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Our friends in the community often host fund-raisers in our honor. We are very grateful to those organizations. The dollars raised through these events help us to maintain our high level of services to our Associates and provide top quality service to our business clients. We thank everyone involved for their continued support!
This page is dedicated to all those involved for their hard work and effort that goes into making these fund-raisers the success that they are and for including Handi-Capable Hands as a beneficiary.
This page is also dedicated to all of our friends in the community who have graciously donated their products and services to Handi-Capable Hands.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN FUND-RAISING
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Beech Grove, Indiana -
Carz R Us Car Show
The Carz R Us car show in Beech Grove
was spearheaded by John O'Gara of O'Gara's
Pub in memory of his brother, Danny
O'Gara, a developmentally challenged young
man. This event is sponsored by O'Gara's
Irish Pub (also known as Johnny O's) and many
Beech Grove businesses. This is the 3rd
year for this event which takes place on Main
Street and has been a growing success each year.
This year over 100 cars were registered.
Along with Handi-Capable Hands, other worthy
organizations benefiting from this event include
Noble of Indiana, Beech Grove Police Dept. Shop
With a Copy and the Marion County Sheriff's
Dept. Shop With a Deputy.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Indianapolis, IN - ERMCO again opens its arms to
Handi-Capable Hands
On
September 17th, ERMCO Electrical &
Communications Contractors held their
annual charity golf outing at Winding River Golf
Club. "It was truly an inspiring event and
evening for our organization" commented Melody
Stevens, our Executive Director, who was present
at the awards dinner along with Barry Taylor,
Associate, accepting a check in the amount of
$6,000.00 on behalf of Handi-Capable Hands.
This annual event is hosted by ERMCO (Darrell
Gosset, President; Greg Gossett, Vice-President)
with 100% of the proceeds going to organizations
who support the disabled; Handi-Capable Hands,
Champ Camp, Anderson Woods and Canine Companions
for Independence.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Noblesville, IN - Event
rolls another strike for Handi-Capable Hands
The 5th Annual Trends
International Chariti-Bowl was held on
July 19th at the Cooper's Stardust Bowl in
Noblesville. $40,000.00 was raised making
this their most successful year yet! The evening
was filled with fun and excitement with a huge
array of auction items appealing to all ages.
The Trends International Charitable Foundation's
primary purpose is to assist worthwhile
organizations that provide support and services
to members of its local communities.
Handi-Capable Hands is honored to have been a
part of this annual event since 2005.
Other worthy organizations are Best Buddies,
Champ Camp and The Special Olympics of Boone
County.
Saturday, November 26, 2007
Indianapolis, IN - Crafts provide cash for
Handi-Capable Hands
Delta
Theta Tau Sorority holds an annual craft sale at
Southport High School on Saturday, Thanksgiving
weekend. Proceeds from the sale of booth
rental, admission tickets and cafeteria sales go
to support local charities. Delta Theta
has been a supporter of Handi-Capable Hands
since the very beginning in 1981.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS/SERVICES & PRODUCTS
Primary
Grounds
October 2, 2008 - Many thanks to Scott Rau of
Primary Grounds for donating an Autumn Blaze Red
Maple tree and several flats of fall flowers for
sprucing up our landscaping. We also thank
Matt Williams, Operations Manager for Primary
Grounds and his team of men, Brandon Fish,
Roberto Salazar, Gabriel Espinoza and Angel
Almaguer, along with Bob Farnsworth (family
member of Associate Mary Shotts), who graciously
volunteered their time on Thursday, October 2,
to plant the tree and flowers, weed and mulch
all the landscape beds and trim all the bushes,
giving the grounds a much needed thorough
sprucing up. We thank all of them for all
of their hard work as they worked well into the
evening hours to get everything done.
Nishida
Services
On October 8, 2008, Hank Nishida, President of
Nishida Services provided his company's
services to strip, clean and wax all of our tile
floors in our facility. Not only do they
look beautiful but will help us to lengthen the
life of our flooring. Our thanks to Mr.
Nishida.
Brickman
Group
We thank Brickman Group for their donation of
flowers for spring and fall planting.
Brickman has been keeping Handi-Capable Hands'
grounds colorful for several years with their
many seasons of donated plantings which is much
appreciated.
Superior
Roofing of Indianapolis
We thank Superior Roofing for their continued
support by volunteering their services and
expertise tending to our roof repairs on an as
needed basis and for their fast response time.
Cardinal
Manufacturing Company
We thank Cardinal Manufacturing Company for
providing the address number for the front of
our building.
Ray's
Trash
Our thanks to Ray's Trash for donating 6 cubic
yards of mulch on October 2, 2008 for our
landscaping.