by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 5, 2020 | Emergency Assistance, Grants Received, Thankfulness Thursday
While any grant is greatly appreciated, we’d also like to point out that operations funding is especially hard to come by, and this grant is earmarked for the transition of our Direct Assistance Helpline following COVID. This means that we can breath a little...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jul 16, 2020 | Events, Thank You, Thankfulness Thursday
First of all, we’d like to thank our many sponsors that enabled us to carry on with our annual Golf Outing. It was different than prior years because of COVID-19, but we still managed to raise over $14,000 for Friends In Deed. We’d also like to thank John...
by | Mar 11, 2020 | Thank You, Thankfulness Thursday, Volunteer & Staff News
Joshua Li, better known as Josh around Circles, has been volunteering at Circles for only a short amount of time with the children’s program, but he is already fitting in well with both students and teachers alike. He comes to the Circles children’s program...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 3, 2020 | Thank You, Thankfulness Thursday, Volunteer & Staff News
One of the benefits of being an older college student is a deeper appreciation you get from the new experiences that you may have taken for granted as a fresh-faced teenager. Having taken time off from school before my second-go-round, I was in the workforce for...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 30, 2020 | Thank You, Thankfulness Thursday, Volunteer & Staff News
For over sixteen years, Ann Bogits (center) has been volunteering her time and energy to work with Friends In Deed. She has spent time as the chairperson for the Annual Dinner Committee and spent three years on the board all while being a regular donor throughout her...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 28, 2020 | Thank You, Thankfulness Thursday, Volunteer & Staff News
A common theme among the volunteers working with Friends In Deed is the praise of their fellow volunteers, and that is no different with Lauren Cole. She originally came aboard after a recommendation from her neighbor and close friend. Her friend knew that Lauren had...
