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Tonight we had a team of folks together to handle some logisitcs for the beginning of the Project 680 Shoe Drive, and we took a quick video to say THANK YOU to everyone for your amazing support, encouragement, and partnership during the Project 680 Hoody Drive.

We are very pleased to announce that the Project 680 team (all of us) collected 735 hoodies!!! Yes, that’s right!!! Our goal of 680 hoodies was blown out of the water by local residents, churches, businesses, and organizations that took part in this tremendous effort. Thank you. Thank  you. Thank you. We sincerely appreciate your intentional compassion and for carrying the vision in your heart to meet some of the basic needs of homeless students. Who is Project 680? You are.  

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We wanted to give a quick shout out to the Rancho Cordova Soroptimist Club for supporting Project 680 yet again. This time around the band of merry women donated 15 hoodies and helped with publicity too. Thank you to Sheryl Longsworth for shopping at Walmart in November when News 10 filmed us too.

We sincerely appreciate the support of these local all-star ladies.

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Last night was an amazing night of celebration in our community as local residents, churches and businesses gathered at City Hall in Rancho Cordova to count hoodies for homeless students. We are extremely pleased and excited to officially announce we met our goal of 680 hoodies. Yes, we have counted 687 hoodies so far!!! Isn’t that great news?

It’s been amazing to watch the community rally together for the sake of homeless students in the Folsom Cordova School District. Thank you for your support, whether big or small. You made a difference, and we are very grateful you are a part of the Project 680 team.

Here is a brief video to give you a glimpse into last night’s festivities. We’ll post more news, thank yous, and many more details in coming days. If you have pictures, video or stories to share, please do so here or on our Facebook page.

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A local sixth-grade girl named Lindsey has collected 47+ hoodies for the hoody drive so far. She chose to partner with Project 680 to fulfill community service hours with her school, and she has done a fantastic job networking and getting results. Way to go Lindsey!!! We’re so thankful for you and we really appreciate and admire your hard work!!!

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Thank you to Lyons Orthodontics for being a new drop-off location. We sincerely appreciate your support. It’s pretty cool that Lyon Orthodontics is collecting hoodies at both of their local offices in Citrus Heights and El Dorado Hills. It’s great to see local businesses step up to the plate to support local homeless students.

Here is the most up-to-date list for all drop-off locations for the Project 680 Hoody Drive:

Body Investment Studio:  10416 Investment Circle, Suite B, Rancho Cordova 95670
Brighton School:  777 Levy Road, Folsom 95630
Bueno-Williams household:  4257 Emmons Circle Mather 95655 
Callen Pool Supply:  10363 Folsom Blvd Rancho Cordova 95670
Cordova Neighborhood Church:  10600 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova 95670
Gossard Household:11121 Crooken River Ct. Rancho Cordova 95670
Heritage Community Credit Union:  10339 Folsom Blvd., Suite A Rancho Cordova 95670
Koban Chiropractic:  10901 Folsom Blvd Suite C Rancho Cordova 95670
Lyons Orthodontics:  7916 Pebble Beach Dr. Ste 105 Citrus Hts 95610
Lyons Orthodontics:  4420 Town Center Blvd. Ste. 200 El Dorado Hills 95762
Rancho Cordova City Hall:  2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova 95670
RC Neighborhood Center:  10665 Coloma Road, Suite 100 Rancho Cordova 95670
Zak Ford household:  4252 Mustic Way Mather CA 95655

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Thank you to the Grapevine for running a front page story on the Project 680 Hoody Drive last Friday. We really appreciate you getting the word out. Let’s keep going. We have less than three weeks now in the Hoody Drive!!!

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There are three weeks left in the Project 680 Hoody Drive. It’s been great to see everyone get involved so far, and we’d love to see others embrace the vision too. We definitely have some work left in our quest to collect 680 hoodies for homeless students in the FCUSD. Let’s keep going strong and advocate for homeless kids in this very practical and relevant way. Let us know if you have any questions. Enjoy a video below.

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We’d love to see more entries in the Hoody Drive Photo Contest. Remember, this is not a professional contest. Granted, there are some really talented photographers that will take part, but the bulk of us are absolute amateurs and we should have fun with the contest. All you have to do is take a picture anywhere and make sure to have ”Project 680″, “680″ or “www.project680.org” somewhere in the photo. We encourage people to think very creatively how to include the “680″ in the photo. When you take your shots, email up to six of them to info@project680.org and we’ll get them online at www.ranchocordovapost.com/project680. Feel free to post them on Facebook too and/or share them with friends. Spread the word about the Hoody Drive. Together we WILL make a difference in the lives of homeless students in the FCUSD.

The following image was snapped by a six-year old and submitted today. Pretty cool.

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I caught up with the Liaison for Homeless Services recently and she said thank you to Aon International who donated care bags full of needed supplies. Watch a 30-second video below. Props to Aon International’s Sacramento office and way to go everyone on the current Hoody Drive!!! – Ryan

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We have drop-off locations where locals can bring donated hoodies. Thank you to everyone who has stepped forward thus far to be a drop-off during the hoody drive. We are still looking for at least six more places. Maybe your household, church, business or organization would like to act as a drop-off? We’d love to hear from you. Let us know.

In alphabetical order, here they are.

Brighton School:  777 Levy Road, Folsom CA 95630
Bueno-Williams household:  4257 Emmons Circle Mather CA 95655
Cordova Neighborhood Church:  10600 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova 95670
Koban Chiropractic:  10901 Folsom Blvd Suite C Rancho Cordova 95670
Rancho Cordova City Hall:  2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova 95670
RC Neighborhood Center:  10665 Coloma Road, Suite 100 Rancho Cordova 95670
Zak Ford household:  4252 Mustic Way Mather CA 95655

See the updated list at www.project680.org/hoody.

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Our friend Andy Gee, who works for VSP in Rancho Cordova, helped us shoot a couple “hoody drive” videos today using a green screen at his workplace. We’ll roll out the videos very soon, but for now we wanted to send a big public thank you to Andy and VSP, as well as share one shot of us giving a hard look (well, most of us are looking tough. Charlene is just too nice and cannot give a hard look even when trying). 

L to R: Andy Gee, Ryan Lundquist, Charlene Hunt

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A quick update. After conversation with the District Liaison for Homeless Services and discussion with the Project 680 Board, we’ve decided to do a hoody drive in the Fall of 2010 for our first semester project. We’ll also be focusing on a Shoe Drive in December as we did last year, but our big community emphasis will really be to gather a certain amount of hoodies for local homeless students. Details will unfold in the next few weeks and we really want to make this something celebratory and participatory for the community. 

Thank you everyone for your support. Let’s continue to find practical ways to advocate for local homeless students in the FCUSD!!!

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