Events & Fundraisers

Upcoming Events

Massage Therapy Raffle for S.O.U.L.
Raffle Submissions end July 26, 2008
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Past Events

Strolling Gourmet – An event planned by Elyse Swensen who sells Two Sisters Gourmet party food. An abundance of samples of the food was prepared for a taste testing extravaganza. People came in to sample the food and then could place an order that night for the items they wanted. Fifty percent of the money from the items ordered was donated to S.O.U.L. We also had a silent auction that evening and a raffle of five donated gift baskets.

Catered Affare – An event planned by Ashley Gifford who was introducing her new catering business. She served an elegant five course dinner as a S.O.U.L. fundraiser. Fifty percent of the money from the tickets was donated to S.O.U.L. This was a way to help out S.O.U.L. and to promote her new business as well.

Garage Sales – S.O.U.L. has garage sales from May to November to raise money. We collect items throughout the year and store them away until the spring. We accept donations from anyone who wishes to give items such as clothes, furniture, household items, outdoor items, exercise equipment… pretty much anything that is in good condition. It is a goal to acquire a store front and maintain a retail store. This will enable us to sell merchandise all year round, eliminate the shortage of storage space and eliminate the many hours that are required to bring items out of storage and then back in again after the garage sales. We raise between $500 - $1000 per each garage sale.

Body Mind Spirit Guide Festival - January and February 2007 the Body Mind Spirit Guide held a holistic Festival with 120 vendors participating. They sponsored S.O.U.L. as the charity they would be helping. We were given a table at the entrance to promote S.O.U.L. where we offered bottled water for a donation and passed out literature and talked to people about S.O.U.L. In the vendor room we had a table where we sold merchandise and could further spread the word about the purpose of S.O.U.L. There was a silent auction held in which 100% of the proceeds went to S.O.U.L. The Guide will sponsor S.O.U.L. at there next two festivals. The amount raised was.

Our Impact in our communities

2006 Holiday Gifts and Dinners

  • 15 families received holiday gifts totaling 41 children and 18 parents
  • 15 families received food for the holidays including a turkey or ham
Cell phones and ink cartridges
  • 32 cell phones
  • 72 ink cartridges
  • total earned of $223.20.
Garage sales/bake sales
  • Raised $4,000
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  • Eighteen million cell phones are thrown in land fills each year.

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  • 95% of empty printer cartridges are NOT recycled - and are simply discarded into landfills.
  • A medium-sized business can use between 900 and 1,600 ink cartridges per year, or even more. Can your office donate to S.O.U.L. what it would otherwise throw away?

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Volunteer at a garage or bake sale

A S.O.U.L. Family Story

It is amazing to find others that are here to help out in a time of need and S.O.U.L.’s network is amazing to get help to those who need it. If you need a shoulder to cry on or having Santa come to the house to ensure that your child has a good Christmas. The members of S.O.U.L are angels that can pick you up and help out thru a rough spot in life. - Jamie

A S.O.U.L. Volunteer Story

"Being unemployed, I couldn’t donate money- but bringing things we didn’t need or couldn’t use anymore was my way of helping out. As a volunteer, I donated clothing, furniture, toys etc. whenever I could. Besides, as I told one of the staff volunteers, it helped me clear the clutter!

The homeless have always been a concern of mine, especially when children are involved. Having gone through a divorce, bankruptcy and foreclosure with four children of my own made me acutely aware of what can happen to someone financially, emotionally and even physically during times of crisis.

Then, when the Holidays were drawing near, I was asked if I myself needed help with gifts and food for a nice dinner. I was really surprised -and very grateful because I had no idea if I would have anything to wrap... My 11 year old said it was the best Christmas he ever had! I will always be appreciative for the unexpected food and gifts- and the love that came with them." Thank you S.O.U.L. – Rebecca