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Walk for Shelter in Leesburg September 19th
GSA to host Walk for Shelter through historic Leesburg, Virginia
Seeking High School Students to Walk Saturday, September 19, 2009
Registration starts at 9 AM
Family activities are from 10 AM until 1 PM.
Douglass Community Center, 407 E. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia
Call GSA at 703-424-1555 or visit on line at www.loudounhomeless.org
Registration is $20 for adults, $15 for youth 10 to 18 and children under 10 are free.
The Good Shepherd Alliance (GSA) is a private non-profit and will host its Walk for Shelter on Saturday September 19, 2009. Registration begins at 9 am at the Douglas Community Center pavilion and the Walk begins at 10 am. Opportunities abound to bring your friends and family. Public Schools and Home School groups are invited. Churches, youth pastors, Sunday school classes, civic organizations, MOMS Clubs, etc. are all invited. Bring a group from your business, school, church or neighborhood. Wear your company or church T-shirt or bring a company or church banner. We want to show our community that we care and raise support for this necessary service in Loudoun County.
GSA ED Vickie Koth Speaks to Walkers - photo David-Madison.com
Last year 136 people registered to walk for shelter. This year our new Student Board of Directors Abigail and Mandy are reaching out to all 10 Loudoun County High Schools with the intent of convincing 100 students to walk with GSA. The GSA has a goal of registering 500 men, women and children to walk the 1.2 mile route commencing from Douglass School Pavilion on the corner of Sycolin Road and East Market Street. Going west on East Market to Loudoun Street, then on to King Street, through historic Leesburg, back to East Market, past the Loudoun Times Mirror, then over to Harrison Street past the Government Building and back to the Douglass School.
INOVA Table at Walk for Shelter - photo David-Madison.com
So far a number of Sponsors have donated to the Walk for Shelter:
Anonymous family donation of $1,000.00
INOVA Health System, $500.00
Rock Creek Property Group, LLC $500.00
NOVA Youth Flag Football president Steven D'Argenio, $400.00
Bug Pros Termite and Pest Control, LLC 100.00
TD Bank is supplying 500 bottles of water and providing a person to make balloon animals.
Common Ground Church has partnered with GSA to help solicit business sponsors and provide volunteers to assist with registration and other activities. DELTA Mime Ministry team will volunteer at the event and entertain with stroll miming and face painting. Volunteer photographers David Madison, Fernando Hernandez and Marinda P. Wong will be on hand to capture the event with their excellent digitals.
Registration Morning - photo David-Madison.com
Special family activities to follow the walk to include an ice-pop for a donation booth, moon bounce, face painting, balloon animals and free grilled hot dogs! Come and join us for a community event and be an advocate for those less fortunate. Call today for more sponsorship opportunities.
A number of churches have already registered to include Greek Orthodox Parish, Mclean Bible, Cross Current Ministries, Christ Community, Community Lutheran, Dranesville Church of the Brethren, Daybreak Community, Common Ground, St. Theresa’s with more to come.
Girls Enjoying Walk for Shelter - photo David-Madison.com
The GSA maintains offices on Ashburn Road in Ashburn Village, a family shelter in Arcola, an emergency shelter and transitional home in North Leesburg, and a house for homeless pregnant women in Purcellville. However there are two other programs that are outside the emergency shelter and transitional housing programs.
These are Resources & Referrals and Outreach Services. Resources & Referrals occur when we do not necessarily have the service folks need - such as a month’s rent, help with utilities, groceries on a regular basis, or shelter for men etc. In these cases our case manager’s talk with individuals by telephone and connect them with those resources or refer them to an organization which provides this kind of service. Outreach Services occur when someone calls us with needs, but not necessarily housing. Our case managers will meet with them and provide those services that we are able to provide such as counseling, getting a bus ticket home, diapers, groceries from our food pantry, a gas card, food gift card, thrift store voucher, or job search assistance.
Walking Down South King Street - photo David-Madison.com
"Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits." [Psalm 68:19]
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