As we approach this holiday season, many of us look forward to gathering around our own kitchen tables, preparing special foods, recounting memories of holidays past, and cherishing the company of those who encircle our table. Here at Ann’s Heart, we are reflecting with tremendous gratitude on the warmth and generosity of this kind of alchemy.
Amidst the extraordinary challenges of this pandemic, our own hearts have been warmed by the power of connection, collaboration, and sheer will power of our vibrant community that persistently powers our mission to provide a place of welcome and human services to all Phoenixville area people.
Because of your volunteer efforts, participation in our virtual fundraising events, and generous donations in so many forms, we have opened up a new door at the HEART - the HEART Kitchen. Boasting more than 4,000 sq. ft. of totally renovated kitchen and hall space, we look forward to all of the ways it will serve the community. Less than a week after our official kitchen certification, the HEART Kitchen provided more than 50 Thanksgiving dinners to individuals and families in our community, thanks to our partnership with Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS) and Uncle B’s BBQ. In addition, thanks to our incredible friends at Your Mom’s Place, we hosted a free breakfast to area homeless and anyone in need on Thanksgiving morning. The freshly painted and furnished spaces inside the HEART are already providing welcome space for support circles, networking, collaboration, and non-profits that serve the Phoenixville area. And thanks to you, our organization continues to operate the Code Blue Overnight Emergency Warming Center, which served 65 of our most vulnerable neighbors last year and is now open for our sixth season.
As we celebrate this year’s milestones and look back over the last five years of Ann’s Heart, we ask you to support our growing initiatives as we look forward to the next five! Whether it is support for our Code Blue Overnight Emergency Warming Center, providing shelter for those in need, or the HEART which provides space for our community to grow through education, all of these efforts will flourish only with your support during this giving season.
We look forward to the wisdom and warmth of our future gatherings with you at the HEART! You are part of our story and the reason why we have come so far.
With gratitude from our kitchen table to yours,
Kristen McGee
Executive Director
Ann's Heart
|