OPEN ARMS SHELTER Changing Lives

O P E N A R M S S H E LT E R
Changing Lives
Changing Hearts
July 2010
Volume 1, Issue 19
12th Annual Bar-B-Que Supper and Auction Coming in August
The annual Bar-B-Que Supper and Auction fundraiser for the Open Arms Shelter is coming
in August and has some great new auction items that you won’t want to miss! Imagine being part of
Nascar excitement at the Texas Motor
Speedway with Infield passes and Pit Road
tours from November 4-7th. You might rather
rev up your heart on a 5-lap ride in a Z 06 Corvette at the Texas Driving Experience in Ft. Worth.
Or imagine flying high with Southwest Airline tickets to the place of your
dreams. Maybe your dream will be 2 tickets to a Dallas Cowboy game
in the new Cowboy Stadium or a week’s
stay in a beautiful mountain home in
Colorado near fabulous golf or snow skiing.
Closer to home is a chance to bring 10 of
your closest friends and family to a free
Mountain home in Southfork, CO
nights stay at lodge built in a cave near
Jasper, AR, or be served a fabulous lunch for 10 at the Hillman lakehouse on Greers Ferry, or bid on a kid’s case tractor for the special
Beckham Creek Cave Lodge
child in your life.
The event, sponsored by AgHeritage FCS, Bancorp South, First State Bank, Bank of
England and the Forresters will be at the Lonoke High School lunchroom on August 3rd from 5:007:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for a bar-b-que plate and $5 for a hotdog plate, catered by Bubba’s.
There will be items displayed around the lunchroom for silent bidding
including household items, dinner coupons, sports paraphernalia and
other great items for men, women and children. The live auction, led
Open Arms
by Frank Chudy of Chudy Auction and Realty, begins at 6:30.
Shelter
Check out more auction items on the following
Inside this issue:
Bar-B-Que Supper
page.
Auction Items and 2
and Auction
The evening will also offer music by the
Donors
Tuesday,
Halleluiah Harmony Quartet and a kids korner
Cabot Avenue of 3
Dreams Helps
with great games, crafts and face painting to
August 3rd
The Great
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entertain the kids.
5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Pumpkin Patch
You don’t want to miss it! Get your tickets
Needs and Wish 4
today at the shelter or from any Board member.
List
“Serving abused and neglected children for 23 years”
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O P E N A R M S S H E LT E R
Auction Items and Donors
*Live auction items
SPORTS ITEMS
Greystone County Club – Free green fees for
4 with the use of 2 golf carts
ALLFAM Bowling Center – bowling for 4 with
shoe rental
Arvest Bank – Two Razorback football tickets
to one of the games this fall in Fayetteville
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Staplcotn – A gift basket complete with serving
tray, knives, & other items for the home
Arkansas Federal Credit Union – A thermal
cooler filled with household items for outdoor
use
Bill & Sherry Sandage – A piece of handmade
pottery
Anonymous – A beautiful handmade quilt
Centennial Bank – A Williow Tree basket
Rob & Kathy Millard – A table lamp & 12 wine
glasses
Petals & Plants – A crystal billiard beverage
service for eight
Kroger – A gift certificate
DINNERS & TRIPS
*Paul Evans Nascar Package – Two infield
passes and two pit road tours for the weekend
of November 4-7, 2010
Brave New Restaurant – Dinner for 2
Gadwall’s Grill – Gift certificates
Rhonda House & Merritt Holman – A steak
dinner for 8 cooked in your own backyard
Tommy & Shelby Hillman – Lunch for 8 at their
lake house in Greers Ferry
Merritt & Shannon Holman – One week in
their family’s cabin in Colorado
*Southwest Airlines – 2 round trip airline tickets to anywhere Southwest flies
Colton’s Steak House & Grill – Four gift certificates & four bags of their famous dry roasted
peanuts
Redswamp Restaurant – A gift certificate
*Texas Driving Experience – Five laps around
the speedway in a Z 06 Corvette
*Beckham Creek Cave Lodge – One night
lodging for a party of 10 in this magical cave
west of Japer, Arkansas
Dennis & Rhonda House – A Karaoke party
WOMEN’S ITEMS
Feinstein’s – A $100 gift certificate
Dillard’s – A fragrance basket
US Nails – A gift certificate for one
manicure
Art Nails & Spa – A gift certificate for one
manicure
Anonymous – Purse with matching wallet
Advanced Aesthetics – Microdermabrasion
& moisturizing facial treatment
Barbara Jean Ltd – A travel makeup bag
CHILDREN’S ITEMS
Stuttgart Ag Pro – A John Deere bicycle with
training wheels
Silver Dollar City – Two admission tickets to
their theme park in Branson, MO
Magic Springs – Two admission tickets to
their theme park in Hot Springs, AR
Six Flags over Texas – Two admission tickets to their theme park near Dallas
Dean Henderson – Case combine & tractor
England AgPro – A John Deere tractor
MISCELLANOUS ITEMS
Ozark Outdoor – A $50 gift certificate that
can be used for anything in their store
First Security Bank – Two savings bonds
valued at $50 each
Bank of the Ozarks – A $50 savings bond
Lonoke County CO-OP – A heavy-duty gas
weed eater
Whit Davis Lumber Co. – A light-weight electric weed eater
Arvest Investments – The 4000 Platinum
Edition golf bag on wheels
George Smith – Autographed copies of Uncertain Times & Reveille
Helena Chemical – 2.5 gallon containers of
Roundup chemical
England Liquid Fertilizer – Magic carpet
fertilizer (46-0-0) for your yard
Tom & Lori Schneider – A digital camera to
capture those special moments
Green Motor Company – Gift certificates for
one car wash & one oil change
Staley Glass – One windshield replacement
Ridout Lumber – A power tool
First Electric Cooperative – A Dremel two
speed rotary tool
Merritt and Shannon Holman - Gift certificate to pick out your choice of 12 free pumpkins at the OAS Pumpkin Patch on October 2.
