3,000 children in Mecklenburg County don’t have homes

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/141/story/902462.html

There are 3,000 children in Mecklenburg County who don’t have homes.  This is just a look at one child in one county in one part of the country.  This sad story reaches every town in America, yes even yours.  Feel led to help in your town or the homeless population in general? There are many ideas throughout this site or feel free to contact us for more ideas.

What a $20 donation to Help Bags looks like

240 band-aids and 120 individually wrapped snacks!

That is what a $20 donation to Help Bags looks like.  There is no such thing as too big or small a donation.  Every item is needed and neccesary.  130 Help Bags will be distributed this week in 2 different counties. Every moist towelette, every band aid, every item makes a difference in getting them out or needing to wait for supplies to come in to distribute.

Thank you everyone who has donated! This week we will break the 500 mark in Help Bag distribution!

What did you do this summer???

This Sunday 100 Help Bags will be passed out totally due to your donations and support!! This will bring the total to nearly 500 Help Bags distributed this summer in 3 counties!! When someone asks what you did this summer – tell them you Helped the homeless one Bag at a time Have a great day everyone!!

Big week for the little bags!! We’re in the news

What a big week for our little Help Bags!

Wednesday August 5th the Charlotte Observer featured an article about Help Bags http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/870618.html and on September 4th at 5pm Help Bags will be on the Link Leading Lady section of the Matt and Ramona show on Charlotte radio station 107.9 The Link!! WOWOWOW!!

People have asked me – are you ready for the big increase of donations this could bring? I giggle – you bet we are!!! Big donations = big help for those in need!

If you like to know how you can help Help Bags there is a ton of options!

#1 – Host a Help Bags Drive at your work, school or church.   The items needed can be found on this website under the green tab DONATE. These items are:

* individually wrapped snacks like lance crackers, small chip or pretzels bags, etc

* band-aids

* individually wrapped moist towelettes

**** men’s new white socks****

* individually wrapped Tylenol type product ( doesn’t have to be that brand- there are cheaper ones!)

* gallon sized Ziploc (any brand) bags

* hot packs, like those hunters use for feet and hands for the winter months

Items must be individually wrapped so they can be placed in the individual bags for distribution.

#2 Be an Army of one.

The donation you give is the one we need.  There is no such thing as too small or too large a donation. 100% of funds and products given to Help Bags go to those in need.    The address of where to mail any donations is on the site under the orange Contact Us tab.  Or if you are in the Charlotte area I may be able to make arrangements to pick up any item from you.  Email psmullen@helpbags.org.  The mailing address is:

Help Bags

6012 Bayfield Parkway #211

Concord, NC 28027

#3 Sponsor a Bag in your name or in the name of a friend or loved one! The Sponsor a Bag section can be found on the website under the green DONATE tab as well. There are different quantities to choose from and it is conveniently linked to PayPal.

#4 Prayers, encouragement and support! Tell your friends about Help Bags, www.helpbags.org and join us on Facebook (Help Bags) for frequent updates and happenings!