Stores are starting to put school supplies and back packs on sale. We distributed over 1100 back packs this year and expect to distribute 1500-2000 back packs next year. If you are at a store and their supplies are really cheap, please consider buying them. I will store them at my house.
Wal-greens, Office Max and Office Depot always have $.01, $.25 and $.10 sales. Target and Wal-mart should put their supplies on sale in the few weeks.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING A FRESH HOPE.
Waverly
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Back to School Drive
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone that helped make this Back to School Drive such a blessing to so many kids. Over 1050 back packs with schools supplies were delivered.
A special thanks to Ms. Swanson. She was able to give us very nice signs at the last minute:
Jane Swanson and Signs & More in Cartersville for the free signs for the event.
http://www.signsmoreinc.com/
We are now moving onto a Christmas outreach program. We want to bring the same kids that came to the Back to School Drive back to West Ridge for a Christmas party. We are in the beginning stages of planning. I would like to give each kid a coat and a toy. I would also like to give each family food for a Christmas dinner. We will go ahead and take any donations.
Please continue to support A Fresh Hope. It looks like we will definitely have the Back to School Drive next year with a goal of 1500.
A special thanks to Ms. Swanson. She was able to give us very nice signs at the last minute:
Jane Swanson and Signs & More in Cartersville for the free signs for the event.
http://www.signsmoreinc.com/
We are now moving onto a Christmas outreach program. We want to bring the same kids that came to the Back to School Drive back to West Ridge for a Christmas party. We are in the beginning stages of planning. I would like to give each kid a coat and a toy. I would also like to give each family food for a Christmas dinner. We will go ahead and take any donations.
Please continue to support A Fresh Hope. It looks like we will definitely have the Back to School Drive next year with a goal of 1500.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
1000.....1000.....1000.....1000....1000....
We had a busy day today. We delivered over 90 back packs today:
50 to Roberts Elementary in Dallas, GA
30 to Compton Elementary in Powder Springs, GA
12 to Pickett's Mill Elementary in Acworth, GA
and 3 to 3 different families
We are meeting a lady tomorrow night with a delivery of 15. She is from Mableton.
Everyone was really grateful for the back packs. My sister, Kendall, was a big help.
Here's a picture from Roberts:
50 to Roberts Elementary in Dallas, GA
30 to Compton Elementary in Powder Springs, GA
12 to Pickett's Mill Elementary in Acworth, GA
and 3 to 3 different families
We are meeting a lady tomorrow night with a delivery of 15. She is from Mableton.
Everyone was really grateful for the back packs. My sister, Kendall, was a big help.
Here's a picture from Roberts:
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Testimony from Saturday
From a friend......
How awesome it was to be a part of A Fresh Hope on Saturday! Wow! This ministry has truly been an inspiration to me. As you know, I loaded down my suv with backpacks thinking some of the students could use some at the school I work at...turns out God had plans for these backpacks somewhere else. I had intentions on delivering the elem. size backpacks to the trailer park my sister used to live in because there are mostly younger children there, but as my sister and I drove throught the park there were few children to be found and we were only able to give out 3. So we decided to hit other trailer parks in the area...that is when revival broke out!! Sorry! I just could not help myself. :) People were telling us that they had heard of the ministry but had no way of getting to the church...so I thought if they can't come to us we will go to them. There are amazing stories to tell but two still sticks out in my mind that I can't forget. As we entered the second trailer park, I saw a man working on his car and asked if he had children that could use a backpack and he said that he was living there with his sister and her husband but they have children that could definitely use backpacks. His sister and her husband came outside and she started telling me how she had heard Waverly on the radio and that she had went to Westridge that morning to get her younger children backpacks. She told me that she has a daughter in high school and that she needed a backpack so I gave her one. At that time the dad started to cry because he felt that he was letting his children down especially their teenage daughter because he knew that she would not be able to experience high school like most other teenagers would. He said his daughter would not be able to experience the prom or pictures because financially they could not afford those things. I have never done this before but I gave them my cell # and told them to please call me if their daughter ever needed anything and I would make sure that she went to the prom and that she would have pictures. I don't think there was a dry eye among us. This story is my inspiration and confirmation that I want to start an "off spring" ministry from A Fresh Hope targeting our teenagers in the community...the second story begans as I pulled in the driveway of one of the last trailers to visit and there was a little boy playing in the yard and I asked if his mom was home and he said yes but she is sick. He ran to get his sister who was sitting with his brother on the porch. I got out of my car and asked if she and her brothers could use a backpack for school and she said yes but they did not have any money. I told her that was ok because we brought the backpacks to her for free. She could not believe they were free! As I went to get the backpacks out of my car the smallest boy stood and saw that I only had green backpacks left for elem. He looked at me and said I'm not going to school this year but I am next year and I LOVE green it's my favorite color! I told him that I had a green backpack just for him. As he took the backpack he asked if it had something in it and I told him yes and explained to him what kind of school supplies were in it. He gave me the biggest smile and said "I'm so happy I've never got a backpack before and I'm so happy!" He grabbed me around my legs and gave me a big hug so I bent down and gave him a hug back and he said ma'am thank you I've never been so happy. And as God would have it, I had only one middle school backpack left and I gave it to his sister. She kept saying God bless you ma'am over and over. As she was walking away, I yelled God bless you and she turned and yelled back "He just did!" I sat in my car, overwhelmed, and watched them run inside. The little boy kept turning around and waving with a big smile on his face. I just kept thinking...wow! This is what A Fresh Hope is all about. I know these are lengthy stories but they are "God stories" that I will never forget and I'm so glad he allowed me to be a small part of it.
