We met an "angel" in Owsley!

I forgot to add Mallorie Kenny as one of our donators.  Thanks again, Mallorie!

Tomorrow's The Day!

Our first trip out of Georgia!  Tomorrow 5 of us will travel to Owsley, Kentucky, to deliver much needed items for one of the poorest counties in our country.  Saturday, two more will join us.  We are excited to embark on this trip and are hopeful what we bring will make a little difference, if even for a day.

One of our members, Patty Sammons, has 50 boxes of items being delivered tomorrow and those of us in Georgia (and Northc Carolina) are toting a van and a car full.  Our plans include unloading and stocking the store shelves at the outreach, as well as delivering goods to some of the patrons.

A special thanks to all of you who helped in this project.  We continue to find people who care...and we are grateful.

We will update the blog when we return with pictures and a video!

May God bless us with His strength, understanding and care for others on our journey!

and as always, be4good!

Owsley is right around the corner

Our final 3 weeks are upon us as we prepare for our trip to Owsley, Kentucky to take much needed supplies for the area's neediest patrons.  Some of our members are hard at work collecting items to be donated.  Two members stepped up to help finance the trip.  We are still in need of donations.  If you have any of the following new, unopened items, or you would like to buy new items, we would love to take them off your hands.  Items can be retrieved two ways:  They can be dropped off at out main house on Saturday or Sunday, July 27th and 28th or we can arrange to pick them up.  Please let us know if you can help.  Our goal is to have two van fulls (we have one thus far).  A few of us will be going up for the weekend of August 9-11 to help distribute, organize and all-around assist the local outreach.  If you would be interested in joining us, please let us know a.s.a.p.

Here is the list of the items we are collecting:

Food items

(Prefer that these are individual sizes (1-2 servings) as they will be put into backpacks for children to take home for the weekend).

Canned or packaged tuna

Canned chicken

Canned or boxed soups

Fruit cups

Veggie cups

Spam

Chef-Boy-R-Dee

Beef jerky

Breakfast Bars

Raisins

Cheese crackers

Vienna Sausages

Rice Krispy Treats

Juice boxes

Crystal Light

Gatorade,  PowerAde, etc.

Ensure or children’s nutritional drinks

Non-Food

(All items need to be NEW – they can be full size, but prefer hotel size)

Soap

Shampoo

Conditioner

Hand or body lotions

Mouthwash

Wash rags

Deodorant

Razors

Shaving cream

Q-tips

Combs

Hair brushes

Hairpins, barrettes, rubber bands/hair ties

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Dental floss

Sanitary items

Hand sanitizers

Hand wipes

Eye Drops

We appreciate all the help thus far and will post a few pictures when we return.  If you have any questions, please send us an email at: thebe4goodproject@gmail.com 

Thank you and as always, be4good!

Countdown to Owsley

In less than 2 months we will travel to Owsley, Kentucky to deliver goods for the needy there.  Here is their blog for you to look at: http://owsleycountyoutreach.wordpress.com.

I am hopeful those who read this blog and our blog are taking a little time to put aside some of the items we are collecting.  If you are a traveler and collect shampoo, conditioner, lotions and soap, please consider donating them to our project.  The full list of items we are trying to collect are listed below.

At the end of July, we will post collection sites for drop off and phone numbers that can be called for pickups.  If you have questions about any of the items or the project, please email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com.  If anyone is interested in donating monies to help pay for the rental truck and accommodations while we are there, please email us a.s.a.p.  (Although we are not a non-profit group, I am able to get tax deductible receipts for all donations if you provide me with a list and your name and address.) 

Current list of items needed:

Food items

(Prefer that these are individual sizes (1-2 servings) as they will be put into backpacks for children to take home for the weekend).

Canned or packaged tuna

Canned chicken

Canned or boxed soups

Fruit cups

Veggie cups

Spam

Chef-Boy-R-Dee

Beef jerky

Breakfast Bars

Raisins

Cheese crackers

Vienna Sausages

Rice Krispy Treats

Juice boxes

Crystal Light

Gatorade,  PowerAde, etc.

Ensure or children’s nutritional drinks

Non-Food

(All items need to be NEW – they can be full size or hotel size)

Soap

Shampoo

Conditioner

Hand or body lotions

Mouthwash

Wash rags

Deodorant

Razors

Shaving cream

Q-tips

Combs

Hair brushes

Hairpins, barrettes, rubber bands/hair ties

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Dental floss

Sanitary items

Hand sanitizers

Hand wipes

Eye Drops

Thanks again for taking the time to read our blog and support our project.

and as always, be4good!

Owsley County Outreach Summer 2013

Thebe4goodproject’s summer project will be bigger than anything we have done before.  We will be filling a truck with much needed supplies for the Owsley County Outreach Program in Booneville, Kentucky. (http://owsleycountyoutreach.org/index.html).  This is noted as the poorest county in our country. Please look them up on Facebook and like them as they have a chance to receive some money if they get enough likes.

We will need a couple of volunteers to make the trip with us.  The dates of our trip are Friday, August 8th departure and returning on Sunday, August 10th.  We will stay in accommodations provided for by friends of the outreach program for $12.50 per person per night.  We are hopeful to have someone finance our trip.  We will arrive on Friday, work Saturday and Sunday at the Thrift Store and for the Outreach Program and return to Georgia/our homes on Sunday afternoon.

