Food Drive for the Hartland and Pewaukee Food Pantries!

Volunteers of Lake Country staffed 3 two-hour shifts at the Hartland Pick 'n Save on Saturday Aug. 28th collecting food for the Hartland Food Pantry. Summer months are a crisis time for the pantries, and their shelves were close to empty. Volunteers passed out fliers to customers with a list of most needed items, and collected their donations as they exited. Customers were happy to help and their generosity filled many cars with food by the end of the day! A commitment of just 2 hours of time....thank you for making a difference!

The Pewaukee Kiwanis volunteered to staff the Pewaukee Pick 'n Save on the same day as the VLC drive...allowing us the opportunity to run 2 Food Drives for 2 Food Pantries on the same day! Donations poured in for their local Pantry, and shelves were full again....at least for awhile! Thank you all for commitment to helping others....thank you for your gift of time!

August's Second Client!

This is a story about a dedicated caseworker named Susan who drove to Hartland with her pick up truck, about Kathie the Arrowhead High School Key Club advisor who rounded up the muscles to help load, and finally about Cindy the donator of a beautiful couch, who has been keeping it in her dining room for 2 months because there was no room in the VLC locker....who all

came together to load up a couch, two LR chairs, a table and a lamp and deliver it to Susans client! The mom and dad both work, have 5 children of their own and have just accepted placement of their 8 year old nephew, who needed a home. Thanks to all who made this happen!!

August's Client of the Month

After losing her job, and then her apartment, Amy, her son (7) and her daughter (8) lived in a shelter for a few months. she is now back on her feet with a new job and a new apartment. they moved in the day before VLC delievered. It was an easy move, they had very little. They all slept that night in mom's bed, as it was the only one in the apartment, and they were unable to cook, because they had no cookware. The outpouring of donations for this client were amazing. It was Christmas on our porch 3 days in a row! On delivery day the couch, loveseat, table and lamp were set up in the living room. The kitchen cupboards were filled with dishes, silverware, pots and pans, utensils, kitchen towels and mitts you shared. A dresser in mom's room and bath towels in the linen closet. A beautiful metal lofted bed for Sienna, and another matching (but shared by another donator!) for the son that we tucked beneath, as the room was very small. We still had room for dresser and shelving that was shared, and made up the beds with new linens. Amy could not believe your generousity and she thanks you all. Her comment to her children....volunteers did this. They made our apartment a home!!