An Update From Our Friends at 2Share Furniture
Thank you for your current and/or previous support for 2SHARE, Inc. As you know, we are a local Wilmington non-profit, public charity. Our ministry has been operating since late 2018. Our goal is to provide basic furnishings to folks-in-need in our community. We do this by picking up and delivering previously-owned furniture in good condition throughout Greater Wilmington and the Cape Fear region. In doing so, we seek to turn dwelling places into real homes for those in need.
We have been very busy during the first half of 2023. As of the end of June, we have been operating at a pace fifteen to twenty percent above last year and we expect that pace to continue throughout the remainder of 2023. Thus far in 2023 we have achieved the following: We delivered furniture to 103 households representing 330 adults, including 180 children. Fifty-seven of these households were single parent families, another 20 were single senior households. We delivered 115 beds (98 were newly purchased) and 350 plus other significant pieces of furniture. In March we achieved an important milestone as we delivered furniture to the 500th household since our inception in 2018.
We have been fortunate this year to receive a number of private donations as well as grants from the following organizations and foundations:
- The Catherine Kennedy Home Foundation
- New Hanover Community Foundation
- NHC Capacity Building Grant
- TRUIST Bank
- NOVANT
Our general operating funds for truck rental, storage fees, gas and other expenditures are provided through the generosity of Church of the Servant Episcopal, St. James Parish, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Wrightsville UMC. Additionally, St. Peter the Fisherman Church continues to donate the vast majority of our storage space (1,400 sq. ft.) located on their church grounds.
We continue to rely on a large network of local non-profit and other organizations to provide client referrals to us. A list of our current partners can be found at our website: www.2shareinc.org
HOW CAN YOU HELP: If you are able-bodied and looking for a bit of exercise on a Saturday morning, please consider joining the greatest group of volunteers you will ever meet. We work most Saturday mornings throughout the year, rain or shine. We also do small truck runs during the week. On a typical Saturday, we will make 7 to 8 pickups and deliveries in the greater Wilmington area. From an exercise standpoint, there are plenty of opportunities to stretch, lift and bend delivering furniture, totally free, there are no gym fees!
You can also help us spread the word throughout your neighborhoods, social groups, faith communities and other venues. Please check our website at www.2Shareinc.org and share it with others. Our website is a great way to contact us about furniture donations and make secure financial donations. Also, take a look at our 2SHARE facebook page, which is updated regularly and is a great way to stay in touch with what we are doing and how you can help.
Blessings and thanks to all of our partner organizations, our volunteers and all those who have donated their time, furniture and financial support to help those in need in our community.
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