I Involve Your Help

Every right away together with i time to a greater extent than I receive got to set downwardly the magazines....the computer...the thoughts of "what tin terminate I alter now" together with "how tin terminate I brand this room better" together with focus on something that actually matters.

I was having dinner amongst my friend Stephanie the other nighttime together with she has only taken a novel chore at The Furniture Bank  as the Community Resource Manager.

The Furniture Bank?  What is that?  I'm glad you asked!

  

It was started inwards 1988 together with their mission is to recycle used slice of furniture from individuals together with companies together with plough over it to people moving out of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence together with living amongst AIDS/HIV.

Helping over 3000 people a twelvemonth [in subway scheme Atlanta] The Furniture Bank is the exclusively agency inwards subway scheme Atlanta whose mission is to provide gratis slice of furniture to people inwards need.

As you know inwards the past times I receive got worked amongst Room Service helping to alter a few lives.

Here are a few shots from The United Methodist Children's Home

How did I create this you ask?  Donations from many people including Design Indulgence readers!

And my room at The Nicholas House

Again amongst the aid of friends, solid unit of measurement together with readers!

So....I stopped past times the other twenty-four hr menstruation for a tour of The Furniture Bank together with their operations.

When someone gets referred it unremarkably way that they receive got [with help] transitioned to housing, paid a safety deposit together with outset together with final months rent. 

Here is the catch...they receive got nothing.  Look some your domicile correct now.....can you imagine if it was empty together with you were living there?  I hateful non to live on funny but Patches mightiness live on a piddling upset.

She owns this couch:)

When someone comes inwards they are inwards demand of the basics.....a sofa, kitchen table, a distich of chairs, beds, together with a kitchen kit.  Sheets together with towels would live on prissy also.

It was Midweek when I went together with they exclusively had i loveseat....and a few chairs.  Insert actually deplorable face:(.

She said sometimes they fix a room to demo their "customers" how it could look.

Duh...there was smoke coming out my ears to instruct going....you tin terminate guess?

Make it expect similar domicile baby.  I was struggling to uncovering things....

 I recollect you know where I am going amongst this.

If you receive got whatever of those things peculiarly a sofa or dresser they volition alternative it up! 

And....they receive got a link where you tin terminate brand a donation.  Hey if I receive got 4000 readers together with everyone donates 20.00-25.00  think nearly it! 

OK....here is the deal.  If you instruct to the link together with donate where it says "this donation is inwards tribute of" set Design Indulgence.

They volition choke along rails for me together with I volition line a name.....cause I am putting together something proficient for the winner.  AND....if you donate a sofa you are eligible likewise together with then only allow me know.

Promise.  You tin terminate start today together with I volition denote the giveaway adjacent week.

Think nearly it y'all.  3.5 1000000 folks are homeless together with more than 1 1000000 are children.

Reasons for homelessness tin terminate live on chore loss, divorce, mental illness, medical bills together with domestic violence.

I was a victim of domestic violence inwards my outset union together with lucky for me I had solid unit of measurement for support.

Thanks for listening y'all....I actually appreciate it.  Share this postal service peculiarly if you are local to aid instruct the discussion out nearly this swell charity.

Help me examine that DI has the best followers inwards blogland:)

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