Our partnership with the Food Bank of Lincoln last month ended up being a fantastic success. They raised over 20,000 in donations this month, and Mike agreed to match it at that level. Thanks for being on board to help out a great organization in our community.
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Cedars Care Care Clinic
We just finished up hosting another car care clinic for single moms in our community. WAY TO GO to the techs that gave their time freely to perform the work on the vehicles. And thanks to Connie and the Mustang Deli for serving dinner to everyone. The cars were fixed free of charge to help the families out, and we couldn’t do it without you. Awesome job guys! Check out the photos below.
Food Bank 50 Million Meals
We’re pretty excited to be partnered with the Food Bank of Lincoln to help them reach their amazing milestone of 50 million meals served. From now until the end of April, Anderson will match each donation given to the Food Bank. That means each dollar goes twice as far!
If you (or your customers) want to get involved, please see the banner on the website. Also, please share this with your friends! We want to get as many people on board as possible. To share on Facebook, just use this link.
Lincoln Car Giveaway
Check it out. We had the opportunity to give away a car to a single-parent family in need in Lincoln. We love seeing these stories come through!
Fahri Update & How to Help
UPDATE: As some of you know, Fahri passed away on July 22, 2013. Go here to for info about how you can help his family.
Fahri and family can use your help! As some of you know, Fahri Govori, a Sales Advisor in Lincoln, was recently diagnosed with cancer. After some further testing, he received the good news that the cancer has not spread beyond where it was originally detected. Your thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated.
He started chemo yesterday, and is currently home resting. During this time, you could help out greatly by signing up to bring meals for the family. A sign up sheet is in the sales tower at the Lincoln north store. Fahri’s contact info is below, and please call/text the day of to confirm a time for delivery at their home address.
All meals would be for 4 people: Fahri, his wife, and the two children ages 2.5 and 1. Some meal ideas:
- Stauffer’s frozen family size meals
- Chili
- Chicken noodle soup
- Pizza delivery
Thanks for helping out!
Contact info:
402.580.9690
4301 N 7th ST Apt. 108
Lincoln, NE
68521
Helping Roman Austin
UPDATE 2.10.12
Mike flew down to pick up Roman and his family, and they all arrived back in Lincoln safe and sound. Also, it looks as if the doctors were successful in their efforts to help Roman overcome the complications he experienced after the initial surgery. This is great news! He is now free of his breathing tube and ventilator, which was the main objective of his procedure.
Your contribution as a team member makes these stories possible. Thanks for all you do!
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UPDATE 1.20.11
“Roman has experienced a set back and can use all our prayers. He had exploritory surgery Wednesday so the doctors could get an idea of how well the bone graft was holding. It wasn’t clear as to if he wasn’t breathing well on his own because he wasn’t used to his new way of breathing or if there was an issue. They discovered a large amount of scar tissue building up as a result of his numerous surgeries. So, much to his and Janean’s dismay, the breathing tube is back in and he is back on the ventilator. They are “hitting the area hard” with steroids to try to reduce the swelling and scar tissue, which is causing Roman to be very aggitated, aggressive and “itchy”. He hasn’t slept well for days which is making it worse. They are hoping the steroids work so the trach doesn’t have to go back in and have this all be for not. Keep Roman in your prayers, he’s a tough little guy and could definately use them.” -Roman’s Mom, Janean
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1.4.12
You may remember the story about 4-year old Roman Austin at the Christmas Party. If not, click here to get filled in. Roman was in need of surgery, and the procedure he needed had to be performed 1,300 miles away in Ohio. The trip requires a 3-week stay, and transportation was a big obstacle for his mother Janean.
After coming across his story, we realized there was an opportunity to step in and and eliminate one of the hurdles the family was facing by providing transportation. This week, we flew Roman and his family to their destination and helped make arrangements for their stay. You’re ALL a part of supporting these efforts! Thanks for all you do each day to make these Mission stories a reality.