FEDEX CARES

On any given night, an estimated 10,000 residents are living on the streets, staying in shelters, sleeping in cars or doubling up with friends and relatives. Even more heartbreaking, the fastest-growing segment of this population is families with children, who represent the new face of homelessness. Providing basics needs, like shelter and food, is part of Heart of Florida United Way’s focus area aimed at alleviating hunger and homelessness. Kevin Pigue and his team at FedEx continue to go above and assist in the mission of alleviating hunger and homelessness. Kevin and FedEx are nominees for our Outstanding Corporate Group category for the inaugural HFUW Community Volunteer Excellence Awards. Strongly dedicated to bringing coworkers and friends to volunteer in the food pantry at United Way partner agency Christian HELP, Kevin is always asking “what can I do to help?” Kevin and FedEx have demonstrated exceptional commitment to this focus area by donating much-needed food, but most importantly donating their time. These dedicated team members coordinated a pickup for hundreds of canned goods and toys from several locations, including scheduling FedEx drivers to pick up and deliver goods to Christian HELP. FedEx employees then assisted with assembling the goods into boxes while another group assisted clients during the canned food and toy distribution.

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS

APRIL IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU - WE LOVE AND CHERISH ALL OF YOU

VOLUNTEER PICNIC 2014 - SAVE THE DATE

We have this great little “Care Cabin” at Casselberry Elementary School that houses food and emergency clothing for our students and their families who attend our local Elementary and Middle School. We are in need of volunteers to help serve during the operating hours. The work is very easy… and also very rewarding. The hours we need to fill are: Monday – 8 am to Noon Tuesday – 8 am to Noon Wednesday – 8 am to Noon Friday – 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Any time you could offer would be wonderful, even if it is just one hour a week!! We have an amazing Care Cabin Manager named Claudia who’s volunteer hours are above and beyond her call to serve. She needs relief and will very kindly show you all you need to know. Simply, the work includes things like – receiving donations, stocking shelves, signing in customers and helping them to find what they need…, answering the phone. From time to time, a child comes in who needs a pair of shoes, or maybe a change of clothes if they’ve had an accident, et al…, or a jacket/sweater on cold days… It is a pretty neat volunteer opportunity. The children will tug at your heart. Please respond to Casselberry Mayor Charlene Glancy - dcglancy@embarqmail.com

Thank you to Diane for Making a Difference!

Diane Wiggins is celebrating one year of volunteering with our Christian HELP family. We love you Diane..... our family of volunteers is truly that - a group of people working together to help those in our community who need food, a job, a smile, and often, a hug.... our family is so blessed.