Weekly Update #10 - May 27, 2020

​Homebound Help led by Dessa Somerside

• This week:
  • 1 shopping/deliveries made to neighbors
  • 1 resource given to neighbor
  • Furniture, clothes, linens, and a turkey delivered to a neighbor
  • Entertainment center donated by Jennifer Suits will be converted into food pantry by Nat Mellenthin and decorated by Artists First St. Louis to go at the bus shelter on Yale & Manchester!
  • Converting libraries to food pantries will be discussed at the next Maplewood, MO Lions Club meeting!

Arming Warriors led by Amy Peach & Susan Hewlett Peck

• Meals provided to Maplewood Fire and Police Departments, Schnucks staff, Richmond Terrace Assisted Living Center & donuts provided to our local USPS office!
• 8 healthcare workers matched with community supports
• Next donations will be going to MOBAP once donation bins are full
• 30 lbs of coffee donated from La Cosecha Coffee Roasters for hospitals: Christian NE, SLU, St. John’s, Cardinal Glennon, St Mary's, MOBAP
• 88 goodie boxes made for MRH Seniors!  Big thank you to Susan Hewlett Peck, Heather Shillito Sabath, Leticia Letie & Krista Garcia

Social Distance Support led by Kelsey Laitinen-Richter (v1.0) & Katelyn Harris (v2.0)

• Version 1.0: Four neighbors partnered
• Version 2.0:
  • All 10 elderly and differently abled, homebound neighbors matched up with neighbors
  • Efforts to recruit more neighbors to check in on will begin soon.

MapleGOOD Masks led by Leslie Keuss,  Eleanor Pardini & Beth Crotty Vesper

• 91 masks donated
  • 40 to local business
  • 20 to group of traveling nurses
  • 31 to individual family requests
• Mask Tree trial commenced!  45 masks given out at the bus shelter on Oakview & Manchester!

Hygiene Heroes led by Lori Olsen McElvain

• Bin is back up at Immaculate Conception church and being replenished daily!
• Many donations made, thank you to everyone!

Since MapleGOOD started:

• Over 800 people joined MapleGOOD
• 69 neighbors donated a total of $3,792
• Neighbors & programs receiving financial support totaling $1,768.83
  • Groceries: $341.03
  • Medicines: $275
  • Projects: $807.80
  • Direct Assistance: $345