Updates
April 21, 2012
PHILLY SPRING CLEAN UP (ABC Men Inc. – involved with Philly 2012 Clean Up Campaign)
December 31, 2011
ADOPT A FAMILY
As part of our Fall Initiative, ABC Men Inc’s “Adopt-A-Family” program was able to adopt one homeless family of six. All family members were presented with gifts/gift cards. A few of ABC Men Inc.’s Youth With Class along with ABC Men Inc’s Director and Executive Directed held a mini fundraiser, courtesy of Septa, on Friday, December 30, 2011 and went shopping for the gifts presented to the family. ABC Men Inc’s Director, Executive Director and ABC Men’s youngest volunteer, (age 1) delivered the gifts and gift cards to the family’s home. Family also received a gift card from Giant Food Store (donated by Giant’s management). The family expressed great thanks and appreciation. They were excited to receive gifts for the holiday. The children requested that ABC Men Inc reps remain to watch them open up their gifts. While opening their gifts one of the children said “I’ve been wishing for this” referring to one of the gift items presented to him. Words can not express the joy that ABC Men Inc witnessed. Thanks again to those that supported this year’s program. A special thanks again to SEPTA and Lansdowne Giant Food Store for helping in this endeavor. This was a great success! We look forward to helping more families in 2012!!!!
December 29, 2011
YOUTH FIELDTRIP
ABC Men Inc. hosted a youth fieldtrip to the Philadelphia Forensic Lab on December 29, 2011. This trip was coordinated by Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Bethel of the Philadelphia Police Department and Lieutenant Marvin Burton of the Forensic Science Bureau of Philadelphia. A group of youth was selected to attend this educational trip. Youth were educated via presentations, visual demonstrations on how physical evidence is collected/processed, and a tour of the facility. Men’s Warehouse assisted with dressing our youth for this occasion. Men’s Warehouse provided ties for the males and white shirts for all the youth who attended. This educational experience fascinated our youth. After this trip some of our youth expressed interest in exploring the Forensic field. Special thanks to DC Bethel, Lieutenant Burton and his team, Tracey Lomax and Men’s Warehouse for helping to make this trip a success!
December 19, 2011
SERVING DINNER TO THE HOMELESS AND LESS FORTUNATE
As part of our Fall Initiative, we volunteered our time serving Thanksgiving Dinner to the homeless and less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day (11/24/11) at Bright Hope Baptist Church, located in North Philadelphia. We were excited for the opportunity to serve approximately 150 people in need. We had a great time serving and interacting with individuals and families at this dinner. Bright Hope Baptist Church issued us “A Certificate of Appreciation” to the members of ABC Men Inc. present.
As a continuation of our Fall Initiative, we served dinners on December 11th and 18th to the homeless at the Arch Street United Methodist Church in Center City Philadelphia. We served approximately 200 people. We assisted in setting up to serve dinner and after serving, we helped to clean and put chairs and tables away. We had a wonderful time. Serving of dinners on all three occasions was a success! A special thanks to Bright Hope and Arch Street United Methodist! We are grateful to groups like you who share our vision of helping others.
December 10, 2011
COATS AND CANNED FOOD DRIVE
As part of our fall initiative, this year we organized a Coats and Canned Food Drive in collaboration with Agape International Baptist Church. Collection for coats and can goods ran from November 2nd through December 9th. On December 10, 2011, ABC Men Inc. along with Agape International Baptist church held a Coats, Canned Food and Bread Give-away. We were able to physically serve 48 persons (ranging from children to seniors) which totaled 190 including their household. The drive was a success! A special thanks to the volunteers and all who donated coats and canned goods. An extra special thanks to Shoprite for donating canned goods and non-perishable items to this drive.
November 11, 2011
Youth Career Day
As part of our initiative of mentoring and exposing young men and women to educational opportunities and surrounding them with positive career driven individuals, we hosted a Youth Career Day on 11-11-11. This event allowed our youth to meet various professional (i.e. doctors, engineers, nurses, city officials, etc). Mayor Michael Nutter, Assistant Superintendence of the Philadelphia School District, Benjamin Wright, Dr. Percy Boateng (Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Hahnamah Hospital), Christine Holmes(Equipment Manager at Red Cross), Angela Gblah(Register Nurse at Pennsylvania Hospital ), Nicholas Neol (Structural Engineer), Kayode Jacobs(Pharmacist at Temple Hospital) along with others spoke and empowered our youth. This was a success!
Thanks to all our presenters, youth and volunteers who attended. A special thanks to Mayor Michael Nutter for his words of encouragement and to Pizza Hut for sponsoring this event. This was a success!
September 3, 2011
Youth Community Event
As part of ABC Men’s Summer Initiative, we hosted a Youth Community Event on September 3rd at the West Cobbs Creek Park (Philadelphia, PA) and acknowledged/promoted youth that are doing positive things in the community. At this event, we also addressed the “Flash Mob” attacks with youth so that they are empowered to make good decisions. City officials Jordan Harris (Executive Director of the Philadelphia Youth Commission) and Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Bethel of the Philadelphia Police Department spoke to the youth at this event. Youth took a Y.A.R.D. (Young Adults with a Responsible Demeanor) Pledge to uplift their community. Deputy Commissioner, Bethel gave the pledge to our youth. Over a hundred youth with their parents attended this event. It was a success!
Thanks to the community (Youth and Parents) and volunteers that attended. A special thanks to our speakers (City officials Jordan Harris – Executive Director of the Philadelphia Youth Commission and Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel of the Philadelphia Police Department) and our sponsors (Shoprite, Giant, The Fresh Grocer, Sophisticakes, and Bottom Dollar Food).
August 12, 2011
Volunteer Work
I am glad to report that ABC Men Inc. Successfully completed our 2011 Spring Initiative. We volunteered throughout the Spring at Saunders House, Park Pleasant Nursing Homes, and HMS school for Children with Cerebral palsy. As a core part of ABC Men’s mission, we enjoyed volunteering this Spring and we look forward to next Spring. This was very rewarding!
