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Thank you to all of our “Foot Drive” drop-off locations so far. We appreciate people and businesses stepping forward to be a place where community members can drop by socks or Payless Shoe Source Gift Cards. We’d love to see more drop-offs too – especially in Folsom. See www.project680.org/foot for details about the Foot Drive that begins today.

Drop-Off Locations:
Bueno-Williams household:  4257 Emmons Circle, Mather 95655
Callen Pool Supply: 10363 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Cordova Community Council:  2729 Prospect Park Dr, Ste 117, Rancho Cordova 95670
Creations Botique:  10415 Folsom Blvd, #104 Rancho Cordova CA 95670
First Covenant Church: 10933 Progress Court Rancho Cordova, California 95670 (in lobby)
Ford household:  4252 Mustic Way Mather CA 95655
Gold River Floors – Carpet One: 11367 Pyrites Way, Ste A Rancho Cordova, CA  95670
Mama Sue’s Soul Food Kitchen:  10113 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Norris household: 10724 Bellone Way Rancho Cordova, 95670
Rancho Cordova City Hall:  2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova 95670

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We are very excited to launch the Project 680 “Foot Drive” this coming week and we’ll be looking to team up with many locals to make this a success. Would you be interested in partnering together to care for homeless students? We’re looking for individuals, households, churches, schools, businesses…

Socks:  We will be collecting NEW (not used) socks in all sizes and appropriate styles for boys and girls in grades K-12. Our goal is to collect 680 packages of socks so that each student will be able to have one week’s worth of new socks. We have word that the older students do prefer ankle socks.

Shoes:  Our goal is to collect $680 in Payless Shoe Source gift cards (or checks) in order to put shoes on the feet of students in need. These funds will support both the annual shoe drive in December and immediate needs when they arise. We DO NOT accept actual shoes because kids will pick out a size and style that fits perfectly. Checks can be made out to “Cordova Community Council” our non-profit sponsor. Read more here about why Payless Shoe Source is a great fit for us.

Together we can make a difference in the lives of homeless students in our community. Not only will new socks and shoes meet a very relevant and practical need, but it will also speak volumes to students about how the community is looking out for them. Please consider getting involved.

Download the “Foot Drive” flyer (pdf) HERE.

Pancake Celebration Dinner:  Come to our Pancake Dinner Celebration on Wednesday Nov 9 2011 from 5:00-7:00pm at Rancho Cordova City Hall (2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova CA 95670). We plan to have a celebration meal for those who donated to the Foot Drive, so come drop off your donations and enjoy a free dinner including pancakes, bacon, potatoes and eggs. Yes, this is breakfast for dinner at it’s best. We’ll provide dinner for 100 people, so first come first serve. Thank you for your donations and thank you to the Rancho Cordova Kiwanis Club and Councilmember Ken Cooley for donating all food!!

See www.project680.org/foot for all “drop-off” locations and many ways to get involved. Let us know if you have any questions and “like” us on Facebook to follow the conversations in the Foot Drive.

Let’s do this!!! Thank you everyone for your support!!

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This is why we do a shoe event each year in December and why we are rolling out a “Foot Drive” in just a couple weeks. More details coming very soon about the Foot Drive, but be ready to collect some new socks and Payless Shoe Source gift cards!! What do you think of these shoes? Can you believe some students in the FCUSD are wearing shoes like this?

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A brief message from the Liaison for Homeless Services to thank a few people who stepped forward recently to help homeless students in the FCUSD. There were two immediate needs posted on the Project 680 Facebook page to help provide several nights of dinner to families who did not have food for the night. Thank you to those who respodned immediately.

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Thank you so much to generous employees at Progressive Insurancein Rancho Cordova for a recent hygiene-item drive for Project 680. Employees collected a whopping total of 457 items such as toothpaste, deodorant, feminine products, band-aids, shampoo, soap and more. Items like this are highly relevant to the District Liaison’s caseload of homeless students. In fact, one of the ways homeless kids often get discovered is from teachers noticing hygiene issues.

We appreciate your generosity and focus on local kids in the FCUSD. This is an incredible blessing. Thank you Progressive Insurance and also Cathy Owen of Progressive for being a tremendous support for this project.

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This message is for Folsom High School students, Mrs. Devore, Allie, The Tom’s Club and the Good Karma Club. Thank you SO much for supporting Project 680. We are so grateful for your generous donation of $400 as well as the 786 pairs of socks that came from the Tom’s Club. This was an enormous blessing and a significant part of making the recent underwear drive a success. Keep growing in compassion. Thank you.

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We are so pleased to announce that 2,983 pairs of underwear were counted last night at our BBQ finale. Isn’t this amazing news? Thank you so much everyone!! We are so grateful for the way our local community has stepped forward to make this happen for homeless students in the FCUSD. We appreciate how so many individuals, households, churches, drop-off locations, students, organizations and businesses have made this drive a success. We’ll post more details in coming days, but for now let’s celebrate!! Way to go!!! Enjoy a one-minute video below of the counting party last night.

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You are invited!! Come to the Project 680 community finale BBQ on Wednesday May 11, 2011 from 5:00-7:00pm at Rancho Cordova City Hall at 2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova CA 95670. Enjoy free chips, drinks and hot dogs for the first 100 attendees!!!

We’ll be counting underwear, having conversations and celebrating a successful underwear drive. Bring the whole family and some of your friends too. If anyone is available to help set up, manage some logistics or tear-down, feel free to let us know. Food for the first 100 only. If you have any donations of new underwear, please get them to us by tomorrow if possible.

