The members of the corporation for Hope of St. Joseph Shelter Inc. (three shelters and a feeding of kids on the street program managed by Father Donato in Bukavu, eastern DR Congo, Africa,) are sincerely and gratefully thankful to all those who supported our two-weekend huge charity yard sale held on Middle Side Road at Mary and Marc Beneteau’s home this summer.
All the donated goods that were sold raised $18,000. with another $6,800 cash/cheque donations for a total of $24,800. This amount, after conversion to U.S. dollars will go towards tuition and education supplies for 42 girls and 26 boys.
This huge yard sale event could not have happened without many dedicated volunteers. The corporation is so thankful.
We also recruited one new sponsorship. We appreciate more sponsorships. The minimum cost is $25 monthly/$300 yearly which is charitable tax deductible.
For more information regarding our charity contact Mary Beneteau secretary 519-996-4800 or Larry Allen president 519-817-3030.
Note - Due to health restrictions, Marc and Mary, with great sadness, report that they have to discontinue the huge yard sale. It is uncertain at this time what their plans will be for 2025. They will determine what they will do, if anything next spring. They send a huge thank you to all the supporters and volunteers. They will miss the connections with those delivering donations and the personal contact during the yard sale. Please support the corporation’s other fundraisers.
—Larry Allen
President
Hope of St. Joseph Shelter Inc.
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