Monthly Archives: April 2012

Five & Dime Sale

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As part of the recently announced reorganization efforts, the Society of St Vincent de Paul will be holding a “Five and Dime” Garage / Liquidation Sale

When:     Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 9 am to 4pm at

Where:     715 Beitner Street, Traverse City, MI (across the street from the Traverse City Area District Library on Woodmere Ave.

Most items except jewelry and other select items will be offered for sale based on whatever can be fit in a box.  A smaller box will be $5 (12″ x 12″ x 12″) and a larger box will be $10 (18″ x 18″ x 18″).  Food and beverages will be available for sale and donations are always welcome.  All proceeds go to help the needy in the community.

Board President Margaret Sophiea stated that “The five and dime theme plays off of the old-fashioned, 1950’s style variety stores where everything in the store used to cost a dime.  Think Woolworth, Ben Franklin or Kresge.  They also used to be called dime stores, or 5 and 10’s.”  Jokingly, Sophiea added “With inflation, we now call them dollar stores.  We are attempting to coordinate the event with other area businesses to make it more of a neighborhood event.”

Same Thing = Insanity

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If you’re still doing the same thing you were doing at this time last year — and nothing’s changed (or maybe has even gotten worse) — then you might want to check out what none other than Albert Einstein said about that.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and  expecting different results”.   – Albert Einstein  (often times attributed to Ben Franklin as well)

 

Re-Launch Announcement

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Donors, Clients and Customers

Please be advised that effective 4/17/2012, and for the next 45 to 90 days, St. Vincent de Paul will be TEMPORARILY closing thrift store operations in order to remodel and re-launch the organization.

PROGRAM RECIPIENTS:

We will still be offering services to those in need.  Please call 231-218-7525 with any immediate emergency needs.  Until construction/remodeling efforts keep us from doing so, food pantry operations will remain open by appointment only.

CASH DONATIONS:

During this phase, we will continue to accept cash donations.  Please consider us and pray for the organization during this time of transition.  Safe, secure online donations can be made at the St Vincent de Paul Donation page , the donate link in the upper right hand corner of most pages or you may send donations by check to:

ATT: Chris Gallagher, Treasurer
Society of St Vincent de Paul
PO Box 984
Traverse City, MI 49685

DONATED GOODS or FOOD:

We will still be accepting limited donations of gently used clothing and furniture along with food.  Please call us to make arrangements for pick-up service.

VOLUNTEERS – MEMBERS – SUPPORTERS

A letter will be mailed to you on or before 4/20/2012 offering further details about the future.  If for some reason you do not receive, please call us.

The vision is to re-launch operations to better serve the community and to ensure the long-term viability of the organization.  For additional information and updates please join our email newsletter by providing us your email address in the upper right-hand corner of most web pages or stay updated at our facebook page or twitter acoount.

We also welcome any suggestions or ideas you may have.  Leave us a comment.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding during this process.

St Vincent de Paul to Reorganize Operations

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TRAVERSE CITY, MI, April 17, 2012 — The Board of Directors of the Society of St Vincent de Paul St. Francis Conference in Traverse City, Michigan have voted to temporarily cease daily thrift store and food pantry operations in order to implement organizational changes to ensure the long-term viability of the organization.  Emergency services will still be available to help needy persons during this time of transition.

Board President Margaret Sophiea stated that “Recent events have made it necessary for us to take a few steps backward in order to determine the best ways to move forward.  We look forward to the opportunity to re-launch St. Vincent de Paul in the next 45 to 90 days and further enrich the community in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.”

Please join our mailing list for updates by signing up for our newsletter to the upper right hand side of the home page or visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/svdpTC .

 

Mail Carrier Food Drive

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20thAnnual Mail Carrier Food Drive – Saturday May 12, 2012

Postal carriers unite to help fill local food pantries in Northwest Michigan.

Local members of the NACL, NRCA and U.S. Postal Service will collect food for Northwest Food Coaltion affiliated food pantries serving the five-county region.  Participating mail carriers will be dropping off flyers in mailboxes in the next few weeks with details.Food donations are generally made by leaving bags of non-perishable food near your mailbox on Saturday, May 12, 2012.  If your mail carrier is not participating, you may also drop off donations on Saturday, May 12th at any post office during regular business hours or from 2pm to 6pm at the old Lear Corporation building in Traverse City located at the intersection of South Airport and LaFranier roads.

Volunteers are always welcome.  We need strong and energetic bodies to help load and organize the tons of collected food.  This might be a good event for a sports team or other school/civic organization (Boy Scouts, church youth group, etc.).  Since this is an active event with many moving parts, students, family & friends age 13 and up are encouraged!  For more information contact Val Stone at 231-995-7722 or vals@goodwillnmi.org.  The St. Vincent de Paul contact is Jim Casler at 231-218-7525 or jimcasler@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support.

Quote of the Day

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Failure is the hallmark of success. It can be the starting point of a new venture, such as when a baby learns to walk; it has to fall down a lot to learn the new skill. Failure is also the mark of a success you’ve worked for. When a pole vaulter finally misses in competition, it shows how far he’s come. That failure becomes the starting point for his next effort, proving that failure is not final!

~Dave Anderson