Legacy

Legacy of Love

storres4365 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:52:52 +0000

Legacy of Love

Often times, the hobbies and creative skills that people have are handed down from generation to generation, as a Legacy of Love and Learning. Helpertunity honors those elders who have passed on their talents to others, and invites Helpertunity's Friends and Contributors to post "Legacy of Love and Learning" Memorials to Helpertunity's Facebook Page, or submit them for inclusion on this Helpertunity Project Page. Send e-mails and photo attachments to: Eileen@Helpertunity.org. "Legacy of Love and Learning" Memorials can also be submitted in writing (Please provide only COPIES of photos or items to be displayed. Delicate letters, antique photos, or precious prayer cards are not guaranteed in the mail or to be safely returned). Mail to: Helpertunity - Legacy of Love and Learning, PO Box 1956, Apopka, FL 32704-1956. Memorial Contribution Checks can be made payable to "Helpertunity" and sent to the same address. Online Contributions should be marked with "Legacy of Love" and the "Honoree's Name" on the Memo Line, or in the Special Instructions section of the Paypal Page.

Legacy of Love & Learning Honorees:

Geraldine Gill: Taught Eileen Callejas how to Crochet when she was only 7 years old.

James Hubbard: Was a Shriner's Clown and Inspired Eileen Callejas in the art of Clown Ministry.

storres4365 Thu, 02/09/2023 - 16:52

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Well Wishes Eco-Arts Exchange

storres4365 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:59:28 +0000

Well Wishes Eco-Arts Exchange

The classic art of letter writing is quickly being taken over by today's tech-based social-networks. There are two groups of folks, however, who still appreciate the rare joy of getting a post card or letter in the good-old-fashioned mail; Nursing Home Elders & Summer Youth Campers.

Helpertunity's creative inter-generational program; "Well Wishes" brings these two groups together through the power of stamps, inks, water, pencils, and pen.

Well-Wishes Postcards are being created by all-ages in the most imaginative places: from office holiday-service parties... to outdoor nature festivals... to scout-troop meetings:

With your contributions, "Well Wishes" will be able to continue its outreach and pen-pal exchange efforts; bringing crafts and activities, along with tangible memories and motivation, to those who are lonely and in need of inspiration.

To request or sponsor a "Well Wishes Pen Pal Party" for a local office-service-party, elder-care facility or a summer / after-school youth camp; - or - to "Host a Wishes & Donations Well" for Helpertunity, at the reception desk or counter of your business; please contact Helpertunity directly at 407-234-4768.

To "Sponsor-A-Stamp" for the handmade cards and greetings crafted by Helpertunity's Inter-generational Volunteers, please mark a contribution for this program clearly with "Well Wishes - Stamp Sponsor" and mail it to Helpertunity, PO Box 1956, Apopka, FL 32704. Donations can also be made securely online using Helpertunity's PayPal Button Link on this page. Please indicate "Well Wishes - Stamp Sponsor" in the memo section.

storres4365 Thu, 02/09/2023 - 16:59

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Creative Expressive

Education

Elective Education Programs

Target Population

Youth/Teen/YoungAdult

Heritage Helpers

storres4365 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:39:52 +0000

Heritage Helpers

Helpertunity's Volunteers have been hard at work bringing generations together, while honoring history and diversity; by providing creative recreational resources for fun and life-skills education.

Volunteers have set up rubber-band target ranges, created craft kits, and provided premium recreation supplies to summer camps which offer specialty-electives in "Science & Nature" as well as "Frontier Skills" and "Heritage Arts" to a wide variety of youth.

The program currently reaches nearly 1000 children, between the ages of 4-17, every Summer. One camp that Helpertunity sponsors is also specially staffed with sign-language interpreters, and hosts groups of hearing-impaired children, while another reaches out with their "Shining Stars" camp for children with disabilities.

In honor of the legacy and knowledge which our country's elders share with America's Pioneers & International Church Missionaries, Helpertunity's "Heritage Helpers" recently bridged the gap between one elder's dream to create minion-puppets for children; and assisted a camp's staff and teens to earn service-hours while completing a creative craft with an important story and a purpose:

To help support this Activity-Adoption Project for Summer Youth Programs; mark your contributions to this organization with "Heritage Helpers" and send them to Helpertunity, PO Box 1956, Apopka, FL 32704, or Donate to Helpertunity online using our secure Pay-Pal Link. To be a part of our Heritage Helpers "Kit Creation Team" - Please contact Eileen directly at 407-234-4768.

