We've been buying a lot of food (as usual for this time of year), but contributions from Messiah Lutheran Church and Victory Christian Church have been a big help!
Cindy recently met with some very nice folks from Hughes Network Systems, who have a large facility in Germantown and others nearby in Gaithersburg. They helped us considerably last December with the Holiday Giving Project, collecting, delivering AND sorting a lot of toys. They are looking into ways to be more active in the community, which is great!
We held our third pickup yesterday at Trinity United Methodist Church. As always, thanks Trinity UMC for letting us borrow the front hall! The weather was so pleasant that we brought the boxes outside and waited there.
A very large proportion of Germantown HELP's clients don't have transportation and/or are disabled and can't get to a pickup. This is becoming more clear as we continue trying out the pickup idea, so we're actually rethinking it a bit. If we had our own location, where clients could come to the same place every time, it would be helpful. But, since we don't yet have one, we will go out to area organizations (I'm thinking the Boys and Girls Club, maybe some churches, and the three senior communities in Germantown) and try to partner with them.
The Germatown Oktoberfest committee has agreed to let JK Moving and Storage bring a truck to this year's festival, to collect nonperishable food for Germantown HELP. I'm not sure how many people will remember to bring some, but the timing is great. September and October are our busiest months!
If you have any ideas, please let us know!
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