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Holiday HOPE for Families: Bikes & More on the Mountain
November 5, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free
Holiday HOPE for Families: Bikes & More on the Mountain helps families prepare for the the winter and holiday season with:
- FREE reconditioned bicycles and bicycle repair, clothing, blankets, coats, hot lunches, games and books for children, and haircuts will all be available in one place!;
- Providers connecting qualifying families and individuals to essential services like energy and rent assistance will also be on the Mountain.
- Hot chocolate, a bonfire, gift tree, and holiday music will make the day more fun.
- Please join us on the mountain to spread holiday cheer & MORE!
Holiday HOPE for Families: Bikes & More on the Mountain begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. on November 5, 2022. If you or a friend need the products and services listed, you are invited. The event grows daily. please check back often to learn the latest.
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Our mission – serving those in need
1 John 3:17 says “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?” Second Wind Bicycles seeks to live this out through bicycles. Even though bicycles are everywhere, they aren’t in the hands of those who need them the most. For at-risk families, refugees, and homeless, bicycles are commonly the only way to get around. Whether we are locating bicycles, repairing them, or handing out bicycles, we always do it with a serving heart.
REVIVE: Upscale Resale Consignment Shop
REVIVE: Upscale Resale Conignment Shop of Reading Avenue in Boyertown spearheads the clothing, blanket, and coat drive for Holiday Hope for Families. Connie Swartz the owner and operator told Laurel Mountain Ministries that “… I am excited to share with at-risk and homeless in the community …” REVIVE will provide a large inventory of ready to wear clothing, blankets, and coats to those who visit the Mountain on November 5th. Call or email Revive to donate coats and blankets to Holiday Hope for Families.
To learn about REVIVE, CLICK HERE to go to it’s Facebook Page. Cotact information can be found there.
The Boyertown Salvation Army
“The Salvation Army exists to meet the human need wherever, wheneven, and however we can. It doesn’t take much to change a life.” The Salvation Army Boyertown Corps has been serving since 1994. The corps has many social service programs including a food pantry, daily lunch program, rent and utility assistance, Back to School help, toys and clothes for children at Christmas, and Christmas Food Baskets. Our emergency disaster services include help following floods, fires, and other natural disasters.
The corps also serves children and youth through Monday Red Shield Music Acadamy, Wednesday DMZ Jr. kids programs, Summer Day Camp, Camp Ladore and other camp trips. We have a chapel on site that offers church worship services, Bible Study/Sunday school, vacation Bible school, and adult fellowship retreats. We also have nursing home visitations. Our community events include a Back to School Night, Easter Egg Hunt, and Thanksgiving Community Dinner.”
The Boyertown Slavation Army Canteen Truck helps serve food at emergency and disaster events. They provide food and water, hot meals and much more to First Responders and Families at these events. and so much more! The Canteen Truck will provide luch for those attending Holiday HOPE for Families. Hotdogs, hamburgers, coffee, hot chocolate, and drinks are part of the planned menu for the day. The Boyertown Salvation Army Canteen Truck previously partnered with Laurel Mountain Ministries many times. They always serve beyond expectations.
Along with lunch, The Boyertown Salvation Army intends to setup a tent where it will help event visitors find other services it provides including its Food Pantry and Angel Christmas Tree, To learn more about the Boyertown Salvation Army and how it serves the community, CLICK HERE.
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KidSence Consignment Events
KidSense does what it does with OUR community in mind. While each of their events are unique – they are always striving to have a positive impact on our community through the donations of time, treasure and talent. Thry believe that together we can change our corner of the world one sale at a time!
At Holiday HOPE or Families, KidSense Consignment Events will provide FREE Games and Books to families and Children.
To learn learn more about Kidsense Consignment Event, CLICK HERE .
Boyertown Multi Service
Watch the video below to learn about the Boyertown Multi Service.
Boyertown Multi Service was founded in 1973 “by community volunteers and leaders. Tthe initial goal was to provide social services of its own in addition to providing area residents with information and referral services to other social service agencies serving the Boyertown area.
The Senior Neighborhood Center of Boyertown Area Multi-Service began in February of 1975 and today is an even more part of the community. It was renamed “The Center at Spring Street” in 2004 to reflect it’s new location. In 2022, the Center continues to meet the changing needs of the area’s older population.
Meals on Wheels was the first program we offered at the agency. With eight volunteers, Multi-Service began delivering hot meals to the homebound elderly. Today, the more than 150 volunteers over 100 mile every day to deliver more than 13,000 meals annually.
A community food pantry program soon followed. Designed to assist those experiencing financial difficulties, the Multi-Service pantry is operationed daily by appointment. Donations to the food pantry come from churches, service organizations, schools, Girl/Boy Scout troops, local food markets, the U.S. Postal Service, and individual community members. Every item donated locally is distributed to local residents.
Multi-Service aims to make sure no one goes hungry. In 1999, the Energy Assistance program was added to the list of services we provide at Multi-Service. Two full-time case managers assist area residents with energy programs, including LIHEAP and PCAP.
At Holiday HOPE for Families, Boyertown Multi Service will host a tent where families and seniors will be pointed to service provided by Multi Service and that will meet the needs of those visiting the Mountain.
Sal’s Barbershops of Douglassville and Boyertown
At Holiday HOPE for Families, recieve a free haircut for men or women from Sal’s Barbershop.
Sal’s Barbershop offers more than just cuts and shaves. They offer a unique, custom experience.
Sal’s Barbershop strives to be a place that you go for more than a haircut. but a place you go to feel comfortable, like family. Sal’s Barbershop is experienced in all styles of hair for men and boys including flat tops, fades, and all modern and ethnic styles. Sal’s professionals can even do designs & logos in your hair!