All or none! For Him!
SB
How awesome it was to be a part of A Fresh Hope on Saturday! Wow! This ministry has truly been an inspiration to me. As you know, I loaded down my suv with backpacks thinking some of the students could use some at the school I work at...turns out God had plans for these backpacks somewhere else. I had intentions on delivering the elem. size backpacks to the trailer park my sister used to live in because there are mostly younger children there, but as my sister and I drove throught the park there were few children to be found and we were only able to give out 3. So we decided to hit other trailer parks in the area...that is when revival broke out!! Sorry! I just could not help myself. :) People were telling us that they had heard of the ministry but had no way of getting to the church...so I thought if they can't come to us we will go to them. There are amazing stories to tell but two still sticks out in my mind that I can't forget. As we entered the second trailer park, I saw a man working on his car and asked if he had children that could use a backpack and he said that he was living there with his sister and her husband but they have children that could definitely use backpacks. His sister and her husband came outside and she started telling me how she had heard Waverly on the radio and that she had went to Westridge that morning to get her younger children backpacks. She told me that she has a daughter in high school and that she needed a backpack so I gave her one. At that time the dad started to cry because he felt that he was letting his children down especially their teenage daughter because he knew that she would not be able to experience high school like most other teenagers would. He said his daughter would not be able to experience the prom or pictures because financially they could not afford those things. I have never done this before but I gave them my cell # and told them to please call me if their daughter ever needed anything and I would make sure that she went to the prom and that she would have pictures. I don't think there was a dry eye among us. This story is my inspiration and confirmation that I want to start an "off spring" ministry from A Fresh Hope targeting our teenagers in the community...the second story begans as I pulled in the driveway of one of the last trailers to visit and there was a little boy playing in the yard and I asked if his mom was home and he said yes but she is sick. He ran to get his sister who was sitting with his brother on the porch. I got out of my car and asked if she and her brothers could use a backpack for school and she said yes but they did not have any money. I told her that was ok because we brought the backpacks to her for free. She could not believe they were free! As I went to get the backpacks out of my car the smallest boy stood and saw that I only had green backpacks left for elem. He looked at me and said I'm not going to school this year but I am next year and I LOVE green it's my favorite color! I told him that I had a green backpack just for him. As he took the backpack he asked if it had something in it and I told him yes and explained to him what kind of school supplies were in it. He gave me the biggest smile and said "I'm so happy I've never got a backpack before and I'm so happy!" He grabbed me around my legs and gave me a big hug so I bent down and gave him a hug back and he said ma'am thank you I've never been so happy. And as God would have it, I had only one middle school backpack left and I gave it to his sister. She kept saying God bless you ma'am over and over. As she was walking away, I yelled God bless you and she turned and yelled back "He just did!" I sat in my car, overwhelmed, and watched them run inside. The little boy kept turning around and waving with a big smile on his face. I just kept thinking...wow! This is what A Fresh Hope is all about. I know these are lengthy stories but they are "God stories" that I will never forget and I'm so glad he allowed me to be a small part of it.
All or none! For Him!
SB
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Back to School Drive 2008
The Back to School Drive was today. WOW!!!! It was amazing. It was a carnival for the kids. We had bouncies, sno-cones, popcorn, snacks.
Final numbers from today....
749 distributed today or in the last couple of days
168 were taken by volunteers to distribute to Cobb, Paulding, Douglas and Polk county schools this week.
WOW.. 917 total!!!
We have 125 to distribute this week.
