Suggested Content for Articles, Church Bulletins or Newsletters
Suggested for March
The Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. We invite all interested community members to attend our Annual Report to the Community meeting on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. More details and registration information are available at under "Upcoming Events" on our website: www.emergencyshelterfoxvalley.org. You may also contact Jill Mitchler, the Emergency Shelter's Fund Development and Volunteer Coordinator, at 734-9603 or jillmitchler@esfv.org. "It is in the shelter of each other that people live." Irish proverb.
Suggested for March or April - Easter Giving
The Easter season brings to mind newness and rebirth. As the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley begins its 30th year of operation, Board members, staff and volunteers of the Emergency Shelter are once again reenergized to continue providing safe shelter and guidance to our community's homeless and at-risk individuals and families. Demand for the services of the Emergency Shelter has never been greater. Your donation of $20 will help shelter and feed a child for a day. A donation of $30 will provide an hour of case management to assist the homeless to leave crisis. $75 will help provide an hour of GED/HSED instruction to a resident that has not completed high school. Donations can be sent to the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, 400 N. Division Street, Appleton, WI 54911 or you can also donate on line at www.emergencyshelterfoxvalley.org.
Suggested for April
Do you know that you can help prevent homelessness in our community? The Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley is expecting an increase in the number of people seeking rental and utility assistance in April. That's when a state moratorium which prohibits utility companies from disconnecting non-paying customers in the cold winter months is lifted. The Emergency Shelter provided prevention services, in collaboration with LEAVEN, to 1,399 people in 2009. With Prevention program services, 98% of those we serve successfully avoid a homeless episode. Your gift can provide case management and follow-up services needed to help prevent an eviction. Donations can be sent to the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, 400 N. Division Street, Appleton, WI 54911 or donate online at www.emergencyshelterfoxvalley.org.
Suggested for June
The Emergency Shelter is holding its 20th Annual Garden Walk on July 17, 2010. Tour seven beautiful Fox Cities gardens and the Paper Valley Garden Club's Small Standard Flower Show at the Sherwood Community Center. Tickets are available at several local florists, landscaping companies, and nurseries, as well as at each of the gardens on the day of the Garden Walk. For more information, contact the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley at (920) 734-9603 or go to "Upcoming Events" on their web site: www.emergencyshelterfoxvalley.org.
Suggested for July or August - Homeless Children
The Emergency Shelter served 84 families, including 157 children, in 2009. Your gift of $20 would help us support a child for a day; $140 would shelter a child for a week. Please send donations to: Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, 400 N. Division Street, Appleton, WI 54911 or donate online at www.emergencyshelterfoxvalley.org.
