Gordon Hospice House
The Animal Hospital of Statesville's (AHS) Charity of the Month is the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. This nonprofit organization offers hospice and palliative care for those suffering from life-limiting illnesses. AHS is helping the Gordon Hospice House throughout the months of August and September, 2024 by collecting snacks for loved ones who come to visit their family members and friends. This is a special cause, and we welcome clients and friends to join our staff in donating items to benefit families of hospice patients at GHH. Donation of any of the following items would be greatly appreciated.
- Little Debbie Cakes
- Little Bite Muffins
- Packets of cookies
- Bite-sized or mini candy bars
- Cheese crackers
- Peanut butter crackers
- Small bags of chips
- Fruit snacks
- Small packs of Chex Mix
- Granola bars
- Small bags of trail mix
- Fruit cups
- Plasticware (for fruit cups)
If you would like to know more about the Gordon Hospice house, please visit their website. You may drop off items at the AHS office in the main lobby. If you have any questions, please contact me, Ashley Speece, at [email protected] or call the office at 704-872-3625 and I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for helping us support this valuable cause!
Food for Days
In years past, before COVID-19 became the "norm", we were collecting items for Food for Days, which provides food in backpacks for local kids who may not get a meal on the weekends. Can you imagine? Each month, Food for Days collects a different item. While some of these may not seem as nutritious as you might want, these are items that kids will actually EAT, filling their bellies when they may not get anything else. They are easy-to-make food items that are appropriate for kids to make themselves.
As you can see, each month has a specific food item that we are collecting. These items may be purchased and placed in the basket in our lobby – it's on the top of the shelves where the cat food is kept. You'll see a sign, or just ask! Each month, we'll remind everyone which item we are collecting on FB, but this list will remain on our website as a reference for you.
Please help us feed local kids. As you may know, Animal Hospital of Statesville is very involved in community projects throughout the year.
As always, thank you for your generosity. We know we ask much of you, but no more than we ask of ourselves. We try to help those that can't help themselves. In this instance, and in the instance of our Quarters for Laundry drive, the kids are the ones who benefit. Let’s make 2024 a better year for our community’s kids of all ages!
For more information visit: foodfordays.org
Quarters for Laundry
One of the needs that Tonya Reid, who was the District Homeless Liaison for the Iredell-Statesville Schools, has made us aware of is the need for local homeless students to have clean clothes to wear to school. To that end, we are collecting quarters for Tonya and her “crew” of helpers to use to make sure those kids are sent to school with fresh, clean clothes. We have a big jar on the desk in the front lobby to donate your quarters to help her accomplish this important, but, dare we say, often overlooked issue that faces our community’s homeless students. We’ll be keep the jar up indefinitely, so gather up your quarters and stick them in our big plastic jar! Our staff is donating, as well as clients who come in, have a few quarters, and just pop them in the jar! They will add up quickly! In the video accompanying this write-up, two of Sarah’s daughters – Sarah, who was once one of our Client Services Representatives – robbed their piggy bank of their savings and generously donated their hard-won quarters - $20-worth, to be exact - to help out other kids in need! It’s a great lesson for kids to learn about charitable giving. It feels good to us, and it benefits others and makes them feel better, too! We have 2 cups on our counter - one at check in, and another at what we call retail. Please consider gathering up your quarters to help Tonya. She is no long the liaison, but STILL donates her time (and money) to do "her" kids' laundry so they can be clean and ready for school.