Saturday Morning Breakfast – Update
We served breakfast as usual this morning and a couple of things happened that were blog worthy. We’ve been serving breakfast in the homeless camps for almost three years. Also,…
Wayne Parker for Chairman
We’re really ramping up the Wayne Parker Campaign this week, If you are interested at all in the future of Madison County you really need to pitch in and help…
New Board Post: The Village, Inc
Hi all, I have again demonstrating my inability to say no buy joining another local non-profit’s Board of Directors. The Village is a homeless outreach agency I’ve been working with…
Downtown Rescue Mission delivers the goods for the poor!
The Downtown Rescue Mission is not really downtown. It’s actually at the old Westminster Christian Academy campus off of Evangel, near University Drive and Sparkman. But wherever the place is…
A List of Needs from our Friends at First Stop
Paper Plates Forks Spoons Napkins Toilet Paper Paper Towels Much more at this link…. http://firststop206.giving.officelive.com/NeedsList.aspx We have an ongoing, yearly blanket drive, gathering blankets for the homeless in our area.…
Mezza Luna Fund/Friend Raiser a huge success
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Fund/Friend Raiser last night!!! We have a great turnout, extended cooperation between local poverty agencies, missions and ministries. I saw…
Please Don’t Feed the Homeless!
Maybe you’ve seen our new bumper stickers around town that say “Please Don’t Feed the Homeless!” If they made you come to our website then they worked as intended!! Welcome!…
What a week…
Had to write about an amazing week. First on Monday Bill and I had a great trip to New York for Solid Earth to meet with the Manhattan Association of…
Mezza Luna Fundraiser coming up December 18
Save the Date! Sunday night December 18 we are gathering at Mezza Luna in Jones Valley for a fund raiser. You know you’d go to Mezza Luna anyway so check…
Help Village Outreach!
One of the most important measure of the civility of any society is how it treats the lowest in our midst, the people who are so sick or so weak…
Welcome to the new Huntsville Gives blog
I have scrapped the Ning-based site I was using for the last couple of years and have moved to WordPress. I decided not to try and bring the limited content…
Mac Update
Great news about Tim, or Mack as we know him. He’s been awarded housing and has moved into Johnson Towers on Seminole near The Sally. He has a couch, a…
Jessica Update
Jessica Martin, college rock star from an earlier post, is now back in Huntsville having left Wallace State after one semester. She did well and transferred credits back to Calhoun…
Pete Update, back in the hospital
Last Thursday Pete was admitted to Huntsville Main with a high fever and cuts to his tounge. He was put on a ventilator and was believed to have a neurological…
