PeetiePie Makes Donation to Nicholas House

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Stephenie Harp

We were happy to be able to help out one of our favorite charities again, the Nicholas House in Atlanta, GA with a monetary donation.  The Nicholas House is a nonprofit agency that operates a transitional housing shelter as well as scattered apartment sites for homeless families.

Their Mission – Assisting homeless families in making the transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency in a structured but home-like environment.  Nicholas House is committed to assisting its families attain three goals that form the basis of self-sufficiency.

  1. Earning a Living Wage
  2. Maintaining the Physical, Mental and Social Health of Parents and Children
  3. Maintaining Safe and Stable Housing

Nicholas House understands that providing basic subsistence – food and shelter – is necessary but not sufficient to prevent most homeless families from becoming homeless again.

Nicholas House accepts homeless families no matter what their size and makeup: expectant mothers, single mothers and fathers, couples and their children, including teenage male children-and large families with as many as 10 members.

Because most shelters are gender-specific, serving only men or women and their children, homelessness often separates family members from each other, often times with devastating consequences. By accepting the entire family, Nicholas House helps keep families together.

Please visit Nicholas House to learn more about what they do and how you can volunteer your time or make a donation to assist those in need.

 

 

PeetiePie donates to Summer Lunch Program

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Stephenie Harp

While watching the local news this morning and getting ready for work, my husband and I saw a story about Must Ministries and the awesome services they provide to the local communities – Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Gwinnett, North Fulton and Paulding counties.

Thousands of children who normally eat free and reduced cost school lunches are home during the summer with little or no food. This critical situation is overcome in part with the effective MUST Summer Lunch Program. Every weekday for 10 weeks, sack lunches are packed and hand delivered to targeted locations suggested by school counselors throughout the area. Six counties are in the Summer Lunch network where staff, volunteers and donors bring daily meals to grateful children. During the summer of 2011, nearly 142,000 sack lunches were served to hungry children in Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Gwinnett, North Fulton, and Paulding Counties.

In addition to the monetary donation that PeetiePie made on 6/6/12, we are happy that we will also be able to volunteer at the Food Pantry soon and volunteer our time that way as well.  The company my husband and I work for, CA Technologies, provides a service to its employees to locate volunteer opportunities in their communities.  We were able to sign up for this wonderful opportunity as a result of that service.  🙂

To find out more about Must Ministries and how you can make a tax deductible donation or volunteer in other ways, please visit their website at http://www.mustministries.org/about.html to find out more.

 

PeetiePie – Operation “Fleece Hats”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Stephenie Harp

On February 23rd, PeetiePie, along with the help of one of our close friends, donated almost 40 new handmade fleece hats to a local Atlanta homeless charity, “My Sister’s House”.  A very easy way to give back to the community and help those in need.  My Sister’s House is a 264 bed facility that offers overnight shelter and residential programs for homeless women and children.  To find out more about how you can donate your time or make a financial donation please visit http://www.atlantamission.org/programs/our-facilities/my-sisters-house to find out more.

Books for Keeps – PeetiePie Donation

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Stephenie Harp

PeetiePie was very pleased to be able to once again make a donation to Books for Keeps on May 23, 2012. This wonderful organization collects new and used books and distributes them to school children that otherwise would have none. To learn more about Books for Keeps and how you can volunteer your time or make a tax free donation be sure to visit their website  http://booksforkeeps.blogspot.com/for more information. You can even make your tax deductible  donation via Paypal – how much easier could it be! 🙂

PeetiePie Donation to Books for Keeps

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Stephenie Harp

On April 13th, PeetiePie made a monetary donation to Books for Keeps.  This organization donates new and used books to children that would otherwise not have any books at all. Please be sure to visit their website to learn more about this wonderful charity.