her know and she scheduled a day to pick up their supplies , they simply left the bags out on the porch for a contactless pick up . A team of “ Supply Drivers ”, coordinated pick-ups into routes and then drivers could efficiently pick up supplies throughout the entire metro area . Donations came from individuals , apartment communities , and corporate offices . And that is how the “ Supply Drive ” came to be . In the beginning of the drive , several bags at a time would be received from individuals that were able to just pick up a few more items on their trip to the store .
Additionally , while picking up individual donations , Supply Drivers were using donated funds from Standard Interiors to hit every grocery store they passed on their pickup route and bought the maximum amount of paper products allowed to add to the supplies . Once a car was loaded , Jenny coordinated with the onsite staff at Family Homestead to open the office for a few hours to deliver the supplies , put together supply packs needed for each family , and delivered to the front doors of our Family Homestead families .
Jenny , celebrating her birthday in April was surprised with a supply drive coordinated by her husband – he had the entire team at Standard Interiors surprise her with a drive by parade in the front yard and everyone jumped out with a donation for Family Homestead .
By the end of it her driveway was filled with toilet paper and paper towels ! After a couple of weeks , the immediate needs of these families were covered , and Family Homestead was able to start stocking supply shelves again . The multifamily industry is an industry of “ givers ” soon the outpouring of donations continued getting larger . Management companies were ordering bulk supplies through their communities to donate to Family Homestead ! Nicole Hildebrand from Mission Rock had purchased cases of toilet paper for the residents in her affordable portfolio and included an extra 50 cases for Family Homestead and several cases of latex gloves ! Monarch Investments ( a HUGE supporter of Family Homestead ) donated a box truck of supplies including toilet paper , paper towels , sanitizer , dish soap , sponges , and more .
In addition to these amazing donations , we received significant personal donations from the following people :
• Heather Campbell
• Peg Hawley
• Adrienne Thompson
• Jim Murphy
• David Burkey
• Helen McMahon
• Chris and Ashley Price
• Leah Langerman
• Felisha Miller
• Tamera Greene
• Michelle Schneider
• Elie Henry
• Danette Barrett
• Maureen Quarles
• Kendra Miller
• Veronica Bradley
• Bill Sharrer
• Zack Jacobs
• Karissa Urdahl
• Robert and Anne Hempel
• Tim Pepe
• Kerry Bowlin
These partners in our association , along with so many more had a real and direct impact on our community , offering light through the simplicity of a thank you note , act of kindness , note of encouragement , cash donations for rental assistance , or much needed supplies . AAMD Membership , you are strong and compassionate , and we wouldn ’ t be the organization we are without you !
Liz Capone is the Southwest Regional Account Manager with Trane Technologies . Jenny Jorgensen ( Standard Interiors ) and Kelsi Brown ( ParkM ) contributed to this article .
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