Spark Your Heart

06/13/2018

One of our favorite projects

03/31/2018

Spark Your Heart is donating to Hopelink again! Are you hanging on to those Monopoly Instant winner coupons? If you mail them (or if you're local we can pick them up), we'll gather them, get the items, and we will donate on your behalf! Feel free to DM for an address

02/16/2018

A huge THANK YOU to all who donated to the first "pop-up" donation location throughout the months of December and January! Together we gathered over 40lbs of food and toiletry items for families in need! Stay tuned for more opportunities to get involved and inspire others through acts of kindness!

12/22/2017

Are you looking for a way to give this weekend? Spark Your Heart has paired with Hopelink to set up food drive locations this month. Hopelink provides a variety of services to low-income families and individuals, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, in both the north and east King County. The agency also provides transportation services in King and Snohomish counties. The Hopelink approach - providing stability and equipping people with the skills to exit poverty – has helped move tens of thousands from vulnerability and crisis to independence.

From Wednesday, 12/20, through the end of the month of December, you can bring your donations to Re/Max Alliance in Sammamish, Washington at 22830 NE 8th Street, Sammamish, WA, 98074. Hopelink has provided us with a list of items that are needed the most. Of course, any food donations will be greatly accepted. Please see the list below for items needed at this time. All donations will be brought to the Redmond Hopelink location. If you have any questions, please feel free to directly message us!

The following is a list of items that Hopelink currently has a shortage of. Hopelink accepts a variety of items however, which include toys for the holidays, non-perishable food items, and toiletries. Hopelink is not currently accepting clothing donations at this location.
Items Needed:
Cooking oils
Cereal
Baking items (flour, sugar, etc.)
Condiments
Canned proteins
Dried beans
Toiletries
Feminine Hygiene products

09/15/2014

This is one of the reasons Jillian Catherine Roels started Spark Your Heart! You don't know the person's situation- listen. Make a difference.

This is will make you rethink the people you see on the street.

12/05/2013

Another random act of kindness, but everyone can help!
Okay my friends. It's time to act. I have been given some information regarding Tent City in Sammamish. 60% of the residents are employed but do not make enough money to live in an apartment. You do know how cold it is this week right? Alright. So HERE IS the LIST! Jillian is coming home from SPU and with Spark Your Heart.org, we're going to take this on. If you want to help, and be part of the giving spirit of this time of year, then great- you're a part of the action and the change! If you have a donation, I will pick it up- private message me and tell me where to get your donation!! If you want to drop it off independently, let us know so we don't duplicate efforts.
Tent City4 is now located at:

Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church

1121 228th Ave SE

Sammamish, WA 98075

Tent City 4 Wish List

We are in dire need of Blanket Donations

We would also appreciate any individual or groups efforts to help launder blankets, small amounts at a time or large amounts if a group could help, at this time. Please contact us at camp to make arrangements; our number is (206) 618-3901.

If by any chance there are agencies with commercial washer and dryer available to wash blankets for our camp and/or temporary use be donated to Tent City 4, The Camp stands ready to work with folks, for there are capable people to use and maintain space of said equipment. Please contact us at [email protected] or forward contact information to interested parties.

We thank you in advance for your support of TC4

To donate items take them directly to the camp at any time. The camp security can take items 24/7. The pantry looks pretty empty. There are about 50 residents in camp that means about 120 cups, bowls and or plates a day. Each person must cook their own breakfast and lunch each day. Health Department does not allow the camp to prepare their own meals as a group. They have one refrigerator and a small freezer, a microwave (that needs replacing) two coffee pots and a toaster. Donations of food need to be in single serving sizes except those items listed below. Please remember if it can’t be just heated up in a microwave they probably can’t use it.

One hot meal is provided each night at 6pm by churches, businesses and organizations. The Tent City4 web site gives information on how to sign up to provide a meal.

About 60% of the residents work part or full time. They just don’t earn enough for an apartment, car, gas, medication, and food. They may work as temporary employees and will be leaving the camp as soon as they are hired on a permanent basis. Without a permanent job you can’t rent an apartment. Many work odd shifts and are not in camp for the hot meal.

Needs list:

Coffee

Creamer

Paper cups, bowls and plates

Lunch meat (can be in large packages)

Cheese (can be in large packages)

Ketchup (can be in large bottle)

Jam (can be in large jars)

Eggs

Cold cereal (can be in large boxes or bags)

Milk (gallon and ½ gallons are fine)

Soups

Chili

Ravioli

Spaghetti o’s

Stew

Cup of soup

Top Ramen

tuna

Hand Sanitizer (Large bottles please)

Detergent

Bleach

Jeans, t-shirts, sox (tube sox work for both men and women)

Towels

Blanket