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Help
us feed those children in need. The average cost per child
is $8.00 per week. The supplemental food will be provided
to school children at local elementary schools whose homes
are considered to be food insecure. The children who receive
the supplemental food are enrolled in the Free Reduce
Lunch Program and will be given an allotment of food each
Friday to ensure they have food to eat while at home for
the weekend.
Currently
we are providing 50 Bag Packs per week. Our Goal for the
2012-2013 school year is to Provide 75 Bag Packs
per week but we can't do it without your help. You can donate online by clicking the "Make
a Difference Donate" Button above. Please
indicate that your donation is for the Bag Pack Feeding
Program or you can send a check to:
Central
Brevard Sharing Center
Children's Feeding Program
P.O. Box 3363
Cocoa, FL 32924-3363
One
hundred percent of the funds raised will be used to support
this feeding program.
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Did you know that the Sharing Center has a Thrift
Store on our premises at 113 Aurora Street, Cocoa? Due to
the location of our property in relation to the highway we are
a “hidden jewel’’ for shoppers. Our thrift
store is a vital part of our operations, providing about one
third of our operating funds. The store is also a program, in
that we give away clothing, household goods, and furniture to
local residents in need. (Last year we provided assistance with
items from the store to clients 16,558 times.)
We
accept donations of almost anything, and we will come
and pick up furniture and appliances anywhere between the Pineda
Causeway and Port St. John.
Since we are not visible to a high traffic street,
our most successful advertising is word of mouth. We ask
visitors to our store to tell their friends, family and
neighbors. We have put a great deal of effort into improving
the store and the display and pricing of merchandise. We have
an inventory tracking system and we rotate our merchandise and
we have weekly sales. We have over 5,000 square feet of furniture
and appliance space, and we receive new donations 6 days a week.
If you are a bargain hunter, a collector,
an antiques treasure hunter, or just a browser, you should visit
our store. If you have not been to our store in a while you
will be surprised at the extent of the improvements.
We welcome your donations. Please call 631-0306
for furniture/ appliance pick up, or drop clothes and small
items of at 113 Aurora St, Cocoa ( 1 block south of Hwy 520,
across from Paradise Ford).
We welcome comments and questions during your
visits to our store. You can ask for me, and I will also be
glad to give you a brief tour of our facility and explain our
programs.
I hope to see you in our store.
Edward Price
CEO/President