Video, Website & Ukiah, CA Shelter
Caring Inspiration
Yesterday a viral video was released on the web called "How to Hijack Amazon Prime Now for Good." The video depicts a team of people in New York City utilizing Amazon's fastest shipping service (under two hours) to give gifts of things to the homeless. What an incredible use of modern technology to help people! I was shocked that shipping could be this fast; I know I must have heard of Amazon Prime Now before but somehow must have slipped my mind.
SharingSociety.org Website Construction
The above example of giving gifts to people without an address is exactly something we've been planning to make capable with our platform. We're still under heavy construction and eventually when we're up we can facilitate much more like allow organizing volunteering, giving and eventually bartering 2nd hand goods (that's why our business cards read "Buy. Sell. Find. Trade. Help. Give").
Now onto Ukiah news (our pilot city).
Winter Homeless Shelter Open
One month ago we're super excited that the Ukiah Winter Shelter was opened to house those without a house in this cold and wet season.
For those needing support, intake happens at Plowshares on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 5:30-6:30PM. Guests who want to keep their spot need to check in by phone by 5:30PM and be at shelter by 8PM.
The shelter is available at (707) 234-3260.
We're hoping the opening of the resource center (same location but with daily hours) goes smoothly in January and that we'll have a place for centralized donation and to integrate helping with the services they provide and our website.
That's all for now, have a happy holiday and don't be afraid to reach out to us with the contact information below!
P.S. We wrote an online only article which was well received discussing the waste of food in our country check it out on Steemit:**
Grocery Stores Still Tossing Good Food - Let's Change That!
SEE LAST NEWSLETTER (2017-10-01)
Help Us Out
If you'd like to help, donate, buy a T-Shirt or learn more, reply to this email or send comments to:
If you're in Ukiah, CA our pilot launch city you can offer to volunteer. Please email your phone # and how you'd like to help to the email above.
Many thanks to those that filled out the survey already. Anyone who has not, this would be a great easy way to help us out and move forward:
Donations:
Currently we can only accept bitcoin donations online, to do so send to the following address or scan QR code with your bitcoin wallet app:
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[Address subject to change in the future]
T-Shirts!
We can do white and ash grey currently. We can alter the design as you like. Price we recommend is $20 per shirt though we can go cheaper in bulk or accommodate near any price you can afford, and of course the more you'd want to pay would go straight to donate to help the homeless in Ukiah, CA - Once the website is up we'll have a direct purchase option, for now please contact with the email below.