HARTS (Harrisonburg and Rockingham Thermal Shelter) is a shelter of last resort for friends in our community who have no where else to stay. Faith communities throughout Harrisonburg and Rockingham County open their facilities as a week-long homeless shelter during the winter months.
RISE will be hosting HARTS at Faith Community Church from February 18 through February 25. We will need donations of snacks, breakfast food, drinks, and other supplies as well as volunteers to cook and serve dinner, be with the residents, and stay overnight. Please contact Megan Marker (markermr@gmail.com), Laura Toni-Holsinger (ltoniholsinger@yahoo.com), or Paul Rowley (rowleypw@gmail.com) if you are interested in getting involved!
Here are the items still needed:
Volunteers:
- Tuesday dinner shift
- Thursday dinner shift
- Tuesday overnight shift
- Friday overnight
- Saturday overnight
- Sunday overnight
Reminder: Overnight volunteers are able to sleep and are needed from 8:30 pm – 8:00 am!
Supplies:
- Coffee (3 large containers)
- Bananas (160)
- Breakfast bars (200, assorted)
- Orange Juice (6 gallons)
- Lemonade (2 large containers)
- Paper Towels (2 large packages from Costco, 16 rolls ea.)
- Cheese (8 blocks)
- Ritz crackers (3 boxes)
- Trash bags – kitchen (1 large box)
- Name tags (3 packs of 50)
Items may be dropped off at the RISE Mission House.
For more information about HARTS, visit their website here: http://www.hartsshelter.org/