Thank you for Making the Time to Help Holiday Party at the Booth Evangeline Shelter a Huge Success

A huge thank you to all of the Mitch Albom Time to Help volunteers who made our annual holiday party a big success. Over 150 volunteers helped 160 residents of the shelter to a brighter Christmas. Your generosity allowed the children to have a Christmas with some new gifts all their own. Special thank yous go to our:

SPONSORS

• Shield’s Pizza of Southfield
• Cooper-Standard Automotive (donated all the orange juice and photographed and videotaped the event)
• Streetside Seafood (provided cookies)
• The Bagel Factory Café
• The Bagel Factory
• Marty’s Cookies
• The Looney Baker
• Einstein Brothers Bagels
• 2 Clowns.com

• Joan and Craig Brown (DJ)
• Jean Yee and Joanne Steele (Chairpersons for Gift Room)
• Mary Beth, Craig, and Eric Messernet (Chairpersons for food set up and collected ALL the bagel and donut donations)
• Harvest Bible Chapel (donated all the crafts and headed up the Arts and Crafts room)
• L’Anse Cruise High School North (headed up the Teen Game Room and brought all video and board games)
• Chris Desnoyer (Chairperson for Manicure Room)
• Jim Cracchiolo (Caricature Artist)
• Sharon Blumeno (Cinderella)
  
• Paul Palazzolo (donated ice cream and was Santa)
• Dino Mangano and Jeff Brandt (photographers)

Arts & Scraps Seeks Donated Item

In connection with the July 25 Time to Help Project, or anytime, Arts & Scraps, a non-profit organization serving children and their creative needs, while helping to recycle and reuse hundreds of different items, is looking for the following items to be donated:

Save for Arts & Scraps:

Bring when you volunteer

OR Items may be delivered to Arts & Scraps Tuesday and Thursday 11-6; Saturday 11- 4

OR mailed to: Arts & Scraps 16135 Harper Detroit, MI 48224. 

Everyday “stuff”: Please make sure items are clean. 

• plastic strawberry baskets
• microwave meal plates
• coffee cans w/lids (metal and plastic)
• “Pringles” cans w/lids
• 35mm film containers
• oatmeal containers w/lids
• gallon milk bottle caps
• wine corks
• baby food jars
• candles
• candle stubs
• CDs (promotional or $)
• magnets or badges of any kind
• metal lids from frozen concentrated juice
• large brown paper bags (standard grocery size only, please)
• brightly-colored paper --printed OK, even a piece or two ( for shredding)

• spools- empty or with thread
• yarn
• rock and shell collections
• buttons
• plastic or silk flowers
• jigsaw puzzles (pieces missing OK)
• ribbon
• trim
• rickrack
• baskets and tins
• calendars with pictures
• telephone wire
• craft books or craft magazines
• craft kits and misc. crafting items
• jewelry,
• beads (broken OK)
• fabric, vinyl and leather pieces and scraps (no clothing, please)
• children’s art supplies—scissors, crayons (pieces OK), construction paper, etc 

No thank you list: These cannot be stored effectively, are not safe, or are not in demand 

• plastic food containers (yogurt, etc.)
• Styrofoam “peanuts”
• egg cartons or Styrofoam trays
• magazines
• plastic bags
• paper towel or toilet paper tubes
• prescription or medicine bottles

• cardboard boxes
• at least 25 of the same size quantities of new plastic or paper bags, any size
• snacks for volunteers
• tape to seal cartons
• cross cut paper shredder
• GPS system
• dies for small hand die cutter (range from $30 - $50), can be in honor or memory of a person or occasion, over 2,000 shapes available or any simple drawing can be custom designed

visit their website: ARTSandSCRAPS.org

VOLUNTEER IMPACT ANNOUNCES ITS ASSOCIATION WITH UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGANTo better service the volunteer needs of Detroit's Metropolitan area, changes are afoot at Volunteer Impact! The VI calendar is being incorporated into the United Way Volunteer calendar and can be accessed by calling "211" or on the web at : www.uwsem.org/vi

AGENCIES: Please contact  Angela Walker at United Way of Southeastern Michigan to register your future volunteer needs :
Angela.Walker@uwsem.org Manager of Volunteer Services, 313-226-9450 . fax 313-226-9394
Volunteer Impact will still  coordinate Mitch Albom's monthly Time to Help Events.

The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County Needs Your Help!

We are running dangerously low on critical supplies for the men and women we serve, especially:

• Twin size blankets
• Backpacks or duffel bags
• Sleeping bags

Your gift of the above items in new or gently used condition can make a real difference in the lives of our least fortunate neighbors.  Staff is available to accept your donation at 312 W. Huron from 7:00am to 10:00pm daily.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me by responding to this message or calling (734) 662-2829 ext. 227.

Shields is Offering a Fund-raising Opportunity for Your Organization

Shield's, one of Volunteer Impact's longtime sponsors, invites non-profits, school and church groups to have their next fund raising event at their Shields of Southfield location on a designated day, and to collect 25% of that day's sales from  their supporters. Interested organizations may pick any day Sun-Thurs to pass out fliers to their supporters. Any person that comes in to eat on that day and presents that flier will be part of your  organizations' 25% profit.

Call (248)356-2770 and ask for a manager for more information.

Volunteer Impact Contact information:

6960 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 204, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 932-2580

Website: www.volunteerimpact.org