On Saturday, June 26th, MMH Street Team members will participate in a 5K walk through downtown Nashville. Participants will be raising donations for the miles they walk that will benefit the Tennessee Foster Adoptive Care Association. If you are in the Nashville area and would like to walk with our team, follow this link and click on 'join the team'! You can also follow this link to make a donation to sponsor one of the members on our team!
Our goal for this walk is to connect with others in our community who also have a passion for youth in foster care. We hope to spread the word about Project MMH and build relationships and partnerships for the future! Please join us if you can!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Shelter Beautification Project Review
Yesterday, MMHers gathered at the YMCA Safe Place Services Shelter in Louisville, Kentucky to give a day of service. The boys dormitory had recently experienced some water damage, and they had several rooms that needed to be repainted. It was a great opportunity to work alongside the youth and staff at Safe Place as we helped bring restoration to the shelter.
We are so thankful to Safe Place for helping us organize such a wonderful event! Their staff went above and beyond to welcome us and help promote Project MMH. We only hope we blessed them as much as they blessed us!
Type of Project: Service Project
Date: June 18th, 2010
Time Commitment: couple of weeks to plan, afternoon of service
Cost of Event: $0
Success of Event: Helped tackle a portion of a huge need, built relationships with youth and staff at Safe Place, learned more about Safe Place's fantastic organization
Participation: Six MMH Street Team members & several youth and staff from Safe Place
Unique Elements: Brought people of different ages and different organizations together to work alongside each other
Is this an event that could be easily replicated? Yes! Find a facility in your own community and find out what physical needs you can meet!
Visit the Safe Place website!
Thanks to our MMH Street Team members that gave up their day and traveled the distance to serve! We appreciate you!
We are so thankful to Safe Place for helping us organize such a wonderful event! Their staff went above and beyond to welcome us and help promote Project MMH. We only hope we blessed them as much as they blessed us!
Type of Project: Service Project
Date: June 18th, 2010
Time Commitment: couple of weeks to plan, afternoon of service
Cost of Event: $0
Success of Event: Helped tackle a portion of a huge need, built relationships with youth and staff at Safe Place, learned more about Safe Place's fantastic organization
Participation: Six MMH Street Team members & several youth and staff from Safe Place
Unique Elements: Brought people of different ages and different organizations together to work alongside each other
Is this an event that could be easily replicated? Yes! Find a facility in your own community and find out what physical needs you can meet!
"Safe Place is a national youth outreach program that educates thousands of young people every year about the dangers of running away or trying to resolve difficult, threatening situations on their own. This easily replicated community initiative involves the whole community to provide safe havens and resources for youth in crisis.
Safe Place creates a network of "Safe Place locations" - youth friendly businesses, schools, fire stations, libraries, YMCAs and other appropriate public buildings that display the distinctive yellow and black Safe Place sign. In many communities, the local transit system takes part, designating buses as mobile Safe Place sites.
These Safe Place sites extend the doors of the youth emergency shelter or youth service agency throughout the community. Youth are easily able to access immediate help wherever they are. Most Safe Place agencies reach out to youth between the ages of 12 to 17 years old. Some agencies serve younger youth.
Safe Place programs serve nearly 1,500 communities across the country and are managed by 140 youth-serving agencies in 39 states and the District of Columbia. More than 250,000 youth nationally have been counseled by phone or received help through a business or community location displaying the Safe Place sign since the program’s inception in 1983.
The Safe Place program began in response to the many calls to the shelter from young people who did not have a way to get there. As a result, many youth trying to cope with personal or family crisis situations never reached the shelter. To address this issue, the Safe Place program was developed, designating businesses and community buildings as locations where youth could easily access help. The first Safe Place site was a fire station at Sixth and Hill Streets in Louisville, KY. A close relationship with fire departments as Safe Place partners continues to this day across the country.
Soon after it began, interest in the Safe Place program prompted the replication of the program in other communities. With a small federal grant, a comprehensive operations manual was produced. Today National Safe Place operates as its own non-profit organization, with a Board of Directors dedicated to expanding the program to reach youth in crisis, most recently with its new TXT 4 Help program were kids can text the word SAFE and their current address to 69866 to locate the nearest Safe Place site."
Thanks to our MMH Street Team members that gave up their day and traveled the distance to serve! We appreciate you!
CMA Fest Donation Drive Review
Great big thanks to everyone that came out last Sunday for our CMA Fest Donation Drive for Monroe Harding! We filled up a table at Vittles, enjoyed a yummy breakfast, and got to know our fellow MMH Street Team members. The best part? We had CARLOADS of donations to deliver afterwards!
Project Leader: Angela Rank
Type of Project: Donation Drive for Monroe Harding
Date: June 13th, 2010
Time Commitment: few hours planning, one morning to collect and deliver donations
Cost of Event: $0
Success of Event: Lots of donations were brought in, people had the chance to learn more about the facility and it's needs.
