Samaritan House
Helping Our Neighbors in Need
"Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you have been taught by God to love each other."
1 Thessalonians 4:9
Our Vision
Samaritan House will be recognized in the community as the Heart and Hands of Christ.
Our Mission
Samaritan 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.
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
Business Hours
Tuesday, 10am-6pm
Wednesday, 10am-6pm
Friday, 10am- 4pm
Samaritan House will be closed on Good Friday, April 19th.
Help us feed our neighbors by donating online via PayPal! Your donation can be made in memory of or in honor of a family member, friend or other special person or group.
Buy tickets for Fashion & Food at the Orchards on June 9th, 1-4pm.
Get a copy or give as a gift!
Shopping at Meijer, Kroger or Amazon can turn into cash for Samaritan House!
As a Thrivent Financial member, it's easy for you to help Samaritan House. You can request that Samaritan House be the recipient of Thrivent Choice Dollars
Matching Grants
Samaritan House receives matching grants from:
- Pfizer Foundation
- Consumers Energy Foundation
Please participate in these programs if you are able.
Children's Books
We love to give books to 0ur clients' children. Having a book to take home encourages them to keep reading. Please bring books appropriate for children of all ages to Samaritan House.
Furniture Donations
Call our office during business hours and we will post your item(s) on our bulletin board for those in need of furniture.
The Baton Passes
We wish our wonderful Event Coordinator, Mary Sutherland, all the best as she begins the next chapter of her life! Luckily, we've been blessed to find an equally wonderful person to fill her shoes. We extend a warm welcome to Tammy Lorts as our new Event Coordinator.
Fashion & Food at the Orchards!
Our Annual Fashion, Flowers and Food Fête has gotten a new name and found a new location. Westview Orchards, at 65075 Van Dyke, Washington, MI, is graciously hosting Fashion & Food at the Orchards!
The event takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2019. It will feature a fashion show with clothing and accessories from T.J. Maxx and jewelry from Premier Designs! The afternoon includes an assortment of light appetizers, desserts, wines and beverages provided by local businesses, as well as unique merchandise available for purchase. A tasting of Westview Orchards' wines will be available.
Tickets are $25 each and must be purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased at Samaritan House, 62324 Van Dyke, Washington, MI 48094, or online by using the Fashion & Food Tickets button at the left.
For more information, or to volunteer, email shevents@att.net or call (586) 336-9956.
Serving Families at Easter
Samaritan House volunteers have begun distributing Easter boxes filled with the makings of an Easter dinner to nearly 200 food-insecure, local families. Accompanying every food box is a $20 food gift card to a local grocery store so that families can purchase a meat of their choice for their holiday meal.
We want to thank the community and our sponsoring churches for their support as we continue to serve local families in need! A special thanks goes to Barbara Schemanske and Diana Kay of Preceptor Delta Beta and Lanzen Inc. for donating to our Easter Drive this year.
21st Annual Golf Outing
Mark your calendar for July 27, 2019. Our 21st Annual Golf Outing will be at Greystone Golf Club at 67500 Mound Road, Washington, Mich. 48095. Registration is at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. For tickets, call Samaritan House at 586-336-9956 or email SHevents@att.net.
Thanks to those of you in the community who are supporting Samaritan House by becoming sponsors: Farm Bureau Insurance Agency, Jurzysta Electrical Contracting, Malburg Funeral Home, Washington Elevator Co., Collision of Romeo, Thee Office Pub & Cookery, and Aaron Swift Plumbing.
We continue to seek sponsors and gift donors for our 21st Annual Golf Outing. If you would like to sponsor this event or donate an item, please contact SHevents@att.net or call 586-336-9956 for more information.
Joyful Heart Cookbook Makes a Wonderful Gift!
The Joyful Heart cookbook, celebrating 20 years of community involvement, volunteerism, and of course food, is available at Samaritan House or online! This unique cookbook, based on a 1939 Out of Vermont Kitchens cookbook, showcases the individuality of each chef by asking that each recipe be submitted in their own handwriting and include their sketches and/or comments.
Buy online, or contact Samaritan House at 586-336-9956 or samaritanhouse@sbcglobal.net to get your copy!
Our sincere thanks to Meijer for sponsoring our cookbook!
Angels Corner
This month we recognize the following for a special effort flowing from a special heart. This month's Samaritan House Angels are:
- Christina Muir-Murphy/Roth-Muir Funeral Home
- Venture Global Engineering Foundation
- Pro Line Asphalt Paving
- The Mitt.TV
- Sam Previti
- The Trublowski Family
- Douglas Wozniak
- Karen Banish
- All who attended the Pasta Dinner
- All who volunteered for the Pasta Dinner
Thank You Volunteers!
We salute the true hearts and hands of Samaritan House - our volunteers. With only four 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.
"Volunteers are not paid...not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." ~Unknown
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