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On Saturday December 20th Portlight Strategies and Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team will be providing a Christmas party and presents for the residents of Bridge City, Tx. The festivities will begin at 4pm CST and last until 8pm. There will be a traditional Christmas dinner, presents for the children, Santa, DJ, activities, and much more. This community was devastated by Hurricane Ike's massive storm surge and they will have a long road to recovery. There were only 14 homes in this community of over 8,000 that did not sustain significant damage from Ike. Hopefully this party will help bring a little bit holiday cheer in these trying times.
Portlight would like to thank all of the people that took part in the Honor Walk which helped raise funds to provide the party. Without you none of this would have been possible. As we move forward we desperately need to replenish funds that were exhausted on Ike relief. Portlight is currently planning a Walk and Roll for Disaster Relief which will take place in the spring. This is where we need YOUR HELP; we are looking for volunteers to help coordinate this walk in 40 cities. If you are interested in being a coordinator in your area please contact john@portlight.org. We will provide all coordinators with press material, planning material, and any other items that are needed. These funds will be utilized to help us prepare to better respond in the event of future disasters as well as continue to provide support to the outlying areas impacted by Hurricane Ike. PLEASE STEP UP AND HELP US MAKE THIS A HUGE EVENT!
Portlight Strategies has already delivered five truck loads of supplies to the Texas Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Over $200,000 worth of durable medical equipment was delivered to the disabilities community in Houston and approximately $50,000 worth of supplies was delivered to the outlying and forgotten communities. These communities included Bridge City, Winnie-Stowell, and Crystal Beach Texas. We also delivered 80 pizza's to the residents on Bolivar Peninsula.
Portlight Strategies delivering pizza to the residents of the Bolivar Peninsula
As Portlight moves forward we are working diligently to build a sustainable effort that will be able to help the forgotten people for years to come. Part of this effort includes the monthly donor program which will be critical to sustaining our current momentum. Please consider what you can give on a monthly basis. To engage in this program, simply donate through PayPal and in the comments section please state Monthly donation commitment OR mail a check to the address below and designate for Monthly donation program. You're help in sustaining this effort is not only desperately needed, but also greatly appreciated.
Portlight Strategies, Inc.
2043 Maybank Hwy.
Charleston, SC 29412
MEMO: Hurricane Ike Relief
Or donate through PayPal.
Portlight Strategies, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit tax exempt organization founded in 1997 for the purpose of providing medical equipment and other services primarily to people with disabilities. This was also the host organization for the Spirit of ADA Torch relay which visited 24 cities in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. All funds will be transparently accounted for in a separate dedicated account and posted on Pat's blog and are a matter of public record through the organizations IRS Form 990 which can be reviewed at Charity Navigator or the IRS. For the last 6 years over 90% of all donated funds to this group have gone to direct program services. This can be verified at the South Carolina Secretary of State website: www.scsos.com...click Public Charities and then charity search....enter Portlight
Truck 1 with medical equipment for the disabilities community in Houston!
Truck 2 has been delivered to Bridge City and Winnie.
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