Sibcy Cline realtor Laurie Simon Goldman is a regular donor to the NEEDS pantry. But just ten days before Thanksgiving, she really outdid herself! Laurie writes:

“One of my FAVORITE moments in my annual work life: a pre-Thanksgiving ‘pay it forward’ project. Each year I select a few local non-profits to which I will make donations in honor of my clients, and my current/former local clients have the opportunity to select the one to which I’ll donate in their honor. Some former clients have been ‘voting’ for more than a decade! (I kick in the $, and clients ‘vote’ to choose where the donation in their honor goes.) Such a joy to hear back from HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of clients, and turn their votes into donations sent back out into our community!

This year a check earmarked for emergency housing assistance went to Neighborhood Bridges, and personal care items went to the NEEDS food pantry (the boxes in the pic show some of what went there). Someone asked what all went to NEEDS, so I counted! It was: detergent for 400 loads of laundry, 72 tissue boxes, 80 rolls of toilet paper, 16 bottles of dish soap, 72 razors, 12 boxes of band-aids, 612 tampons, 392 menstrual pads, 24 cans of shaving cream, 200 toothbrushes, 31 bottles of shampoo, 88 bars of soap, 45 toothpaste tubes, 26 deodorants, and 100 reusable market bags to fill for their guests.

So grateful for my clients who ‘voted’ with their hearts for these two projects! And always thankful that our work together means we can share some love with our neighbors through these remarkable organizations!”

NEEDS couldn’t be more grateful for Laurie’s generous support! Click HERE to find out how you can get involved, too.