Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (Helping Hands Disaster Relief Foundation 'FREE Store' - For CA Wildfire Survivors)

FLYER:

Helping Hands Disaster Relief Foundation & the Mt. Olive Lutheran
Church & Pre-school will host a FREE STORE for our neighbors in
San Diego County who lost their homes in the recent wildfires.

We are ?paying it forward? from our friends at the Creekside
Chapter of There were thousands of items left over from the first
Free Store. We have an abundance of gently used clothing, shoes,
household items, toys, books, bedding, as well as new toiletries.

We will be providing items that will help these families set up
their new ?home.?

WHEN: Saturday, November 10th, 2007
TIME: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
PLACE:

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and Preschool
14280 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064

WE ARE KINDLY REQUESTING NEW ITEMS ONLY such as:

Kitchen Utensils
Cooking Utensils
Pots and Pans
Bedding of all sizes
Towels, Pajamas (all sizes, infant - adult)
Socks (all sizes, infant - adult)
Underwear (all sizes, infant - adult)
Toiletry Items
Small Appliances and Electronics (coffee makers, toasters,
alarm clocks, can openers, radios, CD players,etc.)
Cleaning Supplies
Pet Supplies
Hand Tools
Toys and Games
Books (all levels)
Sporting Goods etc.

NEW items can be donated beginning on Friday November 9th from
1 pm to 8 pm or at 6 am to 9 am on Saturday, November 10th at
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and Preschool. We are also collecting
Gift Cards (Target, Wal-Mart, grocery stores, and local restaurants)
and Monetary Donations made out to Helping Hands Disaster Relief
Foundation.

ALL donations will go directly to the fire relief efforts.

In order to keep this outreach authentic and to provide the
donations directly to the families in need, we request that
fire victims be prepared to show identification, such as a FEMA
card or verifiable documentation of their loss.

For donations or more information, please contact:

Jeff or Jacki Lake at (858) 946-8080 or at:
jefjaxlake@cox.net.

To volunteer, please contact

Diedre Mikkelson at: 1accutrac@cox.net or 858-829-1316
Sue Peterson at Jstzpete@aol.com
or Cindy Light at clight@san.rr.com or (858) 547-0199.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED!

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Helping Hands Disaster Relief Foundation

Helping Hands Disaster Relief Foundation is sponsoring a "FREE STORE" for survivors of the wildfires to "shop" for items they need to rebuild this Saturday, November 10th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and Preschool in Poway.

DONATION DROP-OFF: We are able to accept donations on Friday, November 9th from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mt. Olive Church as well as from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. prior to the start of the Free Store. If you have donations and are unable to make it to Mt. Olive Church at these specified times, contact me at jefjaxlake@cox.net to schedule a drop-off at my house (12944 Camino Del Valle, Poway 92064).

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Our Volunteer Coordinators are: Diedre Mikkelson (1accutrac@cox.net) or 858-829-1316, Sue Peterson at jstzpete@aol.com or Cindy Light at clight@san.rr.com or 858-547-0199.

Below are the times we will need volunteers specifically:
We will need drivers (with large vehicles) on Friday, November 9th at 12:30 p.m. to meet at Price Self Storage (located on Murphy Canyon Road - close to Qualcomm Stadium) to pack up trucks/vans, etc. with donated goods and deliver them to Mt. Olive Church.

Donation sorters for Friday, November 9th from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Volunteers to help set up the Free store from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 10th.

Volunteers to help at the Free Store at various stations/tables to help fire victims and families (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) on Saturday, November 10th.

BOXES: If you have any boxes (moving boxes, xerox paper boxes or any larger boxes) or access to boxes, we would love to use them! Boxes can be brought to Mt. Olive Church during the same drop off times listed above prior to the event. It is easier for the families to bring their items to their car if they have boxes to transport them.

BAGS: Any large plastic bags (garbage bags) can be used as well.

MONETARY DONATIONS: We are also accepting gift cards for grocery stores, Target, Walmart, local restaurants as well as cash donations made payable to Helping Hands Disaster Relief Foundation. ALL donations will go directly to the fire victims.