The Ten Club helps women in crisis

This month we met at Suzanne Gallup's house and put together these great kits for the Women and Children in Crisis center in Provo. We got a HUGE donation from Michelle of Mary Kay samples and Gift Certificates! We were able to make 30 pampering kits with those supplies plus nail polish, candles, lotions and other pampering goodies that were donated.

The shelter told us that the women are currently using HAND TOWELS to dry themselves off after a shower. We were able to get some donated towels and then used some of the money to buy more towels for these women.

We also bought new pillows (another need) and received donations of conditioner and journals. It's amazing sometimes the things we take for granted. The women in this shelter have survived abuse and sexual assault and it's nice to be able to provide them with a few things of comfort.

Thanks to all for your donations and support!

Ten Club gets "hopping" on some Easter Bags

This month we chose to fill Easter Bags. Enough supplies were donated that we were able to fill 100 BAGS!!!

Michelle, Susan, Christine, Missy and Suzanne

Bev, Shauna and Bella
Bev

{{Yummy}} food. Thanks Susan!!

Brenda (the twins) and Bella

Jill and Susan filling the bags with the eggs

Tons of treats to fill the eggs

Mary, Linda, Sue, Jeanette and Nell filling Easter eggs

Rachel, Shauna and Missy filling bags

Amanda, Michelle, Angie, Taylor and Melia filling eggs and bags

Cheesy Missy!! and michelle

Amanda, Melia and rachel working hard.

Missy, Amanda, Michelle, Angie and Shauna filling the bags

April Ten Club!!

March's Ten Club meeting was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came and helped make baby blankets and donated baby items for the shelter. It was so fun to see how much of a difference we can make when we get together and do a little something. Thanks to Amy Weiland for hosting it at her home and for all the hard work she has done in getting this up and organized.

April's meeting will be Tuesday April 7th at Susan Wagstaff's home at 7 pm. We will be making Easter treat bags for children at the Road Home Shelter and for children in our own stake. Shauna Johnson spoke with a representative from the Road Home and they could use at least 50 treat bags for the younger children in the shelter. I would like to set a goal of 75-100 bags that we put together that evening. Donations to bring that evening should include fun things to fill those treat bags, extra large cellophane bags, ribbon, Easter tags.

If those that are planning on coming could let me know by April 3rd approximately what they will be donating, I will then be able to purchase any other needed supplies. Pass the word on to your neighbors and friends, this is a fun way to do service.

see you all on Tuesday, April 7th @ 7 pm with your donations and $10 for the next month.

March Ten Club!!

On March 3rd we raised $230 for our April project!! You will hear more about that later, but GREAT JOB on raising so much money. And for all of the people who came to help with our "baby shower" for the Road Home. We were able to make 9 blankets and we gathered a TON of diapers, wipes, formula and other supplies to donate to the homeless shelter. when I took the stuff up there they were SO GRATEFUL for the baby supplies. They said that all 30 rooms were full of families and these supplies would be put to immediate use.

Sue, Courtney, Hunter, Claire and Kelly

Courtney, Claire, Kelly, Lily, Shauna and Isabella

Christine, Isabella and Bev

Angie and Becca

Missy! After I complained that no one would smile for the camera!

Suzanne, Missy, Kati and Melia

Bev and Susan

Kati, Missy and Suzanne

Bev with her own version of tying the baby quilts

Linda

The Ten Club meeting set for March 3rd!

The Road Home Shelter in Salt Lake is having an influx of HOMELESS FAMILIES. Read the following story from KSL.... or you can see the video report HERE.

More Utah families calling homeless shelters ‘home'

October 21st, 2008 @ 10:00pm

By Lori Prichard

A staggering number of families are filling Utah's homeless shelters. In fact, in one of Salt Lake's shelters, moms, dads and children are lining the hallways, the lobby, any place they can find to sleep so they don't have to sleep on the streets.

Treasa Hansen reads to her children at the Road Home shelter

It's the faces of homeless children that the head of one Salt Lake shelter sees everyday.

"She had her head down. She wouldn't look up, just wouldn't make eye contact with anyone around her," said Matt Minkevitch, executive director of the Road Home. "Her humiliation … and at the same time, she just wasn't going to miss that school bus, and I just felt for her. I felt for her."

Visibly upset, Minkevitch and his staff aren't quite at the level of panic, but they are nearing a crisis. "This is not even the busy time of year. This is the slow season," he said.

There are a record number of families staying at the Road Home. Last year, there were 56. In the last three months, there have been double that.

Matt Minkevitch, executive director of the Road Home

One hundred and twenty-two families, like Treasa Hansen and her four children, are homeless and need help.

"It's better than being on the streets," Hansen said.

Alexzandria Parker, here with her son, agrees. "I'd rather have someplace for my son to sleep than to have him sleeping outside," she said.

Families come here because they're forced out of their homes. Job loss is a major reason, but there are others.

"We know that a tight economy and a very tight rental market are two of the chief contributing factors to this phenomenon," Minkevitch said.

Alexzandria Parker plays with her son at the Road Home shelter

It's a phenomenon that's working against many families who barely get by. And when life falls apart, they come here, trying desperately to keep their family together.

