Back to School Campaign
- Kids returning to the Family Home after school.
We are fortunate to have sponsored out all of our current families for the 2010 school year.
But you can still help a child in need, You can help a child succeed!
Throughout the year, as new kids arrive at the Doorways, you can ensure they have new school supplies…the chance to play sports…regular dental checkups…a safe place to be after school…and other opportunities every child should have access to in order to thrive in school.
Help ensure a brighter school year for all the kids who come to Doorways!
Make a cash donation to support Doorways families:
- $25 = school photos for a child whose family can’t afford them
- $50 = healthy school lunches for a week for a family with three children
- $100 = a dental visit for one child
- $200 = equipment and fees for sports or other extracurricular activity for a child
- $500 = mental health services to ensure a struggling child receives the help and support they need
Donors make the difference for families in crisis.
Back to School Honor Roll!
Thank you to the following groups and individuals that made it possible for Doorways to outfit 62 children with the items they need to be successful this school year including all of their school supplies, a gift card for new clothing and a winter coat! (A cumulative value of over $18,000!)
Sponsor a Family Donors:
Bogart and Associates Employees, lSt. John Academy Families, Sara Magner, Beth Mallino, Christine Wilson and Family, Leah Wilkinson and Family, Krista Bean Dorrian, Eva Carney, Shannon Rudisill, Alicia O’Neil and MacRae Knight, Joedy Cambridge, Heidi and Ryan Combs-Janda, Allison Ibrahim and Family, MONA NOVA Play Group, Maureen Thompson, Doris Bennett & Jerry Morris, Dawn Dangle and Friends, The Young Family, Capital Source Bank Employees, Gyles Family and Friends, Angie Elder, Sandra Lewis, Sara Taylor, Mary Lutz, Lizbet Broughs, Lori Turner, Mt. Vernon Printing Employees, adn the Arlington Community Federal Credit Union
Gift Card Donors:
Heidi Wagner, Ralph and Janet Cook, Bonnie Flynn, Pam and Peter D’Ambrosio, Jane Mullen, and Sara Feder
- Alicia O’Neil and her daughter Macrae drop off back to school donations!
When we would open a bag to take a look at what was inside the mom would become overwhelmed again with… what looked like happiness, disbelief, and gratitude. I could really see the stress melting away and how much she appreciated everything. That afternoon she brought the children in to collect their new things and they all had huge smiles on their faces as they opened their bags. The next morning I saw the three year-old on his way to Kindergarten and he was proudly wearing his backpack with a new umbrella swinging from it (the donor thought of everything!).
The mom later expressed that Doorways has restored her faith that there are good people in the world. Specifically metnioning the donations from people she doesn’t even know.”
~Christa Carlton, Family Home Coordinator, July 2009
