March 2020 – Gala 2020 URGENT New Announcement

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THE ANGELS ARE MOVING THE BLUE RIBBON GALA TO SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2020

DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, THE ANGELS WERE FORCED TO RESCHEDULE OUR ANNUAL BLUE RIBBON GALA. WE HAVE MOVED IT TO SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2020! WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AND HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU WILL WORK WITH US ON THIS CHANGE. WE WERE READY TO GO AND WAITED UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO ANNOUNCE THE CHANGE. HOPEFULLY WE ARE GIVING EVERYONE ENOUGH ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THEY CAN PUT THIS ON THEIR CALENDAR. AS EACH OF YOU KNOW THIS IS OUR ONLY EVENT THAT WE HOLD ANNUALLY THAT SUPPORTS THE MANY PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE AND WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN SEPTEMBER.

IF APRIL 4TH WAS A CONFLICT, HERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW TO ATTEND THIS WONDERFUL EVENT THAT GIVES THE CHILDREN WE SERVE HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW!

OVER THE NEXT 5 MONTHS THE ANGELS WILL BE SHARING STORIES FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO KEEP ALL OF YOU ENGAGED IN WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING OUR SUPPORTERS. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THESE SPECIAL STORIES SINCE THESE ARE THE CHILDREN WHO LOOK TO US FOR HELP…

WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE’S UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE CORONAVIRUS IS LONG GONE BY SEPTEMBER.

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND STAY SAFE.

SANDY KEARNEY, FOUNDER
ANGELS AGAINST ABUSE, INC.

Why WE Do What We Do Stories

SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY!

September 19th, 2020. We will once again host this event at the St Pete Yacht Club, downtown St Petersburg, FL starting at 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You will not want to miss this AMAZING event! The Angels are making such a difference in the lives of the children and youth we advocate for 24/7 and our Annual Gala helps us to give . these children HOPE for a better tomorrow.

Our Event is just around the corner and we need your help to make this event the success it has been in previous years! We need silent auction items, volunteers for setting up and tearing down. Every helping hand makes a difference!

Buy Your Tickets or Sponsorships Here
Blue Ribbon Gala Invitation
Sponsorship Form
Donation Form

IF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS TAKEN A HIKE, WE WILL HAVE OUR MONTHLY ANGEL MEETING AS SCHEDULED. WE WILL ADJUST OUR SCHEDULES ACCORDINGLY AS WE HAVE TO SO YOU WILL HAVE TO STAY TUNED AND READ OUR NEWSLETTERS! IF YOU ARE WORKING FROM HOME, IT MIGHT BE NICE TO TAKE THE TIME TO STAY IN THE LOOP WITH ANGEL NEWS!

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 14th, 2020

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RSVP
(we have to set up the room so we do need a headcount)

8:30 am to 9:30 am

Pasadena Community Church, Life Enrichment Center
227 70th Street South, St Petersburg, FL

PLEASE click on all the buttons provided in this Newsletter.
There is a lot of information we are providing

Guest Speaker – The Kidz Club, Angie Pineda

The Kidz Club has some new and exciting things coming to their Center in 2020 that they would like to share with our community as well as their community partners. A representative from Banyan Pediatrics would like to come and speak to our group. The Kidz Club would like to provide breakfast for the Angels as well. Lots of love to our Angel Family!!!!!!!!

Angie Pineda
Community Relations Coordinator
The Kidz Club
850-3rd Avenue South, Suite C
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Cell: 727-317-7069
Center: 727-821-KIDZ (5439)
Fax: 727-821-9459
[email protected]
www.thekidzclub.com

March 2020 Minutes
Please RSVP to Sandy Kearney by April 14th, 2020

ANGELS – WE NEED YOUR HELP MORE GALA DETAILS

Basket Theme Ideas

We Need YOUR HELP! Our Annual BRG is right around the corner and we need gift cards, baskets or items to complete our baskets. PLEASE bring them to our February meeting so we can get started. REMEMBER, this year our Event is at the beginning of April vs the end of April so please sign up for anything! Every item helps the kids that we advocate for 24/7.

If everyone does a little we can get this done….

Our amazing Rhonda Shaw who puts our basekets together will be out of town a few weeks in March so we need to start gathering everything as soon as possible so she can make our special baskets that are exhibited every year!

Gift Cards and Gift Certificates are big sellers at events like the BRG. If every person brings in one gift card on February 11th in any amount, just think what an amazing Gift Card Basket we will be able to put together! It will be AMAZING!

