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12/22/07 ---- Took coats and blankets to Saint James Park for the homeless and a few needy people. Thank you to Debra "Deb" Coffman for the coats and for the five gift cards at $5.00 each. They were given to five different homeless people. A couple of them said they were going to go buy coffee. Thank you to everyone that donated coats. All the people there were so grateful and enjoyed shopping for a coat. They had a smile on their faces and there was one homeless man that was singing and dancing. A special thank to Hospice of the Valley. Not only did they help me when my grandma went to heaven but this is the second year they donated a HUGE amount of coats. Thank you to Carlene Schmidt for bringing them to our house again. Once again Hospice was heaven sent. The sad part about today was not only seeing the homeless but last year we had less coats and had extras. This year we had a lot more coats and we did not have any left. It is getting worse instead of better. Thank you to everyone that helped. |
| Twenty Eight Blankets donated by Sylvias39.com and Alex & Gina donated blankets too--Thank You! |
| Donate A Coat and Christmas In The Park....Toys For Tots and Second Harvest |
| Christmas In The Park Toys for Tots 12-08-07 Thank you very much for helping donate toys and going out there in the cold and for taking your cars/trucks. |
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| Thank You For Your Support! |
On Saturday, December 13, 2008 we went to Saint James Park to distribute coats, blankets, bottle
water, burgers and cookies to the homeless and needy people.
We would like to thank Blvd Bombs and McDonald's for their donations. Blvd Bombs bought blankets,
sylvias39.com bought bottled water and McDonald's donated burgers and cookies. This year Hospice
Of The Valley once again donated lots of coats and blankets. Thank you so much. Each year your
donations get bigger.
Thank you Mary Ann Cook for writing an article in the Los Gatos Times and Saratoga Times. Because of
you we received more items than expected. To my surprise lots of people drove from Los Gatos and
Saratoga to San Jose and dropped of LOTS of coats, sleeping bags and blankets. Their generous
donations were appreciated.
Thank you to everyone who went with us to help distribute the items. Especially working with the
homeless people. This was our 3rd year distributing the coats and it was sad to see we had ten times
more than we had last year and this time there were children. Normally we layout all the coats on top of
a bedspread and then we tell everyone to help themselves. We did that again this year but because of
the amount of people, it was chaotic. A few people forgot their manners and were acting as if there were
money on the ground. Next year we hope there will be less people which would mean our community
has improved. But to be prepared we will have everyone form a line and allow only two people to pick
out a couple of coats. This should keep it organized for everyone.
Thank you to everyone who donated coats and blankets. A line was formed for the burgers, cookies and
bottled water. According to the people, it was worth the wait. There were lots of sad stories and tears,
but for the moment they were happy to see us and most of all grateful for the donations. I can only pray
their situations are temporary and next year they will be blessed with a better life.
Thank you again for your help and support with this cause.
Hope, Faith, Peace and May Blessings Shine upon you!
Sylvias39.com
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Blvd Bombs & Sylvia's '39 at Christmas In The Park - Toys For Tots 12/19/2009 |
distribute tote bags, coats, bottle water, burgers and corn dogs to the homeless. We also
and Wienerschnitzel's located on Story Road for their corn dogs. Your food donations were
appreciated by each of the people at the park.
The awesome Tote bags and blankets were donated by Walmart on Story Road, thank you
so much for your generous donations.
This year was extra special because the Berryessa Flea Market allowed us to have a Show N
Shine Fundraiser which allowed us to purchase bottled water for the homeless, toys for the
Toys For Tots at Christmas In The Park, turkeys for Second Harvest & a Turkey Drive. For
the tote bags rain ponchos, beanie cap, gloves, candy, umbrellas were donated by Streetlow
Magazine.
Hospice Of The Valley donated lots of coats and they have helped us since we started this
Donate A Coat four years ago. Thank you so much, each year your donations only get
bigger. Hospice Of The Valley donated lots of coats and they have helped us since we
started this
Thank you Mary Ann Cook for writing an article in the Los Gatos Times and Saratoga Times.
