GRAND OPENING OF “FURNITURE WAREHOUSE SALES” FRIDAY, JAN. 30
“FURNITURE WAREHOUSE SALES”
1116 West 52nd Street
Old Savannah City Mission has received over 4,000 pieces of quality furniture in excellent condition. Donations include over 500 sofas, hundreds of tables, desks, armoires, beds, bar stools, entertainment centers, nightstands, dinette tables, thousands of dining and occasional chairs plus many other high quality items of oak and steel…not one piece is made of pressboard!
“Times are tough. Cash donations have dipped. Needs for services have spiked up. However, God is our Resource. He has surprised us again. This unexpected donation of furniture will help us help a lot of folks. If you need furniture you will great bargains and at the same time help the Mission feed the hungry and shelter the homeless right here in our community. You can shop for a great cause at the Mission’s new Furniture Warehouse Sales located at 1116 West 52nd Street.” Rev. Jim Lewis, Executive Director of the Mission.
The Mission’s “Furniture Warehouse Sales.” is open to the public from 12:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Individuals, churches, non-profits, businesses and wholesalers are welcome.
The Mission will celebrate the GRAND OPENING OF “FURNITURE WAREHOUSE SALES” on Friday, January 30.
● Community leaders and friends of the media are invited at 11:00 a.m.
● The Furniture Warehouse Sales will open to the public at 12:00 p.m.
Other furniture is also available through Dorcas & Esther’s, the Mission’s thrift shop located in the Mission annex at 2414 Bull Street.
Contact Rev. Jim Lewis or Mrs. Connell Stiles at (912) 232-1979 or 655-5118.
Email: JimLewis@oscm.org, Stiles@oscm.org, www.oscm.org
If you are interested in volunteering to help the Mission serve those in need, please call (912) 232-1979.
Old Savannah City Mission is located at 2414 Bull Street. It is Savannah’s Five Star Gospel Rescue Mission. The Mission provided over 113,000 meals and 28,000 nights of shelter in 2008. The Mission receives no public funds and it is not a United Way Agency. It depends upon people of goodwill, churches and community-minded businesses.
Mission’s warehouse located at 1116 West 52nd Street
Although the Grand Opening of the Furniture Warehouse Outlet is scheduled for Friday, January 30; the Mission is receiving thousands of pieces of furniture in excellent conditions. Interested buyers may call the Mission (912) 232-1979, ext. 203 and arrange a review with Mrs. Connell Stiles, the Mission Director of Development.
MISSION OPENS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE OUTLET
FURNITURE DONATIONS CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Old Savannah City Mission is in the process of receiving thousands of pieces of quality furniture in excellent condition. Donations are coming by box truck loads from Statesboro and by tractor-trailer loads from South Carolina. Items include over 500 sofas, hundreds of bar stools, entertainment centers, beds, nightstands, dinette tables, thousands of dining and occasional chairs plus many other quality items.
“Times are tough. Cash donations have dipped. However, God is our Resource. He has surprised us again. It’s raining furniture. This unexpected blessing will help us help a lot of folks. Some of the items will furnish 21 rooms in our new Fresh Start Dorm at 2414 Bull Street. People who need furniture can get great bargains and at the same time help the Mission feed the hungry and shelter the homeless right here in our community. Folks can shop for a good cause at the Mission’s new Furniture Warehouse Outlet located at 1116 West 52nd Street.” Rev. Jim Lewis, Executive Director of the Mission.
The Mission has acquired a 26,000 sq. ft. warehouse (previously the Sunbeam Bakery) at 1116 West 52nd Street (across from the old Derenne Middle School). In addition to storage, the building provides a beautiful show room of the items for sale. The Mission’s “Furniture Warehouse Outlet.” is open to the public from 12:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Individuals, churches, non-profits, businesses and wholesalers are welcome.
On Friday, January 30 at 11:00 a.m. the Mission will celebrate the GRAND OPENING OF “FURNITURE WAREHOUSE OUTLET”. The media and community leaders are invited at 11:00 a.m. The Store will open to the public at 12:00 p.m.
Furniture is also available through Dorcas & Esther’s, the Mission’s thrift shop located in the Mission annex at 2414 Bull Street. Furniture Warehouse Outlet will open prior to its Grand Opening on January 30. Call Mrs. Connell Stiles or Rev. Jim Lewis at 912-232-1979 for more information.
