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Thank you to the 35 “underwear” bike riders

680 Admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:24:47 +0000

Thank you so much to the 35 riders for taking part in the Project 680 bike ride yesterday. We hope you enjoyed yourself, especially if it was your first time on the trails. Thank you for your generous donations of underwear and financial contributions too. Thank you for caring for homeless students in such a practical (and fun) way. A special thanks to Project 680 committee member Jennifer Tartaglia for planning the short ride yesterday. Big kudos to Councilmember Ken Cooley for stopping by as well as FCUSD Board Member Zak Ford and CRPD Board Member Rick Sloan.

We don’t yet have a tally of all that was collected during the underwear drive, but that should come soon this week on our website and Facebook page. All it takes to tackle community issues is for residents to get intentional and focused. Many times it’s just a matter of deciding to be a part of the solution, and then taking small steps in the direction of a solution. Thank you for doing that yesterday in a very practical way.

Let’s keep moving forward. We’ll be announcing good news about the underwear drive soon. And we’ll be gearing up for an emphasis in the Fall too.

Photo Credit: May is Bike Month Facebook Page

Thank you!!!

The California Department of Education Rocks!!

680 Admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:13:34 +0000

We are so thankful for the California Department of Education for their support of Project 680 in the past and also during the current Underwear Drive. Thank you to Debbie who got things started by telling others in her office building about Project 680. All in all, 73 packages (not just pairs) of underwear were collected along with some financial contributions. Thank you employees of the California Department of Education. You are a huge blessing to students!! Thank you so much for truly caring!! There will be students wearing new underwear because of you, which means students will be more readily equipped to focus on learning.

Want to buy Scott undewear for his birthday?

680 Admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:28 +0000

Facebook birthdays are always nice because of all the love you get in your inbox. But what if you could take some of that love and direct it toward a good cause? Is that even possible? Our friend Scott Eggert logged in to his account this morning and posted at the crack of dawn before the birthday avalanche began. What did Scott say? Scott announced his birthday and also invited friends to purchase underwear for the Project 680 Underwear Drive. Pretty cool stuff, Scott. We love it. And since Scott posted publicly and his company tweeted about it, it was free game to share here.

Anyone want to buy Scott some undies for this birthday? I’m game for 10 pairs (this is Ryan here).

Kudos to ClickSpring for supporting the Undies Drive

680 Admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:10:47 +0000

We wanted to give a quick shout-out to ClickSpring for helping get the word out about the Project 680 underwear drive for homeless students. Thank you for your tweets, Facebook shares and spreading the word to your clients also. We really look forward to having your co-founder, Scott Eggert, ride with us on the “Underwear Ride” on Saturday. You guys are tremendous!! Much thanks.

Thank you Fairfield Inn & Suites in Rancho Cordova

680 Admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:05:43 +0000

We’ve been really busy, so it’s been hard to update the blog much. That doesn’t mean we’re not thankful though. We wanted to give a quick shout-out to Fairfield Inn & Suites in Rancho Cordova. They’ve been a huge partner this time around for the underwear drive. Not only have they been advertising the undies drive to their guests and staff, they’ve been doing a broadcast storm on their Facebook page. They even had a “biking for undies” shirt designed for their riders (we are having a community bike ride on Saturday for those who don’t know). Big thanks Fairfield Inn & Suites! Thank you for doing something about local issues.

We need drop-off locations

680 Admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:49:12 +0000

We are looking for a dozen or so “drop-off” locations in the general area to serve as places where locals can drop by new underwear for the Undies Drive. These locations could be households, businesses, churches or organizations. Being a “drop-off” is a great opportunity to be available for the community and to network. Tell your contacts what you are doing so they can partner with you. We’ve found that to be one of the most important elements for finding success as a drop-off location. CLICK HERE FOR UNDERWEAR DRIVE DETAILS.

We only have a few drop-offs so far, so we really are hoping some folks step forward this week. We’d like to have 12 drop-offs by the end of the week.

Thank you.

Thank you message from Liaison for Homeless Services

680 Admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:27:51 +0000

A brief recorded thank you message from Trish & Charlene of the office of the Liaison for Homeless Services in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District. Give it a quick listen (less than 45 seconds). Thank you all Project 680 supporters!!

Elfing raises $3,063.92 for Project 680

680 Admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:36:35 +0000

Thank you Cordova Church of Christ in Rancho Cordova for doing a church-wide “elfing” effort to raise over $3,000 for Project 680. The money will go toward supporting homeless students in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District to meet some of their very practical needs. This was a month-long collaborative effort embraced by so many church members. A special thank you to Aaron & Amy Redelsperger, die-hard youth leaders, amazing youth, supportive parents, and the entire church body who sincerely got behind this cause and raised big money for homeless students. You are an important part of the Project 680 family. Thank you for loving your neighbor.

Eat dinner @ Mama Sue’s on 12/20 to benefit Project 680

680 Admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:54:33 +0000

What are you doing on Tuesday, December 20th between 5-9pm? Let’s eat some dinner together at Mama Sue’s Soul Food Kitchen in Rancho Cordova. Get some good grub and know that Mama Sue’s will be donating 25% of its dinner proceeds between 5-9pm to Project 680. Thank you to Aaron Redelsperger and youth from the Cordova Church of Christ who initiated this dinner. They’ve been working hard all month “elfing” to raise money for Project 680.

You coming? Let’s get our grub on.

Mama Sue’s Soul Food
10113 Folsom Blvd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Rancho Cordova Rotary Donates $4,000 to Shoe Drive

680 Admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:31:07 +0000

The Rancho Cordova Rotary Club donated $4,000 toward the Project 680 Shoe Drive this year. Additionally, the Inner Wheel Club in Rancho Cordova stepped up with a $400 donation too (Inner Wheel is comprised of allstar women of Rotary). We are so appreciative to have had such such support from Rotary and Inner Wheel. Along with the donations from so many others during the Foot Drive, we broke the record for the number of students invited to the Shoe Event. Thank you to Rotary President Rick Blakeman and so many Rotarians who donated money as well as volunteered hours of service to pull off a successful shoe event recently.