Because of you we received more items than expected. To my surprise lots of people drove
from Los Gatos and Saratoga to San Jose and dropped of LOTS of coats, a nice lady
donated coats for kids with tags on them. Their generous donations were appreciated. You
have been helping since we started this Donate A Coat. Thank you for your kind words and
compassion.
Radio Stations help by letting people know about our Donate A Coat, and people email the
flier to their friends and family. Different city helped with the coat donations from San
Francisco, Antioch, Campbell and San Jose.
donating over two hundred pairs to City Team. We also had a couple of friends that gave us
money and socks to help with this cause.
Distributing the coats is bitter sweet. The homeless people were so grateful for the coats,
food, tote bags and the conversations. The sad part is leaving them in the streets. For the
moment they are happy to see us, but looking back as we leave is difficult. The image I
cannot seem to erase from my mind is the one homeless that was a sleep on the grass with
no shirt on as we were all wearing our coats. Blvd Bombs set up tables on one side of the
park but noticed there were lots of homeless on the other side of the park. Our members
took tote bags to distribute on the other side and when we saw the man on the grass it clearly
broke our hearts. We left him a tote bag and continue to hand them out to others.
When we returned back to the other side a couple of our members went and took him food
and coats. And hoping that other people would not steal his stuff. We can only hope that
when woke up his items were there to put a smile on his face.
Each year it appears we have more and more homeless people. Some have lost their homes,
jobs, wife, husband, boyfriend or girlfriend. Some from the Service and when coming home
they were unable to find a job, etc.. Some homeless are sick, drug attics or alcoholics.
Regardless for their reasons, we cannot ignore them. They are all human beings. The little
help we as a community can give them will help them thru the day, the rain, the moment. We
only share these pictures with you so that everyone will know how badly help is needed with
the homeless and children. I cannot share picture of children in shelters, but these pictures
do not compare to children in shelters.
The Flea Market has allowed us to have our Show N Shine Fundraiser next year 2010 and
we can only hope it will bring in more money. It would be a dream come true if we could
purchase the homeless sleeping bags. Thank you to the Flea Market for being a wonderful
partner for this cause.
Thank you again for your help, support and donations with this cause,
we could not do this without you.
Thank you to everyone who went with us to help distribute the items.
Hope, Faith, Peace and May Blessings Shine upon you!
Sylvias39.com and Blvd Bombs
and Wienerschnitzel's located on Story Road for their corn dogs. Your food donations were
appreciated by each of the people at the park.
The awesome Tote bags and blankets were donated by Walmart on Story Road, thank you
so much for your generous donations.
This year was extra special because the Berryessa Flea Market allowed us to have a Show N
Shine Fundraiser which allowed us to purchase bottled water for the homeless, toys for the
Toys For Tots at Christmas In The Park, turkeys for Second Harvest & a Turkey Drive. For
the tote bags rain ponchos, beanie cap, gloves, candy, umbrellas were donated by Streetlow
Magazine.
Hospice Of The Valley donated lots of coats and they have helped us since we started this
Donate A Coat four years ago. Thank you so much, each year your donations only get
bigger. Hospice Of The Valley donated lots of coats and they have helped us since we
started this
Thank you Mary Ann Cook for writing an article in the Los Gatos Times and Saratoga Times.
Because of you we received more items than expected. To my surprise lots of people drove
from Los Gatos and Saratoga to San Jose and dropped of LOTS of coats, a nice lady
donated coats for kids with tags on them. Their generous donations were appreciated. You
have been helping since we started this Donate A Coat. Thank you for your kind words and
compassion.
Radio Stations help by letting people know about our Donate A Coat, and people email the
flier to their friends and family. Different city helped with the coat donations from San
Francisco, Antioch, Campbell and San Jose.
donating over two hundred pairs to City Team. We also had a couple of friends that gave us
money and socks to help with this cause.
