HEARTS FOR THE HOMELESS OF WNY®, INC.
MOBILE SOUP KITCHEN
PO BOX 437
BUFFALO, NY 14223
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ALL DONATIONS TO HEARTS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE
WE NOW HAVE 300+
CONVENIENT LOCATIONS
Thank you all for placing a bin.
Use our Drop-Off Locations or
Visit and Shop at...
HEARTS THRIFT SHOP
890 Tonawanda St. in Riverside
Mon-Sat: 11 am - 5 pm
HAEBERLE PLAZA
743 Portage Rd
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
DIAMOND’S FASHIONS
2032 Pine Ave
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
BRAY & BRAY CORNER STORE
1221 19th St
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
TUMMIES
2789 Niagara St
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
ANDY’S QUICK STOP
1822 Niagara St
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
IRENE MINI MARKET
419 24th St
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
CITGO GAS – JOLLY ROGERS
2065 River Rd
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
RAPIDS BOWLING CENTER
9524 Niagara Falls Blvd
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
STOP N GAS
8811 Niagara Falls Blvd
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
ELKS LODGE
1805 Fashion Outlet Blvd
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
MOBILE LIFESTYLES.COM
8821 Porter Rd
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
GAINES ELECTRICAL
4701 Military Rd
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
ST. GEORGE
1073 Saunders Settlement Rd
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
LOTUS FARMS
1500 Main St
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
RTR UNLIMITED
2811 Highland Ave
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
THE STORAGE MALL
2595 Niagara Falls Blvd
Wheatfield, NY 14304
PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE AT 877-3536
IF YOU NEED A DONATION RECEIPT.
Lives Touched Last Month
FEBRUARY, 2015
Total Clients Served: 548
Homeless: 306
Male: 484
Female: 62
Children: 2
Total Volunteer Hours: 167.25
Talk from the Street and Heart
```` Served 25; ran out of scarves; didn’t have men’s gloves
2/3:
in LG; or size 11, 12 & 13 boots. 2/4: Served 30. 2/5: Served
32. Rev. Smith at North Buffalo Community Church brought
Emergency Relief Blankets to take some of the sting out of
these bitter nights; plenty of food to give but the cold kept
many from staying for 2nds. 2/6: Served 33. 2/7: Served 23;
gave 2nd helpings; need hoodies in XL, XXL. 2/10: Served 17,
prayed with 2 for salvation. 2/11: Served 35; Center Point
Church joined our crew and brought toiletry bags for our
clients; a client needs sweatpants in 2X. 2/12: Served 28.
Channel 4 came out on this Code Blue night; their newscast
encouraged donations—we received 72 fleece lined, thick
knit hats w/earflaps. 2/13: Served 28. 2/14: Served 29; gave
out cupcakes baked by the SMILE Group decorated for
Valentine’s Day; prayed for Richard who was afraid for his
upcoming surgery; this blessed our team and it made Richard
feel better too. 2/17: Served 21; prayed with 4, 1 prayed for
salvation. 2/18: Served 24. 2/19: Served 39; new volunteer,
Janet, came out tonight; she will serve with the Tues team.
2/20: Served 21. 2/21: Served 23; clients asking for
deodorant; even though temps were so cold, the spirits of
the clients were up! 2/24: Served 27. 2/25: Served 31.
2/26: Served 39; gave out homemade cookies. 2/27: Served
29. 2/28: Only 16 came out tonight.
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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF HEARTS FOR THE HOMELESS OF WNY,
INC.®
MARCH, 2015
IS IT NOT TO SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH THE HUNGRY AND TO PROVIDE THE POOR WANDERER WITH SHELTER
On Our Hearts …Message from Ron Calandra
February’s
historic
freezing
temperatures
caused low
numbers in
our feeding
lines.
Our sign-in sheets show that the chronic homeless are
the population that comes out in the bitter cold weather.
They need the food for survival; but, for some of them, the
weather is too cold to stay for second helpings. As with the
weather, the total number of clients that Hearts fed in
February is also historically low.
Channel 4 News came out on a Code Blue night last
month;
their
newscast
encouraged people to donate
warm winter clothing, hats and
blankets for our street clients.
If you spent any length of
time outside during February,
you can relate to the burning
sensation the elements have
on your exposed skin. It is hard
to imagine that anyone can
survive on the streets. But
somehow most of them do.
So nice to have the
Thank
you
for
your
right size when a client continual care for our clients.
is in need of a coat!
Your aid means a lot to them.
Hearts Recycle Program – Spring is Coming!
Hearts realizes how the snow this
winter has affected your ability to
put donations into our donation
bins. We appreciate your tenacity
in finding a way to get over the mounds of snow, or using
another more accessible bin. We apologize for this
inconvenience. As the warm weather breaks this month, we
would like to encourage you to remember usSTIL
during your
spring cleaning. Our Recycling Program offers many ways for
L
you to help and restore the lives of others by recycling
your
unwanted clothing—new, used, torn, LOW
or tattered.
We are able to repurpose it all! ON
SAN
ISAIAH 58:7
The ladies that work
for
Hearts thrift store
HEARTS
THRIFT whether as a cashier,
SHOP
clothing sorter, or
NEWS
volunteer are quite
extraordinary.
They care deeply about people, specifically those that
shop at Hearts Thrift Store. Hearts staff gets to know
them by name and become acquainted with their lives,
stories, and challenges. We’ve told you before that when
a customer hasn’t enough to pay for an item, our cashier
or other staff will put in what the customer is short.
Their good deeds don’t go unnoticed by the
customers. They recently heard from one family around
Valentine’s Day. A little boy called the store to say he was
making a valentine for them; but, his mom’s car was stuck
in the driveway so he’d be in the next week. That family
came in with gifts and treats and told the ladies in the
thrift store that they love them so much and appreciate
what they do! And, that is why they do what they do.
Another Way to Support Hearts
Don’t forget! When you shop at
Hearts Thrift Shop, the profits from your purchase
go back into feeding the poor and homeless.
Come in and Shop
for your Easter and
Spring Apparel in our
“Brand New Items”
Section of the Store.
Store Hours:
10am to 5pm,
Monday - Saturday.
CURRENT FOOD NEEDS
CANNED GOODS: CHILI,
SPAGHETTI SAUCE,
BAKED BEANS, TUNA
OTHER: JUICE BOXES,
SANDWICH BAGS
YOU CAN GET INVOLVED BY DONATING FOOD
OR ORGANIZING A FOOD DRIVE