3rd Annual BackPack and School Supply Giveaway

Back to School Time is Approaching!!



Time to Start Planning our



3rd Annual BackPack and School Supply Giveaway

August 29, 2010



We are calling on the "Friends of GSCC" again

to assist with this very important event.



We plan on distributing approximately 150 fully stocked backpacks this year and we hope that our supporters can find it in their heart to donate either cash or items from the list below. Any amount or quantity will help us. Our budget is very limited, but the need is growing. We want to help the children get a good start in their school year.



Many stores like WalMart have begun their school supply sales and items can be purchased for really low prices. These sales change week to week, but supplies will diminish quickly.



More information on the 3rd Annual BackPack and School Supply Giveaway will be forthcoming in the near future, but please try to help us out if you can. To donate goods, choose from the list below and call Mark at 313-452-0684 or Phyllis at 586-915-8946 to arrange for pick-up or drop-off at the Garden.



To donate through Paypal please go to our blog: georgiastreetgarden.blogspot.com

Or mail your donation to: GSCC BackPack Giveaway

c/o Mark Covington

9352 Georgia Street

Detroit, Michigan 48213



If you would like a receipt for income tax purposes,

be sure to include your full name and address and one will be mailed to you.



Supplies needed are:

Backpacks, Youth and Teen Sizes, Boys and Girls

Lined Notebook Paper

Spiral Notebooks

Pencils

Erasers

Pens

Crayons

Color Pencils

Rulers

School Glue

Markers

Highlighters

Pen/Pencil Bags

2-Pocket Folders

1" Ring Binders

Pictures of the Garden 2010

Funeral Arrangements For Demonte Thomas

Viewing

Tuesday June 22, 2010 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Andrew & Hardy Funeral Home
13841 Gratiot just north of McNichols

Funeral

Wednesday June 23, 2010
Brown's Chapel Missionary BC
12920 E. Warren Ave. at Dickerson

Family Hour 12:00pm

Funeral 12:30pm

Help Me Help A Family I Love

A lifelong member of our neighborhood was shot and killed on Monday, June 14,2010.
He was 23 years old and getting set to go visit his 2 year old daughter out of state.
Demonte Thomas was an awsome neighbor. He was in the garden more than I was. I would either get a call or a knock at the door if someone was in the garden or getting compost or woodchips out of the piles. I remember this fun loving, silly kid running up and down the street playing with the neighbor next door. His mom and her sisters babysat for my brothers and I. We grew up playing with his uncle, who was our first friend that we remember. I know this type of thing happens all across the country now, but this young man was not caught up in the thug life. He wanted to raise his daughter and be the best man he could be. Monte loved our neighbors and neighborhood. I can't express the numbness in the area right now. This is a tragic end to a bright future. It makes me want to give up but I know I can not. He wouldn't want me too, and we have so many little ones to help. But the family needs our help. Help GSCC help the family. Help me help a stand out family in the community. Demonte didn't have any insurance and they need help with funeral expenses. Please if you never give for the GSCC please give to this cause. Click the donate button and type Demonte Thomas in the comment section. I promise on everything we have accomplished and love, all of the money will get to the family.

Thank You In Advance For your Kindness
Mark Covington
GSCC

R.I.P. Monte!!!

Workday on the Community Center

Sorry for the short notice. Workday Tuesday May 25th 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Framing walls for drywall. Come on out and give us a hand.

This event is open to everyone! We are inviting officials and VIP's who might be able to help us further our mission of improving the Georgia Street neighborhood and gardens. Please join us and help us showcase the work we have done in just two short years.

We hope that this will be our biggest fundraising event yet. Volunteers are needed to help staff booths and games, set up and clean up. As always, donations are welcome.

Easter Egg Hunt 2010