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Covid Relief Support ARC THRIFT RELIEF AND CHARITABLE SUPPORT DURING COVID OUR SUPPORT IN FULL SPECTRUM arc Thrift Stores is proud of our essential and critical business designation, and has been fully committed to providing relief and support, including over 100 tons of food distribution, since COVID19 began in March. Over 50 million in COVID relief efforts and an economic impact exceeding 90 million for the state of Colorado. 2 $50.2 million in COVID-19 relief, charitable support, community support and employee retention and support since March 2020. ARC THRIFT RELIEF/CHARITABLE SUPPORT: COVID19 $ MILLIONS Selected local relief 0.2 Charities supported by our vehicle donation program 4.0 Vouchers to Colorado nonprofits 0.3 Funding for Advocacy for people with I/DD 9.2 Funding to Ability Connections 0.4 Food for organizations and individuals in need 0.2 Unemployment insurance for employees 1.5 Medical insurance for employees 2.6 Payroll for employees 31.8 GRAND TOTAL $50.2 3 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com FOOD $196,600 Donated 4 SELECTED LOCAL RELIEF DURING COVID Food Donations ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION $$ City Harvest for VOA Over 60 tons $120,000 Share & Care in Colorado Springs 5 tons $10,000 Easterseals Food for those in need (shut-ins mainly) $2,000 Grand Junction Joseph Center Daily food for homeless $500 Alamosa City and School District Are receiving vouchers, food deliveries, and $500 in gift cards $2900 Longmont Our Center Food Donation 6,000 pounds $6,000 Peace with Christ – arc of Aurora 6,000pounds of Food $6,000 Samaritan House Grocery cards to a family with a child with cerebral palsy $2000 Seniors Assistance Center Food for their pantry $800 Pueblo Salvation Army 2,000 pounds $2,000 Main Street Ministries 1,000 pounds $1,000 Arvada Community Table 1,000 pounds $1,000 Cole High School food pantry 800 pounds $800 Razer Saver Donation to Rescue Missions $100 Operations Cost to arc $75 per delivery $7,500 5 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com MASKS AND MASK MATERIAL $26,025 Donated 6 SELECTED LOCAL RELIEF DURING COVID Mask and mask material donations ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION $$ NOW Movement Created for Crisis Hundreds of pounds of cotton for several deliveries for making masks $5,000 Hilltop Family Resource Center Collecting craft supplies for families in need (Grand Junction location) $500 Salvation Army Clothing and Hygiene Kits across the state and 2000 pounds of materials $2,000 Paws for Life in Pueblo 1,000 pounds of cloth from Pueblo Store $1,000 Western Slope Craft boxes from GJ Store, Delta and Mesa County $3,000 Pueblo Craft boxes for local community $1,000 Jeffco Action Center Cloth donation $3,000 Windsor Gardens Hundreds of pounds of cloth for mask making $500 Laradon Residential Program Sent Masks $100 ACL Boulder Mask donation $100 Arc of Aurora Mask donation $50 Arc of Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Mask donation $100 Life Centers of Colorado Mask donation $100 Denver City Council Mask Project Provided cotton for masks $2,000 Greeley Hospital Provided sewing machines for them to make masks $200 Alamosa School District Masks and hand sanitizer $150 CCDC 20 deliveries of masks and logistics aid $1,500 Developmental Pathways 2,380 masks $275 Denver Health NICU Mask donation $200 Denver Health, Newborns in Need Mask donation $250 7 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com HOUSEHOLD ITEMS $32,300 Donated 8 SELECTED LOCAL RELIEF DURING COVID Household item donations ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION $$ Senior Centers, VOA Rescue Mission, Hundreds of books $1,000 Daycares for those with IDD VOA Family Motel Furniture to furnish 25 rooms $5,000 Colorado Springs Rescue Mission Towels and hygiene products $400 Pikes Peak Humane Society Pet supplies, towels, blankets, food bowls and leashes $500 Northern Senior Living Centers Delivery of incontinence supplies $1,000 Red Cross Working with all areas of the state to provide clothing, bedding and housewares $1,000 Red Cross Mattresses to a families in crisis, 8 total $2,500 Churches across the state Food, games, craft supplies and school supplies to help their homebound parishioners. $3,000 Estimated weight is over 3,000 pounds of deliveries with books, games and crafts The Navajo Nation Pallets of food and clothing to help their communities: 1,200 pounds of food, Monetary $6,900 donation, second cash donation, 4 bales of clothing, 1,600 pounds of kids crafts and sporting goods and 800 pounds of food. These benefit two separate reservations. Humane Society of Larimer County 300 pounds of towels for animal wildfire relief $300 Incontinence products to VOA 2,000 pounds $2,500 and Denver Rescue Mission Cindy Wike- kindness 4 seniors Large print books and many boxes of stuffed animals $1,000 Denver 7 Contact Mattresses delivered to families in need $1,000 UC Health Mannequin heads for making masks $100 Denver Rescue Mission Towels $500 9 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com CLOTHING $65,250 Donated 10 SELECTED LOCAL RELIEF DURING COVID Clothing donations ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION $$ Denver Rescue Mission 2,400 pairs of men’s pants and shirts $5,200 The Canyon Hospital in Grand Junction Medical scrubs in 6 boxes $200 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Multiple deliveries of women and men’s clothing $4,000 at the Western Stock Complex Recovery programs and hospitals State-wide scrubs for patients and nurses $300 Children in Need Event in Fort Collins $400 STEP Denver Scrubs for their recovery residents $300 United Way of Weld County Pants from Greeley Store $100 Standing Rock Reservation 6 boxes of clothing $600 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless 2,000 pounds of cloth $2,000 Home Care Assistance 100 long sleeve shirts to protect their caregivers $200 Franktown Several hundred pounds of kid’s clothes $800 El Grupo Vida Family crisis assistance $500 Littleton Church Services Homeless undergarments $300 Community Center Boards 20,000 masks and PPE delivered to 20 separate locations $1,500 Fort Collins Rescue Mission Clothing and hygiene supplies $2,000 Senior Support services Pants, shirts, shoes, and many pounds of material $2,000 Home Care Assistance of Centennial Donated shirts from Centennial store $50 11 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com STORE VOUCHERS $66,975 Donated 12 SELECTED LOCAL RELIEF DURING COVID Store vouchers ORGANIZATION $$ ORGANIZATION $$ Westminster Public School 600 Arc of Adams County for families $500 Family Promise $750 experiencing homelessness Littleton Schools $800 Poudre School District $400 Mile High Red Cross for fire relief $1,900 CSU Partnership – Diverting waste from $500 landfill (Eco Thrift, upcycling items) Women’s Bean Project $600 United Way of Weld County $500 UC Health Recovery and Addiction $800 Denver Rescue Mission $400 The Reciprocity Collective $600 GOAL High School $300 The Rainbow Center $1,200 Denver 7 Contact 7 for a family $250 Sheridan School District $600 who had their car stolen) Veteran Affair Medical Center $300 United Way of Weld County $400 Salud Family Health Center $300 Murphy Center and Homeward Alliance $300 Leroy Elementary School $300 The Children’s Hospital $500 Latina Safehouse $200 Bayaud Industries $500 More than a Meal $200 Columbia Elementary – vouchers and cash $1,000 Alamosa City and School District $500 Coalition for the Homeless $250 Federico Pena Health CT $200 13 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com COLOR US PROUD $196,600 $26,025 $32,300 $65,250 $66,975 14 As a designated, essential business, we chose to pivot and meet the growing needs of the Colorado community. It has been our honor to answer the call in unexpected and unique ways. Relief efforts have become and will remain a critical part of our mission. - Lloyd Lewis, arc CEO A total value of $387,150, with an estimated 256,000 pounds of product and food 15 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com Support of arc PARTNERS: $$ vehicle donation Colorado Public Radio $1,203,577 Wxxi Radio & Tv $90,871 charities Kunc Comm Radio For Northern Colorado $81,906 Guadalupe Radio/La Promesa Foundation $50,505 North Hills Community Outreach $42,124 $4.0 Million Denver Dumb Friends League $38,136 National Federation Of The Blind $33,966 Wcny - Radio/Tv $29,700 Catholic Charities Denver $28,996 Hope Services $28,561 Foothills Animal Shelter $25,956 Public Radio Kanu-Fm $23,502 Krwg Tv $15,560 Humane Society Pikes Peak Region $14,945 Food Bank Of The Rockies $14,540 The Colorado Sound $14,256 Progressive Animal Welfare Society $12,738 Ave Maria Radio $12,961 16 Vouchers PARTNERS: $$ distributed Volunteers of America $7,000 Family Promise $3,250 to colorado Children’s Family Health Navigators $3,900 non profits Developmental Pathways $3,500 Community Connections, Aurora $3,000 Community Reach Centers $3,000 $326,975 American Red Cross $2,900 Mercy’s Gate $2,400 Rainbow Center $2,400 DPS, Homeless Education Network $2,100 Catholic Charities, Pueblo $2,100 Cottonwood Community Center $2,100 Intervention Community Corrections $2,100 Catholic Charities, Marion House $1,800 Catholic Charities, Central CO $1,800 Atlantis Community, Inc. $1,800 Center for Work Edu/Emp $1,800 Englewood Schools $1,800 Sheridan School District #2 $1,800 Westminster School District $1,800 17 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com Employees with disabilities remain at the core of our mission 18 19 Relief And Charitable Support During Covid • arcthrift.com Funding for ARC ADVOCACY CHAPTERS: $$ Arc of Colorado $80,628 advocacy for Adams County
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