Post edited 2.28.2021 — If you didn’t have a chance to join in our LIVE storytime, you can watch the video here. While you’re listening to Ms. MJ read the story, you can color your own quilt patch. (Click here to download the quilt patch coloring page) Once your patch is colored, you can […]
When someone mentions the holiday season, we often think of gratitude. (OK, OK, maybe we think of turkey, or family, or gifts. Then gratitude!) There’s plenty to be said for giving thanks, even in the most challenging times. But while gratitude focuses on the blessings bestowed to us, it’s generosity that inherently shifts the focus […]
What a year 2020 was (like I’m telling you something you didn’t know, right?). Who would’ve guessed in January 2020 that the year would bring us challenges even greater than the urgent need to fix the kitchen floor at Bell Family Shelter? This January we’re thinking back to last January with incredible gratitude for your […]
Thanks to the generosity of 24 donors who gave online and text-to-give donations on Giving Tuesday this year (December 1), the group has collectively adopted Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and half of December 27 at Bell Family Shelter.
Bell Socialization Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the selection of Cory Cuffley, CEP, CPA, CRPS, AIF; Financial Advisor of Stonebridge Financial Group to Bell’s Board of Directors in November 2020. Through his volunteer service with United Way, Downtown Daily Bread, and the PA Stand Down for Veterans, Cuffley became more aware of community issues. […]
In the midst of a pandemic, while many people were stocking up on toilet paper and pulling out puzzles because they didn’t know when they’d be leaving the house again, Nicole was preparing to leave her home. Working, but with no savings to put toward a new place, she knew leaving was going to be […]
December 1, 2020 is Giving Tuesday! Join us in celebrating this global day of giving by making a donation to Bell Socialization Services. Our goal for the day is to raise $1,350 – which will “adopt” one day of Bell Family Shelter’s operating costs, helping to assure someone will be there to offer a safe […]
Breakfast at Bell Family Shelter this week is sponsored by Britta Schwab and Christina Kauffman in honor of Bill Swartz and his bicycle ride across America to raise money for the Shelter . Ride Strong, Bill! Follow Bill’s ride at thisclearbluesky.com and/or on his Facebook page (fun fact: Image at top […]
Today we celebrate the generosity of Leigh Ann Wilson for her Adopt-a-Half-Day gift in memory of her mother, Denise Suhrie. Individuals and groups may “adopt” a day (or more) at Bell Family Shelter by donating all or part of one day’s operating costs, often choosing a day that is important to them, like a birthday or anniversary, or […]
Sometime before Halloween, Kevin Traister, Bell’s director of human resources, starts reaching out to business contacts asking them to provide contributions for a special fund. It started in 2012, when he thought to himself that he could do more for the Bell programs during the holidays. He came up with the idea to hold his […]