Announcements
April/May Spotlight:
Weekly YWCA Service Opportunity
Megan Temple is leading the MoMM charge to support local, less fortunate individuals and families at the YWCA on Harvey Court. If you'd like to help, contact Megan, who is trying to expand the weekly children's programs. This is a great opportunity to make a tremendous difference! Take a look at a video.
We want to recognize our dedicated volunteers who offer their time and effort, who share their current good fortune, with their brothers and sisters who find themselves in a challenging time of their lives. In the business of getting the job done it is all too easy to overlook someone's efforts or forget a name. If your name should be here and we have not included it, please let us know and accept our sincere regrets; our cherished and much appreciated volunteers remain the lifeblood of the MoMM Foundation efforts.
Our heartfelt thanks to our volunteers including:
- Megan's sister Emily, her friends and her sorority sisters, the Delta Gammas from Ohio Wesleyan University, Susanna and her son John H.
- Susanne Zimmerer and Ethan Zimmerer
- Kelley Widerman
- Leah Holland
- Emeri Schwartfigure
- Kevin and Theresa Reash, Ellie, Jacob and Isaac
- Stacie Bowers
- Nathan Hickey
On the Web...
Thought you might be interested in a couple of video clips on homelessness and poverty outreach:
"What about Now" sponsored this video about homelessness in 2009. Take a look here.
Here's a little musical prayer for the homeless (stay tuned for remarks at the end)... see the whole speech on poverty at the National Prayer Breakfast (2005) (it gets going at about the 5 minute mark): here.
Mother's Day
MoMM is forming a planning committee for the First Annual MoMM Mother's Day Celebration.
If you'd like to help with any of these efforts, please contact Cindy Hickey, Megan Polk, or Phil Callahan. We look forward to seeing and working with you this fall season.
Living on the Land Video
Please check out a recent joint Coalition-Columbus Dispatch video discussing Winter camps "on the land" at http://www.columbushomeless.org/.
Kroger Community Rewards Program
As of April 1st, the MoMM Foundation is once again part of the Kroger Community Rewards Program. This is an great way to support MoMM: just go to the website and register your Kroger card; then every time you use your card Kroger makes a donation to MoMM. Here's how:
- go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com
- click on " OHIO "
- choose the blue "enroll" option
- go to the "new online customer" option and follow those steps. You will need to enter your Kroger plus card number to set up your account.
- Once you are enrolled, log into your Kroger account and click "Edit your Community Rewards Information."
- Select the MoMM Foundation by writing either writing "MoMM Foundation" or entering MoMM's Kroger organization number: 90234.
That's it - you're done! Every time you use your card proceeds go to MoMM!
"The Released"
A PBS FRONTLINE video about mental health, prisons, and homelessness in Ohio. Click on this picture to view this riveting program.
