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Two beautiful quilts were donated to the Rescue
Mission that were lovingly made by Ms. Mavis Wilcox
P.O. Box 11525, Roanoke, VA 24022
rescuemission.net
(540) 343-7227
MAY 2016
I Gave Up on “Mother of the Year” in the Second Trimester
May 12
The Network Meeting,
5:30 pm
By Joy Sylvester-Johnson
May 14 - 2nd helpings
Artist Reception: Michael Wessel,
“Marred by Man or Time,”
Photography, 1-3 pm
“She has my ears, your nose, your mother’s
hair, my dad’s complexion—and the goofy
smile—that’s all her own.”
resisted the desire to “eat her young.”
Why do we look at our newborns for signs of
ourselves?
No mother is an A+ mother 100% of the time
and if she were her kids would probably be
neurotic due to the pressure. Most of the
mistakes I made along the way do not seem
to have yielded the catastrophes I was certain
would come while some of the things I thought
were most important, were not. When I watch
my six hooligans (what I call the grandchildren)
navigate life with falls and dares and the thrill
of success and the devastation of failure—I
wonder how any of us ever made it out of
childhood alive!
Perhaps it’s because we know our children
will be what remains of us in a time we will not
see. They will carry the family story forward.
We know that even some of the ones that seem
not to listen or take any instruction seriously
will, in the end, either imitate or react against
what they have experienced while in our care.
I remember reading all the books and listening
to all the well intentioned advice about having
a baby, but none of it prepared me for the reality.
Apparently I was not alone.
Marni Jackson, author of The Mother Zone,
said when she brought her baby home she
became another person who “ate like a wolf,
napped like a cat and dreamed like a madwoman.”
Anne Lamott, one of my favorite authors,
said: “Having a baby is like suddenly getting
the worst roommate imaginable. Think: Janice
Joplin suffering with a hangover and PMS,
coming to your house to stay.”
I overheard a woman with several little ones
in the pediatrician’s office when I was there
(for the second time) to have a jelly bean, a
paperclip and a small handwritten note removed
from my own four-year old’s nose: “Before I
had children I had half a dozen theories about
how it should be done. Then I had four of my
own and now I have no theories.”
Another woman sitting nearby responded
that she felt she was successful when she
Here is what time has taught me.
I have learned that I am not the Judge when it
comes to mothering. Even that mother many
of us would nominate as the “worst” mother
usually loves her children and they seem to
know it.
So on Mother’s Day I will celebrate not only
the mothers who managed to produce those
“way above average children” Garrison Keillor
always talks about, but each woman who has
taken on the challenge of raising a child (who
comes with no instruction manual).
I will celebrate the mothers of my grandchildren who I feel are better at it than I was,
the mothers of those who have inspired me,
the mothers of those who even now, are
mentors and friends.
I think I have my mother’s sense of humor,
her entrepreneurial spirit and, even more
important her love of Jesus, her appreciation
of grace and her unquenchable desire to know
God better. I hope when all is said and all
is done I manage to pass on what I have been
given.
May 18
Church Secretary Appreciation Day, 12:00 noon
May 19
Bless My Sole, 5:30 pm
June 11 - 2nd helpings
Artist Reception: Highlights
from VWCC Art Department,
1-3 pm
June 13 - Jubilee Acres
1st week of Summer Day
Camp
June 15
Auxiliary Leadership Council
12:00 noon
June 16
Bless My Sole, 5:30 pm
June 20 - Jubilee Acres
2nd week of Summer Day
Camp
June 27 - Jubilee Acres
3rd week of Summer Day
Camp
July 2
Rescue Mission &
2nd helpings anniversary
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Rescue Mission Wins Top Prize
Thank you for helping the Mission raise more than
$56,000 on Roanoke Valley Gives Day! What’s more,
we earned the top prize as the number one fundraiser,
resulting in a $10,000 bonus. The online day of giving
provided a perfect opportunity to showcase the creativity
of some of our Recovery Program participants who,
along with their instructor Jennifer Mulligan, hosted a
special pottery exhibit at 2nd helpings Gallery. It was a
special evening of shared stories, pottery demonstrations,
and refreshments to cap off an exciting day.
