St. Ambrose Society-Refresh and Renew-February 14, 2021

St. Ambrose Society
REFRESH & RENEW

 “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed” Proverbs 11:25

…and you are always there for THE HOMELESS!  “thank YOU”

For a short month…February was one of the best! 

We continue to receive lovely clothing donations from YOU!  Everyone’s generosity continues to overwhelm us.  I believe this virus has brought awareness that those less fortunate can certainly make much better use of the clothes just sitting in our closets!  

• 124 winter coats this month; 490 total since we began in October 
• 239 pairs of socks; 1393 pairs since October
• 288 full size hygiene items
• 64 boxes of clothing to shelters; 327 since we began in July totaling 16,543 items
• 3 new recipients; 17 total shelters/agencies.

Your generosity has allowed us to add 3 new recipients to benefit from your donations. 

Our REFRESH & RENEW Ministry will continue throughout March, however, as the weather changes, and due to limited storage space at our shelters, we will now concentrate on collecting spring and summer clothing… in ADDITION to these hygiene items:

• deodorant
• shampoo and conditioner* (for all ethnicities and hair types)
• body wash and bar soap*
• washcloths and towels
• toothpaste and toothbrushes
• ladies’ sanitary products
• always…new socks and new (Men size L- XL) underwear

*NOTE:  Full and travel size are welcome and appreciated!

If you can donate clothes or the hygiene items listed above to our Pantry, please contact:
Bonnie Devoti at 314.223.1495 or [email protected]

“If you have two shirts in your closet, one belongs to you and the other to the man with no shirt.”  St. Ambrose