September 28, 2007-Articles of Organization and by-laws
sent to State of Massachusetts under Chapter 3
non-profit.
When this paperwork returns, we are ready to
file for our 501(c)3 Federal Non-Profit Status. At that time,
the donations button will be activated.
October 14, 2007-Received written letter of resignation from Alan R. Burt as clerk due to conflicts of interest.
October 15, 2007-Received Certificate for Solicitaion from Attorney General's office. Submitted certificate of change of directors or officers of non-profit corporations to remove Alan Burt and substitute Dianne F. Kaufman as clerk to Secretary of State.
October 18, 2007-Secretary of State received and processed certificate of change. Articles filed with state updated on their website.
October 24, 2007-Financials and news sections on website updated.
November 1, 2007-Faith House opens, 7 of 8 beds filled immediately.
November 3, 2007-In the midst of a hurricane, 6 local, various clergy and aproximately 20 friends arrive at Faith house for a house blessing ceremony.
November 7, 2007-Updated website with a new look and addition of Faith House and Hal House information.
November 20, 2007-Updated Financials Page.
November 22, 2007-Pictures of Thanksgiving 2007 added to web site.
December 17, 2007-So very much has happened in such a short time in our world. Everyone will be thrilled to hear that we have submitted our 501(c)3 paperwork and we are anxiously awaiting it's processing by the federal government. :)
We are estatic about our newest and most heartfelt project.
National Homeless Person's Memorial Day is this coming Friday, December 21, 2007. There will be a press conference at 12:00 at the Hyannis Federated Church, a mock camp site will be set up on the church lawn where many non-homeless people will sleep outside for the night, and at 5:30 PM there will be a service at the Hyannis Town Green to honor those members of the homeless community who have passed on into God's loving arms over the last year.
Our part in the rememberance of the day is a Mural project. We brought two homeless artists into the basement of Faith House for the last two months, gave them the materials they needed and the mural panels that were produced are amazing. If you do not live on the Cape, please check out this amazing art work and remember in your minds eye that each piece of this art was done on a 4'x8' sheet. We have 64' of some of the most amazing artwork that has been seen. The passion for the projcet that these two artist display is extrodinary.
I have not had much time to update the financials page as of recently, but will be working on that update in the next couple of weeks. Also look for pictures of a Faith House Christmas at the same time.
May your holidays be filled with cheer and your New Year be a blessed one.
December 25, 1007-Pictures of Christmas 2007 added to web site.
January 15, 2008-Website redesigned and updated. Financials are finally updated to present numbers.
January 27, 2008-Our first fundraiser was an indoor yard sale. Much thanks to David Bisbee of Realty Executives and the S. Yarmouth Rotory club for the donations that made this possible. Net total was $1375.00
February 9, 2008-Financials updated
February 23, 2008-501(c)(3) Non-profit status received from IRS, retroactive to October 1, 2007. Thank you all for your patients during the time it took for this advance ruling to come.
February 28, 2008-We are pleased to announce that we have added another layer to the services we offer. John Muller, one of our residents, has graciously agreed to take on the volunteer position of Lower Cape Outreach Coordinator. John is a life long resident of the lower cape and through personal experience has a firm grip on the homeless issues that surround that area. Please help us in welcoming him aboard. We have added a new page to the web site to keep everyone updated on the work that he is doing on the lower cape.
March 7, 2008-Mark and Mary Ann were the recipients of the American Red Cross "Hero"'s award in the catagory of Community Impact/Individuals. We are very proud of this award.
March 15, 2008-Many thanks to Deacon Richard Murphy for securing us a donated vehicle from Elaine C. Laine. This 1993 Toyota Camery will be a great help as we focus on expanding our operations into new venue's.
April 12, 2008-Financials updated and new section added to reflect a monthly overview of our profit/loss.
May 5, 2008-After much debate, it was decided that the site needed a new look once again...All of the financials are up to date, and several new sections have been added with the hopes of making the site easier to navigate.
We are gearing up for three fundraisers in the next few months. The first of which will be on Memorial Day weekend. We are holding a huge yard sale over the four day weekend. Donations of items are needed, as are thrifty shoppers looking for a great deal to help a great cause. We will also be holding a raffle for tickets on the scenic rail and Alberto's gift certificates.
The next fundraiser we are working on is the "Housing with Love" walk. We are in desperate need of sponsorship for this walk. The walk is 107 miles long, starting in Provincetown and ending in Falmouth 7 days later. The walk runs from July 14th thru July 20th, but sponsorship commitments must be in no later than May 31st. Please call the office or send us an email for further details.
September 12, 2008-Summer is over and what a summer it has been here at Homeless not Hopeless, Inc. In a couple of weeks, we will have offically ended our first year. To that end, you can now find our full 2007-2008 annual report as was given to our board of directors on September 7th, 2008. This board meeting also brought about much change in the organzation. Mark has resigned his position as President/CEO and Mary Ann has resigned her position as Executive Director, though is retaining her position as Vice President and CFO. Bill Bishop, our Director of Outreach Services has accepted the position as President/CEO, Alan Burt has accepted the position as Executive Director and Richard Murphy has accepted the position of proxy for Mary Ann if she is unable to return to the cape for board meetings.
This board meeting also brought about the seating of our secondary, directive, board. Those occupying seats on this board are Richard Murphy, Susan Mahaffey, Dawn Burt, David Baird, Everett (Gene) Gonyer, Monica Diogo and Jacquline Ross. Their duties will include looking at any future expansions and changes to the current program.
Mark and Mary Ann will be relocating to the Charlotte, NC area and it is their intention to dive in to find where services are lacking for the homeless community and where Homeless not Hopeless, Inc. can best fill those gaps.