Freedom House to welcome volunteers and donations back on June 1st.
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TO HELP FAMILIESGET BACK ON THEIROWN.LIKE MANY THEYFELT THE IMPACT OFCORONAVIRUS ANDTHEY ARE NOWLOOKING TOWARDSBRIGHTER DAYS.OUR EMILY BEIERSHARES HOW THECOMMUNITY ISHELPING THEM MAKEA DIFFERENCE INTHEIR LIVES.THE GOOD NEWS ISTHE FAMILIES ANDSTAFF HERE AT THEFREEDOM HOUSEHAVE STAYED SAFEAND HEALTHY OVERTHE PAST COUPLE OFMONTHS AND THECOMMUNITY HAD AHUGE PART IN THAT.16 families ARECURRENT RESIDENTSAT FREEDOM HOUSE.SINCE THE BEGINNINGOF COVID-19 THEREHAVE BEENCONSTANT CHANGES,...THE BIGGEST WASHAVING TO SAY GOODBYE TO THEIR HARD-WORKINGVOLUNTEERS...BUTONCE AGAIN MORECHANGES....BUTTHESE THEY'REEXCITED FOR!COME JUNEFIRST...NEXT MONDAYTHEY WILL BEWELCOMING BACKTHEIR VOLUNTEERSAS LONG AS THEYFEEL SAFE ANDHEALTHY!
THEY WILLALSO STARTACCEPTINGDONATIONS AGAIN!"Volunteers mean a lotbecause they help uswith the day-to-dayoperations they bringfood in they serve it tofamilies they're justincredibly helpful andthey always have such apositive attitude and Iknow that the residentsthat are staying with usreally look forward toseeing them back again"YOU SIMPLY DRIVE UPAND YOU'LL SEE ALARGE GRAYSTORAGE UNIT...THATIS WHERE YOU CANPUTDONATIONS...THEYWILL THEN SIT FOR.....DAYS AND THENSTAFF WILL COME INAND START THROUGHTHEM AND GET THEMTO THEIR GUESTS INNEED."We run 100% offdonations so when weneed items here at theshelter those and alsodonated from thecommunity and so thenwhen people move outon their own after theystayed with us nowgraduated to theprogram they needhousehold items Theydon't have spoons forksin and plates they don'thave all those basichousehold items so whenpeople donate thosehere to the shelter wesave those and whenthey move out onto theirown again these familieswere able to actually helpfurnish them just cutback on expenses andbe self-sufficient"THE FREEDOM HOUSEPRESIDENT ADDINGTHAT THE GREEN BAYCOMMUNITY IS THEBEST WHEN IT COMESTO GENEROSITY EVENIN THE MISTS OF APANDEMIC.oncamHERE IS A LIST OFTHEIR MOST NEEDEDITEMS..THINGS SUCHAS DIAPERS,DISINFECTING WIPESAND SPRAY ANDGARBAGEBAGS...THESE ARETHINGS THAT THEYREALLY NEED TOCARRY ON WE HAVETHAT LIST FOR YOUON OUR WEBSITE.FOR NOWREPORTING IN GREENBAYEBNBC 26THANKS EMILY!AND SPEAKING OFMAKING ADIFFERENCE...."REPUBLIC CHOPHOUSE"AND THEIR STAFFREACHED OUT TO THE"FREEDOM HOUSE" TOSEE HOW THEYCOULD HELP DURINGTHIS TOUGH TIME.WHILE THERESTAURANT WASCLOSED CHEF JACKWENT TO THESHELTER AND HELPEDMAKE A MENU FORTHEM WITH THEFOODS THEY HAVE ONHAND!
THEY ALSOMADE DINNER FORRESIDENTS!THE PRESIDENTWITH FREEDOMHOUSE SAYS THEY'REBEYOND GRATEFULAND ALWAYS BLOWNAWAY BY THEIRGENEROSITY!REPUBLICCHOPHOUSE ALSODONATED A HUGECHOCOLATE CAKE ONEASTER ANDDONATED SEVERALSUPPLIES ON "GIVINGTUESDAY"BRAVO TOCHOPHOUSE!STILL AHEAD....THEUN
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