Thank you for your beautiful giving hearts!

Greetings!

As the seasons change, there's one thing that is consistent, the amazing generous people in our community. The last few months we have fed thousands of children and provided students with backpacks filled with school supplies. This is all possible because of the giving hearts of so many wonderful people.

What was probably one of the most beautiful and caring things I've seen this summer, was the amount of young people who came out to help pack food bags for our Summer Food Program. These children were on summer break and instead of heading to the beach or on vacation, they came each week, packed and delivered bags of food so children less fortunate would have something to eat. These children are spreading the message of hope and starting a foundation of giving to share with the world as they grow older. What a precious gift!

Our Summer Food Drop Program was a huge success! We delivered more than 500 food bags to children and families in Seminole County. Each bag fed a family of four to six, so we were able to feed more than two thousand people this summer. Volunteers packed and delivered food bags weekly to four different locations across Seminole County. These locations were strategically chosen to reach the highest population of children and families in need.

Our food drop is a unique, one of a kind, program in Seminole County.  It is possible because of our amazing sponsors. Thank you to the Amsler Family Foundation, Duke Energy and the Heathrow Women's Club. We also appreciate the support from the Seminole County Families in Need program which is an integral part of this project and a great supporter of Hearts, Hands and Hope. 

Now that school is back in session, we will continue to support the local schools by helping to stock their food pantry, providing uniforms, books, toiletries and school supplies.

Please save the date, Monday November 26th. We'll be hosting our Annual Sip and Shop for Hearts, Hands and Hope. This year's event will be held at Rossellini's in Lake Mary from 6pm-9pm. There will be fabulous local vendors selling unique gifts, as well as a silent auction and raffle. The money raised will help feed local children over the holidays, when they aren't receiving food support at school. We hope to see you there!

On behalf of all the children and families you are helping, the most sincere and heartfelt thank you.
With much appreciation,

Michelle

Founder
Hearts, Hands and Hope Inc.  
Your donations at work. Click the image above
Summer Food Drop Program
Feeding Children
We delivered bags of food to hundreds of children each week at several different locations across Seminole County.
Bags of Hope

Each food bag contained 26 items including cereal, soup, vegetables, pasta, canned tuna, fruit and crackers.

The Westside Community Center received dozens of bags each week to provide to families.
Food bags were also available for families to pick up at Altamonte Elementary
School.
Our Community Getting Involved
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We're so grateful for our young volunteers who helped drop off food bags to Hamilton Elementary School
Our young volunteers also helped deliver to Midway Safe Harbor.
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It took truckloads of food to pack hundreds of bags. We picked up thousands of items each week.


Volunteers of all ages helped pack hundreds of food bags. It was wonderful to see so many children helping other children.
Thank you to the Heathrow Women's Club for helping to
pack food bags.
Moms and children from the MOMS Club of Heathrow also helped in the bag packing.
Thank you for giving the gift of time to help others!
Backpacks Filled With School Supplies
Thank you BNY Mellon!
BNY Mellon held a school supply donation drive and collected more than 100 backpacks and more than three thousand school supply items.

This generous donation helped local children start the year off with the supplies needed.
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The smiles tell it all. We passed out backpacks full of school supplies to dozens of children at the Rescue Outreach Mission.


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We were able to help some women and their children by distributing backpacks filled with school supplies to SafeHouse of Seminole.
Support From Your Community
Duke Energy Supports our Summer Food Drop Program....

The Duke Energy Foundation awarded Hearts, Hands and Hope a $5000 grant for our Summer Food Drop Program. The grant was a huge part of our programs success.

Thank you Duke Energy!
Heathrow Women's Club Supports Local Women and Children...

The Heathrow Women's Club chose Hearts, Hands and Hope as one of their benefitting charities.



Because of the Women's Club's generousity and support, we were able to feed even more children with our Summer Food Program.
Thank you Century Roofing Specialists!

Thank you to Sergey Orlov from Century Roofing Specialists for helping us deliver a washing machine to the Rescue Outreach Mission!  

Century Roofing's continuous donation of time and resources allows us to deliver food and goods to the those who need it at the very last moment.

Thank you for making a difference!
Mark Your Calendar for the Sip and Shop
Click on the image above to be directed to our website for all the details on this years fundraising event!
Food Donation List
We are continuously collecting the following items to help stock food pantries.
 
Pasta 
Pasta Sauce
Macaroni and Cheese
Peanut Butter Jelly
Granola Bars
Breakfast Bars
Cereal
Canned Tuna
Canned Chicken
Boxed Potatoes
Canned Vegetables
Soup Boxed/Canned Broth
Canned Fruit Rice (Lipton bags and/or plain)
Microwave Meals
Canned Ravioli
Canned Spagettios
Kid Snacks 

NO GLASS please 
 
Please email for pick up/drop off arrangements.

Drop Off Location
UPS Store

7025 CR 46A Ste. 1071
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
How You Can Help!
Hearts, Hands and Hope is continously collecting donations of food, uniforms, socks, underwear, books and toiletries. Monetary donations are graciously accepted and are used to directly help children and families.

Keep an eye on our facebook page and website for updates!
Hearts, Hands and Hope, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization.

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