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AMHH Newsletter ~ Real Single Moms Helping Single Moms ~ Winter 2015 Volume 1, ISSUE 3 Hello AMHH Supporters
It’s a busy time of year here at AMHH! With Thanksgiving just around the corner we want to say thank you for all of the community support we have received this year! With that said, the office is already full of little elves bustling to make the Christmas Holiday merry and bright. Board Member Spotlight – There have been many changes for us over the past couple of months. While sad to see a couple of board members move on to other endeavors, we wish them the best of luck and know they will do great things! We have recently welcomed new board members and are overjoyed to work with them. Our board members consist of: Kristen Schaufler - President Terry Frederick – Vice President Ashli Munt – Secretary Eileen Reynolds – Treasurer Tamar Walters – Director of Fundraising Upcoming Events Small Business Saturday Marketplace Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The day will be complete with shopping from local vendors, entertainment, raffles, games, prizes and 8 non-profits. Come out for a good time and support your local businesses and nonprofit organizations! We will be on hand collecting donations for our Bare Necessities, getting info out to the community on how we assist single moms and their children, signing up volunteers and so much more! Event Date: Saturday, November 28th Event Time: 10:00 – 5:00 Event Location: Six Bends Harley-Davidson, 9501 Thunder Rd, Fort Myers Greenwell’s Christmas Festival and Toy Walk Join us for Festivities and fun! AMHH is proud to be one of six local charities coming together with Greenwell’s Family Fun Park to sponsor a toy drive. Race your friends and family on the go cart tracks. Knock a few balls out of the park in any of the batting cages. Then finish your day by testing your skills in the arcade! Have your picture taken with Santa, discount wrist bands when you bring a toy donation. Event Date: Saturday, December 5th Event Time: 3:00 – 3:00 Event Location: Mike Greenwell’s, 35 NE Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral SWFL Santa’s Ho! Ho! Ho! The elves are on the move and are gearing up for our Adopt-A-Family holiday program! While all of our current families have been adopted, we are working on a few to finish the required steps to become active in the program. Once that is done we will have a few more families up for adoption. Please consider getting your workplace, school, church or even book club group involved. Also, we are in need of individual gifts and gift cards to restaurants and popular clothing stores. For more information contact amomshelpinghand@yahoo.com or by calling 239-895-5341 Gifts of any size will make a difference and are greatly appreciated. To make a donation, send a check payable to A Mom’s Helping Hand of SWFL (AMHH) P.O. Box 100021 Cape Coral, FL 33910 Gifts can also be made online at:http://www.amomshelpinghandofswfl.com/donate.html For more information or to arrange for delivery of Christmas Gifts, call Kristen Schaufler, 239-895-5341. Thank you to our Community! A special thank you goes out to Royal Realty of SW FL, Inc for providing a complete Thanksgiving meal to each of our families! Huge thank you to Flip Flop Gal Photography for her donation of 2 one hour photo sessions to be raffled off at the Greenwell’s Christmas Festal and Toy Walk on December 5th. These sessions will be at the location of the winner’s choice and will receive 15-20 digital edits in an online gallery and a print release. The value is $150 each. She is a fantastic photographer and the winners of the raffles will fall in love with her work! Solutions Pest Control for their donation of 2 one year pest control gift certificates! These will make awesome raffle items at our two upcoming events. Contact Tom for all your pest control needs! 239-333-6029 or email him at contractkiller.td@gmail.com Muffler Man of Cape Coral donated two basic oil changes to be raffled off at Small Business Saturday Marketplace and Greenwell’s Christmas Festival and Toy Walk. Thank you for supporting single moms and their children! Bravo, Bravo, Bravo to the countless community members that have adopted our families for Christmas! Because of your generosity we are able to make sure none of our children go without a gift under the tree! Massage Envy – Cape Coral donated two massage gift certificates. Two lucky winners will be drawn at our upcoming events! Bare Necessities Our Current Top Needs: • Children’s Shampoo • Men’s Body Wash (teenage boys) • Styling Products... • Tampons • Children’s Shower Gel • Cleaners • Maxi Pads • Conditioner • Mouth Wash • Hand Soap • Dish Soap We are in need of a Christmas Tree and decorations. If you can help, contact us at amomshelpinghand@yahoo.com or 239-895-5341 We are excited to announce we have moved into a new office! We are slowly moving our inventory of Bare Necessities, Birthday Boxes and School Supplies to the office space. We do not currently have "regular" business hours but will keep you updated of our availability. A Mom’s Helping Hand of SWFL 3440 Marina Town Lane N. Ft. Myers, FL 33903 (239) 895-5341 amomshelpinghand@yahoo.com Comments are closed.
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