News from Safe Harbor of Chester County

As a reminder all kitchen volunteers are asked to send volunteer shift cancellations or changes by either calling Kitchen Services Director, Tariya Edwards at 610-696-9016 or emailing Tariya directly. Keeping Tariya informed of changes allows her to keep the kitchen running smoothly and efficiently!
As the summer months approach, we always need volunteers who can fill in during lunchtime to serve the meal and clean up the kitchen/dining area.
Volunteers are needed daily to assist with kitchen cleanup after dinner: women's dorm at 5:15 pm and men's dorm at 7:15 pm. Your responsibilities include wiping all surfaces, sweeping the kitchen floor and making sure all dishes are washed and placed back on the dish rack. Can you help us once a week? If so, please call Tariya at 610-696-9016 to get on the schedule.
If you are serving dinner or lunch and have not yet filled in a kitchen volunteer application, please do so on your next volunteer day. We must have this information on file for you to volunteer at Safe Harbor. If any of your contact information has changed, be sure to let us know so we may update our files.
If you haven't seen the dinner or dishwasher procedure sheet, please contact the shelter office at 610-692-6550 or e-mail the office and we'll be happy to forward a copy to you!

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Sue Shanko ordered 20 tubes of sunscreen and 20 bottle of aloe for our residents who have been requesting the items to protect them from the sun when they are outside most of the day!

Saint Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church donated four large sandwich trays that weren't used during a Pastor's going away party. On the same afternoon, Reginald Motley dropped two trays of sandwich roll-ups along with the pasta and potato salad sides leftover from a graduation party!

0.635593220338983 As a reminder, Safe Harbor is happy to take any types of these foods left over from your celebrations. Be sure to keep them refrigerated, and avoid having the food trays sit out for a long period of time.

Volunteers Needed

1. Shelter volunteers needed for our 6:00 - 7:30 a.m. shift and to lead activities for our residents. Please log on to Volunteer Spot to sign up for any available days or call Patty at 610-692-6550 to discuss the activities available. Also, the shelter volunteer calendars are posted through August, so feel free to sign up for your desired day. There are many open time slots especially during the summer months when volunteers are on vacation. Please sign up as soon as possible.

2. Seamstress needed to make two sets (one in black and one in white) of dish covers for plates, trays and silverware tray. Please E-mail Tariya for specifics.

3. The Chester County Food Bank's Gleaning Program is preparing for a bountiful summer of providing fresh produce to local feeding programs. If you and/or a group you are affiliated with is interested in volunteering a morning or so this summer weeding and/or picking fresh produce and transporting it to a local food provider, please call Phoebe Kitson at 610-873-6000 to offer your time.

Development Office Updates

Grants received recently

· Chester County Fund for Women and Girls for the Women's Recovery Program

· Newcomer's Club donated funds from their yearlong fundraising efforts and shared them with Safe Harbor and several other well-deserved area nonprofits

· 100% of the proceeds from the WCU Volleyball Tournament organized by the Athletic trainer's Club at the University.

· Hopewell United Methodist Church made a generous donation through their mission collection. Safe Harbor was so gracious for their efforts!

Event Updates

· Nita's Run - great weather and great turnout of 233 registrants! Tremendous support for Safe Harbor and a huge thank you to organizers Diane Kane and Donna Bushey, Pastor Bill and everyone at Calvary Lutheran Church.

· Thanks to the many volunteers, Board and Committee members working together to pull off another tremendously successful 5^th Annual Friends of Safe Harbor Spring Celebration event at QVC. Our net proceeds were $42,000!

Special thanks to the barbershop quartet, "The FourGone Conclusions" for serenading us - especially with their original song written for Safe Harbor. And to Mark and Rhonda Quinlan from Maggie Moos Ice cream for donating their time and treats for everyone to taste.

We are grateful for the following sponsors:

Presenting - Endo Pharmaceuticals

Silver: Gawthrop Greenwood; 1N bank

Supporting : Franklin Mint FCU, Edward Jones Financial Services and Lamb McErlane

Very Important Information for all Volunteers

This notification is for all volunteers that may bring their children
(ages 12 and over only permitted) into the shelter to help volunteer:

Safe Harbor houses and supports people that have drug, alcohol, criminal backgrounds and/or may be registered as an offender and is listed on the Megan's Law Registry.

As a reminder, all volunteers are encouraged to use the staff bathroom (located past the lockers through the men's dorm). Please ask the staff person on duty for a key. All children are to be supervised at all times and must be escorted to the bathroom by a parent.

The official registration and financial information of Safe Harbor of Chester County, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. We are a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization.

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