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Greetings!
Shelter House, Inc. is incredibly proud to bring you our first ever Neighborhood E-Newsletter! It still keeps you up-to-date on all of Shelter House, Inc.'s programs, services, events and successes, but in a fast, convenient and more environmentally-friendly format.
If you or others you know in the community would like to find out about our mission to end family homelessness in Fairfax County and how they can help please visit our website:
Encourage them to join our e-news mailing list. It's easy! Just click the link below!
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Vienna Seventh-day Adventist Church Improves PHFS Facility
SDA Pathfinders Mission
Comes to Shelter House
 The Vienna Seventh-day Adventist Church and its youth mission, the Pathfinders came to the Patrick Henry Family Shelter in July as part of their annual mission project. Instead of traveling abroad, the SDA chose to help out in the Fairfax community and spent an entire week improving our facility. Projects included major landscaping improvements, the construction of a covered pavilion for our families to enjoy and major improvements to our Community Room, the hub of our childrens' programs. The projects not only helped to improve our programs, but served as a team building opportunity for youths learning the joys of giving back.
We sincerely thank the Vienna Seventh-day Adventist Church and its Pathfinders group for its amazing contribution. To find out more about them, please visit:
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HomeAid of Northern Virginia
Improves Shelter House Residences
Shelter House is indebted to HomeAid of Northern Virginia, who recently renovated a townhouse owned by Shelter House and used for transitional housing. While these types of projects are usually just renovation and fix up, Miller and Smith (the builder captain) went beyond anyone's expectations and also furnished the entire house. In all, the value of the work, materials, and appliances is estimated at about $25,000. A very lucky family consisting of a single mom with 5 children, moved into the unit in June. The mother was elated when she saw the home for the first time and shed tears of joy for her new beautiful home.
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Help the Homeless WalkaThon!
Saturday, November 22nd - 7 a.m. on the National Mall
 Shelter House is inviting you to walk with us in the FannieMae Help the Homeless WalkaThon. Thousands of people come every year to the National Mall to walk together to fight homelessness in their communities. The event is a fun, healthy way to show that you care and help raise money to support programs that help get homeless families back on their feet.
Registration is $15 (ages 25 and under) or $25 (ages 26+) and includes registration and a beautiful Help the Homeless WalkaThon t-shirt designed by a child from the DC Metro Area. The walk begins at 8 a.m. We will meet at 4th Street NW and Jefferson Drive NW (in front of the N.M.A.I.) at 7 a.m. to organize and hand out t-shirts!
Click here to join and register. See you there!
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Join Our Facebook Cause!
End Family Homelessness
 Shelter House's Community Development Office is proud to introduce a new way to find out about Shelter House events.
Join the End Family Homelessness cause and leave messages for Shelter House, Inc. staff. Ask questions about how our services are contributing to the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness and learn new ways to help out. Click the Facebook logo above to visit the cause page or to join Facebook and see how social networking is helping Shelter House spread awareness.
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All our constituents are important to us; whether you volunteer, donate or simply spread the word. Please feel free to contact us with questions, concerns or ideas; we are delighted to engage a community that cares!
Sincerely,
Shelter House, Inc.
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