What a way to finish the year! Today I have our final book giveaway winner and the report of what YOU ALL made happen with your generous donations to our Group Give Projects
Let’s first congratulate our final Book Winner
Congratulations Missy Nations. You said you love to read and here you go….four great books for your reading stack. Including one Christmas book so read it soon :).
Now I have been so excited to show you all what we did together for three outstanding efforts
Here are the ones we focused on this year
And here’s what we gave to each
First to the Huntsville Hospital oncology unit in honor of Mariah we collected
19 pairs of cozy socks
23 hand lotions
10 adult coloring books
6 boxes of colored pencils
90 parking tokens
$440 of gift cards
That’s a lot of free parking and free lunches for families going through some very hard times. Plus some pampering, coziness and fun activities. We put a label on each item that reads ” In honor of Mariah Alexandria Washington” so the memory of our sweet girl will be passed on.
For the Family we collected
We did an individual stocking for each of the nine children which included a throw, bath products, puzzle books, face masks, chapticks, gum, snack cakes, gloves and small toys.
Then we did a family bag that included four new games, hot chocolate, popcorn and candy.
We also gave them over $300 of grocery and restaurant gift cards.
For Beyond Blessed Homeless Ministry we collected
10 quarter zip pullovers
17 pairs of socks
2 thermal pants
6 pairs of gloves
Lots of toiletries
Detergent and dryer sheets (enough to do over 150 loads of laundry)
Wet wipes
$295 in grocery and food gift cards
We met Ms. Donna and her husband Sunday to give them everything. She is always so appreciative. I wish you all could meet them and hear their heart for the homeless community. Look them up on Facebook if you are interested in helping throughout the year.
Together we donated over $2000 and made a difference. I am so grateful to you all for your generosity. I am honored to deliver these items from all of us. I tell them all we are a small blog community with big hearts. Many thanks for giving so generously.
Also, since this is the last blog post of 2022 I just want to say thank you for reading. I sincerely appreciate you carving out a little time to click over here and see what is going on. And trust me, I know I am not changing your lives or making huge impacts, but I do hope you find it to be just a positive little place to come for a few minutes a few times a week.
I will be taking off until after the new year enjoying my family and resting a bit. But I am already working on 2023 posts and hope to make the upcoming year enjoyable and encouraging for you. Until then, I wish you health, happiness and joy as we celebrate the birth of our Savior and the coming of another year.
Love to you all!
This is really sweet. Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday Christmas season. God bless you and your family.♥️
Thanks so much. Blessings to you and your family as well!
What a successful group give project!; Thanks for doing it! “Alone we can do so little but together we can do so much.”
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Yes! We are definitely great together! Merry Christmas!!!
Thank you so much to this group for your donations to our Beyond Blessed Ministry, a local and small homeless ministry. The donations will help us be able to serve our homeless friends in this area. “Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.”
I enjoy reading the blogs and all the positive sharing of joy and I love the the new word INVEST! I am thinking of ways to invest in my life and in our ministry in a manner to bring glory and honor to our Heavenly Father and further be the hands and feet of Jesus!
Donna Townsend/Founder of Beyond Blessed Ministry
Thank you, Donna, for all you are doing carrying our donations directly to the people in need!