2022 YEAR IN REVIEW
What do a livable home, transportation, and beds all have in common? They are the three areas of focus that the 320+ members, volunteers, donors, and other contributors of Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) supported during 2022 to help those in need in Greene and Putnam Counties. NHN is proud of the work and contributions from these groups and thankful for all of the community support. Without active members and additional volunteers and donors, NHN could not have accomplished as much as it did this past year.
CHILDREN SNUG IN THEIR BEDS IS GOAL FOR NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
It was a week before Christmas and Frank Revson was sawing two-by-fours at a shed behind a church on Carey Station Road.
At the same time nine miles away, Rita Cheeley was all smiles and giving thanks at her apartment near downtown Greensboro.
“It’s a blessing,” she said.
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS LAUNCHES GIVE TUESDAY CAMPAIGN
A 13-year-old girl with a feeding tube and a recent tracheotomy had to sleep on a thin pad on the floor of her home. Miles away, three young boys and their mother in a difficult situation found refuge in an empty house provided by social services. No furniture, no beds. These are scenes that can be found in too many Greene and Putnam County homes, where some 7,500 people live below the poverty line.
MEN OF LAKE OCONEE CHANGES NAME TO NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS AND WELCOMES IN WOMEN
At a recent July membership meeting held at Oconee Brewing Company, the two-year-old nonprofit organization Men of Lake Oconee announced it is changing its name. President Bob Massey told the 200-plus members and guests that the catalyst for the name change was the growing sense that the rapid success of the organization is, in large part, due to the support and contributions of women in the communities served.