We received so much support for this drive. We had volunteers helping us every step of the way. We had a friend donate signs, we had coupons donated, Food was donated, Department of Children and Family came to help with programs, we were blessed with donations galore.... There are so many people to thank.
We are going to have a Christmas Program. We are in the beginning stages of planning but it will be big. Please continue to support A Fresh Hope. We want to invite the same kids back at Christmas plus reach out to more.
Here are some photos:
Me and a proud recipient:
A guest on the moonwalk:
Final numbers from today....
749 distributed today or in the last couple of days
168 were taken by volunteers to distribute to Cobb, Paulding, Douglas and Polk county schools this week.
WOW.. 917 total!!!
We have 125 to distribute this week.
We received so much support for this drive. We had volunteers helping us every step of the way. We had a friend donate signs, we had coupons donated, Food was donated, Department of Children and Family came to help with programs, we were blessed with donations galore.... There are so many people to thank.
We are going to have a Christmas Program. We are in the beginning stages of planning but it will be big. Please continue to support A Fresh Hope. We want to invite the same kids back at Christmas plus reach out to more.
Here are some photos:
Me and a proud recipient:
A guest on the moonwalk:
Friday, August 8, 2008
TOMORROW...
Well, tomorrow is the big day. Please pray that we are able to provide a back pack for all the kids that come to the Back to School Drive. We hope the kids find new HOPE tomorrow.
Thank you to all the volunteers that helped set up tonight. It was exciting to see all the back packs stacked up and the bouncies outside.
I will post photos this weekend.
God Bless You,
Waverly
Thank you to all the volunteers that helped set up tonight. It was exciting to see all the back packs stacked up and the bouncies outside.
I will post photos this weekend.
God Bless You,
Waverly
BACK PACKS GALORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As of 6:30 am this morning, our back pack count was a little over 900. We have a little over 800 to hand out tomorrow. 100 have already been disbursed.
Then, something pretty amazing happened 15 minutes later. I was on the Bert Show this morning. They were awesome! It was so fun to be on the radio! A lady from Paulding County is donating 100 back packs. This is so amazing! It will push us over 1000! Mr. Bert even said he would give us a donation which will help stuff the new back packs.
This is all truly amazing! Every one's blessings will bless 1000 kids tomorrow.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU,
Waverly
Then, something pretty amazing happened 15 minutes later. I was on the Bert Show this morning. They were awesome! It was so fun to be on the radio! A lady from Paulding County is donating 100 back packs. This is so amazing! It will push us over 1000! Mr. Bert even said he would give us a donation which will help stuff the new back packs.
This is all truly amazing! Every one's blessings will bless 1000 kids tomorrow.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU,
Waverly
Sunday, August 3, 2008
700.....700.....700.....700.....700.....700.....
As of last night.. here is the current back pack count:
624 back packs are ready for Back to School, Inc. on 8-9-08
72 have been delivered to Dallas Housing Authority- Lou Carmichael
6 have been delivered to Steele Cares Boys Home
13 have been delivered to Crossview Church in Rockmart
That brings the total number to: 715!!!
We have approximately 100 more ready to stuff with more donations arriving.
AWESOME!
624 back packs are ready for Back to School, Inc. on 8-9-08
72 have been delivered to Dallas Housing Authority- Lou Carmichael
6 have been delivered to Steele Cares Boys Home
13 have been delivered to Crossview Church in Rockmart
That brings the total number to: 715!!!
We have approximately 100 more ready to stuff with more donations arriving.
AWESOME!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Strong folks with truck needed
We are in desparate need for help this Friday, 8-8-08. We need someone to go to Noonday Baptist Association on Friday and pick up sno-cone machines, popcorn machines and a bouncey.
We also need someone to pick up the sno-cone machine, popcorn machine and bouncey on Saturday after the Back to School event and take them back to Noonday Baptist Association on Monday.
These are heavy and will require a truck.
Please contact me ASAP if you can help. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
404-201-0319
waverly@afreshhope.com
God Bless You,
Waverly
We also need someone to pick up the sno-cone machine, popcorn machine and bouncey on Saturday after the Back to School event and take them back to Noonday Baptist Association on Monday.
These are heavy and will require a truck.
Please contact me ASAP if you can help. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
404-201-0319
waverly@afreshhope.com
God Bless You,
Waverly
Friday, August 1, 2008
Storage needed...
We have 100 more back packs ready for storage. If you are interested in storing the back packs at your home then delivering them to West Ridge Church on Friday, 8-8-08, please e-mail me: waverly@afreshhope.com
Thank you~
Thank you~
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