project680.org

We are switching from having a Facebook Group to a Facebook Fan Page. Why are we doing this? Well, a Facebook Fan Page is much more powerful to communicate with. The Group is still fairly recent and it is doing great. We have 106 members over there right now. If you have been a part of the Facebook Project 680 Group, please click the link to join the Project 680 Facebook Fan Page because that’s where we are going to be spending our time on Facebook from now on. Thank you.

Click HERE to view the new fan page.

Thanks everyone. Together we can make a difference.

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A household in the Curtis Park area of Sacramento will be hosting a garage sale on this coming Saturday and proceeds will go toward Project 680. We’ll announce more details when we get them. It was such an unexpected and nice surprise to hear of a family that is organizing something so practical to raise funds for Project 680. Way to go!!!

NOTE: For the location, please click the following link (and know that the link will expire in a matter of days). The sale will be Saturday May 30, 2009 from 9-12pm. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/gms/1191909936.html

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Thank you again to Butch & Bonnie for opening up their home last Friday for the counting & sorting of all the donated underwear. Let me tell you, Bonnie & Butch are masters of organization and they rigged a very efficient and smooth system for us. Thank you to all who came to count and to Rick too who stopped by on his way to dinner.

Here are a few pictures.

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After our sorting / counting party last night, we are thrilled to announce that together we have collected 2,533 pairs of new underwear for local homeless students. Actually, the Soroptimist Organization dropped off another 70 or so pairs last night after the gathering, so we are North of 2600 pairs now. Furthermore, we know of additional donations that will be coming in over the next two weeks. So in essence, our final number is not yet final.

Thank you everyone for your commitment to this cause and for throwing your time, heart and money into supporting local homeless students in such a practical way. It is touching to see our community come together, especially in an economy where we are watching our money very carefully and pinching every penny. Compassion is not dead.

There will be more details to share in coming weeks and there are definitely more people and groups to thank. It’s time for us to rest for a couple of days and then the passing out will begin early next week.

Way to go!!!!

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Thank you to Cordova Neighborhood Church for being a drop-off location and also for church members who donated generously to the Project 680 Underwear Drive. We appreciate your heart for those who are struggling in our community. Keep up the great work!!! Thank you for your compassion and focus on caring for kids in the community.

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We want to acknowledge the residents of Rancho Cordova and Folsom who have supported the endeavor to collect at least 680 pairs of underwear for local homeless students within the FCUSD. Residents in both cities have been the backbone of the Underwear Drive and we have seen success thus far due to everyday people chipping in here and there. This economy is not an easy one to say the least, but that has not stopped the flow of compassion from locals.

You may be an anonymous donor who simply went to a drop-off location and gave a few pairs or multiple packs of underwear. You probably even told your family and friends too and helped get them involved. We may never know your name, but we admire your kindness and we appreciate your giving. Thank you.

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We are incredibly grateful to have so many Rancho Cordova city employees collecting underwear for the P680 Underwear Drive. The last update we received on Friday had just over 200 pairs of underwear collected so far. We are impressed that city workers and staff members have made such a strong effort to support this cause. It’s neat to see that so many employees care deeply about the community they serve from 9-5. Way to go!!!

On behalf of the community, thank you.

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We are very happy to announce that Curves in Rancho Cordova has donated 130 pairs of new underwear so far for local homeless students for the P680 Underwear Drive. We appreciate their wonderful donation very much and also their heart to support important causes. Curves has previously donated generously to soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Curves, you earn an A+ in our book. Thank you.

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Thank you to River Valley Church in Rancho Cordova for collecting nearly 170 pairs of underwear so far. Congratulations and great work!!! We appreciate your heart for the community in this very practical and important effort.

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We are excited that a global company called Novo Nordisk (which has an office in Rancho Cordova) will be supporting the Project 680 Underwear Drive. They will be placing fifteen donation bins in some of their offices within our region so that their customers and employees can support the underwear drive. Isn’t that great? Thank you to Novo Nordisk for stepping out to do something about a local issue – student homelessness. Since they are coming on board a bit later in the game (with only five days left in the undies drive), they will collect for two additional weeks so that they can have more time. We’re good with that. 

Per their website at www.novonordisk.com:

Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy.

Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services that make a significant difference to patients, the medical profession and society. With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs more than 27,000 employees in 81 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries.

Novo Nordisk’s B shares are listed on the stock exchanges in Copenhagen and London. Its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘NVO’.

We are grateful for all of the local residents, organizations, churches and businesses that have jumped on board to support this cause. Advocating for local homeless students is something we can all do. A little intention can go a long way.

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Kidomedy is a local company based in Rancho Cordova and they will match any donations given today (5/4/09) up to 60 pairs. Thank you Kidomedy for your kindness!!! If you were thinking about donating, then today is a great day. You can simply drop by any drop-off location in Rancho Cordova or Folsom (click “underwear” above to view list). And by the way, Kidomedy is putting on an exciting “Family Game Show” series in the summer at a park near Capital Village off of Zinfandel.

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As of this past weekend we are very proud to announce that we have at least 1300 pairs of underwear (that we know about). Isn’t that wonderful? Our stated goal was to collect 680 pairs of underwear due to the 680 documented cases of homeless students with the FCUSD last year, but in reality it was our hope that many more would come in.

The more we collect = multiple pairs for students.

Let’s keep going. We will be collecting through this coming Friday, May 8th. Thank you everyone for your generosity.

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