I started a website and the Easter Homeless Outreach is on it. I will be handing out flyers in my neighborhood to try to get more donations. I have my name and the name of my street on them so they know that I am from the neighborhood. I put the web address on the flyer as a way for them to contact me for a pick up of the donation items. I'm trying to find the easiest possible way for people to donate. This way all they need to do is put some donations in a grocery bag at their front door, and I'll go pick them up.

My reason in writing all of this is that I'm trying to get others on board to do the same thing in their neighborhoods. So I'm asking if you who are reading this, could possibly sign up to help. All I would need is the name of the street you live and how many flyers you would like. (My boss lets me print them for free.) They would contact me through the site, and I would contact you with the addresses to pick up from. The thing is, I ask that you only say you want to help if you can pick up the items. As I can't make it to everyone's neighborhoods to pick them up. I have 2 people signed up so far. If you'd like to join in, just let me know.

We have contacted Publix Charities in the hopes that they can donate 100 of the reusable bags to us. We're just waiting for an answer. To the Harvest members..Jackie Probasco has been kind enough to offer her "store" items to us for $1 each! Sometime between now and the outreach (Saturday, April 23rd), we will have her set up in the breezeway at church to sell her items for donations to our cause. Her profits will go towards their missions trip to Austria! So you could help two needs at once. I'll keep you posted on when that will be!

The website: http://www.wix.com/goonthyloo2/giftsofhope

 Thanks for your interest and help!

~jen =)