Help for the Homeless" Donation Box Distribution

Last year, the Help the Homeless campaign generated a record-breaking $377,000 worth of new hygiene and cleaning products to their local crisis programs in 15 Northeast and Central Wisconsin communities. 89 crisis agencies benefited from the donations.  After 25 years, “Help for the Homeless” has provided $2.5 million worth of hygiene supplies to local crisis programs and those they serve.
 
Our Kiwanis club will once again be supporting the WEMI Family Radio "Help for the Homeless" campaign.  We will be delivering and setting up over 200 collection boxes in the Fox Valley at local businesses, industry, schools, and church sites. Boxes will be ready on Feb. 12th and all boxes must be out by February 16th.  Members distribute boxes at their convenience.  The donation drive runs from February 18th – March 11, 2018.
   
Products that are received will be distributed to the following organizations:

• B.A.B.E.S. New London
• Boys and Girls Club Runaway Program
• Cerebral Palsy of Mideast WI
• COTS Transitional Shelters for Men & Women
• Homeless Connection
• Fox Cities Community Health Center
• Fox Valley Warming Shelter
•  Harbor House
• Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities
• LEAVEN
• Mother & Unborn Baby Care
• Ryan Community Transitional Housing
• Salvation Army
• Winnebago County Dept. Human Services

Each Kiwanian will select locations to deliver and set-up boxes during this time frame. Members will pick up boxes at the WEMI Family Radio Station offices located at 1909 W. Second Street in Appleton.

The time commitment will be 1-2 hours depending on locations selected and number of volunteers.