Whether you are looking for a modern or classic haircut, Sal guarantees you will love the way you look!
With prices starting as low as $15.00, Sal’s Barbershop offers a better and more affordable option than the franchise chop shops! Get a complimentary straight razor neck clean up with every service! Also, free upon request Sal’s Barbershops offer shoeshines, hot towels, massages, and shampoos.. They always keep a stocked fridge with free juice and soda. They also keep a stash of free snacks and candy.
Sal cares about his customers and after you enter his shop, he considers you a friend.
Learn more about Sal’s Barbershops by CLICKING HERE.
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Blankets of Hope
Blankets of Hope will provide new warm, fleece blankets to those attending Holiday HOPE for Families who need blankets,
The Blankets of Hope program, dates back to December of 2011, Blankets of Hope has donated 70,000+ brand new fleece blankets to well over 100 organizations mainly in Berks County and some beyond. And the number continues to grow by this day.
Blankets of Hope, Inc. (BOH) was founded by Marc Goldstein in December of 2011 upon reading an article in the local newspaper citing the level of poverty in the City of Reading, and also an uplifting piece on a Secret Santa gifting money to those less fortunate. The third puzzle piece came when one of Goldstein’s customers bought a blanket as an employee holiday gift. The three triggers were food for thought: how could Goldstein, as a small business owner at that time, help the community?
After reaching out to various Berks agencies, Goldstein connected with Sharon Parker of the Berks Coalition to End Homelessness. From there, Parker linked him to five Berks shelters, the originating recipients of Blankets of Hope: Opportunity House, Hope Rescue Mission, Mary’s Shelter, YMCA of Reading & Berks County and Berks Counseling Center.
In January of 2012, BOH became a nonprofit corporation & in 2014, BOH received its 501(c)(3) status. In the organization’s first two years, 2,000+ blankets were donated to the five recipient shelters through the help of private and corporate sector donations.
In 2016, Chef Tim’s Take the Chill-Off event grew BOH’s mission further. For every delicious bowl of chili made by Chef Tim Twiford (Executive Chef and Director of Foodservice for Redner’s Markets) sold for $5, a blanket was ordered for someone in need. The first year saw enough raised for 1,100 blankets. In 2017, that number was up to 1,450. Most recently, 2019 saw 2.5 tons of chili cooked up for the 4th annual event, netting more than $22,000 used to purchase blankets, and towards Blanket of Hope’s newest effort, its bed program, which kicked off in July of 2019 with the help of Fecera’s Furniture.
To learn more about Blankets of Hope, CLICK HERE.
The Boyertown YMCA
The Boyertown YMCA brings help with child care assistance, financial assiantance, and membership information to Holiday HOPE for Families. Plus, they will sponsor a drawing for a FREE THREE MONTH MEMBERSHIP where the winner can take advantage of the Y’s healthy lifestyle programs.
Connecting you to a healthier life.
The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, we serve more than 180,000 members and 240,000 individuals a year- regardless of age, income, or background.
Our mission is all about connecting people to healthier lives – in mind, body, and spirit. While our programs and facilities are always based on the unique needs and interests of our communities, every Y has one thing in common: our people. The volunteers, staff, members, and donors of the Y are all united by a deep commitment to building stronger communities and being a place where all are welcome.
The Y is a non-profit.
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the Y provides crucial programs and services to more than 250,000 people every year. With the help of generous donors, we are able to provide more than $6 million in financial assistance enabling members of our community to get healthy and provide safe, trusted care for their children.
How the Y got its start.
The YMCA was founded in 1844 by 22-year-old George Williams to serve the young men who were flooding into industrial London looking for work. The idea found a home in the U.S. seven years later at the Old South Church in Boston.
Over the following decades, the Y spread around the world, becoming the birthplace of basketball and home to the world’s first group swimming lessons. The Y sent volunteers to do relief work during and after both world wars. The Y proudly served as a safe meeting space for the organizers of the Civil Rights Movement. The last 170+ years have seen the Y’s mission grow exponentially, and today the Y engages more than 10,000 communities across the U.S.
These are the values that define the Y.
To learn more abour The Boyertown YMCA, CLICK HERE.
Free Thanksgiving Dinner Raffle Baskets
While wandering the Mountain, stop at the FreeThanksgiving Dinner Raffle Baskets station. Pick-up a free ticket to win one of the baskets. Each basket contains everything your family needs for a great Thanksgiving Day Dinner including a gift card to purchase a turkey or a ham. The baskets are valued at $80.00 each.
If you would like to donate a basket for the free raffle, please contact GAIL.
Gift Tree on the Mountain
At Holiday HOPE for Families every family gets to help “undecorate” the Mountain’s Christmas Tree by removing a single ball. Every Christmas ball is numbered with an associated FREE gift card from local merchants and establishments.
If you would like to donate gift cards for the Christmas Tree on the Mountain please contact GAIL.
Bonfire on the Mountain
A favorite spot of vistors to the Mountain is the Fire Circle were bonfires are a common occurance. Sit around the fire while drinking hot chocolate served by the Salvation Army and roast some marshmallows on a stick. How better to enjoy time with your family on a late Autumn day?
Holiday Music
Live and recorded Holiday music will fill the mountain air helping you and your family prepare for the spirit of the Season.
Prayer in the Campus Chapel
Pastor Kerry Kuhns will be available to chat and pray with you during the event in the Campus Chapel. If you need prayer, meet with Pastor Kerry. Pastor Kerry ministers on the streets of Reading. He also share the love of Jesus at the Hope Rescue Mission of Reading.
If you would like to volunteer or help support Holiday HOPE for Families, please email GAIL.
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