We Did It Together!

The second annual vitalink coats & blankets drive has officially wrapped up, and we're happy to say we collected more coats, blankets and financial donations than last year. The total number of cold weather items donated was 390 and we collected $725 in cash to benefit the Raleigh Rescue Mission. Way to go, team! Our partners were a big  part of the drive. A huge thank you to our 2011 partners:

• Leone Noble & Seate
• David Allen Company
• Embassy Suites
• Davis Plastic Surgery
• Catalyst Group, Inc.
• Greenscape Inc.
• News & Observer
• Chad M. Richards, State Farm

We hope you all tune in next year for the 2012 vitalink coats & blankets drive. Have a warm and happy holiday!

Our Partners are HOT!

Or maybe warm. At least, that’s the goal of the second annual vitalink® coats & blankets drive, where we and our partners will be collecting coats, blankets and cold weather gear to keep the Triangle homeless and poor warm this winter. The drive benefits Raleigh Rescue Mission.

We’d like thank our partners for their involvement and commitment to this great cause. They are:

• Leone Noble & Seate
• David Allen Company
• Embassy Suites
• Davis Plastic Surgery
• Catalyst Group, Inc.
• Greenscape Inc.
• News & Observer

Items we need include: winter coats, blankets, hats, gloves, grocery or discount gift cards (Sam’s, BJ’s, Wal-mart) and financial donations. If you would like to donate, we are accepting items at our office at 4900 Falls of Neuse Rd, Suite 115 in Raleigh from 8:30-5pm business days from November 1 through November 18. If you can’t get to our offices, our partners are also accepting donations at their locations. Click on the partner name to access their website and location information.

Questions? Please give us a call to learn more at 919.850.0605 or e-mail Mary Ann Grooms at maryann@vitalinkweb.com. Have a safe and warm winter!

vitalink Coats & Blankets Drive a Success!

A huge thank you to our partners and the individuals who donated new and gently used coats and blankets in support of the Raleigh Rescue Mission. In total, we were able to donate over 200 coats, more than 40 blankets and an assortment of gloves, hats, and scarves. In addition, we collected $625 in cash to donate to the Mission!

We could not have done this without the help of our generous partners. They are:

• The News & Observer


• Leone Noble & Seate


• David Allen Company


• Catalyst Group


• Fearrington Plastic Surgery


• Ingleside Farm


• dermatech aesthetics

The vitalink Charlotte office also donated coats and blankets to the Mens Shelter of Charlotte. Thank you to everyone who helped. We hope you'll join us again next year in support of this worthy cause.

We'd love to hear your feedback on our coats & blankets drive or have you share your story or comments about the charity or charities you support. Happy holidays!

Warm hearts

We have just received an amazing donation from the folks at Cypress Landings in Chocowinity and several others today. Deadline is tomorrow. Click here for more info.

Reasons to be Thankful

Thanks to all who have contributed so far to the Coats & Blankets drive this year. We got an anonymous donation this morning of six coats and I'm getting ready to pick up a bunch more! Our drive ends Monday, so you still have time to donate gently used coats, blankets, hats, scarves. Our offices are closed through Friday, but we'll be here on Monday morning! Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Help us keep the homeless warmer this winter!

Join vitalink® in supporting the Raleigh Rescue Mission!! This year, the Mission's supply of winter items is low and they need our help! Please join vitalink in making this winter a little warmer for the homeless by donating gently used winter coats, scarves, hats, gloves and warm blankets from November 8-30th at our office. E-mail jeanne@vitalinkweb.com if you'd like to learn more about becoming a partner!

I'd like to thank our first partners in this project: The News and Observer, Ingleside Farm and the David Allen Company. To learn more, click here.