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“Tell those that make all this possible, “Thank you, thank you very much.”
Single Mom
Racine, Wisconsin
“I can’t tell you about the tears of joy, endless thank you’s, and how faces brightens when a family receives the brand-new quality merchandise NewThreads freely gives to them. NewThreads has taken love, giving and sharing to a new level. You don’t know the miracles you bring, the lives you’ve changed, nor the relief you’ve given to those in need. But they do…and it means the world to them. Thank you.”
Pastor Jerome Spencer
New Beginnings Christian Church -
NewThreads of Hope Board Member
“I believe that the fulfillment of the mission for New Threads of Hope provides a large number of disadvantaged people with not only new clothing, but more importantly lets them know that people in our community do care about them and want to help them help themselves. ”
Les Weil, Community Volunteer
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“Harley-Davidson Motor Company is happy to support NewThreads of Hope and continue our tradition of sharing with our neighbors in the community.”
Mary Anne Martiny, Manager
The Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc.
"The Milwaukee Bucks know that it takes teamwork to succeed on and off the court. That is why we are pleased to be part of the team with NewThreads of Hope in fulfilling the Buck's community mission of contributing to a better quality of life for all people in Wisconsin."
John F. Steinmiller, Vice President Business Operations
The Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Team -
“New Threads of Hope was great to work with during the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association's Safe Sleep campaign during Baby Safety Month this September. The organization was able to help JPMA connect with children and families in need of essential items to help create a safe sleep environment including cribs, portable play yards, infant clothing and wearable blankets. It is with the support of organizations such as New Threads of Hope that JPMA can help babies sleep safely, survive and thrive.”
Michael Dwyer, Executive Director
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association
"Your donation provides hope to people who are facing difficult challenges in their lives. A community becomes stronger when all people are cared for and treated with dignity, respect and compassion."
Barry M. Weber, Chief of Police
Wauwatosa Police Department] -
"Volunteering at New Threads of Hope has enriched my life by permitting me to reach out to the needy."
“It is with great joy and gratefulness in my heart that I can help other people to feel better about themselves as I help sort items for their needs. It is a fulfillment in one's self and also a responsibility on earth to help people in need as God would have me do. It is a wonderful feeling to have the fellowship with the people who are volunteers also--the same goals. Praise be to God for this privilege of being a volunteer at New Threads of Hope, a giving and caring organization.”
Fritzy Eggold
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Brookfield, Wisconsin
"It takes so little effort to help those who need so much. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve an organization dedicated to such a worthy cause."
Jerry and Jane Fritsch
Grace Lutheran Church
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Providing hope to those in need
NewThreads distributes brand-new apparel, footwear, homegoods, bed and bath products to families in need, so that they can live hope-filled lives of independence. To ensure that our neighbors in need—whether they live here in Wisconsin, across the country, or even across the globe—get a helping hand in these difficult economic times, it will take all of us working together.
If you are a manufacturer or retailer, please consider donating your excess inventory, past season lines, or returns and see what the NewThreads Tax Advantage can mean for your bottom line.
If you are a nonprofit, a social service agency, or a faith-based community interested in collaborating with NewThreads to see that kids have back-to-school clothes or a new backpack, you can explore how we work with our distribution partners.
Maybe you’re a volunteer looking for an opportunity to make sure that a single mom hoping to land a job has a nice interview outfit, or that children in the foster care system have something warm to wear when the weather turns cold, or that an elderly person might not have to choose between a blanket or paying the utility bill this winter, you have come to the right place.
You may simply be an individual moved to help us distribute brand-new jeans and jackets, shoes and boots, sheets and blankets, through your financial support. We need your help, too!
If we all pull together— manufacturers and retailers, volunteers, distribution partners, and donors — we can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and bring hope and dignity to the tens of thousands of individuals we serve each year.
Summer, 2011 is shaping up to be a very eventful time for NewThreads. In addition to our regular distribution activities, two major initiatives have staff and volunteers very excited and very busy.
Welcome First Book
The struggle for literacy does not stop when school is in summer recess. The best way to make certain that children continue to progress in reading is to provide them with books of their own to read and to keep as part of an at-home library. Thanks to a partnership with First Book, a non-profit book donation program in Washington, DC, NewThreads will open its warehouse to receive 425,000 children’s books in early July. First Book is making available tens of thousands of Disney and Random House children’s books to local qualified and registered non-profits in the Milwaukee area for pick-up at no charge.
Joplin, MO Outreach
NewThreads is responding to the devastation caused in Joplin, MO by the massive tornado that struck on May 22 of this year. A number of people lost their lives, and thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed along with all the contents including the family’s clothing. While the immediate need after any disaster is for food, water, and shelter, soon the need for new, clean clothing arises. Thanks to the clothing donation offered to NewThreads by Harley Davidson, NewThreads will be providing a substantial number of jeans, shirts, footwear, and other items for emergency relief to families impacted by the tornado.