunteer Coordinator Andy, and a couple of generous donors. Watch this great news clip HERE.
If you have wondered where all the mattresses, box springs, and bedding come from for the Beds for Kids Project, the answer is: people just like you. Community Warehouse depends on donations of gently used items that we are able to connect with families who desperately need them. Often, we know that those we have helped at one point are the same people completing the circle by donating items they no longer need. Arleen, a volunteer at our Westside Donation Center, shares a recent story:
"I was at the West Side donation center in the afternoon and two women came in with a nice truckload of donations including a mattress and household items. I thanked them and one of them turned around and said very seriously, 'You helped my brother.' She said it with such feeling and meaning that I knew our assistance was only one part of a complex situation but an important one."
If you’re in the Portland metro area or know people who are, click here to learn more about how to support our efforts through in-kind goods.
If you’re short on stuff but would like to sponsor another bed for a child, a great day to do so is the next GlobalGiving Bonus Day coming up on Wednesday, March 14th!
Give to Community Warehouse's Beds for Kids project through Global Giving on this day and your donations will be matched at 30-50%. That means even more pillows, blankets, sheets and mattress for kids who have been sleeping on the floor, the couch or with family members. Mark your calendars with this link and share it with your friends:
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/bedsforkids/ Thanks for your support!
March is an exciting time at Community Warehouse for another reason: it’s CHAIR AFFAIR time! If you haven’t heard of this fun and fabulous annual event (held on Thursday 3/15 this year) you can learn more here: http://www.communitywarehouse.org/chairaffair Proceeds from the special appeal at this event will fund the Beds for Kids project. It’s also a great way to meet everyone involved and to learn more, including hearing directly from a case manager and client who will share their stories with guests.
We’d love to see you there, or hear from you any time with your ideas and feedback as we continue working to put used goods to good use.
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