Salem High School (Salem, Virginia) Special Education Department
spent time at the Rescue Mission making table favors and place mats
and enjoyed a nice lunch after their hard work
N’Dia and Nyla, granddaughters of our Chaplain and Volunteer
Manager, Karl and Lana Stewart, inventoried and sorted 152
pairs of shoes collected by Fellowship Community Church
FILL a BOX
with School Supplies:
•BOOK BAGS•
Thirteen middle and high school from the youth group at Church
of the Transfiguration in Fincastle sorted donations in the DRC
and volunteered in Food Services
Give them a
carefree start
• Loose Leaf Paper
• Spiral Notebooks
• 1”& 2” 3 Ring Binders
• Pocket Folders
• Highlighters
• Colored Pencils
• Pencil Pouch
• Crayons
• Pens, Pencils & Erasers
• Crayola Markers
• Glue Sticks
• Scissors
A monetary gift can be made through our secure
“Click n Pledge” page at rescuemission.net
Donate at area merchants wherever this
logo is displayed or in the main lobby at
The Rescue Mission
402 4th Street S.E., Roanoke
The deadline for donations is
Monday, August 1st
Organizing Sponsors: Carilion Children’s, Coca-Cola, K-92,
Parkway Church on the Mountain, The Salvation Army, Rescue
Mission Ministries, Growing Up in the Valley Magazine
Back to School Blast will be held at Parkway Church on the Mountain Saturday, August 13, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
VCOM hosted a free Community Health Fair at the Rescue Mission
For more information contact Stacy Boris at (540) 777-7656 or [email protected]
​ rom Broke and Broken
F
to Healing and Hopeful​
If you ask Mark St. Clair what brought him to the Rescue Mission,
the first thing he’ll do is show you the large scar on his arm. “I fell
down some stairs and broke it,” he explains. “I had to have surgery
so they could put it back together with pins and screws.”
At the time, St. Clair, 60, was employed by a janitorial service. Unable
to work due to his injury, he soon became unable to afford his rent.
“I came to the Rescue Mission in November to recuperate because I
knew they could help me. Since I’ve been in the Tabitha program at
the Mission I got help with my disability papers and started drawing
SSI, and I’ve been saving up my money to be able to get my own place.”
St. Clair, like all Tabitha Program participants, has been required to
deposit 75% of his income to a Rescue Mission savings plan. “It
didn’t bother me a bit to have to do that,” he says of the plan, which
is designed to help participants pay off outstanding debts and save
for a deposit, utilities, and first month’s rent. “If you do it, you’ll be
able to get on your feet and into your own place sooner, and that’s
what I wanted to do.”
On a sunny April afternoon St. Clair, a member of All Nations Church,
loaded the last of his belongings into his car to move out of the Mission
and into permanent housing. “I feel good,” he said with a smile.
Linda Roland has also appreciated the savings plan, and looks forward
to moving to permanent housing herself this summer. “I had lost
everything when I came here in December after my husband died.
We had lost our home and been living in a motel because I traveled a
lot for my sales job and could no longer drive or work due to a seizure
disorder. By the time I got to the Mission, I had nothing left but some
clothes in a duffel bag.”
Roland, 54, says the Tabitha program has given her a new outlook
on life. “I’m slowly paying off the last of my bills. I’m regaining my
self-esteem and confidence that I lost to years of abuse. I found Jesus
here and I’m healing.”
A member of Elevation Church, Roland says her Mission service
assignment as a night monitor in the Women and Children’s Center has
given her a new passion. “I would love to find a part-time job doing
something to help the homeless. At the very least I’ll be volunteering
around here after I leave. The Rescue Mission is more than just a
place to stay if you let it be. Nothing is handed to you; it’s what
you’re willing to put into it. I’ve taken this place to heart and I’m
grateful for my second chance.”
At Jubilee Acres, One
Week can Change a Life
Camp Wish List:
• Water Shoes
• Sunscreen,
• Towels
• Bug Spray
To make a donation please call the
Rescue Mission at 540-343-7227
Roanoke City Council Candidate Michelle Dykstra toured the
Mission to learn more about support services in the community.
Dykstra expressed her delight to discover that services such as
the Clinic, addiction recovery and jobs skills programs, day camp
for children, Manna Mission Ministry, etc., make the Rescue
Mission much more than a homeless shelter.
In
Memory
&
Honor
of...
