Weekly Update #14 - June 23, 2020

​Homebound Help led by Dessa Somerside

• The past week:
  • 2 shopping/delivery made to neighbor
  • 2 resources given to neighbor
• BIRTHDAY PARADES with lots of amazing chalk art!

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 & CVS!
• 8 healthcare workers matched with community supports
• 40 lbs of coffee donated from La Cosecha Coffee Roasters for hospitals: Christian NE, SLU, St. John’s, Cardinal Glennon, St Mary's, MOBAP, Mercy, BJC

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

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

• 26 Masks Donated this week
  • 20 masks to a children’s group 
  • 6 to families
• We are busy working on masks for the bus stops, individuals, and organizations.
  If you have the capacity to sew we could use your help!
• Mask Tree Project
  • Neighbors helped bag up 1100 masks!
  • 409 masks distributed through Mask Trees this week!
    • 914 distributed total through Mask Trees

Hygiene Heroes led by Lori Olsen McElvain

• Bin is at Immaculate Conception church and being replenished daily!
• Current needs are: Soap of any kind, other shower products like shampoo, tampons, toothbrushes/toothpaste, deodorant, baby wipes, diaper rash cream

Mini-Food Pantries led by Chasity Mattox & Shana Alicia Poole-Jones

• Sign up to be a Mini-Pantry Manager: https://bit.ly/30Kevit

Since MapleGOOD started:

• Over 890 people joined MapleGOOD
• 76 neighbors donated a total of $6,612
• Neighbors & programs receiving financial support totaling $2,408.28
  • Groceries: $391.86
  • Medicines: $325
  • Projects: $1,246.42
  • Direct Assistance: $445