Attaching below SOME’s monthly newsletter. Note that they need toiletries, clothes, food and more.
May eNewsletter, May 21, 2009
Program Spotlights: SOME’s Zagami House and Center for Employment Training:
On Thursday, May 7th, all 12 families at SOME’s Zagami House for formerly homeless families, celebrated Mother’s Day at the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Candlelight Dinner. The children at Zagami House planned the menu, made decorations and prepared the meal! It was a fantastic event filled with joy and laughter.Learn more about Zagami House and SOME’s other affordable housing programs that lift individuals out of homelessness and into a life of independence.
SOME’s Center for Employment Training Graduation
On May 15th, 34 proud men and women graduated from SOME’s Center for Employment Training(CET). After six months of intensive preparation, the graduates of SOME’s CET program are well-equipped with the hard and soft skills necessary to secure jobs in Building Maintenance, Medical Administration and Customer Relations. For over 12 years, with the support of caring individuals and corporate partners, CET has prepared homeless and poor women and men for careers in high-growth fields that pay a living wage and provide benefits. Watch an interview with CET Director Emily Price.
Save the Date
Save the Date for SOME’s 40th Anniversary Inaugural Concert
Please join us on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 7:30 pm, when the renowned Georgetown Chorale will perform a benefit concert at the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, DC, in honor of SOME’s 40th Anniversary. In commemoration of SOME’s four decades of service to the homeless and poor, the Georgetown Chorale, members of the San Jose Symphonic Chorus and other singers will perform Henry Mollicone’s Beatitude Mass (for the Homeless), under the direction of the composer, as well as selections from Les Misérables. Tenor Christopher Walker of Los Angeles and soprano Kathryn Hearden of Virginia will be the featured soloists.For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please visithttp://www.some.org/events_40th.html
United We Step: Stepping to Help the Community
Join us for a fast paced night of step competition as the National Pan-Hellenic Council of the District hosts its first-ever step show to benefit SOME. United We Step will be held in Cramton Auditorium at Howard University on Saturday, May 30. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For directions and contact information, please visithttp://www.some.org/events_main.html
SOME’s Wish List
Can you help? SOME is in need of:
— Toiletries including toothpaste, soap, deodorant, razors and lotion
— Adult spring clothing for men
— NEW plastic mattress encasements
— Food donations including coffee, cereal, mayonnaise, and pasta sauce (please make sure items have not expired)
— A rug cleaning machine for SOME’s elderly services program
Emergency Groceries Distribution has Tripled
SOME’s distribution of emergency groceries has tripled. In 2008, SOME provided clothing to 8,163 individuals and distributed 24,328 pounds of food. We need your help to continue to meet the basic needs of our city’s homeless and poor women, children and men.
Gather your friends, family and co-workers and host a fund raiser, or a food or spring clothing drive to benefit homeless and poor families and single adults, including the elderly and mentally ill.
For ideas on ways you can help, or for more information about hosting an event for SOME, please contact Brian Bilenki, Non-Monetary Donations Coordinator, at bbilenki@some.org.
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THANK YOU to all who helped us raise matching funds from the Feinstein Foundation during the month of April!
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