Garage Sale this Weekend!

March went quickly, new girls in the house!

We have gathered all of the donations that we haven't been able to use in the house and will be selling them for very reasonable prices this weekend in order to raise money to help support the Butterfly House.

Saturday 8 AM until the people stop coming. 664 West Grove Circle Mesa AZ 85210.

Tell all your friends and hope to see you there!

Febuary Donations

We have such a great opportunity! A donor has agreed to match all donations recieved in the month of Febuary up to $11,000. It takes about $15,000 a year to run SWAN so this is awesome! Visit us on Facebook, (Someone Worth Accepting Now) to find out more or donate below.

Volunteers Needed!

It has been crazy at Butterfly House, 2 of the women are having very difficult court items coming up that we are helping them prep for.

That being said, we are looking for some volunteers. We have posted all of the different areas on VolunteerMatch.org and we have gotten 2 responses. It is early so here is to getting an inbox full of matches this afternoon!

Here is what we have out there in case you or someone you know would be a good fit.

- Jeans Against Domestic Violence Week: Asking local offices with a dress code that does not allow Jeans to see a week of jeans for $5 or $10 to employees with profits coming to SWAN

- Drive coordinators: looking for people / companies willing to hold drives for items that are needed at the house: food, toiletries, small gift cards for undergarments, and cleaners.

- House Volunteers: We need people who are willing to spend quality time with the house guests, teach life lessons, listening, being a friend or mentor.

- Bunco / Poker Players: Host a Bunco or Poker Night at your home. Charge a buy in of money, food, cleaners or something else for the house.

Again, keep your fingers crossed that all the needs of Butterfly House and the ladies are taken care of.

Thanks Schuster Company!!!!!

A very special thanks to Paul at Schuster Company in Tempe. He came to our May Garage Sale, took some info and spoke to the owners of Schuster. They are donating some printing needs to SWAN! We appriciate it.

If you have any printing needs, please check out this local company that supports their community!!!

www.schustercompany.com

Do You Want To Volunteer?

SWAN and Butterfly House can always use more volunteers and the process is pretty easy.


Just let us know if you might be interested. We will meet with you to provide more information and find out where you may be the best fit.

Some ways our volunteers help

• Mixers – go to mixers in your neighborhood to talk about SWAN. This helps get awareness out
• Tabling – set up a table outside a local store, hand out information and accept donations.  Donation Recruitment – talk to local business owners to give info on SWAN and see if they would be interested in donation anything
• Fundraisers – ideas need! Also, help needed on upcoming events.
• Rummage sale holders – hold rummage sale for donations to SWAN. Pool your items with those of friends, family and other volunteers
• Play games – poker, bunco – hold a game night for a buy in and have people bring donations (cash, TP, etc)
• Sales Party – have a independent consultant donate a portion of sales from getting your friends together. Corporate reach out – contact large companies to see if they would support swan with a drive or fundraiser.
• Volunteer at the house – work with the women of Butterfly House. Any activity in the house is good as long as it has a positive message and will help the women in the search for self esteem and goal achievement.

Email us for more info! Worth.Accepting@gmail.com

Volunteer Meeting Tonight

There will be a volunteer meeting tonight at 7pm near 32nd and Bell.


Call Amilia if you are interested in attending! 602-299-5261

Full House!

As mentioned before, the Butterfly House is now full with 4 great girls and their children.
Ashly has a 4 month old son and was the first person in the house. Katie joined, she has 3 daughters that are 1,3, and 5. She also has a boy on the way. Joslyn is a 17 year old who doesn't have any children and jsut last night a new girl joined the house with her 10 month old son.
As you can imagine there are a host of needs: diapers, baby clothes, and food being top priorities. 2 of the ladies left with only what they were wearing!

In addition to the immediate needs, there are ongoing needs...just to sustain the house we need $1,584 a month. Please consider a reoccuring donation $5, $10, $15 or more each month. You can sign up at https://www.justgive.org/basket?acton=donate&ein=20-1788353 and the payment will be automatic. All donations should be tax deductable.

The garage sale is tomorrow & Saturday and hopefully we will have a great turn out and raise a lot of money to get these ladies some of the things they need. Basic things that you and I take for granted beacuse we have them.....but imagine having to live with only 1 shirt.

Please come consider a donation and coming to the garage sale. Please spread the word about the garage sale, we have a ton of great stuff for sale and will also have information about SWAN and Butterfly House!

Oh No!

SWAN has a van that we use to transport women to places like, group meetings, doctors, the store, to get orders of protection, etc. Unfortunately, the van has broken down a wee bit - there is no AC! As you can imagine we can't go all summer with women and babies in the van without AC.

Anyone know of someone who would be billing to donate time & parts to fix it? If so, email Amilia at worth_accepting@yahoo.com .

Tomorrow:
We will show you exactly what cash donations go to support.

Good News / Bad News

The bad news:
We have been trying to get grant money to sustain the house. Grants are an interesting process, and thus far there only have been a few that we are eligible for. Last night we received a response from the first foundation and we were not chosen to receive a grant. It would have been great to receive grant money so we were able to focus just on helping the women without the worry of paying the house bills but alas it wasn't meant to be with this one.

The GOOD news: Oh boy, there is a bunch of good news.

• We have followers on the blog!
• We have also had blog readers from as far away as Vermont!
• It is great to know that what we are putting out here is being viewed. Now, help us spread the word and tell your friends! We are still working on the layout so the blog will be prettier soon.
• We have garage sale day coming up on the 14th but we have already had $32 is sales just from talking about what we had there were a couple of small items picked snatched up by someone who just couldn't wait. It's small but it's a start!
• We have also had interest from two independent business owners for the October Expo. There is still a lot to do with that, but it is a great start.

It all just came from talking about what we are trying to do. It's great, it shows that although sometimes we receive disappointment (no grant) there are good things abound as well.

We posted many ways that you can assist yesterday but if you just don't have time for those, what about a monthly sponsorship? You can do any size donation that will be automatically withdrawn each month in any size you want. If 100 individuals donated $15 each month, Butterfly House would be taken care of. All donations are tax deductible and you will receive a monthly newsletter that tells the stories of the women and gives you updates on their progress.

Ways to Help

We can always use assistance in a number of areas. If you would like to be involved in creating a safe haven, take a look below for some examples of ways you can be involved.


Email: worth_accepting@yahoo.com for the following:
Mentor - work with the women of the house to build confidence, marketable skills, or just be a friend.
Service Groups - man a table outside of a local store to handout materials and get donations.


Email: worth.accepting@gmail.com for the following:
Bands - we need bands for the August event. If you are a band or know a band (or single performer) that would be willing to donate time and a free performance let us know.
Independent Contractors - do you sell Mary Kay, Avon, Cookie Lee, your own crafts, Photos, Sketches etc? If you do please contact us about our October Expo. Details on participation will be provided so you can make a call as to if it is something you are interested it, but it is a great inexpensive way to get your name and product out there. Raffle/Silent Action items also needed!
Small Business Owners - October Expo will need sponsors and your small pool, landscaping, cleaning service could find a great market. email for more details. Raffle/Silent Action items also needed!
Food and Beverage Vendors - contact us for opportunities at the October Expo. Raffle/Silent Action items also needed!
Donation Procurement - have a way with words and like talking to people? Find out about opportunities in your area to meet with businesses to discuss possible donations for raffles and silent auctions.
Host a FUNdraising party - Poker, Bunco, etc. at your location, with your friends, for a great cause.
GoodSearch.com - works just look Google, but you pick a charity that you are searching for and boom! your charity gets money. Go to GoodSearch.com and choose Someone Worth Accepting Now - SWAN.