Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Last House on the Block Society. Our Valentine's Day Cheesecake raffle brought in $70. The winner was Hughie. Doesn't that cheesecake look awesome! As Trish would say who needs a box of chocolates when you could have had that?

In other news, Nancy Anderson has knitted us some dish cloths. We received a donation of yarn and in that donation was some cotton wool that couldn't be used for scarves, so Nancy made the cloths as something we could put in the gift basket we are planning to raffle off.

We had an empty basket donated to us so all we have to do now is fill it with goodies. We will keep you posted as to how much the tickets are, where you can buy them, etc.

That's your update for now. Have a safe and joyous Valentine's Day and we'll be in touch.

Progress For The Greater Good

Originally, Last House on the Block Society planned to open a transition house for men in recovery from addictions. In the fall of 2013, we altered our memorandum of association and became a community outreach for persons in recovery from addictions. It was felt that we could do more good as a community outreach and also we would not be limited to helping only one gender.

During the Santa Under The Bridge project in December of 2014, we began to realize that some persons in recovery also suffer from abuse, that some are homeless, or have been homeless or may yet be homeless, so we found ourselves compelled to offer assistance not only to persons in recovery from addictions but also to those living in shelters, eating in soup kitchens, etc. Also, many individuals who suffer from addictions may also have a co-occurring disorder such as schizophrenia, situational anxiety, depression or bi-polar disorder, so we also try to offer our services and support to those who fall within that spectrum.

Last month, we altered our memorandum a second time. Our Mission Statement now reads that we "act as a community outreach for persons in recovery from addictions, abuse, and homelessness." That change was made through a Special Resolution passed by no less than three-fourths of the Board of Directors on Jan 12, 2015 and  officially altered on January 23, 2015