Many Thanks to All Our Supporters

Thanks, Kraft Foods Orlando East Sales Team for your wonderful Day of Volunteerism on May 15! We put 35 people to work all over The Sharing Center – painting, replacing carpet, sorting, organizing, even stocking shelves with food from the U.S. Postal Service food drive. Great team work and very much appreciated!

FastSigns of Casselberry and Sanford/Lake Mary has provided all signage, banners, van wrapping and other valuable assistance for several years. Owner Timm Godby is Immediate Past Chair of The Sharing Center Board of Directors, and Eli Vizcarrondo, Sanford/Lake Mary Store Manager, also serves on our Board of Directors. Their business expertise and eagerness to share it are greatly appreciated!

We are grateful for all assistance given and especially rely on church partners that provide financial support.

It Takes All of Us to Make a Difference

Last year, thanks to all of you, The Sharing Center rescued 834 families from homelessness and assisted 1,207 patients with costs of prescription medicines. A total of 15,824 family interviews were conducted (touching lives of hurting children, elderly and other adults a total of 51,311 times).  Help provided ranged from food, clothing, shelter, and transportation to a variety of medical needs and referrals for family or financial counseling and other specific needs. This could not have happened without the help of numerous civic groups, congregations, corporations, schoolchildren and hundreds of caring individuals who recognized and responded to the needs of their neighbors in Seminole County.

On behalf of the children, elderly and families in extreme distress who received your gifts of funds, services and time joyfully given, we thank you.

Grants Help The Sharing Center with Growing Needs

Our ability to help increasing numbers of people experiencing job loss and medical issues is possible through donations from many businesses, organizations, congregations and individuals. We especially celebrate grants in fiscal 2009 from: Seminole County Community Assistance Program, Health Council of East Central Florida, Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, Ryan Foundation, Halliday Foundation, Chatlos Foundation, City of Altamonte Springs, Payless Shoe Source.

The Sharing Center also is eligible to receive designated funds from United Way.