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Shelter Snippets Volume 3, Issue 1 January/February 2009  

                       

  A monthly newsletter connecting volunteers, staff and management of Safe Harbor 

 

 

 
In This Issue
Homeless Women's Shelter
Daily Local News
Thanks so much!
January/February Birthdays
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*Lisa Urban
January 7
 
*ElizabethSaggese     January 8

*Joe Dougherty         January 11
 
*Stefanie Claypoole
        January 12
  
*Mary Pyle                   January 13
 
*Robyn Violante
January 14

* Sheila Frech
January 18

     *Charlie Young      January 21

    *PamCummins & Tanya Newton
January 28
 
*Heidi Kelly
February 3
 
*Jodi Murphy
February 12
 
*Donna Mirachi
February 14
 
     *Gina Harrison       & Cathy Koehler
February 17
 
*Lisa Bastien         
&  Elaine Stopar
February 18
 
*Sylvester Anderson
February 20
 
*Lisa Voshelle
February 22
 
*Beth Bretschneider
February 24

 

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Happy New Year!  We are going to be using Constant Contact as our new e-mail format for our Shelter Snippets.  Constant Contact will allow us to produce this newsletter on-line and mail to all our volunteers, staff and board members in a safe and secure manner.  If you would like your friends or family to receive a copy of this newsletter, feel free to forward this on and they may sign up at their convenience.
 
Thank you for your continuous support of Safe Harbor and we wish you the best in 2009!
Birthday celebration clip artHomeless Women's Shelter Update
The bids are in for the expansion and are being reviewed.  A decision on the contractor will be made by early February.
 
We are in the final stages of planning the relocation of the shelter and its residents so construction can take place in a timely and efficient manner. 
 
Stay tuned in the next Shelter Snippets for more details!
Daily Local News prints our stories
 
We've been very fortunate to be in the Daily Local News recently.  We have had features regarding our expansion, our holiday events, letters to the editor regarding the need for community support and most recently, a broken pipe that caused the shelter to be flooded.  If you haven't seen these stories, go to the following websites:
Christmas at Safe Harbor
Thanks so much!
  • Mars North America will sponsor birthday celebration treats for our residents every month for 2009!  This is the second year they have committed to this resident  activity. 
  • It only took one mention in our December issue of Shelter Snippets to encourage volunteers to support our need for milk and OJ!  We received a few calls from interested donors within days of our newsletter being sent out who generously donated these beverages.  Please continue to remember that we need sponsors for 7 gallons of milk and 3 gallons of OJ every week of the year.
  • Thank you to Amy Frailey who called the shelter on her way to the grocery store and asked us what we needed! Amy purchased milk, OJ, butter and snack items to help restock our pantry.
We are saddened by the loss of our long-time volunteer June McGlauflin who passed away on November 17, 2008.  June was a kitchen volunteer for Safe Harbor since 1993 when lunches for the homeless were being served at Care Center for Christ.  June was a member of  Grove United Methodist Church.  Memorials contributions were designated to Safe Harbor in her name. 
Welcome!
Welcome new volunteers Kristen Green, George Scherbak and Steven Sweifler!  These volunteers will be working in the evening to assist the evening staff and residents.

Mark your calendar for The Friends of Safe Harbor Annual Spring Event at QVC on Saturday, April 18th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.