The Caringplace March 2018 Newsletter

Thanksgiving on Good Friday Help provide meals, shelter, and more this Easter, Passover, and beyond!

your support in 2017 TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES! 970,000 nutritious meals were served!

370,000 nights of safe shelter provided!

9,000 volunteers served!

857 men and women obtained employment and housing!

200 kids provided special programs during the year!

23,000 people in need were encouraged through our community outreaches!

140 formerly homeless attended Graduation!

AND MUCH MORE!

MIAMI RESCUE MISSION & BROWARD OUTREACH CENTERS

SERVING SOUTH FLORIDA SINCE 1922

March 2018

Your Support Blesses Thousands Every Day Dear Friends, Our Centers in Miami, Hollywood, and Pompano serve the homeless and needy every day, but did you know that thousands of men, women, and children who are in need are blessed and helped during our community outreaches throughout the year? Your generosity and compassion touches lives on so many levels.

Our last two outreaches were held for Thanksgiving and Christmas. They were huge successes. Nearly 7,000 people were in attendance. There was great food, inspirational performances, Mission Hope Bags, toys and more. Hundred of volunteers made these outreaches super special. The best part was that over 140 men and women (who were homeless) decided to get off the streets and join our life changing programs.

Our next outreach , Thanksgiving on Good Friday, will take place Friday, March 30th .

We expect to serve and help thousands. A gift of $2.10 will help provide a delicious meal and hope. Return the enclosed reply card or give online at www.caringplace.org/easter. Your support blesses and changes lives every day.

Special blessings to you and your loved ones this Easter, Passover, and beyond,

Rev. Ronald Brummitt President

Come and enjoy a special evening of miracles and magic.

Saturday, April 7th — 6 PM to 9 PM. 2031 NW 1st. Court, Miami, FL 33127.

This special dinner will benefit women and children fleeing domestic violence and/or homelessness. Call Lian Navarro at 305.572.2004 or send her an email: lnavarro@caringplace.org. Visit www.caringplace.org/madhatters to find out more and reserve your spot. Tickets are $50 each.

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The Caring Place is the Praying Place and we would be honored to pray for and with you. Visit www.caringplace.org/prayer and leave your prayer requests or praise. This is a secured page and can be anonymous.

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Fill A Purple Bag With Hope A Mission Hope bag is a purple bag that can be filled with inexpensive, unused hygiene items. Help collect basic hygiene products that people in need can use to feel better about themselves. We know that when someone feels better, they are in a better position to make other changes in their lives such as getting involved with education, work training, recovery, and spiritual guidance we offer at Miami Rescue Mission & Broward Outreach Centers.

Contact us and let us know how many bags you, your organization, or business will fill and we will send them out to you. For larger donations, we can arrange a pick up.

MISSION HOPE ITEMS

• Toothbrush/ Toothpaste • Soap/Body Wash • Shampoo “Our church was so excited doing the Mission Hope Drive. We collected • Deodorant over 300 bags.”

— Pastor Dave • Wash cloth/ Towels For more information, contact: Miami: MELISSA - 305-572-2002 • Broward: NINA - 954-935-3048 • Brush/Comb Visit Our Website to Order Online • Other hygiene items

www.caringplace.org/missionhope

“Food For All” Last Fall, Publix Super Markets held a special “Food For All” campaign to relieve hunger. The Miami Rescue Mission was selected along with many other non-profits to receive a financial award. Daisy Diaz (left), Mission Gifts & Marketing Senior Manager, accepted the check from Nicole Kraus (right), Publix Media and Public Relations.

Special thanks to Publix for all that they do for our communities.

We Love Our Volunteers!

Visit www.caringplace.org/volunteer to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

We can’t do all that we do without you!

Cover Girls “Fit for a Cause” Our Miami Cover Girls organized a successful “Fit for a Cause” event on February 10th, 2018.

Our residents, Cover Girls and guests worked out together while encouraging our residents to feel confident, beautiful and strong. Many thanks to our sponsor Kaufman Rossin & Company. Also, kudos to our supporters Zumba instructor DJ Zule, Ani from Move Eat Ani and Toranika from Somatic Soul Food.

You are invited to the next Cover Girls gathering — “Mad Hatters Charity Dinner” to be held April 7th.

Cover Girls mentor homeless and abused women.

Visit www.caringplace.org/madhatters to learn more.

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Horace’s Story

H

orace came from a large family where he and his siblings encountered physical abuse from their father.

In high school, he started using drugs and his drug use increased until he was eventually kicked out of school. He soon ended up in jail, but earned his GED and had hopes to go to college. This dream was dashed by 30 years of drugs and more jail. Horace lived on the streets for 3 years before entering our program.

He has worked hard to turn his life around.

Horace has a new life and a new future thanks to your support.

“Being here has allowed me to pursue my dream of 30 years. Thank you to all the supporters for making my new life a reality.”

BARGAIN B A R N Thrift S t o r e

We Are at Our

New Store

Come and see it for yourself

Free Pick Up

PLEASE DONATE:

• APPLIANCES • CARS • FURNITURE • CLOTHES

1-800-817-HOPE • caringplace.org/thrift

8700 NW 7th Ave

Your gently used items will be used in our Centers. Items we can’t use will be sold in our thrift stores which provides training for men and women, as well as funding for our programs.

GET YOUR WEEKLY INSPIRATION FROM ONE OF OUR RADIO SHOWS

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To be a guest in any of our Radio Shows please e-mail to Daisy Diaz at: ddiaz@caringplace.org CFC is the official workplace giving campaign of the Federal government If you are a Federal employee or know someone who is, please consider directing your support to the Miami Rescue Mission when making your pledge to the CFC. Pledges can be recurring or one-time donations. It’s simple to setup a small regular payroll deduction.

Our CFC number is

#64065

Just a few dollars per pay period will help the homeless and needy persons!

MIAMI RESCUE MISSION ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 3553 NW 50th Street, Miami, FL 33142 Mail: PO Box 420620 | Miami, FL 33242-0620 305-571-CARE (2273) BROWARD OUTREACH CENTER HOLLYWOOD 2056 Scott Street | Hollywood, FL 33020 954-926-7417 BROWARD OUTREACH CENTER POMPANO BEACH 1700 Blount Road|Pompano Beach, FL 33069 954-979-6365 4 | MARCH 2018

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