Making Ends Meet Bargain Center
Invites you to our
Memorial Day Sale

LOTS OF BARGAINS

La Petite Plaza – Suite 1C - 3850 Washington Road
Martinez, Georgia
Between Bojangle’s & CSRA Camperland

Saturday, May 26, 2018
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Clothes – Fabric – Fashion Jewelry & Accessories – Cosmetics
Household Items – Arts & Crafts Supplies – Linens – Furniture
Toys – Small Appliances – Books – Electronics – Collectibles 
Sporting Goods

Proceeds Support
 
Julie’s House, Inc.
A shelter for homeless women and their children 
Call 706-836-2781 for more information

​Alpha Epsilon chapter of honorary teachers organization Alpha Delta Kappa at their Soup for Sisters January meeting at the home of Lauren Hemerka. Wonderful food and fellowship as well as supporting a community altruistic project! Program was to support Julie’s House, a crisis center for women and children.

Stop by and visit our Christmas Shoppe. You'll be sure to find that special something to add to your holiday decor. We have Christmas trees, Hallmark Keepsake ornaments, "ugly" sweaters for your Christmas party, figurines, serve ware and more! Peggy did an amazing job merchandizing so you can easily find what you are looking for. ​

“Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.”   James 4:17
 
In the fall of 2004, I knew “the good” I “ought to do” – open a shelter for homeless women and their children.  
 
“Homeless children are confronted with stressful and traumatic events that they often are too young to understand, leading to severe emotional distress. Homeless children experience stress through constant changes, which accumulate with time. These stressful changes result in a higher incidence of mental disorders, which become manifested in homeless children’s behavior. Despite significantly more incidences of mental illness, less than one-third of these children receive professional help.”  (A Report Prepared for the Family Housing Fund, December 1999)
 
I would like to recognize those who throughout the years have given their time, talents, and resources to support our organization’s efforts to serve homeless women and their children.   

• Ed Brown, CPA, helped me through the process of incorporating and receiving 501(c)3 status with the IRS.  He prepares and files all of our government reports.  
• Laura Baareman created and maintains our web site and Facebook page.  
• Riverwatch Self-Storage provides storage for our thrift store donations.
• My Board of Directors gives me wise counsel, support, and help through the difficult times.  They assist with our special events and give many hours.
• Churches, Sunday school classes, and individuals send a check each and every month.
• Volunteers help me keep our thrift store in business.
• Virginia Summerall writes the checks, keeps accurate records, and handles the processing and mailing of our newsletter.
• Mike Armstrong gives presentations to church groups and civic organizations and does interviews on television and radio.
• The Border Bash Foundation gives us grants.  Mike Armstrong and Tommy Rogers are our advocates with the foundation.
• We have received four grants from the Masters Golf Tournament.  The Community Foundation of the Central Savannah River Area manages these funds. 
• InkBoy Ink & Toner Outlet prints our newsletters.
• Tom Johnson processes and mails our newsletters.
• WRDW - News 12 includes Julie’s House in their “Time to Care” promotion every January and their “Family Fair” every spring.
• The good citizens of our community donate many, many items for our thrift store.

 
A huge and heartfelt “thank you” to those who have so generously helped me keep Julie’s House afloat since 2005!  I apologize if I have inadvertently missed someone!
 
Ben Belding, owner of Belding Construction Company, donated a cargo container for storage at our thrift store.  Thank you, Ben!  It is a huge help in managing our big inventory of donated items.
 
I have decided to discontinue this newsletter and put my time and efforts into writing grants and managing Julie’s House and Making Ends Meet Bargain Center.  We will communicate on our web site - www.julies-house.org - and our Facebook page - Making Ends Meet Bargain Center - Julie’s House Thrift Store.
 
God bless!
 
Pat Bourke
 
Making Ends Meet Bargain Center

• La Petite Plaza – Suites 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, & 1F
• Off of Washington Road between CSRA Camperland and Bojangle’s
• Regular Hours:
• Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Saturday – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• INDEPENDENCE DAY SALE
• Saturday, June 24th
• 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

PECANS FOR SALE

• PRICE REDUCED - $12.50 lb.
• Purchase at Making Ends Meet Bargain Center
• Atwell Pecan Company – Wrens, Georgia
• 2016 Crop, Shelled, Jumbo Halves                        

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”  2 Chronicles 7:14

Our Annual Independence Day Celebration and Sale exceeded all expectations!!  Everything was donated for our food concession and we made $493.00.  The list of donors and volunteers is very long so I will say a huge and heartfelt “thank you” to all!

Julie’s House participated in the annual “Time to Care Family Fair” Saturday, May 21st, at Augusta Common.  This event is sponsored by WRDW – TV News 12. Our Board of Directors
“manned” our booth and Virginia Summerall, our Board Treasurer, provided games and prizes for the children.  Thank you, WRDW – TV News 12, Board of Directors, and Virginia!  I enjoy attending this event each year.

Bonnie Lawson and her husband, Don, and children, Molly and Jack, have been long-time supporters of our ministry.  They appealed to their neighbors for donations of paper products, household cleaning products, and left-overs from yard sales.   They have delivered many, many SUV loads to us.  Thank you, Lawson family!

Saturday, August 6th, and the first Saturday of each month, all Augusta, Aiken, and surrounding area NPC owned Pizza Hut Restaurants will donate 20% of your purchase to Julie’s House when you present this Pizza Hut Fundraiser Flyer/Voucher.  You can either print it from the link or you may stop by Making Ends Meet Bargain Center and pick them up.  Please take your family out for pizza and help us raise funds for Julie’s House.

“When a woman decides to leave an abusive relationship, she often has nowhere to go. This is particularly true of women with few resources. Lack of affordable housing and long waiting lists for assisted housing mean that many women and their children are forced to choose between abuse at home and life on the streets. Approximately 63% of homeless women have experienced domestic violence in their adult lives.” National Network to End Domestic Violence

“Between 50-70% of men who abuse their partners also abuse their children.”  U.S. Department of Justice

“A child’s exposure to his father abusing his mother is the strongest risk factor for transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next.”  Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family. APA, 1996

AND THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE GOES ON AND ON - FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT!

Julie’s House offers shelter to homeless women and their children and approximately 50% of our clients are homeless due to domestic violence.  I receive referrals on a regular basis from our local domestic violence shelter when they have no space or the client has reached her maximum days of shelter at their facility.  

Pray and vote November 8th!

Pat Bourke

PIZZA HUT FUNDRAISER: TAKE THE FAMILY OUT FOR PIZZA

• August 6th - September 3rd - October 1st
• Julie’s House receives 20% of your purchase at all Augusta, Aiken, and surrounding area NPC owned Pizza Hut Restaurants when you present THIS FLYER/VOUCHER.

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