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Oleson’s Dollar Drive Supports Safe Home

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Oleson’s Food Store in Petoskey is partnering with the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRC) to assist the Safe Home in providing food, supplies and personal care items to survivors of domestic abuse and their children staying at the emergency shelter.  Oleson’s is giving shoppers the opportunity to donate a dollar as they check out their purchases, which will go directly toward needs at the Safe Home. The Dollar Drive begins Sunday, November 13, and runs through Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24.

During the Dollar Drive, Lite 96.3fm and on-air personality Tim Nixon will hold a two hour live radio broadcast to help generate donations of non-perishable foods, household supplies and personal care items.  The on-air drive for food and supplies will take place 3-5 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, at Oleson’s Food Store, 2000 US-31 North in Petoskey.

The WRC relies on community support to continue providing safety and supportive services to survivors of domestic abuse in Northern Michigan. The Safe Home provides emergency shelter 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In the past year alone, 135 women and children took refuge at the Safe Home with over 9,000 meals being provided.   All WRC domestic abuse services are provided to survivors and their children at no charge.

For more information about the Safe Home or donating needed items, contact Jamie Winters at 231-347-1572.  A complete list of Safe Home needs is available online at wrcnm.org, or at facebook.com/WomensResourceCenterOfNorthernMichigan.

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Harvest Food and Supply Drive Underway to Benefit Safe Home

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The Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRC) is holding their annual Harvest Food and Supply Drive in an effort to collect needed items for survivors of domestic abuse and their children staying at the Safe Home.

The Safe Home provides a safe, supportive and caring residence for families in Northern Michigan who often arrive at the emergency shelter without personal belongings.  And because the Safe Home is operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, the need for food and supplies is constant.  Over the past year, a total of 3,041 nights of safe shelter were provided to 135 women and their children with food and supply costs exceeding $25,000.

“The community has been very supportive in past years, and we depend on that support,” said Safe Home Coordinator, Jamie Winters.  “Your gifts of non-perishable food, paper products, cleaning supplies and personal care items help survivors of domestic abuse and their children who are staying at the Safe Home feel welcome during a very challenging time in their lives.”

A sampling of just some of the items on the Safe Home Needs List includes non-perishable food items such as cereal, fruit juice, peanut butter and boxed meals.  Household supplies include laundry detergent, toilet paper, dish soap and bath towels.  The Safe Home shelters many children who require diapers, baby food, infant formula and spill-proof cups.  Personal care items for both adults and children are also needed including lotion, toothpaste, body wash and hair brushes.  Financial donations are also welcome—a $75 donation will feed and house a family of four at the Safe Home for a week.

The complete Safe Home Needs List is available on the agency’s website at wrcnm.org, or by calling the WRC.  Donations can be brought to the WRC Administrative Office or either Gold Mine Resale Shop in Petoskey, Bondurant in Petoskey’s Gaslight District, or to our offices in Cheboygan, Gaylord or Mancelona.  For more information, or to arrange for a pickup of items, please call 231-347-1572.

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