To Remember and Honor, to Remember and Honor
For Memory and Honor Gifts
received March 15 through April 15
IN MEMORY OF
Lula Mary Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N. A. Apgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marie A. Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mayme Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Walter Bandy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Margaret Mabes Basham . . . . . . . . . . .
Bertha Bilgese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ruth Bowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dr. James Brakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Katherine Bramblett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alberta Brammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sarah H. Bratton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Julia Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flossie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary Clark Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary Lee Burnette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sarah Bussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Susie Naff Bussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dorothy Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robie A. Camper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gladys Stone Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nannie Cecil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ashley Chicoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ruth Churchill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lucy Cochran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Corell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Cornwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel Croy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geneva DeWease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edith Dillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sandra Duff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lureline Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary Joy Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cardwell Garst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
William A. Gibbons, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iris Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evelyn S. Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evelyn K. Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brenda Lee Hairston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Janice P. Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hubert H. & Vera Witt Hambrick . . . . . .
Maude Reckley Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mattie Heath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary E. High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liz Hodges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Holly S. Hubbard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elsie Menefee Hylton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethel Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Myrtle Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marie Journell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sandra Brill Kern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annie R. Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edna Law Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zella Kirkland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kjeldsen . . . . . . . . . .
GIVEN BY
Glenn Angle
The Hon. & Mrs. Jonathqan M. Apgar
David S. Austin
William M. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Dewease
Mary Sue Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weaver
Bill & Kathy Bishop
Phil & Beth Anderson
Mark Bramblett
Larry & Debby Gibson
James T. Bratton, II
Robin Brooks Austin
William M. Brown
Sharon Rose
Yvonne Linton
Susan Mills
Sue B. Wallace
James L. Campbell
Joseph B. Camper
L. Clyde Carter
Hilda White
Diane Strickler
Paul & Carol Long
John & Mable Cochran
Pat Hagee
Karen S. Carter
Genetta H. Lewis
Dale DeWease
Pat & David Dillon
Homer D. Duff
Greene Lawson
Adrian Ottaway
Joel P. Frost
Margaret Ferguson
Miss Drew Gibbons
Larry & Debby Gibson
Jonell Glenn Kesler
Carlton D. & Nancy R. Griffith
Allen Whorley, Jr.
Bill & Joanne Foster
Genetta H. Lewis
Annie Marie Griffin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weaver
Janice M. High
Mr. & Mrs. Guy R. Kidd
Carol Sweeney
Jo Hylton Oliver
Burrell A. McGhee
Evelyn Jones
Dorothy J. Level
John Kern
Iris K. Betterton
Iris K. Betterton
John & Mable Cochran
Allan R. Kjeldsen
IN MEMORY OF
Ervin Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Alan Leftwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flora K. Lenz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Helen Levin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carl W. Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emma Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nellie Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May E. Lynk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dianne M. Marcucci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dwayne Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pearl Rechley Maxey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ruth E. Mayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Danielle Christina McConnell . . . . . . . .
Reed & Alice McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
James W. Michael, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earl Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mr. & Mrs. T. S. Moomaw . . . . . . . . . . .
John Morra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pearl Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madelyn Nicewander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rena J. Old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mabel W. Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ima Louise Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Doreen Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dorsey E. Poole, III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ocie Ratliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louise M. Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evelynn W. Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gara Ritchie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric M. Ritter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Margaret Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brittain Russ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leota C. Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Galen D. Saul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Darryl Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary Sawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loretta Corry Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mildred Hearn Shay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charles R. Simpson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia E. Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pauline Sirry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pauline Garman Sirry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary Linda Smiley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pat Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bane Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kathleen St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paul Henry St. Clair, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Myrtle K. Stinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paul Louis Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frances W. Stover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edna J. Streeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marilyn Tarbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GIVEN BY
Eddie Lawrence
The Schrader Family
Thelma Lenz Stephens
Marie & Doug Waid
Genetta H. Lewis
Constance Chandler
Paul & Carol Long
Charlie & Zelda Triebel
Joseph C. Marcucci
Alan & Nancy Mason
Harold & Millie Wingate
Annie Marie Griffin
Elmer S. Mayes
Dan McConnell
Matthew R. McGhee
Mary & Michael D. Collingwood
Lloyd G. Lazarus
John E. Moomaw
Ray & Barbara Sloan
Gerri Baker
Fay Nicewander
Jean O. Trent
William L. & Elizabeth R. Parker
Debbie A. Thomas
Larry & Joanne Perry
Bill & Joanne Foster
Odell James
William L. & Elizabeth R. Parker
Berkeley H. Riley, Jr.
