NEXT TRUCK LOADING:
Saturday Dec. 13, 2008 9:30am 2019 Pullman Street Ames
Warehouse directions

CURRENT NEEDS:
Winter clothing, furniture, appliances: refrigerators & stoves etc

Welcome

The Appalachia Committee Inc. is an IRS recognized 501-(C)3 nonprofit organization. The Committee was formed in 1968 as a direct result of the family mission experience of two Ames, Iowa families working with a small Catholic parish in Williamsburg Kentucky.

What do we do?

The Committee accepts donations of quality used clothing, household furniture, beds, mattresses, kitchen appliances, and toys and sends tractor trailer loads to Williamsburg, Kentucky. It also helps to sponsor youth and high school trips to the region and fosters a relationship between communities in Iowa and Kentucky.

Appalachia Committee 40th Anniversary Reunion & Retreat: Oct 10-12, 2008 in Ames, Iowa

Share your Kentucky stores with Shirley Nelson sands@isunet.net (240 Todd Circle Ames,IA 50014) Shirley will assemble a "Reunion Memory Book"

Friday Oct 10 Informal gathering

7:00pm meet volunteers who went to Kentucky in 1968 and those who went in 2008!

Briardale Square Clubhouse, 1414 Truman place (bring treats to share)

Saturday Oct 11 9-noon Appalachia Warehouse 2019 Pullman, Ames

(Reminise and see displays/ articles/ photos from the past 40 years-Help sort and pack clothing).

12:30pm Lunch-- Issac Walton League. Retreat theme: "Trust the Spirit Within"

5.00pm Potluck Supper

Sunday Oct 12 10am Paraliturgy: Stonebrooke Clubhouse

Have a room to offer out of town guests? email Lynn Franco: tfranco1964@msn.com

Or consider Ames motels:

Heartland Inn 515-233-6060; Americinn Motel 515-233-1005; Comfort Inn 515-232-0689

** See Photos below ** Then and Now - 1970 Truck loading Behind the home of Joe & Lois, and July 2008 Truck loading at the Appalachia Warehouse 2019 Pulllman St Ames IA ,

September 2007 ISU students Sorting & Packing Clothing & toys

2008 Christmas toy drive:

We are accepting new and quality used toys each Saturday at our warehouse 2019 Pullman ST., 9:30-noon. Donated toys along with clothing and furniture will be sent to Williamsburg Kentucky by tractor trailer Saturday Dec.13 Help us fill this 53 foot truck with toys and other needed items. Your donations are tax deductible!

Click toy drive link above for full description.

Thank you note from Sr. Leanne

We received this note from Sister Leanne, she returned to Williamsburg Kentucky late last fall after cancer surgery and has been cancer free coming up on one year now.

             How do I say Thank You for all the prayers and support during my illness & surgery last summer!  Surely it’s friends as yourselves that provide healing. It’s wonderful to be back in Kentucky!  My energy level is growing, though not what it used to be, perhaps "age has crept up a bit too?"  We continue to be blessed by many former volunteers who came here by way of Appalachia Committee service trips over the years. Again we received a Christmas truck of cereal from General Mills, the result of a former student volunteer from Ames. And other former students

Left; Sr. Leanne Herda, Ellen ISU student and Sr. Margie Verhoff

and families continue to keep in touch and support in various ways. So know, you who make up Appalachia Committee, you have truly touched our lives and we have grown. May you be Blessed for your generosity to me and to the people of Kentucky. Your faithfulness of support gives encouragement and hope to all of us. -- My prayers are returned to you in gratitude. Knowing the power of prayer, I believe blessings come your way for each of you and your families.  Sister Leanne Herda SSSF