April Flour?

Never Alone Pantry received another donation from thebe4goodproject in April. 3 bags were donated from Patty Voyles and K Gale. 

March Gladness

Our monthly food donation was filled by K Gale who dropped off 3 bags of grocery to the Never Alone Pantry in Woodstock. 

Our Easter Baskets for Love project finished March 30 with our final drop off of 12 filled baskets to Family Promise. 

Last week we delivered the 18 baskets to SimpleNeedsGA and 11 filled baskets to MUST Ministries for seniors

        

And finally a big thank you to all who supported us this season, starting with a pic of our young helpers Cara, Sam and P below and the following: Don Sammons, Marilyn Dickerson, Lauren Craig, Chuck and Lauren Neal, Jennifer Lawrence, Erin Martin, Patty Voyles, Stephanie Gale, Patty Sammons, Amy Combs and Kathryn G. We are truly blessed to have your continued support.

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter Celebration!

and as always, be4good!

Easter Baskets for Love - Year 16

 It's our 16th year filling Easter Baskets for a few local non-profits.

This year we will again support "Family Promise" , "Simple Needs" and "MUST Ministries" by filling 40 baskets.

If interested, we'd love to have your help.  Please see the list below and email us if interested. All items need to be delivered to our Woodstock location by Friday, March 20th. (Local pickup available).

Remember: All items must be able to fit in an Easter Basket. Items need to be individually packed unless noted.

Please choose the letter you'd like to provide:

A - 20 bags of Easter grass - any colors MrsD

B - 10 toys for boys age 3-6

C - 10 toys for boys age 3-6 LC REC'D

D - 10 toys for boys age 7-10

E - 10 toys for girls age 3-6 PV

F - 10 toys for girls age 7-10

G - 20 tooth brushes SJG REC'D

H - 20 tooth brushes SJG REC'D

I - 20 tubes of toothpaste LandCN

J - 20 tubes of toothpaste

K - 40 hair combs - do not need to be individually packed LC REC'D

L - 20 chocolate bunnies or crosses JRGL

M - 20 chocolate bunnies or crosses EM REC'D

N - 80 filled plastic eggs

Many items not listed have already been donated.

Please email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com with your list number(s).

Thank you and as always, be4good!

Monthly food drive moving along

Our monthly food drive for the Never Alone Pantry in Woodstock continues to include support from several of our members. In January, two members donated 4 bags of food. Thank you Marilyn Dickerson and K Gale. 

Looking for ward to our February food drive...

Holiday food drive under way!

Our last food drive donations for the Never Alone Pantry has started. All donations need to be at the Woodstock location by December 18th.

Email us if interested in supporting at:

thebe4goodproject@gmail.com

Thank you,

and as always, be4good!

It's time for holiday giving - Let's stock up these stockings!

Our annual stocking project is underway and this year we have two groups we are supporting.

One is 10 senior stockings for senior men and women.

The other is our school children stockings for the Aspire School.

Please choose the ones you wish to fill.  All donations need to be at the Woodstock location by the dates below.

Senior stockings - most items already donated - only need these items and need them by November 21st at the latest:

A - 10 non-breakable ornaments PV X

B - 5 ladies and 5 men's scarves MrsD X

C - 10 manicure sets NB X

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Children stockings - need all items by December 7th at the latest:

D - 30 candy canes and 10 stockings CNK

E - 12 small appropriate toys for boys age 6-8 CNK

F - 8 combs and 8 brushes for teen girls LC X

G - 9 combs and 9 brushes for teen boys NB X

H - 6 small appropriate toys for boys age 11-13 KSG

I - 3 small toys for boys age 2 and 3 small toys for girls age 3 E&CM

J - 9 pairs boy gloves and knit hats JRGL

K - 17 manicure sets KG

L - scented body lotion or spray for 8 teen girls NC

M - deodorant for 9 teen boys L&RG

Remember these items need to be new in individual packages and fit in a stocking.

Please EMAIL us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com with your selection and questions.

Thank you,

and as always, be4good!