Mission Receives an Abundance of Donated Furniture
As in 2007 again in 2008 the Mission provided over 100,000 meals free to the hungry and homeless of Savannah and the surrounding area. People who care pray for and support the Mission’s efforts. We are profoundly grateful. Donations are not always financial. Many donations are clean useable clothing, shoes, bric-a-bra and household items. Even though to this date in 2009 financial gifts have taken a serious dip, God has blessed the Mission in other ways. God is our Resource and in spite of the current challenging situation, our heads are above water and I am very optimistic.
There are a couple of significant developments underway. The Mission is being blessed by an incredibly generous donation of furniture in excellent condition. The company, “Got Junk?” contacted us and our common interest (theirs getting rid of stuff and ours getting it) has resulted in literally thousands of pieces of furniture coming to the Mission. So much so that we were “forced” to find warehouse space. As this blessing continues to develop, we are also receiving fantastic furniture from the Buford Air Station.
These donations will be the initial inventory of our “Furniture Warehouse Super Sales Store.” It will be located in the recently acquired warehouse on West 52nd Street extension. People will be able to make great buys and at the same time help the Mission continue to serve the hungry and homeless with excellence. Contact the Mission for more information. (912) 232-1979 or jimlewis@oscm.org
Thousands served Thanksgiving meal
Thousands served Thanksgiving meal
Posted: Nov 22, 2008 07:24 PM EST
Updated: Nov 27, 2008 11:25 AM EST
By WTOC Staff
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WTOC Reports: Volunteers Serving Up Hot Meals
Volunteers serving up hot meals
Posted: Dec 25, 2008 09:19 AM EST
Updated: Dec 25, 2008 02:49 PM EST
About 60 to 70 people are expected to eat breakfast at the Old Savannah City Mission this morning.
By WTOC staff
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – As many were waking up this morning, volunteers with the Old Savannah City Mission were busy making breakfast for people in need.
Every year, dozens of volunteers spend Christmas morning serving others, including volunteers with the Jewish Educational Alliance.
Executive director Jim Lewis says they’re blessed to be able to serve the community. “There’s no stronger expression of God’s love and care for us than when we serve someone a hot meal and that’s especially true today,” he said.
About 60 to 70 people are expected to get a hot meal Christmas morning with even more expected to come to the Old Savannah City Mission for lunch and dinner.
WTOC: Old Savannah City Mission Delivers Toys to Needy Kids
Old Savannah City Mission delivers toys to needy kids
Posted: Dec 24, 2008 06:17 PM EST
Updated: Dec 24, 2008 06:17 PM EST
By WTOC staff
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – One local organization used today’s pleasant weather to deliver toys to those in need.
The Old Savannah City Mission loaded up with toys this afternoon then took them out into the neighborhoods, especially for little ones who might not otherwise get such things.
Volunteers and organizers alike say this is what the holidays are all about.
“This is the real deal about Christmas and I’m excited that there are so many volunteers that are wanting to help us,” said Jim Lewis with the Old Savannah City Mission. “It’s a time to celebrate and a time for kids to know they’re special.”
On Christmas morning, volunteers at the Old Savannah City Mission will be serving breakfast from 8am to 10am. Among those volunteers are members of the Savannah Jewish Federation who are trading places so those who wish to celebrate Christmas with their families can do so.
Spirit of Christmas Touches Family of Four
Spirit of Christmas touches family of 4
Published on SavannahNow.com (http://savannahnow.com)
Spirit of Christmas touches family of 4
By Savannah Morning News
Created 2008-12-25 00:30
Some say it’s a feeling worse than blowing another deadline to pay a bill – Christmas was only a day away, and the Garrisons had no gifts.
Dwayne Garrison had just signed out of Old Savannah City Mission. He was hard-pressed to find a job and recoup the losses endured by his wife, Linda, and their two daughters – Nicole, 17, and Amanda, 13.
Like the miracle described in the story of Christmas itself, on Wednesday they were blessed with a bevy of clothes, books – even iPods – for the entire family, said the Rev. Jim Lewis, director at Old Savannah City Mission.
“It was a very special Christmas for them,” Lewis said in a soft, humble tone. “They had nothing. And when we left them today, they were really excited.”
Lewis said he and his team trekked through the Garrisons’ mobile-home park off Whitfield Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, looking for families with a genuine need for help.
They found the Garrisons.
“They had nothing,” he said. “Dwayne was in the mission for several months and had to go back to work. They weren’t prepared financially.”
The spirit of giving broke free, he said. Along with the gifts that mission members bestowed on the family, two of those helping Lewis went out and purchased a pair of iPods for the teen girls.
“Overwhelming challenges and a family being reunited – what a better time than at Christmastime?” he said.
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