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Cabot Avenue of Dreams Helps Shelter
This year’s Avenue of Dreams in May was a great event with over 700 people
touring homes in and around the Cabot area. Rhonda
House, event coordinator and member of the Cabot
Area Home Builders Association said the association
is dedicated to providing safe and affordable housing
to clients.
“We also want to help provide safe housing for
Cabot Area Home Builders
Association President, Bill
Green of August Builders,
welcomes grand prize drawing chances from visitors.
those less fortunate and are pleased to donate $1500
through the event to the Open Arms Shelter,” says
House.
October 2, 2010
8:00 am to 6:00 pm at the
Lonoke Depot
Cabot area home being toured during
Avenue of Dreams.
Present this coupon for
$2 off
purchase of any pumpkin at the
Great Pumpkin Patch
Join us for the 1st annual pumpkin patch supporting
the Open Arms Shelter.
There will be all kinds of locally-grown pumpkins for
sale including traditional long-handled jack-o-lanterns, pie
pumpkins, and miniature Jack-be-littles.
There will also be many varieties of decorative
pumpkins and gourds including, but not limited to cinderellas,
fairytales, and luminas.
And you won’t want to miss the fall
photo booth, face painting, pumpkin decorating, and homemade fudge and other goodies!
Or bring home your specially painted pumpkin
in school colors from your community.
Put it on your calendar and get your
pumpkins while supporting abused and
neglected children. All proceeds go to Open
Arms Shelter in Lonoke, AR.
The Open Arms Shelter Team
Open Arms Shelter
P.O. Box 161
Lonoke, Arkansas
72086
Phone:
(501) 676-6166
Fax:
(501) 676-6174
Email:
[email protected]
OAS Staff
Susan Bransford, Executive Director
Matty Cooksey, Weekend Supervisor
Tammy Donahue, Resident Manager
Tiffany Parker, Case Coordinator
Shantonda McClain, Bookkeeper
Virginia Ramirez, Relief Worker 1l
Gayle Tanner, Relief Worker 1
Nora Cooney, Relief Worker 1
Mattie Williams, Relief Worker I
Liz Curlett, Relief Worker 1
Joyce Butler, Cook
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ADDRESS: ____________________________________________
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My donation in the amount of $________is enclosed, and is in
honor/memory (circle one) of
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England
Ben Foster
Amy Brantley
Carlisle
Kristel Petrus, Tr.
2010 Advisory Board
Cabot
Lonoke
Mark Eisold, V.C.
Jamie Anderson
Holly Huckabee
Carrie Holt
Karen Marlatt
Gina DeBerry
Jana Hagge
Little Rock
Katie Anderson, Chair
Open Arms Shelter Needs List
Aluminum foil
Apple juice
BBQ sauce
Black eyed peas
Black pepper
Bread
Brown sugar
Canned chicken
Canned fruit
Cereal
Chili
Chicken bullion
Chicken soup
Chips
Chocolate chips
Clorox bleach
Cooking oil
Corn (whole kernel)
Cornmeal
Crackers (saltine)
Cream of chicken soup
Cream of mushroom soup
Deodorant
Diapers & sleep pants
Dishwashing liquid
Eggs
Face wash for teens
Fresh fruit
Fresh onions & potatoes
Gravy mixes
Great Northern beans
Green beans
Hair brushes
Hamburger buns
Hamburger helper
Hot dog buns
Hot dog relish
Instant potatoes
Lima beans
Liquid hand soap
Lettuce
Juice boxes
Lysol spray
Kool-Aide
Macaroni & Cheese
Marshmallows
Mixed vegetables
Napkins
Onion flakes
Onion soup mix
Pam cooking spray
Pancake mix
Paper towels
Pickles
Pinto beans
Plastic wrap
Pledge furniture polish
Pork & Beans
Pudding
Ranch dressing
Rotel
Salt
Shampoo
Snack foods
Socks (boys, all sizes)
Spaghetti
Styrofoam plates & cups
Sugar
Sunny Delight
Sun screen
Taco shells & seasoning
Teen bras & sports bras
Tide laundry detergt
(liquid)
Tilex
Tomato sauce & paste
Trash bags (large kitchen)
Tuna
Tylenol, Ibuprofen & Benadryl
Vegetable oil
Vegetable soup
Vinegar
Windex
Yeast
Ziploc bags (gallon size)
Open Arms Shelter
P.O. Box 161
Lonoke, Arkansas
Changing Hearts
2010 Board of Directors
England
Cabot
Pam Foster, Advisor
Leann Hanshaw
Sherry Sandage
Rhonda Harps
Gary Canada, Jr.
Rhonda House
Lonoke
Pat Hagge, Chairman
Peggy Anderson
Carlisle
Merritt Holman, V.C.
Shelby Hillman
Kaye Anderson
Kathy Millard, Sec.
Betty Wilson
David Woods, Treas
Members at Large
LuAnn Ashley, Sherwood