"Moms and dads are struggling to keep a semblance of a normal life together in the midst of very abnormal circumstances," Minkevitch said.

Minkevitch says the Road Home hasn't turned a single family away from the shelter. Next week, the Road Home is planning to serve families at the Midvale shelter, which could open up some much needed space.

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Let's celebrate our good fortune with a BABY SHOWER!!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Amy Weiland's home
7:00pm

BRING:

1. Your $10 donation
2. Any of the following items to donate to the Road Home Shelter for the homeless babies and children:

-BABY BOTTLES
-CRIBS
-PACK AND PLAYS
-STROLLERS
-DIAPERS - Sizes 3, 4, 5, 6
-NEW UNDERWEAR – all sizes
-PULL-UPS, BABY WIPES
-BABY FORMULA
-NEW CAR SEATS
-TEETHING RINGS
-Board books, for ages 2-5
-Books for Spanish-speaking
-Highchairs
-Children’s Games/Toys

Please note that you can donate your USED high chairs, stroller, pack and plays, etc. They cannot take used car seats for legal reasons. Also the items in all caps are the MOST NEEDED.

For a complete list of shelter needs, CLICK HERE.

Also, we will be tying baby blankets that night to take to the shelter as well. All the materials were purchased from our $10 donations at our February meeting.

First meeting of the Ten Club!!

So last night was our first meeting of the Ten Club in our neighborhood. I thought it was a success! We had five people come, which I thought was pretty good for our first go-round. And look at how many coats everyone brought! Imagine what MORE of us could do.
I will be taking these coats to the Road Home in Salt Lake. There is a large population of homeless FAMILIES right now and these will keep a few more of them warm.

We will be having our meetings on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month. I will post all the information so you know what you can be working on.

With the $50 we gathered this month we are buying fleece and will be making baby blankets for the homeless shelter. If you would still like to donate your $10, please let me know. Obviously the more money we have, the more fleece we can buy and the more babies we can keep warm this winter!!

Spread the word about the Ten Club! ALL are invited!!

The Ten Club is ready to begin!!

If you don't know what the Ten Club is, scroll down a few previous posts for a full explanation including video! In short, we are starting a service project/donation club. We all bring $10 (thus the Ten Club) to our monthly meeting and use the money for our next months project or donation. Our first meeting will be a COAT DRIVE.



Come to my house
Amy Weiland
4046 cimarron

on Tuesday February 3rd at 7:00 pm

Bring:

• As many NEW and USED coats in all sizes as you have or can find
• $10
• Cardboard Box(es) to sort the coats into.

PLEASE share this information with your friends! We want as many people as possible involved in this! Get your children and families involved! Remember how great it was to give during the holidays? We can do that ALL YEAR LONG!

Introducing {{The Ten Club}}

I have talked to several people about doing some sort of volunteer club and this is PERFECT!! They have tried and tested it and have worked out most of the kinks. I will be hosting the first meeting in january with more information to come. Please let me know what you think about this and if you would like to participate.

amy

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10 STEPS FOR CREATING YOUR OWN "TEN CLUB"

1. COMMIT
Plan a date, time and location for your first meeting.

2. SPREAD THE WORD
Tell your neighbors, friends, anyone you might think would be interested. Then tell them to tell theirs! Post flyers & send out e-mails. It is a good idea to send out an invitation, with basic information, telling potential members what to expect. Make sure to tell them to bring their $10.00 to the first meeting.

3. E-MAIL
Set up an e-mail address specifically for your Ten Club. E-mail is a great way for people to send questions, comments, and especially for you to communicate with your members.

4. BLOG
Next, it is a great idea for you to set up a blog. This is perfect to document events, and allow people to see what is going on. It is a great place to put all of your club information.

5. CARRY OUT
Have your first meeting and collect the donations for the following month's service project. Discuss possible projects you can do as a group. This meeting will give you a good idea of the funds you will have to work with.

6. DESIGNATE
Allow everyone to be involved (and save yourself from doing everything!). Find someone who would be willing to manage the blog, check e-mail, contact groups or people needing help, anything else you can think of. Let as many people as possible be in charge of something.

7. SIGN UP
Make a schedule for months to come and pass it around for members to sign up to be over a meeting and project.

8. START TO SERVEIt is very important at each meeting to have a hands-on service project that everyone can be involved. Most larger projects will not require each member's participation, so these hands-on services will help keep a consistent emotional connection to the club. Some good examples of small projects would be tying quilts, putting together packages, etc.

9. ORGANIZE
After the meeting you will want to make sure you have all member's information and record of the donations. Keeping up on this will make the process much smoother and you will always know each member is being informed, and the funds are being recorded and tracked.

10. HAVE FUN Be relaxed and open! This should be a positive experience for everyone. You will have to change and modify often to best fit your group...and that is okay! Just as long as you are all having fun!

THE TEN CLUB BINDER
Because a different club member hosts the meeting each month, The Ten Club found it was helpful to keep all of the club information, donations and projects organized in a club binder. Below are the documents the original Ten Club included in their binder - feel free to download the pages below and adjust to fit your own club needs.