ORGANIZATIONS WE HEART:

WENT INTO OUR PIGGY BANK for Habitat for Humanity Orange County’s Veteran’s Housing project: Calle Rolando, San Juan Capistrano which will provide a home for a service person and/or his/her family injured in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). This is a pilot program of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and intended to provide affordable housing for an underserved demographic within Orange County. The hope is that this program will become a model for other Habitat for Humanity affiliates and communities across the country.

HELPED SUBSIDIZE the girls’ volleyball and freshman boys’ basketball programs for 2007-2008 at Oshkosh West High School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This donation was made in memory of Coach Steven L. Randall – mentor and role model to hundreds of children in the local community AND his son, Lance Randall, who stepped up as the boys basketball coach to carry on in his father’s footsteps.

SAVED OUR ALLOWANCE for One Voice. Since 1982 their philosophy remains the same: They are a community group that creates ways for people to get involved in helping people in need. All of their programs center around the idea of face-to-face involvement, creating a sense of family within the community. Programs include: Christmas Food Program, Shon-da Bivens Emergency Relief Program, Robert W. Sanderson College Scholars Program, Clothing and Furniture Program, Schools Program and Barbara Stevens Summer Camp Fund.

Oshkosh West High School article - Chicago Tribune (PDF file)

SPONSORED two families as part of the New Visions Foundation Families Helping Families program. Families Helping Families has positively changed the destiny of families by providing them with necessary tools to become self-sufficient: A quality education, a safe home environment, vocational training and reliable transportation.