Helping Hands kickoff this Sunday!

For those of you who haven't heard, everyone at RIDD is super excited for the kickoff of our Helping Hands Charity this Sunday at the Athens-Clarke County Library.  At the event, we will be passing out enough food to feed 50 families, so please help us spread the word and get rid of all of this great food donated by the Dollar Tree!  We've been receiving several phone calls at the office in response to the article published in the Athens Banner Herald this week, so hopefully this blog post should clear up all uncertainties!

1. Where will the kickoff take place?  The first kickoff will held in the parking lot of the Athens-Clarke County Public Library located at 2025 Baxter Street.
2. What time should we get there?  Joseph Rhodes and the rest of the RIDD staff will be at the library to pass out food between 9 am - noon.  Stop by anytime!      
3. Who is eligible to receive the food?  The bags full of food are for anyone that could use a little help...  Even college students!  You do not have to be homeless to get the food... We realize that it is not just homeless people hurting in these hard economic times.  The bags will be the same for everyone - prepackaged with canned goods from the Dollar Tree.    
4. When will the next Helping Hands event be?  We plan on continuing the food handouts the third Sunday of every month.  Keep an eye out on our Facebook and Twitter for more information closer to the event.
5. How do we apply for the Helping Hands housing and education program?  Since we are not planning to start this aspect of Helping Hands until next year, we have not started accepting applications for the program.  Keep an eye out for more information to come at the beginning of 2012.  

We are excited to finally have the chance to give back to our community at the kickoff this weekend!  Please spread the word to everyone you know in the area that could use a little help, and we look forward to seeing you there!