ATTENTION COMMUNITY PARTNERS! WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP WITH SILENT AUCTION BASKETS, GIFT CARDS OR ITEMS FOR BASKETS! OUR BLUE RIBBON GALA IS OUR ONLY EVENT WHERE WE RAISE THE FUNDS TO HELP THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WE ADVOCATE FOR 24/7! WE APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE AT ALL. EVERY ITEM AND EVERY DOLLAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN!

Thank You For Giving Us Hope for a Better Tomorrow

Angels Annual Recap 2019

Learn more about all the many programs that the Angels provide to our community partners in our community. We are not only the quick responders to a child in need, but we bridge the gap for many of our community partners for the under funded or non-funded requests that are made daily.

In Case You Missed the Magic of Christmas & What the Angels Do Year Around, Click Here
Take A Tour of the Angel Visitation Center

PLEASE START WRITING YOUR REVIEWS FOR 2020! EVERY REVIEW MAKES A DIFFERENCE. WE COUNT ON YOU TO KEEP OUR TOP RATING STATUS!

PLEASE PLEASE WRITE A REVIEW

THANK YOU ANGELS FOR WRITING YOUR REVIEWS!
IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO GET THOSE REVIEWS IN. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT SO PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND WRITE A REVIEW TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. YOUR WORDS SPEAK VOLUMES IN THE COMMUNITY!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE BUTTONS FOR EACH OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENTS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE PART OF ANGELS AGAINST ABUSE, INC. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND [email protected]

We Need Volunteers for these Events - Please Contact Sandy Kearney

PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

We are looking for volunteers for all of our upcoming events. Please contact Sandy Kearney by clicking on the above link and let us know which of our upcoming events you are available to help volunteer. Please remember that all of these events benefit the Angels and your support will make a difference. Thank you for your support!

Membership Application
Membership Application

When it comes to helping others, there are no little things…the accumulation of a lot of little things isn’t little…it takes each of us to make a difference for all of us…none of us can do everything at one, but all of us can do something at once…one person can make a difference, and every person must try…

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS

Let’s Get to Work

Let’s Get to Work

We are looking for volunteers for all of our upcoming events. Please contact Sandy Kearney by clicking on the above link and let us know which of our upcoming events you are available to help volunteer. Please remember that all of these events benefit the Angels and your support will make a difference. Thank you for your support!

April 4th 2020 – 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Annual Blue Ribbon Gala
St Pete Yacht Club

April 14th 2020 – 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – PCC Life Enrichment Center
227 70th Street South St Petersburg

May 12th 2020 – 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – PCC Life Enrichment Center
227 70th Street South St Petersburg

Summer Break
June, July & August

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Angel’s Visitation Center and COVID 19

Angel’s Visitation Center and COVID 19

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Angel Visitation Center and COVID 19

The Angel Center is open for business, however, we are asking that if a child, parent, or caseworker happen to be sick, that they not come. Every precaution is being taken with keeping the center clean and disinfected so that visitations can continue, however, in order to do this, we need everyone’s help in keeping the environment safe to use, which includes staying home if you are sick or know you have been exposed. Please contact Ashley Tominus if you need to reschedule, as well as please be aware, we do have a waitlist for visitations. Your understanding and patience is appreciated during this time.

Contact Information for Ashley Tominus
(727) 495-8348
Scheduling Manager, Angel Visitation Center

I never thought having a bus pass would be a big deal. Taking the bus shouldn’t be a big deal right. Well when you’re trying to go to school and work it helps to have that pass that allows you to ride for free. I thank Ready for Life for providing myself and are youth with the ability to get to point “A” to point “B”. if I didn’t have transportation or had to dig into my pockets all the time for uber I wouldn’t be anywhere. The Bus passes have been an amazing commodity a necessity at times.

Sincerely yours,
Sa’Quan Ward

Words cant describe how much the the Upass program has helped me! Last year I remember feeling stuck and hopeless because I couldn’t obtain employment but the root of not obtaining a job was not having a way to get there. I was facing many struggles like not having transportation, not having a job and not having daycare to keep a job. I couldn’t have have one without the other. Once I heard that the bus pass program was put in place at Ready for life it was a relief! I was able to at least get around to job hunt once I secured daycare. I got a job within a month and have been working ever since. The bus pass gives me a piece of mind and allows me to be more independent and responsible. I’m on the bus from sun up to sun down in order to get my daughter to daycare and then to work. I have been able to keep my job longer than I normally would if I didn’t have reliable transportation. Also my daughter was sick on a few ocassions and If it wasn’t for the bus pass Im not sure how quick I would have been able to get her to the emergency room twice in 3 days. The burden of not having a way to get around has been lifted off of my shoulders! I’m so grateful and thank you.

