VLC runs Food Drives for the Hartland, Pewaukee and Oconomowoc Food Pantries

VLC was contacted by the Hartland, Oconomowoc and Pewaukee Food Pantries asking if we could do an emergency food drive for them.  Shelves were empty, or near empty and all were struggling to keep up with the growing need in our community.    The Hartland and Oconomowoc Piggly Wiggly and the Pewaukee  Wal-Mart hosted us and many VLC volunteers who had never helped before  shared 2 hours of their time on Saturday August 27th, passing out fliers to customers.  They said they had a great time.  The energy at the collection sites was amazing!   Customers sharing huge bags of groceries....and the vans filling  fast!  Mountains of food was shared and shelves were restocked.   Thank you for making a difference.   Enjoy some of the faces of
 VLC!

August Client- Mom, Dad and 2 sons (5 and 2 years old)

There was not 1 piece of furniture in the apartment when we arrived except a blow up mattress on the floor in the living room...it was the families bed AND their couch.  Mom had a family emergency and was not home.  Dad rolled up his sleeves and unloaded the trailer, the cargo van and then the SUV.  A bunk bed and dresser for the boys room, a bed for mom and dad, a couch, love seat and tables for the living room, a kitchen set, sheets, comforters, towels, clothing, toys and books.  All beautiful furniture and clothing that you donated to be shared with this family.  Dad told the case worker that he could not wait for his wife to return...to see that they now had a 'home'.  He couldn't say thank you enough that all of the donors...the apartment was beautiful!

August Client - Mom, Dad, 3 Daughters (14, 13 & 9)

In August we made 2 of our biggest deliveries.  This family (mom, dad and 3 daughters) received 2 beautiful couches, living room table, lamp, beds and a beautiful bedroom set along twin beds and comforters. The bedroom set was for the 15 year old daughter....her bedroom was in the basement.  It was a basement... cinderblock walls,  a concrete floor, and a blanket hanging to partition off the laundry area.  But when we brought down the white sleigh bed, dresser, nightstand, desk, chair and new comfortor....it transformed it into a beautiful room this straight A student was grateful for!

Delafield Family- One of VLC's August Clients.

One of our August Clients was a family in Delafield .  Two daughters had moved home to help their mom.  None have a car, and they had a wish list of some unusual items that had stopped working.  A lawn mower and microwave were both shared along with 2 bikes....one for one daugher to get to work and back....the other for the other daughter to run errands and grocery shop.  They were very grateful for your gifts!

July's Clients daughter receives a surprise in August!

After we delivered to July's Client a VLC donor contacted us with an amazing kitchen to share.  We delivered this kitchen to the daughter, and from the minute we walked in and put it down....to the minute we left the 4 year old never stopped playing with it!  We had to coax her away so we could take the photo!  This donor also shared a grocery store and cart as well, and a different caseworker shared it with another client!  Thank you to the donors for this very  special share... 

July's Project- Collection of School Supplies for Children in Need

Saturday July 3oth, 50 VLC Volunteers donated more than 110 hours of their time and staffed the Pewaukee Wal-Mart, Hartland Walgreens and the Waukesha Sam's Club. A special thanks goes out to the AHS Key Club, who handled the Walgreens, and to Klements Sausage who shared 3 of 'the boys' with us for the day! School buses with "Fill the Bus" banners were at each store, the Klement's/Brewer Sausage's greeting customers, along with volunteers passing out lists of most needed items. Mountains of school supplies were collected and loaded into the buses, along with $1,000.00 in cash donations, and VLC expediting $1,500.00 in Community Grants. A huge THANKS to all of VLC volunteers who helped on Saturday, volunteers who shared 2 hours of time and helped to make a difference in the lives of 2,000 children in our community whose families are struggling right now.