November's food drive has started

With the need for food is growing daily, we will continue our monthly food drive for the Never Alone Pantry. Drop off at our Woodstock location is from 11/15-11/20. All canned goods and non-perishables are needed.  Here is just a list of possible items:

Canned meats

Canned soups

Canned vegetables

Boxed Cereal

Oatmeal

Boxed and Jar baby food

Rice

Shelf-stable milk

Boxed crackers

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Thanks so much for your continued support.

and as always, be4good!

thebe4goodproject@gmail.com

The need for food has grown - let's do another collection!

 It's time for another food collection for the Never Alone Food Pantry.  Please consider donating any non-perishable food item. 

All items can be dropped at our Woodstock home or can be picked up locally.

Please let us know if you will be donating. Pick up/delivery date is Wednesday, October 8th.

Email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com.

Thanks,

and as always, be4good!

Our new monthly project takes off

A big thanks to those who are supporting our monthly food drive for the Never Alone organization (neveralone.org). We collected a cart full of groceries and hygiene products to assist this local non-profit in our area.

We will continue collecting food monthly - let us know if you are interested - all local donations can be brought to our main home in Woodstock or we can arrange for pick up.

Questions are welcome, just email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com

Thanks again! 

and as always, be4good!

Local need for food - Never Alone Food Pantry

 It's summer and the need for food assistance grows...a local pantry called Never Alone recently provided food for 280 families in one day.  Thebe4goodproject is taking a collection to help this local pantry (neveralone.org) ...

Here's a list of suggested donations needed - email us and you can drop off or we will pick up.

Canned meats, soups, fruit and vegetables

Cereal

Boxed pasta

Coffee

Personal care items

Condiments

Let us know if you have any items you would like to donate. Please be sure none of your items have expired.

We will start taking items/picking them up this week.  Email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com and provide your name, phone and address if you need a pick up or let us know when you can drop off at our main location. (We will pick up within 10 miles of Trickum and 92 in Woodstock). 

Thank you for your consideration and as always be4good!

 

Filling baskets with love

We finished our 15th year filling, wrapping and providing 40 baskets for children and seniors in our metro area.

Here one of our youngest volunteers assembled every basket (for her community service hours) and stuffed them full of candies, toys and accessories. The first round of deliveries was made to Family Promise on April 11th.

Also on April 11th baskets for seniors were dropped off at MUST Ministries

Our final baskets will be delivered April 19th to SimpleNeedsGa by volunteer Stephanie Gale.

A huge thank you to all of you who helped by purchasing the items we needed to make this a great project.

Especially Patty Sammons, Don Sammons, Lauren Craig, Lauren and Chuck Neal, Nichole Burkhalter, Valerie Sherer, Stephanie Gale, Jennifer Lawrence, Kathy Gale, Erin Martin, Marilyn Dickerson, Eric DeHart, Courtney Young, Stephanie Gale, Patty Voyles and Kathryn Gale and Sammy and P!

Have a Blessed Easter Celebration!!!

and as always, be4good!

Hoppy 15th Anniversary of the Easter Baskets for Love!!!

    

Well, it's our 15th year and it has been wonderful! We start 2025 with our annual Easter Baskets for Love project. This year we are once again supporting Family Promise and Simple Needs, GA.  We are committed to providing filled baskets for all the children they serve and are always amazed at their gratefulness and joy.

This year we are looking for the following. If interested, please choose the letter of the item(s) you would like to donate. All items need to be at our main location by April 11th.  If we add more non-profits, we will update this list. When purchasing, remember these items need to fit in the basket and need to be individually wrapped. (NO PEANUTS!) Only ages we are filling below are for kids 6-10. Other ages have already been covered.

A: 15 baskets - L&CN

B. 15 baskets - L&CN

C. 15 chocolate bunnies or crosses - JRGL

D. 15 chocolate bunnies or crosses.CMY

E. 5 lbs Easter candy - NO PEANUTS - NB

F. 5 lbs. Easter candy - NO PEANUTS - NB

G. 30 tooth brushes - PLS

H. 30 tubes toothpaste - PLS

I. 30 filled plastic eggs - LC

J. 30 filled plastic eggs - LC

K. 15 toys boys age 6-10 - END

L. 15 toys boys age 6-10 CMY

M. 15 toys boys age 6-10 CMY

N. 15 toys girls age 6-10 - MrsD

O. 15 toys girls age 6-10 JH

P. 15 toys girls age 6-10

Q. 30 combs - VRS

R. 15 art books - EM

S. 15 art books - EM

T. 15 decks cards - PV

U. 15 decks cards - PV

Please email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com

with your selection(s) and any questions! We thank you in advance for your support and compassion.

and as always, be4good!