Anna- Marie Viccia

March 2020

Newsletter

HAPPY ST PATRICK’S DAY

PLEASE READ THE MARCH ANGEL MEETING DETAILS FOLLOWING THE BLUE RIBBON GALA DETAILS
THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE THE GALA SO PLEASE READ

SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY!

Mark your calendar for the 2020 Blue Ribbon Gala, Saturday, April 4th, 2020. We will once again host this event at the St Pete Yacht Club, downtown St Petersburg, FL starting at 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You will not want to miss this AMAZING event! The Angels are making such a difference in the lives of the children and youth we advocate for 24/7 and our Annual Gala helps us to give . these children HOPE for a better tomorrow.

Our Event is just around the corner and we need your help to make this event the success it has been in previous years! We need silent auction items, volunteers for setting up and tearing down. Every helping hand makes a difference!

2020 Blue Ribbon Gala
ATTENTION PLEASE!

If you are a Table Sponsor, or you are doing Individual Tickets, PLEASE provide us with the names of the individuals at your table and payment no later than March 10th 2020. We want to make sure we have all of our guests registered and in the system for a smooth check-in. It is a busy night and we don’t want anyone to miss a thing!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
for our last meeting before the Gala, March 10th, 2020

PLEASE BRING A GIFT CARD, A BASKET OR AN ITEM FOR A BASKET. ANGELS, THIS IS HOW WE MAKE OUR MONEY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

WE ARE LOW ON EVERYTHING BUT IF EVERYONE DOES A LITTLE, IT ALL ADDS UP TO A LOT – PLEASE HELP

WE HAVE SEVERAL NICE DINNER CERTIFICATES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT WITH A NICE BOTTLE OF WINE. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF WE COULD GET SOME WINE TO PUT WITH THE GIFT CERTIFICATES TO MAKE A NICE DATE NIGHT FOR THE WINNING BIDDER! LET US KNOW, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO COME AND PICK THEM UP FROM YOU.

Buy Your Tickets or Sponsorships Here
Blue Ribbon Gala Invitation
Sponsorship Form
Donation Form

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RSVP
(we have to set up the room so we do need a headcount)

8:30 am to 9:15 am (short meeting this month)

Pasadena Community Church, Life Enrichment Center
227 70th Street South, St Petersburg, FL

PLEASE click on all the buttons provided in this Newsletter.
There is a lot of information we are providing

Guest Speaker – Diane Smith, Program Coordinator / Bridgepoint Church
Diane Smith is putting together a group at Bridgepoint Church who are excited about making medium to large purses filled with personal items and cards of encouragement to homeless women. This is such a generous outreach for so many women who could use a little Hope in their lives.

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
FILM NO SMALL MATTER/ THE GAME CHANGING
DOCUMENTARY ON EARLY LEARNING

Allen Yergovich, Governor Florida District,
Kiwanis International #KidsNeedKiwanis

Allen will be showing the film called “No Small Matter/The Game Changing Documentary on Early Learning” that was discussed at our February meeting. We would like to invite anyone who is interested in learning more about the importance of the first 5 years of a child’s life should not miss this opportunity. To give you a little better idea, we have provided a link below for you to view prior to our March meeting if you have not already seen it.

The film that will be show following our March meeting is 45 minutes and a lot of details. Our meeting room can hold 60 people comfortably so please RSVP if you would like to attend!

No Small Matter/The Game Changing Documentary on Early Learning
February 2020 Minutes
Please RSVP to Sandy Kearney by March 6th, 2020

ANGELS – WE NEED YOUR HELP MORE GALA DETAILS

Basket Theme Ideas

We Need YOUR HELP! Our Annual BRG is right around the corner and we need gift cards, baskets or items to complete our baskets. PLEASE bring them to our February meeting so we can get started. REMEMBER, this year our Event is at the beginning of April vs the end of April so please sign up for anything! Every item helps the kids that we advocate for 24/7.

If everyone does a little we can get this done….

Our amazing Rhonda Shaw who puts our basekets together will be out of town a few weeks in March so we need to start gathering everything as soon as possible so she can make our special baskets that are exhibited every year!

