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2 Thank you Thank you for your interest in hosting an event to support the women and children of Mary s Place! We want to help you be successful and hope that most of the things you will need are included here, but if they aren t, please don t hesitate to contact us! We welcome a conversation with you! Contact info Linda Mitchell Communications Director linda@marysplaceseattle.org Included Information about Mary s Place to help inform and inspire your guests Samples of our logo and guidelines for its use Information about our brand colors Ideas for types of parties/events you might host Photos and videos of our amazing women and families Other resources we have available to help Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 2

3 About Mary s Place Mission Empowering homeless women, children and families to reclaim their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope in a safe community. What Mary s Place Does Mary s Place is an agency that provides a welcoming and accepting environment where homeless women, children and families can find day and night shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope in a safe community. Families are connected at Mary s Place Day Center each day for access to housing and employment resources. And Why Despite the improving economy, increasing numbers of homeless women and children are coming to Mary s Place. Currently, families who are receiving referrals to emergency and transitional housing have been on the waitlist weeks or months. While families wait to access services, many of them have nowhere to go. Mary's Place is there, standing in the gap, providing emergency family shelter for homeless families TONIGHT. The homeless women in our community range from young adults to seniors and represent diverse backgrounds in race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, education, and life experience. The children we see have often witnessed or experienced violence and are experiencing hunger, dislocation, uncertainty, anxiety and depression. Nearly half of the mothers we see have experienced domestic violence. All of our women and families live well below the poverty line, and many struggle with disabilities and mental health issues. Beginning in 2014 we began accepting homeless men with children into our emergency night shelters as well. Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 3

4 At Mary's Place: we meet basic needs: food, showers, laundry, a place to be safe we provide tools to search for jobs, and invite women and families to use our address and phone number to receive mail and calls from prospective employers we get children connected back up with their schools and provide transportation, school supplies, and after school (and summer) activities we help women recovering from illnesses by providing a safe place during the day in our rest bed room we help women maintaining sobriety, amidst offers of drugs and alcohol we provide a safe, warm place for families to come inside, together each night we provide stability and safety, despite threats of violence Women and children are especially vulnerable on the streets, as many are recovering from domestic violence, assault, or trauma. Mary's Place is a safe and accepting place for these women and their children - a place where they can build relationships, experience hope and love, and find strength to develop their full potential to journey out of homelessness. Short Blurb Mary s Place provides a welcoming environment where homeless women, children and families can find day and night shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope in a safe community. Mary's Place is a safe and accepting place for these families - a place where women can build relationships, kids can be kids, and all can experience hope and love and find strength to develop their full potential to journey out of homelessness. Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 4

5 Our Logo and Brand Elements Horizontal: Vertical: Logos are available in.ai,.jpg,.eps,.png,.tif, and.pdf file formats. The logo should NOT be used: without the graphic or with any other typeface squished or out of proportion in any other color than those shown below obstructed or used over the top of any other image Our principal brand color is orange; accent colors include the five below, plus black or white: PRIMARY COLORS CMYK C.46 M.0 Y.36 K.0 CMYK C.0 M.46 Y.83 K.0 SECONDARY COLOR CMYK C.8 M.10 Y.11 K U RGB BUILD R.153 G.209 B.166 HEX# 99D1A U RGB BUILD R.243 G.127 B.76 HEX# F37F4C 406 U RGB BUILD R.218 G.208 B.202 HEX# DAD0CA CMYK C.6 M.3 Y.94 K.1 CMYK C.44 M.0 Y.4 K U RGB BUILD R.238 G.222 B.52 HEX# EEDE U RGB BUILD R.91 G.200 B.226 HEX# 5BC8E2 Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 5

6 Please contact Communications Director, if you have any questions, or to have the logo you need (orientation, color, and file format) ed to you. If you hold a party or an event to benefit Mary s Place, please let us know! We can help promote your event and will send thank you notes to everyone who attends and/or donates! Party With a Purpose Themes There are several fun party themes that are proven crowd pleasers and provide needed resources to support the work of Mary s Place. Below are the ones we are aware of and know create fun and funds, but don t let this list limit your creativity! Staff Appreciation Party Throw an appreciation party for your staff! Include an auction, bake sale, wine tasting, poker party or other type of fundraiser. We can help you with ideas. If you are interested, please katie@marysplaceseattle.org. Lingerie Party Have guests bring new bras and panties for the Mary s Place Lingerie Program. Underwear is always in demand, and we also need sizes for boys and girls, too! Sock Party The women and families at Mary s Place are constantly changing cold, wet socks in the rainy and winter months for dry warm ones. All sizes needed and appreciated. Bundle Up for Winter Party Coats, hats, scarves, and gloves for kids and adults all sizes needed. We can never get enough! Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 6

7 Back-to-School Party Starting in August we need lots of backpacks and school supplies for our kids heading back to the classroom in early September. Pampers Party Kids and babies at Mary s Place go through a lot of disposable diapers, wipes and pull-ups. We always need size 4, 5 and 6 diapers. Dinner Party Get together with friends to make and bring a meal to the families at one of our overnight shelters food for groups of 20 to 40. Holiday Gift Tags Help us make the holidays special for the women, children, and families of Mary s Place at our annual holiday luncheon and celebration! Our Giving Tree Tags program is a great way for your group, organization, or company to get involved and help the homeless women and children of Mary's Place enjoy the magic of Christmas! Chose Shoe Tags, Toy Tags, Mom Tags, Dad Tags - or any combination. Distribute the tags to your friends, your family, your co-workers, your church, your neighbors, your book club - your choice! Ask them to buy the item on the tag (or make a $20 donation for a pair of shoes) and deliver to Mary's Place. Shoe Tags: We want to be sure that every homeless woman, man, and child have a new pair of shoes at Christmas. That is upwards of 700 pairs of shoes! A cash donation of just $20 to Mary's Place will buy a gift card for a much-needed new pair of shoes! (Mary s Place Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 7

