Helping Our Neighbors in Need
It's Socktober!
 Socktober is an original idea of Kid President. What is Socktober? Watch his YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YIK5UOnOM to find out how it started!
During the month of October, new socks are being collected by Romeo Middle School, Hamilton Parsons Elementary, Hevel Elementary and Ss. John & Paul Parish. All collected socks will be donated to Samaritan House. Let's make this a great Socktober!
Back-to-School Program Serves Community Children  A big "thank you" to everyone who supported our Back-to School Backpack Program. We appreciate you so much! Each child from preschool through twelfth grade received a backpack filled with age-appropriate supplies and a PayLess gift card. This year, through our Backpack Program, we were able to provide 209 children with back-to-school necessities. Also, thank you to the donors who shopped for jeans through our new "Back-to-School Denim Program". With your help, we provided new jeans for 180 students in grades preschool through twelfth grade. This was our first year for this program, and it was so well received that we intend to do it again next year. The Sharing Tree Program is Underway  The Sharing Tree volunteers are gearing up for this year's Christmas program. This is a huge effort, and we can use extra help! Last year, with your assistance, we provided Christmas gifts for 243 needy families in our community. This year, we estimate 250 families will need Christmas assistance. If you are interested in being part of our Sharing Tree Program, either by donating or by volunteering, please call Samaritan House at 586-336-9956. Expect Sharing Tree tags to be available in November at local libraries, businesses and churches. Samaritan House is Honored!
 Samaritan House has been named the Organization of the Year for the 2016 Romeo Peach Festival. We are so honored to have the hard work and dedication of our volunteers and three employees recognized at the Peach Festival. They give their all to help our neighbors in need, but it couldn't be done without the generosity and support from the citizens, churches, businesses and organizations in the area. Many thanks to all of you!!
Attention Gardeners!
 At Samaritan House we love to have fresh produce to offer to our clients. We know that fresh vegetables are an important part of any healthy diet. So as you are harvesting those crops you lovingly planted in the spring, and don't know what to do with all those tomatoes, zucchinis, cucumbers and other vegetables, please think of the Samaritan House clients!
Joyful Heart Cookbook Makes a Wonderful Gift!
The Joyful Heart cookbook, celebrating 20 years of
( Our sincere thanks to Meijer for sponsoring our cookbook!
| Our Vision Samaritan House will be recognized in the community as the Heart and Hands of Christ. Our MissionSamaritan House is a community service organization devoted to serving individuals and families within our community by recognizing their needs and mobilizing the means for dealing with those needs so that suffering can be relieved, dignity preserved, and love shared.
Angels Corner This month we recognize the following for a special effort flowing from a special heart. This month's Samaritan House Angels are:
- Back-to-School Donors
- Angelina Orlando
- Madison Mattei - Gloria & Don Greb - TRW, Washington - Sharp Tooling Solutions
"Volunteers are not paid...not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless."
~Unknown
Thank You Volunteers! We salute the true hearts and hands of Samaritan House - our volunteers. With only three part-time employees, the incredible work accomplished here for our brothers and sisters is done because of the kindness and love from 90 plus volunteers that give of their time every month. From putting out loaves of bread and meeting with clients to stocking the shelves, sweeping the floors and fixing the doors, our volunteers are the BEST! Bless you.
To join our wonderful team of volunteers or for more information, please call Judy at 586-336-9956. Don't have time? Join our e-care network! You can help provide emergency clothing by simply checking your email. Learn how Visit Us on Facebook!
 Serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Galations 5:13-14
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