This article is an appeal to you to help House of Refuge East provide a holiday meal for its residents.
Every year, for the past 12 years John Hall REALTORS® have sponsored the House of Refuge East during the holidays. These homeless families have met HRE’s strict definition of homelessness. They arrive at HRE with very little in the way of personal possessions and little if any financial means.
HRE’s mission is to provide transitional housing and supportive services to homeless individuals, families, and victims of domestic violence. Their purpose is to empower participants to experience healing and become self-sufficient.
Our mission is to collect sufficient donations that will provide a holiday meal for each HRE family. A meal costs about $50 and our goal is to collect enough for 100 meals this year. With the funds collected we purchase and deliver the meals and the remaining amount is donated to HRE in the form of grocery store gift cards so that they can provide whatever supplies the families need to prepare and serve the meal. HRE is a 501c3 approved charity so if you need a receipt for tax time just let Colleen Kolb @ AH office know. All (100%) of the funds collected are used for the meals and gift cards to HRE.
These are tough times for everyone and more so for the folks who find themselves is such dire straits that they must turn to agencies like HRE for help. Please turn your donation into your Office Manager or put in the office run to Arrowhead. We don’t need the money until December 1st but the sooner we have it the less we will worry about when it will come in. Sort of like close of escrow, the sooner the better.
When it comes time to pick up and deliver we always need a hand to load and unload and the more hands the better. Each meal serves 6 so there is a lot to carry. We will be picking up meals at the Fry’s at 67th Ave and Bell Rd on December 15th. And, we deliver to HRE in Mesa at the former Williams Air Force Base. Tom Boyles and Lou Migliore at Arrowhead have donated the transportation.
Sincerely,
The John Hall 2010 HRE Holiday Meal Team
PS. Any questions, please call Colleen Kolb (623-878-8500)
PPS. Please make checks payable to Colleen Kolb for HRE and send to the Arrowhead office.
Thanks to Colleen for allowing us use of her checking account and, no, she does do not get a cut. You can send them with Bill in the office run.
