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2012 Fund Raising Campaign
We just wanted to take this time to thank everyone for all of
their help and support this past year. Holiday Outreach has had a great
year! We raised money through our Golf Tournament, Pancake Breakfast – at
Rohrbach’s, our annual Bowl-A-Thon, and supporting John Urlaub and his team
at this Fall’s Brewers Festival. With the funds we raised we were able to
help so many needy children and families. We provided over 450 children,
from 134 families, with toys and gifts (we delivered to all 134 families –
the last of which was delivered on 12/29/11); supplied 125 families with
Thanksgiving dinner and staple supplies; and delivered holiday dinner and
staple supplies to start the new year, to St. Peter’s soup kitchen on Brown
Street.
We are
looking forward to this coming year
Holiday Outreach is a
not-for-profit organization that was formed sixteen years ago to assist
less fortunate families during the holiday season and throughout the
year. Over the years, our
organization has raised over $100,000.
Our fund raising efforts have enabled us to supply many families in
need from the city of Rochester as well as other parts of Western New York.
In our first year we raised about $400 which was
used to supply three Rochester soup kitchens with much needed food supplies
during the holiday season. Last year
we were able to increase that amount to over $14,000 through a bowl-a-thon,
golf tournament, Monte Carlo Night, other community events, and private
donations. This past year we were
able to provide over 500 children with gifts, clothing and food as well as
supplies for several area food cupboards and soup kitchens here in
Rochester. We have also in the past been able to support food cupboards in
Avon, Lakeville, Mt. Morris and Dansville.
Over the years we have been able to help people in a
number of different ways. We have
supplied blankets to the homeless; provided food and supplies to food
cupboards/soup kitchens; supplied food and gifts for children of
impoverished families; and provided assistance during emergency situations.
Our goal this year is to be able to provide more
children with toys and gifts and to give greater assistance to those food
cupboard/soup kitchens than we have been able to in the past. In order to do this we will need to
surpass last year’s campaign total.
We ask for your assistance in this tremendous challenge.
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2012 Campaign Letter
We can’t do it without you!
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Golf Tournament, Saturday,
June 2, 2012 at Old Hickory in Livonia
Rochester’s Brewers
Festival, date TBA, check the website soon.
Holiday Outreach
Bowl-a-thon, Friday, November 16th at Empire Lanes
We want to send a
special thank you to:
The Urlaub
Family – thanks for all of your support
Rohrbach’s Brewery and Restaurant
The Dome Center and Fairgrounds – thanks again for the use of your facility
to
store and wrap
the toys and gifts
Chris and Ted Aroesty – thanks for another great assortment of toys
from your annual
holiday party
U-haul of Western NY – thanks again for allowing us the free use of
delivery vans
for our toy and gift delivery
Edna Robinson,
Michele Carballada, Jini Figueroa, Elizabeth Li, Mary Burr,
Wendy Winston,
Jeremy Trifeletti, Nicole Rosen, and Sarah White for all of their
hard work (and I
mean hard) in getting all of the referrals for our toy and gift drive
Matt Inges –
Tops West Avenue store manager – for the rice and stuffing donation
The Fregeaus – thanks for all of your hard work
The Fosters
Jim Murphy and
his clan
Margaret Li, Catherine Li, Brian Sparrow, Kate Keenly – thanks to you guys
we were able to get a whole lot more “Black Friday” shopping done
Wal-Mart – for the $1,000 grant
The entire crew that worked this year’s Brew Fest - hope to see you all
again next year
Jim and his crew at Old Hickory for helping us put on another great Golf
Tournament
AMF Empire Lanes for helping us put on another fantastic Bowl-A-Thon
All of the elves that came out on “Big Buying Day” to help shop for hundreds
of kids
The 83 people who showed up on 12/17 and wrapped over 1,300 gifts in less
than three hours
We are looking
forward to this coming year and seeing all of
you at our
events!
Keep an eye out
for our Facebook page that is coming soon.
If
you are interested in volunteering for any of our events, please contact Tom
Foster or Kim
Verstringhe.
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