Neighbor Network Events


"Neighbors helping neighbors is such a small act, yet has such a big impact"

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:



A Community Yard Sale to benefit families in need. Neighbor Network, Folly Quarter Middle School's Community Outreach Committee and the Leo Club are hosting the


KIDS FOR KIDS INDOOR YARD SALE & CARWASH

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM



To be held at Folly Quarter Middle School 13500 Triadelphia Rd, Ellicott City, MD

Go through your closets, basements and garages! Put aside those things that you no longer use! Others would be thrilled to get them for a bargain. Or do you have a craft you wish to sell? Sell at the FQMS Kids for Kids Yard Sale!

Reserve and pay for your space – Complete the registration form below and mail it along with your $10.00 fee per space (make checks payable to Neighbor Network) Spaces are first come, first served. Once our tables run out, vendors will have to bring their own. Vendors keep their profits.

CLICK HERE FOR THE VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM
We accept donations!! If you have items you wish to get rid of, but don't have the time or energy to sell them, please consider donating them to our DONATION TABLE. All donations are tax deductible. The Donation Table will be open to "Invited Guests" for FREE SHOPPING. Our "Invited Guests" will come from local organizations, who assist low income families.

Donated items should be dropped off on Friday, April 8, 2011 6:00-8:00pm at Folly Quarter Middle School (bring items to cafeteria). Vendors who are renting space may also set up their tables during this time or set up on Saturday morning (Doors open @ 6:00am). Any questions please call 443-506-7394 or email Neighbornetwk@aol.com.

Volunteers needed on Friday, April 8th 6:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday, April 9th 6:00am-1:00pm


ANNUAL EVENTS:



    THANKSGIVING BASKET and CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM
    It's the time of year we begin looking ahead towards our busiest season of the year, the holidays with the Thanksgiving Baskets Program and the Christmas Adopt A Family Progam. The holidays seem far off, but as we all know they come quickly. These last two years have been especially hard with the economy putting a strain on so many families, both donors and recipients. Neighbor Network is preparing for the upcoming holidays and is seeking your assistance if you are interested in participating.


      Thanksgiving Basket Program:
      Donations of a traditional Thanksgiving meal (For example: Yams, stuffing, corn, greenbeans, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, pumpkin/other pie or dessert, gift certificates to Giant/Food Lion/Safeway for purchase of a turkey/ham, etc.)

      Items to be dropped off at designated drop off site by Sat. Nov 20, (unless you wish to deliver your basket) Please Note: permission to deliver must be granted by the receiving family)

      Donations of specific items or an entire meal are greatly appeciated.

      Needs: Drivers to assist with transporting the baskets to the families.


      Adopt A Family:
      This program provides gifts to families for the Christmas season. There are several ways you can volunteer:

      1. Purchase one or several gifts from a Wish List that will be posted in an email. Items purchased should be wrapped and labeled with recipients name/family letter (this info will be provided). Gifts should be dropped off at designated drop off site by December 12, 2010 or an alternate plan for pick up can be worked out, if needed. The designated drop off site will be provided at a later time.

      2. Adopt an entire family. This is a great idea for a group project (neighborhoods, companies, sports teams, community groups, churches, etc.). Deadline for wrapped gifts is December 12, 2010. Drop off location will be provided at a later time.

      3. Purchase gift cards (Target, Walmart, Giant, Safeway, Food Lion). Gift cards make the best gifts as they provide families the opportunity to purchase things for themselves. They can be mailed to: Neighbor Network P.O. Box 66 Dayton, MD 21036 or dropped off at designated site, TBA.

      4. Drivers needed to help transport gifts to families


    SCHOOL BACKPACK COLLECTION
    Thank you to all those who so generously donated school supplies and backpacks to our School Backpack Drive. We were able to provide a total of 65 fully stocked backpacks to children in Howard County, Montgomery County, and Baltimore City. What a wonderful way for a child to begin a new school year. A brand new backpack filled with lots of shiny and colorful new supplies will certainly help to make these children more confident and eager to jump into learning. Knowledge is power and we wish all of our youth to have the opportunity to reach for the stars through education.

PAST EVENTS:



    2010 Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program:

    I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Neighbor Network's supporters for their time and effort in assisting us in bringing joy to families in need this holiday season. I realize how hectic and overwhelming the holiday season can be, which makes everyone's involvement in our 2010 Adopt-A-Family Program that much more appreciated

    With the collaborative effort of so many, we adopted 70 families from various agencies, such as the John Hopkins Bay View's Child Psychiatry Outreach Program, the North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center, Bridges to Housing Stability, and the Howard County Board of Ed. In addition to adopting entire families, we provided gift cards and toys to the Howard County Fire Marshall's Office and the North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center for distribution to area children. We also contributed gifts to the homeless children's Christmas party in Baltimore. Neighbor Network and its supporters were able to reach out to well over 300 individuals this holiday season.

