Hope
March 25, 2010 by piversen · Leave a Comment
Did you read Dann Denny’s article in the Herald Times today? If you did, you might have seen this quote:
“We saw a lot of smiles from people who were trying their best to get on with life,” he said. “They were very spiritually attuned, singing and praising God despite their circumstances.”
Strangely enough the speaker was talking about Haitians in Port-au-Prince! Aren’t they supposed to be miserable, trapped in a world without clean water, toilets, food or even stable buildings?
Nonetheless,
“They are determined to not let circumstances take them down,” he said. “They are rising to the occasion and finding ways to survive.”
No, the speaker is not misinformed, in fact, he has just come from there. At 6:00pm on Tuesday March 30, Lt. Jonathan Fitzgerald will be sharing his photos to document the hope that exists in Haiti today. The event is entitled “earthquake Relief: offering Hope in haiti”. It’s free and open to all who want to see the photographs of endurance and hear the stories of perseverance.
Coats for Kids Needs Your Coats
October 6, 2009 by piversen · Leave a Comment
Once again, your neighborhood letter carrier is helping to ensure that kids have coats in Monroe County.
They even make it easy. All you have to do to leave new or gently used winter coats by your mailbox and the letter carriers will deliver them to The Salvation Army. How much easier could it get?!
If you are out and about there are additional spots where you can drop off your coats, some are arranged through a partnership with Spirit 95. They are all listed here with a link where available:
- Bloomington Post Office
- Ellettsville Post Office
- Unionville Post Office
- Foster Quad
- The Herald Times
- Fountain Square Mall
- Head Start
- 10/9 IU Credit Union on Winslow from 11a – 2p
- 10/16 Harley Davidson Buell of Bloomington from 4p -6p
- 10/23 Once Upon a Child from 4p – 6p
- 10/30 Crystal Pure from 11a – 2p
The drive is going on now, and concludes October 27. At which time, the coats will be given to The Salvation Army who will distribute the coats to those in need from our community.
Otherwise, please contact The Salvation Army’s caseworker, Monica Clemons for more information.
