I know talk a lot about The Eli Home that’s because it is an organization I am passionate about but this post is different because I am not promoting a fun time at a fundraiser this is a very important plea. They are losing their biggest donor who supplies almost all the new items at their thrift store located in Anaheim, CA (off the 91 Freeway and East St). Their Thrift Store is their biggest money-maker, it’s what keeps the shelters operating. They call it the unthrift store because they were able to supply the community with a majority of new items, anything from kitchen items, computer accessories, bedding, furniture to formal dresses. The items from their donors also go directly to the shelter homes, The Eli Home motto is they give the best to those that need it the most.
They have 3 shelter homes in Anaheim which house the mothers and children they take in. The Eli Home is the only shelter home in Orange County that keeps the children with their mothers. They exist to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused children and their mothers. They focus their efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach.
You may think to yourself they are just a shelter in Anaheim that has nothing to do with me or my life but you need to realize that The Eli Home has a very important role in Orange County. Do you know how child abuse effects the community?? If not please click on the link to familiarize yourself with the statistics showing the outcome and consequences of untreated child abuse. If these children don’t get the help they need they will repeat the cycle of violence, crime and substance abuse in our community. http://www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics/#gen-stats
The Eli Home’s mission is to welcome, shelter, comfort, heal, encourage and strengthen victims of child abuse and neglect, and to prepare them to reenter the community to lead stable, non-violent lives, free from fear and intimidation – To Break the Cycle of Child Abuse.
So, do you know any store owners, store managers or local manufactures if so maybe you can ask what they do with outdated, irregular or slightly damaged merchandise that they can’t keep on their store floor or didn’t sell? They are also still accepting in-kind and cash donations as well as looking to be introduced to foundations.
Can you please forward this to all your friends and family you never know who someone else knows, right?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
Please contact me or Tami Galloway at The Eli Home www.elihome.org if you want to help make a difference in a child’s life and our community.
