Martha's House of Hope Happenings

Martha's House of Hope
Happenings

Martha's House of Hope is currently housing one mom and baby. With the pandemic lightening we have been able to do some fun outings such as going to the local mall, having a movie night and swimming at a local pool. Socializing tends to help our mom at the house feel more connected with society while caring for a newborn!

We appreciate everyone that helps to make Martha’s House of Hope a home for pregnant women, moms and babies. Our volunteers are incredible! They have completed approximately 1,700 volunteer hours this year already. Tasks they have helped with include overnight duty, babysitting, donation sorting, landscaping and so much more! In this newsletter we would like to highlight our appreciation for the things that have been done to beautify our yard and porch. We have several volunteers that have come to Martha's to remove snow, pick up sticks, mow, landscape, and purchase porch furniture. Last year we had one volunteer begin the project of landscaping and this spring another volunteer completed the project. This particular volunteer also comes daily to water the plants and new grass and she stays overnight about twice a month! Thank you, Christine and to all of our volunteers! Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering.

GIVING OPPORTUNITY
For the second year in a row, Martha’s House of Hope is participating in the Gannett Foundation's A Community Thrives campaign. A Community Thrives is a program that supports community improvement ideas with grants up to $100,000. To qualify for a grant, Martha's House of Hope needs to meet a fundraising goal of $3,000 in four weeks. If we are able to raise $3,000 between July 19-August 13 we can qualify for grants up to $100,000! Last year we raised $4,335 and received a $2,500 grant from A Community Thrives. We also were fortunate to raise a lot of awareness for Martha’s House of Hope through news releases about this grant. We will send out another email and post on our Facebook page when the fundraising begins.

IN THE COMMUNITY
We were honored to be asked by the Ames Junior Chamber (Jaycees) to be the community partner at Ames On The Half Shell on July 30th. This event is from 5-8 p.m. at the Durham Bandshell Park in Ames. The band Burnin’ Sensations will be playing that evening. We will have a table set up at the event and will be selling Martha’s House of Hope t-shirts. See www.amesonthehalfshell.com for more details about the Ames On The Half Shell events.
Looking for cyclists! Are you available August 7th and interested in riding in an approximately 30 mile bike ride that will support Martha’s House of Hope as well as other pregnancy resource centers? If so, we may have a wonderful opportunity for you. Contact Missy for more information at executivedirector1@marthashouseofhope.org.

Did you know it costs $23 per day to care for a mom and baby at Martha's House of Hope?  Would you like a fun way to sponsor a day at Martha's House of Hope?  We are selling t-shirts like the one pictured here!  All you have to do is click the link below and you will be taken to our ordering site.  Thank you B5Branding for your help!

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