CINCO DE MAYO

CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO WITH US

Join us May 5 for dance, delicious food & fun fundraising fellowship at    Our Place – 1531 National Avenue!

6pm-8pm; Mocktails, Coffee bar & dessert, piñata, dance lessons, photo booth and silent auction to benefit Our Place Day Services

Call Kathryn at 406 442-0780 ext. 111 to reserve your table. $35 single ticket or $275 table for 10! 

únase a nosotros el 5 de mayo para bailar, divertirse, divertirse, recaudar fondos en Our Place! 
18 a 20 horas; Cócteles sin alcohol, barra de café y postres, piñata, clases de baile, fotomatón y subasta silenciosa a beneficio de Our Place Day Services

Llame a Kathryn al 406 442-0780 ext. 111 para reservar su mesa. ¡$35 boleto sencillo o mesa de $275 para 10! 

Helping Hands Work Together – Annual GSM St. Francis Dinner March 6, 2025

Thursday, March 6, 2025

5:45PM-8:45 PM

Knights of Columbus 1867 Washington Street, Helena Montana

The annual dinner brings the collaboration and community spirit of the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians in support of Good Samaritan Ministries! We thank them for their community spirit and presence!

Join us for nourishment & fellowship while helping us raise funds for property improvements at our store…Safety, security & access! Our store provides more than 70% of the operating funds we use to help our neighbors in need in the community we serve!! We appreciate your support!

This year we are raising funds while honoring St. Joseph the Carpenter. Join us for a meal featuring soup & pasta to nourish your body, enlightened discussion on our programs, progress and goals moving forward and collaborative fellowship throughout the evening. All funds raised will be used for renovations of the Good Samaritan Ministries store dock area with necessary upgrades for the safety and productivity of our Assistance Ministry Team! Please come join us. We seek your helping hands – Goodwill offering online: Click Here. RSVP: [email protected]

Point in Time Annual Count January 30, 2025

WHEN –  Thursday Evening January 30th , 2025

Thursday, January 30th     Brief Training for “Counters” @  3PM at UWLCA.
Counter will plan to be at their assigned sites from roughly 4-7pm

 

WHERE – 4 Sites and a Late-Night Team

God’s Love  /  GSM Thrift Store  /  St Pauls Church /  East Helena

Late Shift will meet at UWLCA at 9pm and disperse across town.

 

WHY 

Every year HUD sponsors an annual census in every community to determine the number of unsheltered persons that reside there. The results of these surveys effect the number of federal dollars available to assist with these issues locally.

December Events –

Food & Fundraising fun at Panda Express on December 13. …On December 21 – Santa in our store 12-3 and don’t forget to commemorate the “Longest Night” from 4-8 on December 21. We are thankful for your support community. Together We CAN Make A Difference!

UNSHELTERED EXPERIENCE – FUNDraising, Awareness & Demonstration

QUESTION OF SURVIVAL: What’s it like for a female to live unsheltered in our town?

On November 2, some will find out, and through their education and experiences, we will raise more funds for Ruth’s Place – a women’s shelter and safe space in Helena slated to open early 2025.

Our store opens at 9am with 50% off all items! From 11:00 am-7:00 PM on Saturday, November 2 Good Samaritan Ministries will host a full schedule of daytime events onsite at our store location – 3067 Montana Avenue parking lot!

Food trucks, fashion show, children’s activity tent, in-store sales, amazing silent auction packages, Helena Library clothing drive and a stage with local speakers, Open Mic presentations, music and theatre will help us celebrate Good Samaritan Ministries accomplishments and ongoing programs while raising money and understanding of the ongoing challenges of the unsheltered in our community.

OUR CHALLENGE: From 7:00 PM until 7:00 AM November 3, twelve (12) women will remain on our property overnight to highlight the challenges of our female unsheltered neighbors. They pledge to stay twelve (12) hours, and each seeks ten (10) sponsors.

COMMUNITY OPEN INVITATION:

  • Come join the activities during the day…
  • We are seeking sponsors to help us achieve our goals for Ruth’s Place!
  • Pledge a donation for the volunteers choosing to answer the question – What’s it like for a female to live unsheltered in our community?

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

COLLABORATIONS:
Good Samaritan Ministries is thankful for the collaboration with the Lewis & Clark Library for a winter clothing drive during their 2024 BIG READ event.
 
CLOTHING DRIVE: Gently used or new donations of warm clothing – socks, shirts, jackets, mittens, scarves, boots and underclothes for all ages to be dropped off at the library October 1 through the month. The final donation date is November 2 during the Good Samaritan Ministries FUNDraising event! 

Seeking sponsors

We are seeking sponsors for this event. Won’t you help?

Sponsorship Levels / per hour
Shelter Friend: $100 
Build a Wall: $50
Furnish a Home: $25  
Home “Pin”$: $10

Sponsors receive advertising signage day of event, logo on website and all marketing/outreach materials; 501 c 3 donation receipt.

Thank You!

50/50 Raffle

COMMUNITY CHEST – SUPPORTING A CAMPAIGN

Buy a ticket or many and split 50/50 with Good Samaritan Ministries!

$5 – 1 ticket
$20 – 5 tickets

Receive HALF of the total of ALL ticket sales for this raffle at the November 2, 2024 Drawing!

Winner to be announced at 4pm day of drawing and MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!

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