    Our supporters gave the adopted families the best gift ever and that was the chance to experience a moment of relief from worry over how they would provide for their families at the holidays. The holidays are such a busy time and the needs of others can get lost in the hustle bustle of the season. Your kindness and generosity demonstrates the true meaning of the Christmas season.

    To all of the individuals and families who so graciously adopted a family, I thank you so very much. A special thank you to St. Louis Catholic Church for adopting 19 of our 70 families. Glenelg United Methodist Church, Glen Mar United Methodist Church, Folly Quarter Middle

    School, Channing Memorial Church, Atholton High School, Maxim Health Group, Liberty Property Trust, Dayton 4-H Group, and First Finish,Inc. Thank you to all.

    A special thank you to Jim Bimstefer for the use of his moving truck to deliver gifts to Baltimore.

    2010 Thanksgiving Basket Drive:

    34 families from Howard County were the beneficiaries of the bountiful food baskets that were collected. Thank you to the many donors who helped to put "giving" back in Thanksgiving. A sincere thank you to those who helped to deliver baskets to the families.

    2010 School Backpack Collection:

    Thank you to all those who so generously donated school supplies and backpacks to our School Backpack Drive. We provided 65 fully stocked backpacks to children in Howard County, Montgomery County, and Baltimore City. What a wonderful way for a child to begin a new school year. A brand new backpack filled with lots of shiny and colorful new supplies will certainly help to make these children more confident and eager to jump into learning. Knowledge is power and we wish all of our youth to have the opportunity to reach for the stars through education. A Special thank you to Lori Stewart for donating 20 backpacks.

    2009 Christmas Adopt A Family Program:

    It is with great pleasure that I share the results of our Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program with you. First of all, I wish to extend a sincere, "Thank You" to all those who so graciously gave their time and donations to our program this year. It's important we realize we can make a difference one day at a time, one person at a time. I hope your holiday season was enhanced by the knowledge that your efforts brought such joy to families experiencing financial hardship. Time is truly valued these days, so it is with great appreciation that I thank you for taking your time to help someone this holiday season.

    This year we adopted 73 families for a total of 317 individuals. These numbers are even greater when you take into account the many children given our donated gifts at the homeless children's Christmas Party hosted by the Hezekiah Movement in Baltimore. Also, the recipients of gift cards such as families in the Grassroots Motel Program and families followed by several Pupil Personnel Workers of the Howard County School System.

    Our families were referred to Neighbor Network by Bridges to Housing Stability (formerly Congregations Concerned for the Homeless), the Multiservice Center of Howard County, Grassroots Motel Program, the Howard County Board of Education, and John Hopkins Bay View Child Psychiatry Outreach Program.

    To all of the individuals and families who so graciously adopted a family and sometimes more than one, I thank you so very much. Some of the larger groups who so graciously sponsored families were the St. Louis Catholic Church, who sponsored 20 families, Glenelg United Methodist Church, Glen Mar United Methodist Church, Folly Quarter Middle School, Curves of Glenelg, Channing Memorial Church, Liberty Property Trust, the Outer Office, Dayton 4-H Group, the KBE Company, Centennial High School's Generation X Cares, and First Finish, Inc. Thank you to all.

    A special thank you to Jim Bimstefer for the use of his moving truck to deliver gifts to Baltimore.

    Unfortunately, our Carols & Cookies had to be cancelled due to the weather, but despite the snow several people still managed to donate nonperishable food items which were given to the Grassroots Motel Program for distribution . A special thank you to those who provided food.

    Neighbors helping neighbors is such a small act, yet makes such a big impact! Reaching out to others is the cure for any blues the recipient or the donor may have!! Give it a try, you'll be amazed at how good it makes you feel.

    2009 Thanksgiving Basket Drive:

    36 families from Howard County and Baltimore City were the beneficiaries of the bountiful food baskets that were collected. Thank you to the many donors who helped to make this a memorable holiday.

    Fall 2009 School Backpack Drive:

    55 backpacks were filled with school supplies. Thank you to a very special donor, Lori Stewart, for her very generous donation of 20 filled packs. The recipients of the school backpacks were the children of the Johns Hopkins Bay View Child Psychiatry School based program as well as children in the Bridges to Housing Stability program of Howard County.