Donna & Wit Hall
Bill & Joanne Foster
Edith Garst
Joseph & Tracy Altizer
Carlton D. & Nancy R. Griffith
Margaret H. Saul
The William Farrell Family
J. M. (Mike) Gray
Diane Morris
Bill & Kathy Bishop
Naomi G. Simpson
Buddy Sink
Raymond E. Sink, Jr.
Hazel Hull
Lois S. Peterman
Danny Smiley
Sonny Smith
Paula Vail
Linda St. Clair
Patsy W. Johnson & Family
The St. Clair Cousins
Susan Fletcher
Larry & Joanne Perry
Elizabeth Stone Potter
Mark Stover
Sarah M. Streeks Lipps
Robin Smith
IN MEMORY OF
Belle Mae Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. Victor Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Helen Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dorothy Townsend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dorothy S. Triebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cecil Waid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia Waddell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Polly Hoyt Weatherly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia Weingart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Janie Landis Welch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbara Whitlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia Whitmire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joyce Wingfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dan Zuro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Our Mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GIVEN BY
Pete Ramey
Eric Thomas
J. M. (Mike) Gray
Pat & David Dillon
Lynette Martin
Charlie & Zelda Triebel
Marie & Doug Waid
Jean W. Cregger
Paula Stump
Joy M. Scott
Donald W. Welch
Diane Strickler
Carolyn Miller
Lylah M. Shelor
Richard & Virginia Wright
Lynette Martin
Gloriadene Lancaster
Mary D. Myers
Joel & Emily Pack
IN HONOR OF
GIVEN BY
Emma Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Hawthorne
Doris Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Marie Griffin
JoAnne Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Spring
Hazel D. Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welvie Lynn Bowling
Jean Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy & Tommy Fisher
Rachel Bray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Bray
Beth Brickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty J. Parker
Ellen Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delmas L. Brown
Gerald Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne & Al Hurt
Gladys Coverstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita C. Scott
Thomas W. Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Davis
Doris W. Fant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marty Hartmann
Peggi Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug & Gayle Ross
Wayne Gadman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Drew Gibbons
Bailey Hankins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Hankins
Leon Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. F. Joe Duckwall
Eleanor Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Kelley
Delano & Brenda Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sabrina Hunsicker
Evelyn McCormack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie M. Davis
Martha Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Vincent
Reba Metz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert L. Metz
Retha Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty J. Parker
Jane Rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Rakes
Oveda Amanda Lynn Reynolds . . . . . . . Toni Dunnam
Lois Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug & Gayle Ross
Vilas Secrist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda & Roy Dwyer
Linsey Shupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Shupe
Marcus Speaker, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Marie Griffin
Mary W. Spicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna S. Ooghe
Elizabeth Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladys C. Weddle
Debbie Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty J. Parker
Joy Sylvester-Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Berglund
Annamae Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Vincent
Mary P. Wiley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David S. Wiley
Maxine Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda Borady-Qaiser-Hartman
Help Us Help Them Donate Your Stuff
2 Donation Locations:
• 421 4th Street SE, Roanoke
• 425 Orange Ave NE, Roanoke
Volunteer with Us!
Distribution and Recycling Center (DRC)
•(must be age 14 or older) Process and tag donated items,
Monday through Wednesday,0 8:30am - 5:00pm,
Thursday, 9:30am - 5pm
Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Retail Volunteers (460 Thrift Store)
•Help sort, process, merchandise & bag donations.
Hours vary by location, but generally between
8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Saturday.
Jubilee Acres
•Summer Day Camp Driver and Helper
Mornings: 8:30 am – 10:30 am / Afternoon: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Children’s Chapel
•Groups of 3 to 5 needed to lead chapel from
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm weeknights
Housekeeping
•Making Beds in Men’s Shelter 8 am - 10:30 am,
Saturdays
Greening Up
Dean Ratliff is a man on a mission. “I’m constantly looking for new
ideas. Every dollar I can save is a dollar more for mission programs
to serve people in crisis.”