Participation: Donations came from over twenty individuals
Unique Elements: In addition to collecting donations, MMH supporters used this opportunity to brainstorm for future projects.
Is this an event that could be easily replicated? Yes!
Let's all give a big hand to Angela Rank who spearheaded this fantastic event!
Project Leader: Angela Rank
Type of Project: Donation Drive for Monroe Harding
Date: June 13th, 2010
Time Commitment: few hours planning, one morning to collect and deliver donations
Cost of Event: $0
Success of Event: Lots of donations were brought in, people had the chance to learn more about the facility and it's needs.
Participation: Donations came from over twenty individuals
Unique Elements: In addition to collecting donations, MMH supporters used this opportunity to brainstorm for future projects.
Is this an event that could be easily replicated? Yes!
Let's all give a big hand to Angela Rank who spearheaded this fantastic event!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Shelter Beautification Project
June 18th
Noon to 4 PM
National Safe Place Youth Shelter
Louisville, KY
On June 18th, Jimmy will be performing in Louisville, Kentucky. Since Kentucky is one of the fabulous states in our region, we wanted to put together an MMH project for those that are traveling in for his show. National Safe Place has graciously stepped up to the plate to serve the youth of Louisville alongside of us on this day. (www.NationalSafePlace.org or @SafePlace on twitter) Everyone is invited to join us at their youth shelter for what we're calling a 'Shelter Beautification Project!' The project will last from noon to 4 pm - you are welcome to come help the entire time, or just drop by for any chunk of time that works for your schedule.
We will begin the afternoon by enjoying a delicious meal together with the youth, and then will head outside to rake leaves, pull weeds, work in their garden, plant flowers, etc. The shelter is located not far from 4th Street, where the concert will be held, so you'll have plenty of time to freshen up before the show.
If you are traveling in for this concert, I really hope you'll consider arriving a bit early to lend a hand. Not only will we be able to really serve this shelter, but I think we'll have a lot of fun working side by side and getting to know each other! Many hands make light work, so bring your friends and family - the more the merrier! Since there is a meal involved, we'd really like a rough head-count of who will be attending. So please think about it and make your plans, and then let me know! :)
CMA Fest Donation Drive
Are you going to CMA Fest? Bring a wish-list item for our Monroe Harding Donation Drive! All MMH supporters are invited to bring their donations to Vittles Restaurant at 9 AM on Sunday, the 13th. Come have coffee & breakfast with your fellow Street Teamers as we brainstorm for MMH & get to know each other!
Angela, one of our wonderful Street Teamers from Alabama, is heading up this exciting get-together for MMH supporters during CMA Fest! CMA Fest is a fast-paced week in Nashville, with country music fans descending upon the city from all across the globe. Let's use this opportunity to gather as supporters, get to know one another, and put our heads together for Project MMH!
Angela says...
"Are you going to CMA Fest and support the Meet Me Halfway campaign? Then why not plan to also be a part of the Monroe Harding Donation Drive on Sun. the 13th at 9:00 am at Vittles Restaurant! It's a great way to finally come face to face with other MMH supporters and Street Team Members from other areas. While Jimmy is out walking, let's support him back home and help out these teens. Every day essential items, such as shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, are needed, anything is appreciated by these teens and this facility. If you're not able to attend but would like to participate with any donations or donated items, please contact nicole@projectmmh.org or myself, Angela Rank, at rankrockinranch@aol.com . Thank you for your support in any way of the Meet Me Halfway campaign!"
Angela, one of our wonderful Street Teamers from Alabama, is heading up this exciting get-together for MMH supporters during CMA Fest! CMA Fest is a fast-paced week in Nashville, with country music fans descending upon the city from all across the globe. Let's use this opportunity to gather as supporters, get to know one another, and put our heads together for Project MMH!
Angela says...
"Are you going to CMA Fest and support the Meet Me Halfway campaign? Then why not plan to also be a part of the Monroe Harding Donation Drive on Sun. the 13th at 9:00 am at Vittles Restaurant! It's a great way to finally come face to face with other MMH supporters and Street Team Members from other areas. While Jimmy is out walking, let's support him back home and help out these teens. Every day essential items, such as shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, are needed, anything is appreciated by these teens and this facility. If you're not able to attend but would like to participate with any donations or donated items, please contact nicole@projectmmh.org or myself, Angela Rank, at rankrockinranch@aol.com . Thank you for your support in any way of the Meet Me Halfway campaign!"
Sunday, June 13th
9:00 AM
Vittles Restaurant
4936 Thoroughbred Lane
Brentwood, TN
To see a complete list of needed items for Monroe Harding & to learn more about this wonderful facility, visit http://www.monroeharding.org/. Hope to see you there!
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