Home  Our Fall GEAR DRIVE!! Change a Child's Life
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Friday, 14 March 2008 |
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 That's what we did in 2007... our first Backpack event...Operation: 1,000 Backpacks 2007
I was stunned to learn how much of an impact one backpack made on a young man. According to the school administrator, when the BPs were distributed to youngsters in the Bronx last August, one 6th grade boy didn't understand. This young man, I was told, has been bounced around from foster home to foster home his whole life and did not have the ability or capacity to comprehend someone doing something nice for him...for NOTHING IN RETURN! That had never happened to him before...EVER!
I was told that before he received his Backpack, he was quite introverted and always sad. He became fascinated with the idea that there are kind people out here. He asked a question, then another, then 20 or 30 more. The teachers and counselors were amazed by his curiosity. He now takes part in all activities, has become pretty popular and is happy for the first time in his life!
Imagine me when I received the phone call telling me this. "Do you want to know whose name was on the luggage tag?" I was asked. "No, that's unimportant. This belongs to every one of us", I replied.
Even if the other 999 Backpacks got kicked aside and never used, all of our hard work was worth it. I wonder how many other stories there are like that one.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 July 2010 )
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2010 Classroom Sponsors |
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Padesky Family, Franklin Square, NY Belcastro Family, Franklin Square, NY Sabini Family, Malverne, NY Meyer Family, Hoboken, NJ Williams Family, Brooklyn, NY Pryke Family, Malverne, NY United Storage, West Hemp., NY Mallen Family, Malverne, NY Agriogianis Family, Malverne, NY McDuffee Family, Malverne, NY Ruescher Family, Malverne, NY East Family, Wilton, CT Mr. Todd Bevan, NYC Dr. Joseph A. Parisi,
DDS, Williston Park, NY Callahan Family, Malverne, NY Michael Christian, Marblehead, MA Bailey Family, Malverne, NY Foley Family, Lynbrook, NY Project Enroll Now McDonald Family, Malverne, NY "Show Me A Sign" Custom Signs
Ray Orfano, Malverne 516 596-6045 ImpactAyiti.org Ulicny Family, Malverne, NY Jean-Marie Patisserie, Great Neck, NY
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Thanks to our true partners: |
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Thanks to Tom and Jennifer at: United Storage 95 Woodfield Rd West Hempstead, NY 11552 516-471-1943 ================== UPS Store in Franklin Square 672 Dogwood Ave. Franklin Square, NY 11010 516-292-0990 ================ Wonderful partners! |
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2010 Backpack Destinations |
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The List of Backpack Recipients for 2010: Bronx, NY 
Wyandanch, NY Hempstead, NY Freeport, NY Belmont Backstretch families 
Woodside, NY Jamaica, NY Far Rockaway, NY
West Virginia  Philadelphia St. Paul, MN
Colorado Military Youth Guatemala  Brazil Haiti
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Look Who Has Joined Us... |
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Jim Gaffigan
 John Elway  Meat Loaf 
Jennie Finch  Clarence Clemons  Mario Andretti  Pat LaFontaine  Dikembe Mutombo 
LeRoy Neiman  Lennox Lewis  and many more. |
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From Jose & Susan Feliciano: |
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 Since my husband, Jose, and I have become involved with Project HOTSHOTS, we have learned of some of the fine work that the organization has accomplished.
It seems like a rather simple concept and could very easily have been overlooked by less astute individuals who don't consider the basic fact that when a child goes to school, the self-esteem of feeling prepared can make all the difference in their otherwise dismal world.
Imagine! To have a new, clean, intact backpack on your shoulder, filled with sharpened pencils and new crayons all in their box and pens that work!
Now these children feel as though they are ready to learn; to meet the challenge of their day, prepared with the basic tools that so many of us take for granted. Don't you feel spiffy when you walk out the door in a new pair of shoes? Providing they don't kill your feet, you feel like you can take on the world! Or, better yet, when you first sit behind the wheel of your new car? You think, "Well, look at me!" It's the same thing for these children who live with so little material goods in their lives -- something like a new backpack for school is a tremendous gift and an asset to their future.
I personally want to thank the people at Project HOTSHOTS who not only saw the need but envisioned the opportunity and have made "life" a better place for so many young people in our world!
The Feliciano Family
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note: The Felicianos have been extremely generous, enthusiastic and supportive of the work we do. Jose Feliciano has recently performed for the Pope and the President... and his song "Feliz Navidad" was recently inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. |
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Our Funding Partners |
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Project HOTSHOTS, Inc. is honored by the generous financial support and partnership of many organizations over the years. These contributions, grants, matching gifts and sponsorships have fueled and sustained our efforts to create brighter futures for children. We greatly appreciate the support and confidence of our funding partners, some of whom are listed below. If you are interested in becoming a funding partner for Project HOTSHOTS, Inc., contact us here. WordWise Inc. Coach Inc. The Christopher Reynolds Foundation The O'Sullivan Children Foundation United Storage - West Hemp. Mothers of Malverne Project Enroll Now Southern Container Fannie Mae Merrill Lynch Michael Lynch and Associates Paradiso and Associates The NY State Park PBA Catlin Insurance East Coast Nurseries (Riverhead) Bi-County Physical Therapy Total Relocation Services Malverne Funeral Home Plaza Marine Fuel Catalina Beach Club Canzoneri & Canzoneri Waldner's Business Environments UPS Store, Franklin Sqaure, NY |
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About Project HOTSHOTS |
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Project HOTSHOTS is an all-volunteer, non-profit charity with one goal: helping others. Especially needy kids and teens. We have members throughout the U.S. and even Canada. We believe that with the help of our youngsters, we have a lot to give. And we're willing. Eager. Need help? Contact us. We aim to give kids Music, Art, School and Sports. 100% of your donation goes to programs. 0% overhead. |
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