Unity in the CommUnity

We support Avalon Elementary School in East Naples, Grace Place in Golden Gate City and The Guadalupe Center in Immokalee.

Our Purpose

The purpose of Unity in the CommUnity is to identify ways we can serve children and families in need and how they would best benefit from our assistance in providing goods and services through well established organized 501C’s (Non-Profit) and Title One Public Schools within Collier County. The committee’s goal is two fold: The first one is to review the benefits and effectiveness of our programs each year. The second is to identify the numerous volunteer opportunities that are available throughout the community and how we can be of service. We welcome suggestions and information about needs in our community from our congregation, and we greatly appreciate your volunteering, participation and support.

Avalon School Uniform Drive

Avalon calls us their Unity Angels. 92-93% of the children come from families who are at the poverty level and 12% are homeless, so they cannot afford the uniforms for their children to attend school. The purpose of the uniforms is to keep gang influence out of the school plus it empowers the children and keeps them at an equal level with their peers.

Click HERE to view the email Unity in the Community received from Dr. Suzette Noland the Principal of Avalon Elementary School. This email explains in depth why Unity of Naples help with supplying uniforms is so important to the school. The uniforms are collared golf shirts and wash pants or shorts.

Click HERE to read a Naples Daily News article about Unity Angels.

Some of our Volunteers at the Guadalupe Soup Kitchen:

Below is a list of the numerous outreach programs that through our combined efforts we, as a spiritual community, are able to accomplish every year:

We raise more than $10,000 to purchase uniforms for Avalon Elementary School.
We collect PB&J, powdered milk and healthy cereals at our Annual Food Drive that benefits Grace Place.
Thousands of dollars in much needed and appreciated school supplies for Avalon Elementary School and Grace Place.
Thanksgiving Publix gift cards for Unity families in need.
Hundreds of Teddy Bears are collected during our Annual Christmas Teddy Bear Drive. Unity volunteers personally present a bear to every child in the Pre-K and Kindergarten at Avalon Elementary School. Other bears go to the East Naples Sheriffs Dept. and Youth Haven.
We also collect books during Christmas for children at Avalon Elementary School and Grace Place.
Monetary donations to send children to Summer Camp at Grace Place.
Many pounds of “gently used” clothing items collected throughout the year for The Guadalupe Center.
Hundreds of hygiene items (deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, brushes and bar soap) are collected for the Hygiene classes at Avalon Elementary School and the shower program at The Guadalupe Center. The Guadalupe Center also needs razors, shaving cream, men's underwear sizes 32-36, shower curtains, new or gently used towels and face cloths, and laundry detergent.
A rotating number of eight Unity volunteers help serve soup at the Guadalupe Center Soup Kitchen the FIRST Friday of every month.
We appreciate the “Fill the Soup Pot” large commercial 64 Oz canned veggies donations for The Guadalupe Soup Kitchen.
Every Sunday, our shopping cart remains out on an on-going basis in our breeze way for the collection of any of the previously mentioned items. You can also bring your donations to the office Mon-Thu 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

For more information on any of these programs, please EMAIL
Madeline Meehan or call her at the office 775-3009 Ext 106.

Unity of Naples

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