To Find out more about the "Adopted" Youth-Camps which offer programs using resources provided or up-cycled by Helpertunity's Volunteers, click on the links below:

www.campnotredame.com

www.campithiel.org

www.campeder.org

To submit your Youth Camp or Center to be added to Helpertunity's Youth Program-Adoption List, Contact Eileen directly at 407-234-4768.

storres4365 Thu, 02/09/2023 - 18:39

Project Type

Creative Expressive

Education

Elective Education Programs

Target Population

Youth/Teen/YoungAdult

Kid & Eco Friendly Creations

storres4365 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:45:45 +0000

Kid & Eco Friendly Creations

After 30 years as a school teacher, and a busy day at the theme parks enjoying her "retirement job," Helpertunity's Corporate Secretary, Dorothy Gill, still enjoys a bit of volunteer time. She has a specialty for applying her talents to "creative retail" efforts; by providing fundraising resources and programs that reach out to kids and appreciate the environment.

With decades of kid-friendly experience, she seems to really know what children enjoy! Dorothy is the Captain in the first-phase of Helpertunity's "Bear Care & Repair - Plush Pet Rescue and Adoption Project" - stitching up plush-pet boo-boos and giving the entire stuffed-zoo a sanitizing-suds bath:

Dorothy has propagated plants for Helpertunity's Spring Time Fundraisers and has beaded hundreds of bracelets and glued together dozens more rescued-silk-flower clip-on corsages for various Art and Environmental Festivals.

And, she has also made creatively packaged yarn and crochet kits, that look like carnival treats, for an International Fiber-Arts Fair. Dorothy insists that she is not "crafty," but her imagineer-like creations have already raised funds and provided supplies for many Helpertunity Projects, as well as an Activity Program at a Children's Hospital in Canada.

And that's not all! Dorothy's creative retail contributions have also inspired crafters at a Children's Summer Camp in Pennsylvania; with her collaboratively custom-designed and handmade Camper-Scamper Scrapbook and Cardmaking Kits.

So why doesn't Dorothy just give supplies and cash donations directly to the children's programs? Because as a retired school teacher, Dorothy already knows that there is an un-ending need for supplies and resources wherever children and elders are involved. By generating fundraising revenues, she is often able to double her own donation's value, and do something which she enjoys at the same time.

So, do you have leftover craft or gardening supplies, (which are clean and in allergen-free and odor-free condition) that can be enjoyed by elderly patients or hospitalized children, young campers, or school-aged shoppers? Please contact Helpertunity directly to discuss details for making an in-kind contribution of craft and gardening resources to Dorothy's ongoing project efforts.

Better Yet: If you would like to help Dorothy multiply her creative donation-funding efforts, so that she may continue to "Pay it Forward" with her inspired energy and enthusiasm, then please make a cash contribution via e-banking, check, or credit card to: Helpertunity, PO Box 1956, Apopka, FL 32704 with "Kid & Eco Friendly Creations" in the memo line.

storres4365 Thu, 02/09/2023 - 18:45

Project Type

Target Population

Youth/Teen/YoungAdult

City

Apopka

State

Florida

Fiesta Foundation

storres4365 — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:12:58 +0000

Fiesta Foundation

Gabriel Callejas, husband of Helpertunity's Founder Eileen Callejas, was the first business to step up and support Helpertunity's Mission, but it was not the first time the family restaurant owner had reached out to elderly, disabled, and homeless persons in his community.

Gabriel is an outspoken advocate for the plight of child immigrants, migrant farmers, and disabled workers, and has been known to honor the requests of needy persons; seeking a volunteer tasks in exchange for a hot meal, from time to time.

Gabriel's restaurants have hosted holiday banners made by homeless crafters, and have proudly displayed handmade items, produced by disabled persons and elderly nursing home residents, in their front counter-case.

The small business owner continues to provide a source of ongoing support for the organization by accepting donations and offering candy at local register locations. Such efforts not only provide a small stream of resources for the organization, but it also serve to advocate and educate about Helpertunity's work within the local community.

Over the years; Gabriel's restaurants have provided classic Mexican treats to local shelters and elder care facilities, in celebration of Mexican holidays and fiestas, and have hosted educational sessions for Activity Professionals on the History, Culture, and traditions of Mexico and its People.

La Fiesta Mexican Grill continues to provide catering services for events, and is proud to be an ongoing advocate, with Helpertunity, for Direct-Impact Seed-Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility in the community.

To provide counter space, project sponsorship, or other support for Helpertunity's efforts, through your neighborhood business or corporation, please contact Helpertunity directly at 407-234-4768 / Eileen@Helpertunity.org.

storres4365 Thu, 02/09/2023 - 19:12

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