Aspiring to bring joy!

All stockings were dropped off and ready to be delivered to the children at Aspire. Special thanks to all who supported this project especially the team at Ryan LLC. Thanks to our team including Nichole Burkhalter, Stephanie Gale, Jennifer Lawrence, Patty Sammons, Patty Voyles, Christina Klejka, Jill Healey, Marilyn Dickerson, Erin Martin, Eric DeHart and Kathy Gale of Colorado.

Let's ASPIRE to be kind! Christmas Stocking Time!

Our annual Christmas stocking project will include 25 filled stockings for the children at Aspire (formerly Haven). We would love to have your help!

Please choose the stocking(s) number(s) below and fill each stocking with toys/game/accessories/health and beauty aids/candy - NO PEANUTS!!!

Do not add socks - we will cover them.

All filled stockings need to be at our location by December 6th!

Please email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com with your selection(s). NAMES WITH THE SAME FIRST DIGIT ARE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD - for example 4A and 5A are  siblings. Initials are the initials of the child.

1. Male Age 10 Initials: JK - Patty S X

2. Female Age 12 Initials: AC - Team Ryan

3. Female Age 15 Initials: SB - Team Ryan

4A. Male Age 15 Initials: CH - Patty V X

4B. Male Age 6 Initials: AH - Patty V X

5A. Female Age 14 Initials: JP2 - Erin M

5B. Female Age 15 Initials: JP1 Tina

6A. Female Age 15 Initials: TC - JEGA

6B. Male Age 7 Initials: Tajay - JEGA

7A. Male Age 12 Initials: IA  - Team Ryan

7B. Female Age 15 Initials: CA - Team Ryan

7C. Male Age 7 Initials: WA - Team Ryan

8A. Male Age 14 Initials: KC - Team Ryan

8B. Female Age 17 Initials: DW - Team Ryan

8C. Female Age 11 Initials: LC - Team Ryan 

8D. Female Age 10 Initials: JG - Team Ryan

8E. Male Age 4 Initials: JP - Team Ryan

9A. Male Age 7 Initials: BC - Eric D X

9B. Female Age 14 Initials: JS - Eric D X

9C. Male Age 20 Initials: SS - NB X

10A. Female Age 14 Initials: DK - Mrs D

10B. Male Age 14 Initials: DJK- Kathy G

 -11A. Male Age 14 Initials: JS - Kathy G

11B. Female Age 13 Initials: VS - Mrs D

11C. Male Age 9 Initials: DB -Tina

12A Male Age 18 Initials: AB - Mrs G X

Thank you and as always, be4good!

Summer Food for Local Kids

 

This summer, MUST Ministries will continue the time-honored tradition of partnering with churches, schools, corporations and volunteers to feed thousands of kids in the metro-Atlanta area all summer. MUST's goal is to provide breakfast and lunch to at least 7,500 children for 9 weeks.

We would like to help in providing food for these children in our area.

Our project will be to donate the following items to MUST to be added to their lunch meals:

Individual sizes of fruit cups

Individual sizes of fruit cans

Individual sizes of fruit roll-ups

Individual sizes of fruit snacks

Individual sizes of Raisins

Please let us know if you would like to participate and how many you would like to donate.  All food items should be dropped at out main home by May 21.

Thank you for your consideration and as always, be4good!

Delivered with love

 The 56 filled Easter Baskets we did were all delivered and everyone was delighted.

                                        Here are the three groups we donated to:

                                            

                                            Calvary Children's Home

    

                                            Simple Needs GA

                            

                                                            Family Promise

We are honored and humbled to be a smart part of the support for the families in need.  As we continue our year of giving, let us never lose the joy of serving.

and as always, be4good!

Wrapped and ready to go

 We finished filling 53 baskets today with the help of some very special youngsters. Matty, Sammy, Kate, Cara and P!

