January was a great month! Several of the guys moved out and into transitional housing or independent living. Our guests have enjoyed a couple of women's basketball games at Georgia State as guests of the GA State Athletic Dept. and the wonderful folks at Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church provided foot care and foot massages to the guys on the evening that their church served as evening hosts. This is going to be a monthly event and I'm sure one that will a highlight of each month. We also welcomed the members of City Church - Eastside who spent the Saturday of King weekend at Clifton working on the lawn, making meals, repairing the porch, and, most importantly, hanging out with the guys. This was their first visit to Clifton and we're looking forward to a great relationship with them!
But our big event was our design sale that we held on Jan 30 & 31. Thanks again to our good friend who donated several van loads of home interiors from his showroom at the Merchandise Mart and our friends at Epworth United Methodist Church who allowed us to borrow their fellowship hall for our very successful sale. To date, we have raised approximately $4,500 that will be be put to good use! If you are reading this between Feb 6-14, we still have a room-full of great lamps, artwork, and accessories available for sale in the meeting room at Clifton. Please come by and take a look! After that date, we will donate all unsold items to our transitional housing partners.
Buckets of thanks and love to the members of the Southwest Cluster of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta...the admission to their January meeting was a package of paper products to be donated to Clifton. They trekked up to Atlanta yesterday and completely filled the storage racks full of paper towels, toilet tissue, napkins, and such. Their contributions will help us defray the costs of daily consumable products and allow us to focus all of our financial resources on helping our guests move to independent living! And that's what it's all about....
The realization of our city's difficult economic situation is beginning to be reflected at Clifton as we have several guests who previously were self-employed or held steady jobs. These men are ready to work and have a myriad of skills - many in culinary or home improvement. If you have a job opening in your company or know of someone who does, please think about hiring a Clifton man! You can call Alice for a referral. (404) 373-3253 x1.