Distributing the coats is bitter sweet. The homeless people were so grateful for the coats,
food, tote bags and the conversations. The sad part is leaving them in the streets. For the
moment they are happy to see us, but looking back as we leave is difficult. The image I
cannot seem to erase from my mind is the one homeless that was a sleep on the grass with
no shirt on as we were all wearing our coats. Blvd Bombs set up tables on one side of the
park but noticed there were lots of homeless on the other side of the park. Our members
took tote bags to distribute on the other side and when we saw the man on the grass it clearly
broke our hearts. We left him a tote bag and continue to hand them out to others.
When we returned back to the other side a couple of our members went and took him food
and coats. And hoping that other people would not steal his stuff. We can only hope that
when woke up his items were there to put a smile on his face.
Each year it appears we have more and more homeless people. Some have lost their homes,
jobs, wife, husband, boyfriend or girlfriend. Some from the Service and when coming home
they were unable to find a job, etc.. Some homeless are sick, drug attics or alcoholics.
Regardless for their reasons, we cannot ignore them. They are all human beings. The little
help we as a community can give them will help them thru the day, the rain, the moment. We
only share these pictures with you so that everyone will know how badly help is needed with
the homeless and children. I cannot share picture of children in shelters, but these pictures
do not compare to children in shelters.
The Flea Market has allowed us to have our Show N Shine Fundraiser next year 2010 and
we can only hope it will bring in more money. It would be a dream come true if we could
purchase the homeless sleeping bags. Thank you to the Flea Market for being a wonderful
partner for this cause.
Thank you again for your help, support and donations with this cause,
we could not do this without you.
Thank you to everyone who went with us to help distribute the items.
Hope, Faith, Peace and May Blessings Shine upon you!
Sylvias39.com and Blvd Bombs
| Thanks, we couldn't have done it without you! |
Donated Turkeys & food to Second Harvest & Turkeys to a Turkey Drive 12/05/2009 --------------------------------------------- Thank you to the people that donated food at our Sizzler Show N Shine. A special thanks to George and Richard for all the food they donated. Turkeys were purchased with the money raised at the Berryessa Flea Market Socks donated into the tote bags for the homeless and to City Team. Money donated by Blvd Bombs Members and friends. |
Thank you Blvd Bombs and friends for your hard work and compassion.
As you can see no money can compare to the feeling of helping others.
As you can see no money can compare to the feeling of helping others.
Each tote bag had a bottled water, beanie cap, gloves, rain poncho, three pairs of white socks, umbrella, blanket and candy.
In a perfect world there would be no homeless people or children in shelters, no poverty, violence, discrimination and no jealousy. After all is said and done and our number is up, all we really have left behind are the memories and then it's judgement time. It's wonderful to know there are so many people willing to help others. Speaking from experience there are people with one pay check away from being homeless and have somehow been able to help others, often believing where there is a will, there is a way. Most of us have a roof over our heads and knowing there are others worse off we are willing to help others. Helping others is so rewarding, a feeling that cannot be bought. We definitely ended the year on a great note, Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Sizzler Show N Shine and thank you for donating canned foods for Second Harvest, socks or money for the homeless. The Berryessa Show N Shine Fundraiser, that was a huge success!! And then there was the 50's Party....Get ready for another treat on September 4, 2010 because this will not only allow you to dress in the 50's it will be from 1980's and below. And brush up on your HULA HOOP! It's no secret that Steve is determine to keep his title. It has been an incredible year, 2009 was definitely a great year to remember. Get Ready to make even better memories together in 2010! Wishing you and your family a blessed and a very Happy New Year! |
Thank you to Christmas In The Park for allowing us to be
part of your event and congratulations for your 30th Anniversary.
part of your event and congratulations for your 30th Anniversary.
| Thanks, we couldn't have done it without you! |
| Sylvia's '39 and Blvd Bombs |
This was truly heartbreaking.
shirt as a pillow. We left him a tote
bag and a couple of our members
went back and took him coats and
This man was asleep and used his
food. Hopefully, nobody took his
stuff. Hopefully when he woke up
he was surprised.
shirt as a pillow. We left him a tote
bag and a couple of our members
went back and took him coats and
This man was asleep and used his
food. Hopefully, nobody took his
stuff. Hopefully when he woke up
he was surprised.
This man was asleep leaning his of
breath. But that was worth it.
breath. But that was worth it.
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