As always, we are blessed to have such wonderful support from so many especially: Lauren & Chuck Neal, Patty Sammons, Lauren Craig, Valerie and Mike Sherer, Kathy Gale, Marilyn Dickerson, Nichole Burkhalter, Erin Martin, Tina Klejka, Jill and Jim Healey, JoAnn & Bruce Crawford, Eric DeHart, Steve Gale, Ryan Gale and Lauren Fahsel, Jennifer and Chad Lawrence, Stephanie Gale, Patty Voyles, Pam Williams, Amy Combs and Kathryn Gale  

All baskets will be delivered in the next week  Thank you all again! May the grace and joy of Jesus be with you this Easter season!

And as always, Be4good!

Easter Baskets for Love - Lucky 14!

 Hello All,

It's our 14th year as the be4good project and our 14th Easter Baskets for Love!  This year we will be providing filled baskets for three different non-profits: Simple Needs, Family Promise and The Calvary Children's Home. We will be filling 50 baskets to be distributed the third week of March.  Won't you hop on over and help?

We do have a small supply of some of the items, so below is a list of needs by letter.  Please choose the letter you wish to fill.  Remember:  all items need to be new and all food items need to be individually wrapped.  No PEANUTS!!! If there are other items you think would be nice in a basket for any age, please let us know.

A) 30 empty Easter baskets Jill

B) 25 chocolate bunnies or crosses JC

C) 25 chocolate bunnies or crosses

D) 10 decks of playing cards or card games PLS

E) 10 decks of playing cards or card games L& C

F) 25 new, individually wrapped toothbrushes L& C

G) 25 Tubes of toothpaste L&C

H) 10 lbs. of individually wrapped Easter Candy Jega

I) 50 filled Easter eggs Val

J) 25 assorted toys for ages 1-4 Tina

K) 15 pairs of girls socks Tina

L) 15 pairs of boy socks END

M) 10 adult coloring books with markers or colored pencils Mrs D

N) 20 puzzle books for older kids PW

O) 15 male deodorants (spray or stick) END

R) 10 packs of hair ties Erin

S) 10 lip balm or chap sticks Erin

T) 10 tubes of hand lotion END

U) 20 nail clipper sets PV

V) 10 female body sprays LCraig

W) 15 male body sprays

X) 15 small flashlights LCraig

Y) 20 small journals or notebooks Nicole B

Z) 10 coloring books with crayons Nicole B

All items need to be dropped off at the main home by March 15th.  Please email us at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com with your selection(s) and questions.

If we get the same letters at the same time, we will contact you to make a new choice.

Thank you for your continued support!

and as always, be4good!

Stockings ready to go!

 We have completed our stockings and delivering them today and tomorrow to be given to children at the Haven Academy as well as the Simple Needs Organization.  Our little helpers (shown below) assembled the stockings along with a few older helpers: Allison Gale, Jennifer and Chad Lawrence, Stephanie Gale and Kathryn.

Thank you to all who supported this project with your donations: Patty Sammons,  Jennifer and Chad Lawrence, Stephanie Gale, Pam Williams, Erin Martin, Courtney Young, Ryan Gale, Lauren Fahsel, Steve Gale, Nichole Burkhalter, Chuck and Lauren Neal, Marilyn Dickerson, Jennifer Harrison, Christina Klejka,  Don Sammons, Abby Lett, Bonnie Steinfeld and Kathryn Gale. If I left anyone off, I apologize and thank you for your support.

Spreading the Joy Tree - Ready to go!

 

Our Peace, Love and Harmony tree is complete (minus the tree skirt to be added) and will be on its way to the Festival of Trees this week.  If you're in Atlanta, come to the Festival of Trees.  Info here:

https://gafestivaloftrees.org/

The event has so many exciting activities to participate in and enjoy. Our tree, along with hundreds of others, has been donated along with decorated wreathes and table top decor.  Sales of these items and proceeds from the festival benefit the fight against child sexual exploitation.

Thanks to all who contributed items to decorate it including: Jill Healey, Courtney Young, Ryan Gale, Lauren Fahsel, Patty Sammons and Kathryn Gale.  Also thanks to our helpers, Cara and Sammy who helped decorate it. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone and

as always, be4good!