Monday, January 12, 2009

Pretty Bird Woman House Visit, Jan. 12, 2009

Today I visited the shelter for the first time. After less than a year it has become a stable institution in the community.

Outside of shelter, January 12, 2009

Here are some photos of the staff offices:

Tannekkia Williams, shelter volunteer, in Georgia Little Shield's office.


Staff offices in basement.


Since sooo many of you have been sending donations, I thought I'd share some photos of the INCREDIBLE quantity of donations you have all sent. For a while the quantity was a little overwhelming, but now they have everything more organized.

This is the living room, but also a donation from the ladies at Quilting for a Cause, who have donated a LOT of things, which the staff and residents have very much appreciated and admired. The quilt in this photo is REALLY well done:


This is a lot of stuff, as you will see (and I am so proud of the netroots that I was almost speechless when I saw the quantity of donations in the basement) but right now they are a little short on the following items: baby diapers, baby clothes, towels, sheets and blankets, tampons and pads, larger size bras, soap, laundry detergent, if you're looking to priortize your material donations. Of course keep everything coming, even though there is a lot left, they have also given away a lot already.









I'm going to take a day or two to help organize some of the donations. They've done a great job with them, but there are just not enough staff to keep up with the organizing...amazing.

Washer and Dryer that Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin and her husband donated.

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