Gift Cards and Gift Certificates are big sellers at events like the BRG. If every person brings in one gift card on February 11th in any amount, just think what an amazing Gift Card Basket we will be able to put together! It will be AMAZING!

ATTENTION COMMUNITY PARTNERS! WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP WITH SILENT AUCTION BASKETS, GIFT CARDS OR ITEMS FOR BASKETS! OUR BLUE RIBBON GALA IS OUR ONLY EVENT WHERE WE RAISE THE FUNDS TO HELP THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WE ADVOCATE FOR 24/7! WE APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE AT ALL. EVERY ITEM AND EVERY DOLLAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN!

Thank You For Giving Us Hope for a Better Tomorrow

Angels Annual Recap 2019

Learn more about all the many programs that the Angels provide to our community partners in our community. We are not only the quick responders to a child in need, but we bridge the gap for many of our community partners for the under funded or non-funded requests that are made daily.

In Case You Missed the Magic of Christmas & What the Angels Do Year Around, Click Here
Christmas Thank You Notes from the Kids of Guardian ad Litem PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ THESE NOTES
Take A Tour of the Angel Visitation Center

PLEASE START WRITING YOUR REVIEWS FOR 2020! EVERY REVIEW MAKES A DIFFERENCE. WE COUNT ON YOU TO KEEP OUR TOP RATING STATUS!

PLEASE PLEASE WRITE A REVIEW

THANK YOU ANGELS FOR WRITING YOUR REVIEWS!
IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO GET THOSE REVIEWS IN. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT SO PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND WRITE A REVIEW TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. YOUR WORDS SPEAK VOLUMES IN THE COMMUNITY!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE BUTTONS FOR EACH OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENTS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE PART OF ANGELS AGAINST ABUSE, INC. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND [email protected]

We Need Volunteers for these Events - Please Contact Sandy Kearney

PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

We are looking for volunteers for all of our upcoming events. Please contact Sandy Kearney by clicking on the above link and let us know which of our upcoming events you are available to help volunteer. Please remember that all of these events benefit the Angels and your support will make a difference. Thank you for your support!

Membership Application
Spreading 1-800-GOT-JUNK? community love in Tampa Bay

Spreading 1-800-GOT-JUNK? community love in Tampa Bay

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Spreading 1-800-GOT-JUNK? community love in Tampa Bay

Pinellas County Franchise Partner, Kim Bauer represents 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a board member of the Pinellas Realtor Organization (PRO). This is one of Tampa Bay’s largest professional trade associations, representing the interests of over 9,000 real estate professionals in Pinellas and Pasco counties.

Recently, the PRO affiliates gathered for a luncheon where Kim and her colleagues surprised their favorite non-profit organizations with donations. They donated $15,000 to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and $2,500 to five local charities: Angels Against Abuse, The Kind Mouse, Clothes to Kids, Women With Purpose, and Homeless Empowerment Program. Congratulations to Kim and her PRO affiliate board members on giving back to their community in a big way!

Jim Boinest
Field Operations Manager

I never thought having a bus pass would be a big deal. Taking the bus shouldn’t be a big deal right. Well when you’re trying to go to school and work it helps to have that pass that allows you to ride for free. I thank Ready for Life for providing myself and are youth with the ability to get to point “A” to point “B”. if I didn’t have transportation or had to dig into my pockets all the time for uber I wouldn’t be anywhere. The Bus passes have been an amazing commodity a necessity at times.

Sincerely yours,
Sa’Quan Ward

Words cant describe how much the the Upass program has helped me! Last year I remember feeling stuck and hopeless because I couldn’t obtain employment but the root of not obtaining a job was not having a way to get there. I was facing many struggles like not having transportation, not having a job and not having daycare to keep a job. I couldn’t have have one without the other. Once I heard that the bus pass program was put in place at Ready for life it was a relief! I was able to at least get around to job hunt once I secured daycare. I got a job within a month and have been working ever since. The bus pass gives me a piece of mind and allows me to be more independent and responsible. I’m on the bus from sun up to sun down in order to get my daughter to daycare and then to work. I have been able to keep my job longer than I normally would if I didn’t have reliable transportation. Also my daughter was sick on a few ocassions and If it wasn’t for the bus pass Im not sure how quick I would have been able to get her to the emergency room twice in 3 days. The burden of not having a way to get around has been lifted off of my shoulders! I’m so grateful and thank you.

Anna- Marie Viccia