Wednesday, February 8, 2017

CHALLENGE #6 - 2017

LA CASA SHELTER
Las Cruces, New Mexico

***** CHALLENGE COMPLETED *****

The La Casa Shelter, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has been in operation since 1981 and provides both emergency shelter on a 24/7, 365 day-a-year basis, with paid staff on duty at all times, and also transitional housing services. This is a repeat shelter for our group. When contacted, they said they would love to receive slippers and washcloths from PSP again.  That’s always good to hear because it means they were pleased with the items they received previously!

For this challenge, we would like to send the following:


  40 womens - --- DONE
    6 teen boys - ---- DONE
    8 pre-teen girls - DONE
    8 pre-teen boys - --- DONE
    8 youth girls - DONE
    8 youth boys - DONE
    8 toddler girls - DONE
    8 toddler boys - DONE
    6 booties (girls) - DONE
    6 booties (boys) - DONE
100 washcloths - DONE

MAILING DEADLINE - MARCH 7, 2017


SEND TO: 


       Sara Armijo

       P.O.Box 2463
       Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004

Please DO NOT INCLUDE the name of the shelter on your package! Thank you!


Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Challenge #5 of 2017 has been fully pledged in less than one day!   Hooray and a big THANK YOU goes out to all of our wonderful members who jump right in on a challenge as soon as it is posted.   

Rachel and Lynne have been contacting shelters and getting the information necessary for the challenges......and we should have another one ready to go at least by the beginning of next week.   So, STAY TUNED!   We will let you know ahead of time when it will be posted.


CHALLENGE #5 - 2017

DOORWAYS - Arlington, Virginia

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETED*****

Doorways for Women and Families offers two emergency shelters, each designed to provide a safe, family-friendly environment. Their Domestic Violence shelter provides a safe temporary home to women and children escaping imminent danger due to domestic violence. To read one of their success stories, you might want to read Ana’s Story: https://www.doorwaysva.org/stories/....

For Doorways, we would like to send:


25 Women -   Done
10 Men -   Done

  8 Pre-teen (neutral colors, please) -   Done
  8 Youth (neutral colors, please) -   Done
  8 Toddler (neutral colors, please) -   Done
  8 Booties (neutral colors, please) -   Done
50 Washcloths -   Done


MAILING DEADLINE - March 1, 2017


MAILING ADDRESS:
    Doorways for Women and Families
    P.O. Box 100185
   Arlington, VA 22210

If you have any questions or would like to make a pledge for this challenge, please send us an email at:    thepinkslipperproject@gmail.com

Most of our pledges are made on our Facebook page; if a category/size that you pledge has been filled prior to receiving your pledge, we will try to notify you as soon as possible.   Thank you.

Rachel, Lynne, and Judy