tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6675510993021662232024-03-13T03:52:36.482-07:00Hope BooksWe get books into the hands of kids in Fort Wayne.Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-80833534810124249782017-10-20T10:51:00.001-07:002017-10-20T10:51:09.822-07:00We want to say Thank You! We have been so blessed over the last few years with such generous people coming along side us to support this ministry. Today I picked up quite a few boxes of books from AT&T. The employees there organized a book drive for us.<br />
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A few weeks ago we were able go by the Lucky Duck Consignment Sale and pick up the books that did not sell and the owners wanted to donate.<br />
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These are just a few of the many people that make it possible for us to hand out so many books to kids in Fort Wayne. Thank you!!!</div>
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-64520324650190977512017-07-13T17:10:00.001-07:002017-07-13T17:10:28.210-07:00Summer CarnivalsTwo Fort Wayne Parks carnivals and Community Harvest Food Bank coming up on Saturday. 500 books in one week! What a great week!<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-4487776806381830042017-06-19T07:54:00.001-07:002017-06-19T07:54:26.921-07:00Juneteenth Celebration at Weisser Park Fabulous day at the Juneteenth Celebration. We gave out close to 400 books! Stryker from Crazy Pinz even stopped by!<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-73071539251818978142017-06-04T04:42:00.001-07:002017-06-04T04:42:22.313-07:00Lunch Patrol was AmazingWhat a fabulous afternoon! Community Harvest did an amazing job with their Lunch Patrol event today. We were able to give away almost 200 books. There was free face painting, crafts, a fire truck, volleyball and a police dog. The Dairy Council cow even stopped by to check out our books! 😄<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-70023157881917885532017-05-31T06:25:00.003-07:002017-05-31T06:25:52.211-07:00Lunch Patrol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So excited to be attending this program this Friday! For more details check out the event <a href="https://www.evensi.us/free-kick-off-event-for-lunch-patrol-summer-feeding-program/212693494" target="_blank">here. </a></div>
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There were so many fun events set up for the kids. Along with the activities below, there was a bounce house, inside playground, and vendors with family related services. My favorite was the sack race that went right by our table. We were entertained all day. 😀<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-54516064896356438622017-05-15T17:34:00.001-07:002017-05-15T17:34:37.387-07:00Fort Wayne Housing Authority The more we get involved in this community, the more I realize how many great programs there are to help kids. The Fort Wayne Housing Authority has a great preschool program with the most amazing teachers. I got to read to these adorable kiddos and then give them a book to take home.<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-14563115897998710472017-05-15T17:23:00.001-07:002017-05-31T06:31:27.400-07:00These girls are AMAZING!WOW! I really don't know what else to say! These amazing Girl Scouts hosted a book drive at Oak View and collected 5,538 books! THANK YOU Oak View!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the article in the Journal Gazette <a href="http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/schools/20170522/girl-scouts-collect-thousands-of-books" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></div>
<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-22209781941317604112017-03-11T06:44:00.003-08:002017-03-11T06:45:24.888-08:00Thank you!!!We owe another HUGE thank you to Creative Treasures Preschool! We recently brought home another 100 books donated by the amazing families that attend Creative Treasures and Journeys Church. Thank you so very much!<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-88937638244691301762017-03-11T06:23:00.000-08:002017-03-11T06:23:01.366-08:00Beautiful morning!What a beautiful morning it was to hand out books to these little cuties and so many more! The gorgeous weather brought out an abundance of families. We were able to give away 183 books! Thank you to everyone who helps to make this possible!<br />
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-76618124527318189752017-01-21T11:49:00.001-08:002017-01-21T11:49:28.033-08:00Never too young to make a difference!Before Christmas we got the chance to meet with the sweetest girl by the name of Kaylee. A friend of ours told us about her and how she wanted to meet us. This eight year old is such an inspiration! As we sat and told her about the program she started rattling off ideas of what she could do. Since that time Kaylee has been quite busy. She has already collected a ton of books (pictured below) and has set up times to hand books out to needy kids!<br />
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1 Timothy 4:12 NLT<br />
Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and purity.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/schools/Student-s-food-bank-bookshelf-blossoms-17021740" target="_blank">Journal Gazette </a> wrote a wonderful article about Hope Books yesterday. Click the link to check out this great article.Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-11012588604694077312016-12-10T05:28:00.000-08:002016-12-10T05:29:31.411-08:00A Milestone!When asked to write a goal for my program, I said that my goal was to hand out 10,000 books by the end of 2016. I really didn't think that goal was likely. We counted the books last week and.... 😃<br />
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Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-49320195604474044182016-09-13T17:27:00.002-07:002016-09-13T17:28:33.718-07:00Little Free LibrariesOne of the less obvious parts of our mission is filling various little free libraries around town with children's books. We dropped off close to 200 books yesterday around town. We try to fill the boxes in parts of town where the kids are less likely to have access to books. We currently fill 5 libraries on a regular basis and are adding 2 more this week.<br />
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We spent lunch giving books to these sweet kids at a Headstart program downtown. One of the best parts about sharing books with kids is the look on their faces when we get to tell them that they can keep the books.<br />
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The sweet one in the middle asked Katie what her name was when we stopped to talk to them. As we were leaving she then proceeded to yell "Thank you Katie!" 😀 This resulted in a chorus of "Thank you Katie!"from around the room. </div>
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Oh my gosh, these little guys are so cute! I am so excited to be working with the Apple Tree Center in Kendallville. We took them 75 books this morning to give to these sweet kids, a few for their library and the rest will go to a nearby apartment complex that they also support. They even made bookmarks for me to hand out to the kids on Saturday mornings at Community Harvest. Thank you to everyone that makes these kind of trips possible!</div>
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<br />Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667551099302166223.post-2487877106365584962016-03-20T13:02:00.001-07:002016-07-15T12:14:32.854-07:00One Year! It is hard to believe that it has been one year since I started Hope Books! I want to thank everyone who has donated books to the program. So far we have given away over 4300 books! Can't wait to see what God has in store for this next year!Lisa Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852646434004586228noreply@blogger.com0