Orangetheory Fitness Westerville
A trash bag should never be a child’s suitcase…
Our 2022 Orangetheory Westerville fundraising goal is $6,750. This will put 150 Comfort Cases into the hands of children entering or moving through the Ohio foster care system.
THE COST OF A COMFORT CASE: $45
At Orangetheory Westerville we have the most positive and loving community that is committed to more life. This is an incredible opportunity to bring a smile to a child’s face, and to make a meaningful difference by providing hope and love to the lives of Ohio children in crisis.
On any given day in Ohio, there are nearly 16,000 youth currently in foster care. With over 25,000 youth entering the foster care system in our state every year (2022 Ohio Annual Services and Progress Report).
These youth, who have often been neglected and let down by the adults in their life, should not have to start their foster care journey with a sense of hopelessness and worthlessness by being handed a trash bag.
We should not ask them to carry their belongings in bags that the rest of us use for trash. Also, we should not expect them to essentially use a “stranger’s” bar of soap and toiletries on the first day they meet. Unfortunately, this is the experience of Ohio youth in foster care every day.
Comfort Cases aims to eliminate the demoralizing practice of placing children in homes with their belongings in trash bags.
Comfort Cases is a foster care nonprofit, founded in 2013, whose mission is to inspire communities to bring dignity and hope to youth in foster care. They do this by providing each of the thousands of youth entering the foster care system in Ohio with Comfort Cases. Comfort Cases are backpacks with essential and comfort items for the first few days in which youth enter foster care. The cases are age- and gender-specific bags with the following essentials and comfort items: pajamas, blankets, toiletries, journals, books, pens, coloring books, crayons, and stuffed animals.
And WE can help support this amazing effort not only through monetary donations but by coming together to personally pick and pack the Comfort Cases. This is where we can put our hands and heart towards the community effort by choosing the actual Comfort items and placing them in the backpack.
If you are interested in helping us pack Comfort Cases, please contact the studio front desk for more information.
Your financial donation and/or hands-on contribution is sincerely appreciated.
ABOUT Orangetheory Fitness 2022
Supporters | |||
Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
Jen and Eric Savory | 11/21/2022 | $46.65 | Patti/Tom Kimball | 11/21/2022 | $103.30 | Anonymous Friend | 11/21/2022 | $200.00 | Kelly Halverson | 11/21/2022 | $51.80 | Lisa VanAllsburg | 11/21/2022 | $51.80 | Leslie Baumann | 11/20/2022 | $50.00 | David Norris | 11/19/2022 | $50.00 | Michelle Gable | 11/19/2022 | $100.00 | Cory Windle | 11/19/2022 | $51.80 | Emily Hughes | 11/19/2022 | $45.00 | Tina Burns | 11/19/2022 | $46.65 | Alicia Peruscini | 11/18/2022 | $25.00 | Mike Thorn | 11/18/2022 | $104.37 | Claire Hawkins | 11/18/2022 | $20.00 | Stacey and Pat Summers | 11/17/2022 | $150.00 | Andrea Whisler | 11/17/2022 | $100.00 | Kandace Fitzwater | 11/17/2022 | $20.00 | Jayme Saylor | 11/17/2022 | $50.00 | Marcie Henry | 11/17/2022 | $102.02 | Thank you for bringing awareness to this great cause!❤️ | Ashley Holmberg-Cameron | 11/17/2022 | $46.65 | Patricia Conley | 11/16/2022 | $309.27 | For the future | Jennifer Erick | 11/16/2022 | $25.00 | Amanda Gibson | 11/16/2022 | $25.00 | Anonymous Friend | 11/16/2022 | $20.91 | Anonymous Friend | 11/16/2022 | $40.00 | Molly Gaskell | 11/16/2022 | $50.00 | Robert Coco | 11/16/2022 | $100.00 | Coby Boszor | 11/15/2022 | $100.00 | AnneMarie Miles | 11/15/2022 | $50.00 | Kelly Chaposky | 11/15/2022 | $232.03 | Amanda Davis | 11/15/2022 | $103.30 | Tara Adams | 11/15/2022 | $45.00 | Brenda Rogers | 11/15/2022 | $100.00 | Cheryl Heydinger | 11/14/2022 | $20.91 | Soheila Khalili | 11/14/2022 | $50.00 | Julia Beltz | 11/14/2022 | $100.00 | Keith Hopeck | 11/14/2022 | $90.00 | Bethany Gelfius | 11/13/2022 | $51.80 | Keith Swallow | 11/12/2022 | $103.30 | Betsy Berlin | 11/12/2022 | $100.00 | Lindsay & Brennon Davis | 11/12/2022 | $45.00 | Debra Dahn | 11/12/2022 | $45.00 | Blessings | Danette LaFollette | 11/11/2022 | $100.00 | Amber Del Vesco | 11/11/2022 | $26.06 | Eric Dearth | 11/11/2022 | $46.65 | Marisa Ratajczak | 11/10/2022 | $51.80 | Rick & Cindy Snide | 11/10/2022 | $206.28 | Christine Heilmann | 11/10/2022 | $46.65 | Nikki Morr | 11/09/2022 | $45.00 | Melissa Brookshire | 11/09/2022 | $46.65 | Joan Esson | 11/09/2022 | $103.30 | Molly Burgoon | 11/08/2022 | $26.06 | Nate Carter | 11/07/2022 | $90.00 | Emily McGuire | 11/07/2022 | $51.80 | Anne Neely | 11/07/2022 | $50.00 | Gurjeet Kaur | 11/07/2022 | $206.28 | Thank you for always taking great initiatives! | Deborah Prichard | 11/07/2022 | $50.00 | Michele Zitko | 11/06/2022 | $51.80 | Amber Schiavone | 11/06/2022 | $51.80 | Nick Schiavone | 11/06/2022 | $51.80 | Sarah Woloch | 11/06/2022 | $103.30 | Kelly Salomone | 11/06/2022 | $100.00 | Anonymous Friend | 11/06/2022 | $103.30 | Lanette McGuire | 11/06/2022 | $46.65 | Julie Wander | 11/06/2022 | $103.30 | Lori Berkheimer | 11/06/2022 | $46.65 | Thank you for doing this! | Lisa Axene | 11/05/2022 | $208.43 | Stephanie Schmehl | 11/04/2022 | $45.00 | Stephanie Young | 11/04/2022 | $309.27 |
Total | $5,589.39 |