It has been over a year since we updated our Quotes For A Cause Blog Post. We have enjoyed another year of giving and it is far past time to update everyone on what we have been doing! This post is a summary to bring everyone up to date. We will highlight some of our recipients with details, stories, and photos in the near future.
The remainder of 2017
August: Vine Neighborhood Association Celebration: We donated $1150.00 and hosted a table at the event.
September: Warm Kids: $850.00
October: The Plainwell Christmas Project: $940.00
November: We provided 30 Holiday Meal Baskets for Open Doors: QFAC $800 + our in-office Friday jean collection $828.00 + a donation from Walmart $100 = $1,728.00. We were able to not only give the food for the meals but also Meijer gift cards and family board games in every basket! Everyone in the office contributed by shopping, packing baskets, & delivering!
December: Girl Scout Cookie Bake-Off: $550.00 AND we participated in the Auction at the event; purchasing one of the amazing deserts and sponsoring a girl for camp $600.
2018
In April of this year, we decided we would continue donating $5.00/new quote AND we added a $1,000.00 minimum per month!
January: Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake: $1,000.00
February: Plainwell Music Society – this group only wanted $500.00 and asked us to give the rest ($300) to another group. We added this $300 to March!
March: Kalamazoo Growlers Hero Salute game: QFAC $900.00 + $300.00 from Plainwell Music Society. We were able to sponsor three Vets with the $1200.00
April: MRC Industries, Inc: $1,000.00
May: Kalamazoo Drop-In Child Care Center: $1,000.00
June: First Day Shoe Fund: $1,000.00
July: Cpl. Christopher Kelly Willis Foundation: $1,000.00
Our August QFAC is Life at the Table for Tree of Life School!
As always, thank you to everyone allowing us to work with them on their insurance.