You can RSVP on Facebook too if you wish. Call 916.595.3735 or email info@project680.org with any questions.

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We shared a few weeks back how a nine-year old named Anabelle decided to ask her family and friends for underwear for homeless kids in lieu of birthday gifts. Well, her birthday fiesta took place yesterday and we are so excited to announce that Anabelle and her friends/family collected a total of 262 pairs of underwear (35 packages). Isn’t that amazing??

Thank you so much to all who participated in this effort. Fantastic job to Anabelle and friends and family!! Thank you for your generosity and for going out of your way to bless local homeless students in the FCUSD. You’ve made a significant contribution to the underwear drive too!!

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Thank you to Rancho Cordova City Hall employees and staff for their support of the Project 680 Underwear Drive. Thank you also to Shannan Loveless at City Hall for her constant efforts to muster the troops. 

This image to the right is the Underwear-o-Meter at City Hall so everyone can gauge progress for the goal of collecting 68 packages of underwear drive aka “knickers” drive (thanks to Kerry Simpson for that one). A package of underwear usually has 5 or so pairs.

Way to go City Hall!!! Thank you for caring about kids in your city – seriously!!!

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This idea came from Lundquist Appraisal and we LOVE it. Who wants to sign up on the list?

What can it look like for local businesses and households to network together for the sake of homeless students? I wanted to share a vision with you and ask you to consider getting involved.

Project 680 is doing an underwear drive for homeless students, so I figured a group of us could team up to help this important effort by pitching in. If 17 local businesses or familes each donate 25 pairs of underwear and my company donates 100, we’ll hit 500 pairs with ease. This team-approach will help us maximize results and put a big dent in Project 680′s goal to collect nearly 3000 pairs of new underwear by May 11, 2011.

If you do join the team, you’ll get a link below, links on the Project 680 website and SacTube, recognition on the P680 Facebook page, kudos on Twitter (and some other stuff too). Of course, the best thing you’ll get is the knowledge you did something good.

The All-Star Project 680 Donor Team
1. Orange County Cellular
2. JanMac Appraisals (Janice McNally)
3. RosevilleandRocklin.com: Coldwell Banker Steve Ostrom & Team
4. CTP Business & Personal Development Coaching
5. Jenny Lundquist – Author
6. Market Small
7. Body Investment Studio
8. Soroptimist Organization in Rancho Cordova
9. Mitchell Middle School in Rancho Cordova PTSA
10. Vice-Mayor David Sander City of Rancho Cordova
11. TBA
12. TBA
13. TBA
14. TBA
15. TBA
16. TBA
17. Lundquist Appraisal Company

This is a great way to maximize results and do a little good together. Business isn’t just about making money, but about making a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Let me know if you’re interested in getting involved.

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The Folsom Cordova Unified School District Liaison for Homeless Services has informed Project 680 of a big need for new underwear for the homeless students in the FCUSD. Therefore, Project 680 will be holding a underwear drive from April 1 to May 11, 2011. We are asking for NEW (not used) underwear in all sizes and appropriate styles for boys and girls in grades K-12. Please see www.project680.org/underwear-2011 for an FAQ and details on how to get involved.

Together we can make a difference in the lives of homeless students in our community. Not only will new underwear meet a very relevant and practical need, but it will also speak volumes to students about how the community is looking out for them. Please consider getting involved. Thank you so much for your support.

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We are officially rolling out details for the Project 680 Underwear Drive. We’d love to partner together to collect 680 care-packages of underwear for homeless students (that adds up to about 3000 pairs of underwear). Please see www.project680.org/underwear-2011 for details about the drive. Here are opportunities for you to get involved. Let us know if anything resonates with you. Thank you so much!!!

Ways to Get Involved:

1) Pick an underwear goal with your family, household, the office, church or a group of friends. Pick a number of underwear that you’d like to collect with a group of people (maybe 5, 10, 25, 50 or 100) and then go for it. There are certainly some creative options for generating donations or even raising money too. We’d love to hear what you’re thinking, so let us know if you’d like. Kids often come up with really good ideas too.

2) We are looking for a dozen or so drop-off locations in the general area. These 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.

3) Come to our community finale BBQ on May 11, 2011 from 5:00-7:00pm at Rancho Cordova City Hall at 2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova CA 95670. Drop off any underwear donations, meet some fellow Project 680 supporters, and enjoy a free hot dog BBQ for the first 100 attendees!!! 

4) Make a video to help tell people about the Project 680 Underwear Drive. Tell people what you’re doing, how to get involved, or put a creative idea into motion. Post the video on our Facebook page or email us about it.

5) We are looking for an underwear logo. Any graphic designers out there want to help us make a stellar logo to advertise this drive? We’d like to see a couple “Project 680 supporter” graphics too so locals can put them on blogs and websites.

6) We’ll need some logistical help on May 11, 2011 at our Finale BBQ such as people to BBQ, serve food, set-up, clean-up, count underwear, etc… Anyone have connections to get donated food for the finale BBQ? Or does someone want to seek out businesses to help make this happen? We’ll need 100 hot dogs, buns, condiments, chips and drinks. Or maybe a local business would like to sponsor the food?

7) Other ideas. We definitely welcome your creative ideas. How can we do this together? What’s in your heart? How you can use your talents, passions and abilities for the sake of the undies drive?

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