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Meet Anabelle. Her Mom sent us this video and we’re excited about what Anabelle is doing. She’ll be turning nine next month and she’s asked her family and friends to support the Project 680 underwear drive instead of buying her birthday presents. Pretty cool, huh?

Way to go, Anabelle. We’re so glad you’re learning to care for others while you’re young. Keep going strong. We appreciate you so much and we are so excited to partner with you to take care of local kids in need.

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Thank you to Celina for working to get kids at an elementary school in Gold River involved in the underwear drive. Celina had a flyer designed to cater toward Gold River kids and she’s doing a great job networking.

Thank you also to Emmy for getting others involved at Rancho Cordova Elementary School. We look forward to seeing how the Rancho Cordova Elementary Site Council will be involved.

Thank you so much Celina, Emmy and all who will partner together with you!!!

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Thank you to Jen Tartaglia for designing the underwear drive flyer. We appreciate you, Jen. Download a color flyer (pdf) or black and white flyer (pdf) and feel free to email, re-post and get the message out. It’s all about the grassroots power here. Nobody is paid to do anything here. We’re just a bunch of locals making a difference. Keep up the great work everyone!!!

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We just learned that the Good Karma Club and Tom’s Club at Folsom High School collected a total of 786 pairs of socks and $400 for Project 680. They called us a couple months ago (thank you Allie) to find out about getting involved. Apparently students in both clubs collected donations and asked other to donate a dollar if they could not donate socks.

A very special thank you to Mrs. Julie Devore (health teacher at Folsom High School) for putting this together and Allie of the Tom’s Club for your hard work and leadership to help get this off the ground. Thank you to so many generous students for your kind donations. This is a great blessing and we are so excited. Thank you!!!

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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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We wanted to give a big thank you to two very special Girl Scout Daisy troops in Folsom. Between troops #619 and #1622, a total of 138 pairs of underwear were collected for the Project 680 Underwear Drive. We are so appreciative how these girls have taken on a project to look out for other kids in the FCUSD. Great work girls!! We are proud of you!!!

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What are you doing next Tuesday, April 19th 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.

You coming? Let’s get our grub on.

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

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Charlene Hunt and Trish Antonetti say thank you to Tyson & Dawn for their generosity. In lieu of wedding gifts, Tyson & Dawn asked their wedding guests to contribute to Project 680 instead. Well over $1,000 was donated to Project 680. Thank you so much Tyson & Dawn and their altruistic guests.

* filmed on a myTouch 4G phone by RL and edited in Sony Vegas.

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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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What do Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, the Holiday Inn in Rancho Cordova and Project 680 have in common? Yep, “networking for charity” on December 3, 2010. See the image below for details. We hope you can come do a little mingling with local business people, get your name out there, and support some great charities while you’re at it. Thank you!!!

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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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