March 2016 Newsletter

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News From The Drake House
www.thedrakehouse.org
A Note of Recognition
We recently hosted our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner to
recognize and thank the many people and partners that have
participated with The Drake House and The
Drake Closets this past year. Over 400
invitationswere sent to the most important
friends of our organization: our volunteers. Last
year alone, we measured over 14,000 hours of
volunteer service and we expect to exceed that
number in 2016. As we are celebrating our tenth
year of hosting families in our program, we are
happy to recognize the following who have
worked side by side with our small staff, to ensure that our
mothers, their children, their private apartment, the grounds and
the activity center are attended to with the upmost respect!
David Hammond: Current Board Chair and founding Board member
Beth Hyder: Founding Board member
Freda Hardage: Northside Hospital, former Board Chair and ten year board member
Philip Hasty: Roswell Presbyterian Church, ten year board member
Kacy Lewis: Coldwell Banker Residential Roswell, ten year board member
Duane Thacker: Roswell First Baptist Church, former board member
Mayor Jere Wood: The City of Roswell, municipal partner
Diane McNaughton: Graphic Artist, Ice Cream, Drake Walk and Drake Closet
Dr. Betty Price: State Representative and former Roswell City Council, Advisory Council
Barbara Duffy: Executive Director of North Fulton Community Charities, Advisory Council
March 2016
MissionStatement
The Drake House provides shortterm crisis housing, education
and empowerment programs for
homeless mothers and their
children in north metro Atlanta,
designed to assist the family in
working toward self-sufficiency.
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Mike Dooley: Tuesday "A-team" handyman
Jim Alford: Temple Kehillait Chaim, Board member of ten years
Rabbi Harvey Winokur: Temple Kehillait Chaim, Advisory Council member
Kathy Starr: Temple Kehillait Chaim
Sally Kadrich: Temple Kehillait Chaim
Sheryl Wentworth: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church office volunteer extraordinaire
Judy Donnahoo: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church
Pam Page: Roswell United Methodist Church
Ina Allen: Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Becky Galloway: North River Baptist Church
B.J. Pittman: North River Baptist Church
Alice Foster: Northbrook United Methodist Church
Teresa Fuller: Northbrook United Methodist Church
Jan Moore: Roswell First Baptist Church
Joy Lackey: Roswell First Baptist Church
Gene Kimbrell: Roswell First Baptist Church
Bettye Prescott: Roswell First Baptist Church
Your Donation is
Tax-deductible
Save The Date
Events Benefitting
The Drake House
March 19, 2016
We have been truly blessed to have your support!
LGE Community Outreach
Foundation 5k Run/Walk
Kathy Swahn
Executive Director
8:00 AM
Barrett Summit, Kennesaw
Our Families
June 11, 2016
"Can a family come back to The Drake House, if they
are in need again?" is a question we frequently get
asked. In the early days the answer was easy, as the
situation had not presented itself yet! However, in
August of 2015, we decided to readmit a family who
had a brief stay in 2010.
At that time, the rigors of the program and the need to be totally
transparent was too much to bear for Alice. She voluntarily exited after
4 weeks, with her 2 young sons. Times continued to be hard for this
family, until Alice re- contacted us to see if they could come back. "I
made a mistake", she stated, when asking to be considered again for
the program. She participated in an intake interview, followed by a long
discussion of the program goals and expectations. Alice insisted that
she was ready to receive the blessings of the program and do what she
needed to do for her sweet boys, now in middle school.
An Evening Under the
Stars: The Drake House
10th Anniversary
6:00 - 10:00 PM
Hodge Farm, Milton
June 14, 2016
Cruise the World
4th Annual Fashion Show
5:30 - 9:00 PM
UPS Global Headquarters
Sandy Springs
Alice soon got employment in place, and even
added a second work-from-home job to
increase her ability to earn. She and the boys
regularly attended the life skills classes, and
we gently worked together to identify goals
and work toward self-sufficiency. The family
exited the program in February
into independent housing, equipped with the knowledge and savings
needed to move forward. They also left with something else; the trust
and comfort of knowing that others care for their family and donated
generously to support them in their time of need.
12th Annual Miss Mary's Ice
Cream Crankin'
What's New in the Teen Center? Talking
How You Can Make
a Difference
August 21, 2016
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Roswell Square, Roswell
Give a Mother the Gift of
Transportation
Sticks!