8 can use the donated cash to buy the shoe gift cards at a special price.) Toy Tags: Each Toy Tag has an item written on the back that needs to be purchased. The moms, dads and grandmas of Mary's Place will shop from among these items at our Santa Store and choose gifts for their to give to their children and grandchildren for Christmas. For most, this will be the only gifts they are able to give, or that their children will receive; and when their kids ask them if Santa will find them in their car, they can say yes. Mom and Dad Tags: Like Toy Tags, these Mom or Dad Tags have an item written on the back that needs to be purchase for a child to give to his or her mom, dad, or grandma for Christmas. The kids of Mary's Place have a great time shopping and wrapping gifts for their moms! You can also fulfill a Gift Tag wish online at Please make sure the gifts are unwrapped and attach the tag securely when you drop them off at Mary's Place. Shoe Tag cash/check donations can be mailed to Mary s Place at PO BOX 1711, Seattle, WA , or dropped off in person to th Ave., Seattle, WA Please don't buy actual shoes; we buy discounted shoe store gift cards with your cash donation. Items we can provide to assist with your Mary s Place Giving Tag Campaign: Women s stories Copy for your newsletter Flyer Giving Tags Anything else you need, just ask! info@marysplaceseattle.org or call Mary's Place at (206) to request tags. Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 8

9 CLUBS Use your party as an opportunity to sign up a group to form a Mary s Place Club that delivers the items once a week, once a month, once or quarter or just once we need it all. Baby Care Club baby food, formula, diapers (size large), wipes, Sippy cups, pacifiers, and teething cold packs. Book Club crossword and other puzzle books, reading books, picture books, chapter books, parenting books, coloring books. Cold Club aspirin, sinus medicine, Tylenol, Kleenex, cough medicine, throat lozenges, and for children: infant and/or children s liquid Tylenol or ibuprofen or chewable tablets, saline spray and bulb syringes. Condiments Club mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, salt, pepper, Tabasco sauce, relish, cooking seasonings, peanut butter and jelly. Homework Helper Club kid appropriate snacks, school supplies and backpacks. Juicy Juice Club variety of juices for children (apple, orange, cranberry, grape). Kids Craft Club coloring books, art supplies, glue, scissors, craft paper, pencils, paints, and smocks. Night-Night Club blankets, pajamas, stuffed animals, nighttime storybooks. Salad Toppings and Croutons Club salad dressings, croutons, bacon bits, and seasoning. TP Club toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels and napkins. If you have ideas for other Clubs, let us know! Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 9

10 Fundraiser And there s always the good, old-fashioned fundraiser to support the work we do at Mary s Place and our night shelters! $57 provides 6 kids with a fun outing to movies, museums, and fun playtime to forget about homelessness and just be kids. $104 provides 4 children with a school backpack, lunch-box, school supplies and transportation to school. $267 provides 20 babies with a full day s supply of diapers, wipes, and formula. $510 provides 85 women with nursing services this year. $714 provides 56 moms and kids with a night of safety, shelter, dinner, showers and laundry services in our Emergency Family Shelter, including weekends! $1,090 provides 40 women with new bras and panties. $1,566 provides 40 women with six weeks of day shelter, breakfast, hot lunch, and resources. Gift cards to McDonalds, Starbucks or any grocery store, drug store, or restaurant are always welcome! By The Numbers In response to the increasing numbers of homeless families, Mary s Place has opened three new family shelter programs in the last eighteen months and expanded services for children and families at our day center. In July of 2012, we moved to our new home at the Hope Center located at 9th and Stewart in Seattle. Our expanded space allows Mary s Place to serve even more homeless women and children in crisis. Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 10

11 In 2014, thanks to our community of supporters, we had a positive and transformational impact for many families. Mary s Place: Provided 40,794 overnight says Welcomed 546 children Served 149,798 meals Provided 10m572 showers Washed 4,044 loads of laundry Treated 2,552 medical conditions Provided employment services to 1,019 women And are so grateful for over 27,000 hours of volunteer love! Resources Photos We have many touching and beautiful photos of our woman and families to use on your event invitation, website, or flyers. You can see samples at our facebook page: Let us know the kind of pictures you d like and we can provide them! Videos We have two wonderful videos that might be just right for your event: Lan Lam s story is 5 minutes (also posted to our facebook page) Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 11

12 Sally s story, told by Lisa Ling for a segment on Our America, is just over 4 minutes long and available at We also have several short videos that feature interviews with our kids, and one that highlights the work of our Day Center. Speakers Our staff, board of directors and sometimes our women and families, can be available to attend and speak at your event. Please contact Marty for details and availability: marty@marysplaceseattle.org or call Thank you for your interest in helping Mary s Place, we hope you will partner with us. We welcome a conversation about ways to highlight your partnership with us via Facebook, Twitter, in our newsletters, e-news or other ways that would be meaningful to your company or organization! Mary s Place Event Toolkit - Updated 8/4/15 12