Our objective is to concentrate on providing items in two specific areas:  personal hygiene bags for seniors and food and school supplies for Children.  We ask that you share this with all of your friends and family.  The items needed are listed below.  There is no minimum – as many as we can get the better. We ask that everyone collect these items and hold onto them until late July.  We will have three drop off locations posted on this site at a later date or they can be picked up by a member of our project.  Once collected we will assemble the items into packages and then box them up for our trip to Kentucky.  These items will be distributed to the patrons of Owsley County. 

We will also be taking gently used any size clothing and shoes and school supplies and small household items, too.  These items need to be in very good condition (for clothing: no tears, stains or buttons missing.  For household items: need to be small in size such as toasters, etc. and need to be clean and working.  Also looking for blankets, bedding items and towels).

Here is our primary wish list.  Feel free to print the list and share with neighbors and friends:

Food items

(Prefer that these are individual sizes (1-2 servings) as they will be put into backpacks for children to take home for the weekend).

Canned or packaged tuna

Canned chicken

Canned or boxed soups

Fruit cups

Veggie cups

Spam

Chef-Boy-R-Dee

Beef jerky

Breakfast Bars

Raisins

Cheese crackers

Vienna Sausages

Rice Krispy Treats

Juice boxes

Crystal Light

Gatorade,  PowerAde, etc.

Ensure or children’s nutritional drinks

Non-Food

(All items need to be NEW – they can be full size or hotel size)

Soap

Shampoo

Conditioner

Hand or body lotions

Mouthwash

Wash rags

Deodorant

Razors

Shaving cream

Q-tips

Combs

Hair brushes

Hairpins, barrettes, rubber bands/hair ties

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Dental floss

Sanitary items

Hand sanitizers

Hand wipes

Eye Drops

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Please note: As you know we are NOT a non-profit organization.  We are a group of concerned citizens who are trying to spread peace, love and harmony to others, one person at a time.  If you wish to receive a tax-deductible receipt, I will need your name and address with a list of items donated so I can get a signed receipt from the Owsley Outreach Program.  Cash donations will be used to pay for the use of a truck and the overnight accommodations for project members making the trip.  We do not operate on any budget. We do not take any monies for any salary or payment.  Each project is paid for entirely by members and our donors.  If we are fortunate to have extra funds, they will be used to purchase more items for the Outreach Program.

Some bunny loves you!

We are finished!  Well, all but delivery, but we finished sorting and filling our 140 plus Easter Baskets for Love this past Sunday.  Six of our members ( Kim Keene, Jennifer Gale, Christina Klejka, Courtney Moore, Stephanie Gale, and Kathryn Gale) gathered at our Roswell location and had a blast filling baskets and laughing at each other's silliness.  We were accompanied by two of our little members, Cara and Sammy Kenny, and finished in less than 3 hours.  The baskets were the best ones yet.  Filled to the brim and filled with dolls and cars and books and candy and bunnies. 

Our deepest thanks go to the following donors who made this a huge success:  Beth Hereford, Lori Imhoff, Dr. Konrad Omeltschenko, Nita Grinkmeyer, Rebecca Anderson, Sandy Herndon, Nichole Burkhalter and friends at Montanas, Lauren Foster, Lynn Mitzell, Katie McDonald, Barbara Davis Mason, Gabby Tiragallo Page, Heather Lewis, Bonnie Steinfeld and to the following be4goodproject members: Marilyn Sammons, Patricia Sammons, Kim Keene, Eric DeHart, Shay Hamer, JoAnn Crawford, Jill Hewes, Stephanie Neal, Steve Gale, Ryan Gale, Valerie and Mike Sherer and the ladies who worked on Sunday.  I hope I have not forgotten anyone. 

Thursday we will be delivering over a 100 baskets to the MUST administrative site for distribution and will deliver the remaining 40 to the Elizabeth Inn Shelter on Cobb Parkway at the end of the month.

It is a wonderful thing to see how people can come together to support those in need.  God does wonderful things through us.  I want to encourage anyone who is reading this to consider being a part of our project or any group that helps others in our community and around our country. 

If interested in being part of our project, email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com.

March 10th - Taking a break after we completed the baskets!!!

Next up, our summer project!  Check back soon for all the details and as always, be4good!

Easter Baskets Overflowing - You did it!

I am so thrilled to say the Easter Baskets For Love Project requests are filled...and our baskets will be overflowing thanks to all of you who helped.  This weekend people will be dropping off items (or having them picked up) and we will get prepared to fill the baskets next Sunday, March 10th at 1:00pm.  If you have any interest in helping us assemble, please email me at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com for location information.  I will post photos after the assembly day.

I just want to share how happy we are that our project (year 3) has brought more and more interested people in helping support our events.  Someone asked me why are we doing Easter Baskets instead of collecting food or clothing...my answer is simple...what a great way to bring a smile to a child's face who would otherwise not know the fantasy of the Easter Bunny and the true meaning of Easter!  We feel that this token of providing baskets brings a day of joy for a child who may not have many joyous days.

We are grateful and thankful for all the joys we have...and it is important to never take things for granted. 

Thank you again for everything!  We look forward to our summer project starting in two weeks:  the Appalachian Trip!  More details to follow.

Have a wonderful day and as always, be4good!