Please check out the current items that are up for auction and will close on June 3rd at the Doorway to Hope Ladies Tea/ Fashion Show. More items will be added soon! If you can’t attend the event, please be sure to e-mail your auction bids to macombprojecthope@gmail.com. Proceeds from the auction will be used to buy food for “The Harvest” Food Pantry. Event tickets are still available. Thank you so much for supporting Macomb Project H.O.P.E. ministries!!!
Fund-raiser for “The Harvest” Food Pantry
Doorway to Hope Ladies Tea/ Fashion Show
Sunday June 3, 2012 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Magnolia’s Restaurant
~program~light meal~silent auction~gift bags~door prizes
$15.00 per person Limited seating
tickets on sale now at H.O.P.E. Community Thrift Store
monetary/food donations appreciated!
Contact Rhonda 309-255-5920 to reserve your tickets
Hy-Vee Shop -n- Share June 8th & 9th
Please be sure to print this form to help us out with our fund raising efforts to buy food for our newest initiative, a food pantry called “The Harvest”. A big thank you for helping us!
Bunny Baskets
Bunny Baskets
Fourteen Easter baskets from the thrift store were prepared and taken to Loaves and Fishes food pantry.
Coffee, Sweets, and More
Coffee, Sweets, and More
Volunteers and guests of Macomb Project H.O.P.E.’s “Coffee, Sweets, and More” event met March 24, 2012 at H.O.P.E Community Thrift Store for free coffee and fellowship. MPH operates the thrift store at 119 W. Carroll Street witha n all volunteer staff. Profits from the store sales go to help feed people with needs in our community. More of these events are being planned.
Spring Fashions at the Thrift Store
VAMO
Members of W.I.U.’s VAMO Club (Visual and Apparel Merchandising Organization) helped transition winter clothing to summer clothing at H.O.P.E Community Thrift Store March 24, 2012. The thrift store is the fund-raising arm of Macomb Project H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Eat) that seeks to help those in the community with food needs. The store is located at 119 W. Carroll Street and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hy-Vee Shop-n-Share Dec. 16-17
Hy-Vee has designated Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17, as a Shop-n-Share weekend for Project HOPE. That means that Hy-Vee donates 10% of each customer’s purchase to our organization. Each purchase must be accompanied by a pre-printed slip of paper that cannot be distributed at the store or by newspapers. Please print and share the form with those who share our mission. Thank you, Hy-Vee!
HOPE Community Thrift Now Open
Rhonda Brown, Lois Stenger, Rose Marie Lynn
Macomb Project H.O.P.E. Inc. NFP (Help Our People Eat) is pleased to announce the opening of our new thrift store at 119 W. Carroll Street in Macomb, Illinois, on Saturday September 3, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are excited to finally be able to open the doors and sincerely hope that you will stop by to see our new facility! We would really appreciate it if you would get the word out to as many friends, family, and co-workers as possible in the coming days and weeks. Our goal for the store is to be a continual funding source for the soup kitchen. In addition, the building houses our office and a meeting room/ministry center (prayer board) available for small group meetings (including Bible studies).
Hours
Sunday………………………..Closed
Monday……………………….Closed
Tuesday……………………9:00-5:00
Wednesday……………….9:00-5:00
Thursday…………………..1:00-5:00
Friday………………………9:00-5:00
Saturday…………………..9:00-5:00
Hope Community Thrift Scavenger Hunt!
Macomb Project H.O.P.E. is asking the community to look for the following items to donate for use in the Project H.O.P.E. thrift store which is scheduled to open this fall. The thrift store will serve as an ongoing revenue source to support Macomb Project H.O.P.E’s dinners which offer free meals and food supplies in the Macomb community. Please contact Rhonda Brown at 309-255-5920 or email macombprojecthope@gmail.com if you are able to locate any of these items. Project H.O.P.E. really appreciate your efforts.
- Clothing racks- rolling or stationary; round or rail
- Display cases
- Check-out counter
- Locking cash register
- Clear plastic dress and clip pant hangers-swivel hook tops
- Children’s dress and pant hangers
- Round or oblong size dividers
- Belt/tie/scarf/cap/ and hat racks
- Mannequins, torso, head forms
- Pricing gun and stickers
- String tags-jewelry and other sizes
- Tagging gun and supplies
- Shopping carts and baskets
- Shoe racks
- Free standing slat wall displays
- Jewelry displays and mirror
- Clear zippered storage bags-all sizes
- Retail signs
- Misc. bins or displays
- Tables
- Pegboard hooks and accessories
- Anti-fatigue mats
- Countertop (for base kitchen cabinets)
- Literature displays
- Counter spinners
- Utility carts, dollies, hand truck, platform or low rolling cart
- Step ladder, 2 step ladder
- Office desk and filing cabinet