_____________________________ Write your name here and fax the completed puzzle to 860-533-0585, send it via empty delivery box or bring it to the shop and receive 10% off your next order . Limit one per customer. Expires Aug. 31, 2020. WORDSEARCH When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and Rachel lost her job as a waitress, the future looked bleak. Fortunately, Positive Tomorrows awarded a financial grant to the Handys to help them through this difficult time. The family used part of the grant to pay upcoming bills and the rest went back to the homeless community in Oklahoma City. They donated blankets to the homeless and were able to feed almost 300 people. The family has prepared and delivered food to the homeless every week through the pandemic. In the United States, over 550,000 people experience homelessness on a nightly basis and many of those people are families. In 2018, the Handy family was living in a YWCA homeless shelter in Oklahoma City. Rachel Handy and her children had escaped a dangerous domestic violence situation and were struggling to get by. Thanks to the support of Positive Tomorrows, an organization that provides resources to homeless families, Rachel was able to get back on her feet and buy her own house. LENDING A HAND
Formerly Homeless Family Gives Back During Pandemic
“We started off really small, just 10 meals,” Rachel explained in an interview with The Kelly Clarkson Show. The whole family pitched in to help cook, pack and deliver the meals. Rachel says she wants to help people who are in the same place that she used to be while also setting a good example for her children. “My mom has been through a lot,” says Kiara, Rachel’s eldest. “I admire that she’s a hardworking woman. She teaches us responsibility and helps others … She might have lost her job during COVID-19, but she never lost her hope.” Though the Handys have been struggling themselves, they have continued to give back. In addition to making meals, the Handys are also raising money to put together backpacks of school supplies for families affected by COVID-19. If you’d like to help support the Handys’ mission, then visit Bit.ly/TheHandysGiveBack .
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and family that come and help you out and I want to celebrate them. We truly couldn’t have done it without them. Ed passed away around two years ago and Sheila is living with one of her daughters now. I’ve told their daughters that if they ever need anything from October Kitchen, they basically have Willy Wonka’s golden ticket. If they ever need any food, then they just need to give us a call. We owe Ed and Sheila a great deal. What they did selflessly helped us so much. They really were heroes. Ed and Sheila Stupenski were important to us and I don’t ever want to forget them.
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