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Have you made plans yet for Thanksgiving Day? Why not make an effort to participate in Wheeler’s annual run/walk through Broad Ripple, called the Drumstick Dash®, held every Thanksgiving morning.
You can run, walk, or volunteer – all of which will help make this event a success! Visit www.drumstickdash.org to register as a runner/walker or to volunteer. Rain or shine, it’s a really great way to start your Thanksgiving Day.
Hope to see many of your there!

Rick

Labels: run for the homeless

Every day in September, the Traders Point Marsh Store at 5830 West 86th Street, will be holding a food drive for Wheeler Mission Ministries. This event is organized by our friends at Hope Covenant Church and it helps the homeless in practical ways for months to come.

If you are in the area, I encourage you to come by Marsh, purchase a sack of pre-bagged groceries and drop them off at the collection bin. Take a moment to chat with our staff, or with Janet, our great volunteer who has done much of the organizing for this food drive.

Hundreds and hundreds of needy people will be helped through this event. Wheeler serves an average of 800 meals a day, and we are just now coming upon our busiest time of year. Will you help us fill our pantry?

Our staff and volunteers will be at the Wheeler table 4-8pm on week days and 11am – 8pm on weekends. Hope to see many of you!

Rick

That’s how one woman described her life when it was bound up in addiction. When she thinks about how she used to spend her days – always being drunk, spending all her money on her addiction, never talking to anyone, and rarely leaving her apartment. She said she would sit there in the dark and feel the darkness of her life.
But one day she chose to walk away from the craziness. She came to the Center for Women and Children and began reclaiming her sanity as she entered the Addiction Recovery Program called Higher Ground.
She is beginning to learn what it means to walk in sobriety, and has been clean for about 4 months. With her head clear, she often tells the staff “thank you” for this program. Her hope for a new life is becoming a reality day by day.
Thanks for supporting Wheeler so we can offer programs for people who are struggling with life. We truly appreciate it.

Rick

Labels: addiction effects