Celebrate Neighbor Week with People Helping People


If you live in Republic and are in the Owen Park Neighborhood Association, I hope you received your letter and saw we are doing a food drive for neighbor week. Here are the details.

Donation Drive for People Helping People
Help our neighbors with a donation (check or items) to People Helping People.
WHY: Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28-Oct. 4) reminds us that there is no better way to be a good neighbor than to be of service to our neighbors!
WHO: This appeal goes to Owen Park Neighborhood Association residents, like you! People Helping People (PHP) is a Republic 501c3 founded in 2003 . Their goal is to offer a hand up to those suffering economic difficulties.
WHAT: People Helping People has the greatest need for canned fruit, pasta sauce, peanut butter, Mac and cheese, condensed soup, and new socks.
At PHP, a family gets one food box per month. In each box is cereal, peanut butter, jelly, tuna, canned fruit, spaghetti, pasta sauce, canned beans, green beans, corn, peas, Mac and cheese, cake or brownie mix, four meats, canned soup, bread, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, and margarine. Boxes are filled according to family size, i.e. a family of four gets 4 cans of corn, etc.
WHEN: Collect between Sept. 28 and Oct. 3 for delivery to PHP at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
HOW: Bring donated items to 2311 E Kentwood St., Republic between Sept. 28 and Oct. 3. A collection box is on the porch. If you want to send cash to be used to purchase donated items:
PayPal: dburton541@yahoo.com
Venmo: @David-Burton-204
Or mail checks made out to People Helping People to 2311 E Kentwood St., Republic.
GOAL: The goal is to receive enough donations from residents of this new neighborhood association to feed 20 families for a month.

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