It’s time for Alabama Rural Ministry‘s 9th Annual Sweet Homes for Alabama fundraiser! Formerly known as “Poverty Awareness Week” and “No More Shacks,” we are pleased to launch our Sweet Homes for Alabama fundraising campaign from September 1st through November 1st in order to raise funds and awareness about poverty and substandard housing in rural Alabama.
Help us raise $77,000 so that we can help families restore their sweet homes of Alabama by making them warm, safe, and dry! As part of this campaign, Executive Director and Founder, Lisa A. Pierce and others will live in a shack beginning October 19th until we reach our goal! Rain, shine, hot, or cold, they will be out there living in the shacks in order to experience (on a much lesser scale) some of the challenges that come with less than comfortable living conditions.
Come by the shack, learn about how ARM is working in the community, and make a donation so that we can restore the sweet homes of Alabama (and get Lisa out of the shack, of course!). Starting September 1, we will be accepting pledges and donations online through the “Donate Now” button on our Facebook page, through our website https://www.arm-al.org/, and mailed to our office at P.O. Box 2890 Auburn, Alabama 36831.
What’s the twist?! Two shacks and maybe three!! Yep, local pastors, board members, and some students will be staying at the shack with Lisa for three-hour slots or overnight in order to experience and grapple with some of the challenges that come with living in less than comfortable housing conditions. Come visit with us and help us spread the word so that we can surpass our goal of $77,000!
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO PHYSICALLY COME TO MAKE AN IMPACT! Join the event on our Facebook page (make sure you like our organization’s Facebook page too), share it with all of your friends, and pass the donation link to others, encouraging them to make a small donation. Even $10 will go a long way!
Poverty education lunch workshops will be held on Wednesday Oct. 19th, Thursday, October 20th, and Monday, October 24th in Room 2109 of the AU Student Center. All are welcome to come and join us as we learn about other organizations and the different ways they are serving with the low-income of this community and hands-on ways we can all get plugged in.
We would love for you to drop by and help us spread the word! We need your help so that families have Sweet Homes in Alabama!
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