The kids participated in an art-in-motion session which featured
learning about and creating their own talking sticks. Talking sticks are
instruments that are used by a group or a leader that is a symbol of
authority or the right to speak in public. They learned that many years
ago, indigenous tribes us
ed talking sticks to pass around the tribes
that would allow a member the right to
speak uninterrupted. Their speaker gave
each teen the right to speak about their
life and what the past year had been like
for them. Many of the teens opened up
and honestly shared their triumphs and
troubles. They were taught the very
important lesson of listening with intention
and the right to be heard and express
themselves. The teens made their own
talking sticks and encouraged to share this new concept with their
families to introduce this new style of communication. A great lesson
and super fun art activity
!
Our Volunteers
February was been a great month for volunteers. We had a group of
students volunteer from Northside Church. They swapped out
mattresses from one of
of the apartments and did a lot of grounds
work! Thank you Northside teens! You did a
great job!
Springs
with candy
Drake
Valentine's
goody
bags for
their
mom. Tha
nk you all!
Your donation of
a car is taxdeductible and
will help a mother
gain employment
and get her child
to daycare.
Donations &
Volunteering
Interested in volunteering or
donating items? Please visit
our website
at www.thedrakehouse.org for
further information.
Donate Gift Cards
We use these cards
to purchase fresh food for our
families to supplement
the food pantry and for
materials to maintain their
apartments. Gifts of gas
cards ease transportation
costs for our moms.
Please consider donating
cards from Kroger, Publix,
Home Depot, Walmart, gas
stations
108 elementary and middle school kids from
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church worked on tying
together packs of trash bags, separating dish
detergent tablets and packing napkins in
individual bags for families. We also had a group
Donate Stock
from
Youth Leadership Sandy
We are happy to accept your
come out and make Valentines bags donations of stock, which are
for all The Drake House
fully tax-deductible. To make
children. Two brothers from The
a stock donation, please email
House joined in and made
Kathy Swahn
Roswell United Methodist
Church came in and helped with
atkswahn@thedrakehouse.or
gor call 770-587-4712 x302
Food Pantry Wishlist
- 5 lb. bags of flour
- 5 lb. bags sugar
grounds works and planting flowers, cleaning our Braves Clubhouse
and organizing our library! Thank you Roswell United Methodist
Church.
We are looking forward to all the happenings
in March! We had our annualVolunteer
Appreciation Dinner and will be hosting
volunteer groups from American Honda
Finance Corporation, St. Peter Chanel,
Benedetti, Gucer & Associates, Peachtree
Hotel Group Center and a group from Eagles
Nest Church will be hosting a Easter Egg Hunt
for the families. It looks like a fun and busy month ahead!
- Cooking oil
Make Your Shopping Go
Farther
Amazon will donate 0.5% of
the purchase price of eligible
products to us! Go
tosmile.amazon.com and
select The Drake House.
To register your Kroger
card,
go to Kroger Community
Rewards and select
The Drake House.
Board of Directors
David Hammond - Chair
Karen Lee - Vice Chair
Jim Alford - Treasurer
Philip Hasty - Secretary
Charles Curtis
Sandra Girona
Andy Hepburn
Layne Kamsler
Corliss Kinard
Kacy C. Lewis
Genille McElvey
Vetta Lisbon
Pam Page
Karen Trylovich
Rev. Ollie Wagner
President Emeritus:
Tedra W. Cheatham
Craig Dryden
Freda B. Hardage
Kathy Swahn
Thank you...
Roswell Provisions rolled out the red carpet and celebrated The
Oscar's with champagne, cigars and a bounteous buffet, with proceeds
from the evening benefiting The Drake House!
The Drake House staff, from L to R: Melinda Szegedi, Dianne Berry,
Lynne Macaluso, Karen Pye, and Christy Merritt.
News from our Community Partners
LGE has chosen The Drake House as a beneficiary for this year's
fundraiser. We hope you will support this 5K Run/Walk!
Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a Neighbor 2 Neighbor partner
that sponsors one of The Drake House apartments!
Alpharetta Presbyterian Church is a Neighbor 2 Neighbor that
sponsors one of The Drake House apartments!
The Drake House, 10500 Clara Drive, Roswell, GA 30075
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