February 2024 Newsletter
 On Wednesday, March 20, from 1-4, we will be at Trinity Lutheran Church on St. Pauls Avenue hosting a modified International Potluck Luncheon for seniors. |
| We fulfilled 7 Teachers’ Closet wish lists this month with the grant we received from Sandy Hook Pilots Charitable Foundation. Each teacher was able to choose their most needed classroom items. |  |
 Click here to donate directly to Value A Veteran Our Value A Veteran initiative will now encompass our newest addition of a Military Food Pantry. We are working with Rolling Thunder to identify disabled and homebound Veterans in need and will be having our first grocery distribution in March. |
| We received a donation from Dorothy Gordon and a couple of her co-workers at Primark. They were able to put together a sizable amount of childrens clothing and underwear for us to distribute in the coming months. |  |
| We had two winners splitting the pot of $520. Each of their selected charities will receive $260. Jennifer Weile selected Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center In Honor of Rocco DiMaggio. Maryann Gietzen chose Feeding America. |  |
 Our first fundraiser of 2024 was a successful Super Bowl Pool. Congratulations to our winners! 1st quarter prize = $125 Grace Marie P. 2nd quarter prize = $250 3rd quarter prize = $125 both were won by Pat Schwimer Final prize = $500 Steve Shapiro Our next fundraiser is ready to go. Please contact Evelyn for tickets. |
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| Our guest speaker was our very own Gina Schlagel. Gina works for Visions, services for the blind and visually impaired. VISIONS purpose is to develop and implement individualized programs to assist people who are blind and visually impaired of all ages to lead independent and active lives, and to educate the public to understand their capabilities and needs. Read more about their programs here. |  |
 Announcing a new Giving Circle program where we will be providing volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in getting notified about when and where volunteers are needed please email Kathy Barzal at KathySIGC@gmail.com |
 We received a donation from Flagstar Bank. Larry Goldberg has been a supporter for several years and has asked that the $1000 donation be earmarked for the Weekend Food Backpack Program. |
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 Our March Bring Along will be deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes and feminine hygiene products. See flyer below. |
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Please add our meeting dates to your 2024 calendar. |
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 | To make a donation please use the following:Venmo: @StatenIslandGivingCirclePayPal:SIGivingCircle@aol.comChecks may be mailed to:Staten Island Giving CirclePO Box 120301Staten Island NY 10312 |
 | We get inquiries for teens looking to score service hours to satisfy school requirements. We have been recommending the students organize a collection of food (cereal, granola bars, fruit cups) to be used for our Food Insecurity initiatives. Students can create flyers, host the collection and deliver to the recipients for their service credit. Please contact us for a list of items needed. |
 Michele Yacovello 917.733.7937 MicheleSIGC@gmail.com Evelyn Kormanik H: 718.980.4862 C: 646.240.7486 sigivingcircle@aol.com |