Pictured: Hydrate the Homeless event in Wilson Park and members of the Simon Solutions Team with this year's donation.
Simon Solutions and CharityTracker would like to salute the Homeless Care Council of Northwest Alabama for organizing the Hydrate the Homeless event in Wilson Park in Florence, AL on Tuesday, August 19th!
Local assistance agencies and volunteers handed out information for resources, free bottled water, fans, sunscreen and other cooling items.
Pictured: Nancy (Safeplace), Beth Haddock (United Way of Northwest Alabama), YaShika Ray (Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama).
Participating agencies included the Shoals chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Shoals, Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama, Safeplace, United Way of Northwest Alabama, North Alabama Housing Assistance, AIDS Action Coalition Housing Department, and the City of Florence.
Pictured: Myra Childs (211 Director, United Way of Northwest Alabama), Danielle McCullar (UNA Social Work Intern), Skyler Mansell (United Way of Northwest Alabama Intern).
Thanks to Marie Waxel, from WAFF 48 News, for covering the event. Please check out the links below.
Providing Heat Relief to the Homeless
Volunteers Supply Homeless with Ways to Beat the Heat
Also, a special thanks to Melanie Dickens, Lyndsey Borden, and Beth Haddock for all of their help!
Great Job Everyone!
4 responses so far
1 Lyndsey Borden • Aug. 20, 2014, 4:19 p.m.
Thank you for your donation!! We appreciate everyone at Simon Solutions and the work you put into Charity Tracker.
2 Greg Hammond • Aug. 21, 2014, 12:19 p.m.
Hey Lyndsey...we appreciate what y'all do, and thanks for the opportunity to bless our community! Keep up the awesome work!!
3 YaShika • Aug. 26, 2014, 9:16 a.m.
Thank you all at Simon Solutions/Charity Tracker for everything that you guys do for our community. We are blessed to have you as partners!!
4 Derek Dailey • Aug. 26, 2014, 10:01 a.m.
Thank you for the kind words, YaShika. It was a pleasure to meet you. Keep up the great work!
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