Known affectionately around the Rescue Mission as Green Dean
since becoming Maintenance Administrator last fall, Ratliff is on a
hunt for ways to decrease physical plant expenses. “We felt we were
spending too much money on our water and electricity,” he explains.
“In the past six months we’ve removed 400 32-watt fluorescent light
tubes. Between that and educating staff about turning off lights and
unplugging appliances and electronics, we reduced our usage by
50,000 KWH so that our electric bill in February was $2200 less
than in February of 2015.”
Manna Ministries
•Filling and Distributing boxes of food
Saturdays from 7:30 am - 10:30 am
•Stocking items in the Mission pantry
Kitchen Volunteers
•Afternoon Food Prep from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm everyday
•Breakfast on Saturday from 5:30 pm - 7:30 am or
Sunday from 5:30 am - 8:00 am
•Prep/Lunch on Saturday from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
•Pancake Brunch on Saturday from 7:30 am - 10:30 am
•Dinner from 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
To Volunteer Please Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at
540-777-7651 or [email protected]
Not sure how you can help or want to learn more about our
services? Join us for a tour of the Rescue Mission any Monday
at noon starting in the reception lobby at 402 4th Street SE.
Before accepting his new position, Ratliff worked 4 ½ years at the
Mission as a driver doing residential pickups of donated furniture
and household goods. “I had worked a desk job for many years and
the corporate culture just wasn’t very satisfying. Coming to the Rescue
Mission was a new adventure. I loved meeting so many people, hearing
their stories, and having the opportunity to pray with them.”
Ratliff recalled picking up furniture from a man who had recently
lost his son. “I listened to him share with me about his son and then I
prayed with him. I think that shared time was a blessing to both of us.”
A member of Green Ridge Baptist Church, Ratliff is enjoying the
challenge of his new position, and says he is proud of the efforts of
the 6-member green team. “Our newest initiative will be to place
blue receptacles at every copier in the Mission to collect paper and
shredded paper waste. My job is to help everyone at the mission become
a wise consumer and an advocate of re-using, recycling, repurposing
and rethinking some of our old ways of doing things. The success of
this effort pays off for everyone when we all work together.”
Ferrum College Social Work students hosted a resume workshop
on Tuesday for our shelter guests. They also conducted mock
interviews and helped men and women set up email accounts
that they can use for job searches.
Show Us Your Fab Finds
for a Chance to Win
Participants in the Tabitha program joined
in the SE Roanoke Clean Up Day on April 9,
clearing trash and other debris from the
neighborhood
Annie Oakley the yellow lab and her owner knew they would find the best deal in town on a dog bed
at 2nd helpings. This precious pooch really hit the jackpot, though, by finding one with “Annie” already
embroidered on it. Now Annie sleeps in style!
Send us a picture and tell us about your favorite fabulous finds from 2nd helpings or THRIFT 460 and be
entered into a monthly drawing for a $5 gift card in 2nd helpings Cafe. Email [email protected]
​ escue Mission Cook Carmen Soto took a turn carrying the cross on the Good Friday Crosswalk
R
on March 25th. The SE Roanoke Christian Partnership organizes the community event to bring
to life the story of Jesus’ journey from the Garden of Gethsemane to the crucifixion.
Wish List
• Jubilee Acres: Water Shoes
• Manna Mission Ministry: Canned Meat,
Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Cereal
•
Shelter Ministry: Women’s Socks, Women’s
Underwear (all sizes), Diapers, Baby Wipes,
Shampoo, Conditioner, Bath Towels,
Twin-size Sheets
• Green Team: LED Light Bulbs
(60w and 100w equivalent)
The Rescue Mission is an equal opportunity provider
Lifeway Store Manager Barbara Bingham
and Shift Manager Mary Davis delivered
items collected in the store to provide
Mother’s Day gifts for our guests
Meals and More
These numbers represent lives changed through God’s
blessings and your generosity!
Meals served
Shelter nights
Clothing items provided
Professions of faith
Volunteer hours Class hours of instruction
Clinic patient visits
Value of healthcare provided
Case management encounters
Recycled Items (pounds)
Manna households served
Manna food boxes distributed
March 2016
18,464
7,078
2,178
408
6,414
2,042
1,737
$302,012
175
96,622
506
548
YTD
59,117
23,090
5,798
1,118
19,303
5,599
4,847
$883,815
584
134,683
1,300
1,712