Good Neighbors, Inc. E-Newsletter 2021

Good Neighbors, Inc. The purpose of Good Neighbors is to help families and individuals in times of crisis and need with clothing, emergency food and support. June 4, 2021 Good Neighbors Michele Comunale shared a story about her family's memories of their mother Gertrude Comunale volunteering for Good Neighbors during the 1960's. Michele's youngest brother Mark made a type of device that would grind bars of soap into powder granules and then Gertrude added lye. The finished product was given to the Good Neighbors families to use as laundry detergent. Gertrude and Frank raised nine children but always made time to give back and help the community. Gertrude loved volunteering and believed in Good Neighbors and their mission. She also volunteered at hospitals and schools and served as a Girl Scout Leader. She taught her children about service, money, time, commitment and to be involved in the community. Good Neighbors is grateful to the Comunale Family for their support. We welcome our newly elected trustee Toni Amos and thank outgoing trustees Frank Copeland and Flo Iacobucci for their service and dedication. Thank you to Patricia Stiles and Mike Trinko from the Green Good Neighbors Unit for hosting our last governing council meeting. Members of our governing board are hard at work sharing information and planning for the future. Unit Activities Good Neighbors Community Outreach and Food Center The family and friends of Dominic Iacobucci have generously donated $6,000 in Dom's memory. Earlier this year, the Akron Community Foundation Millennium Fund provided a grant to purchase face masks for the children visiting our food center. Catholic Charities provided a grant for the purchase of adult and children's toothbrushes and toothpaste. The Christ Child Society of Akron continues to provide beautiful layettes for the families with newborns babies visiting our food center. The following Akron Public Schools recently held food drives to benefit our food center: Crouse, Windemere and Robinson. Archbishop Hoban High School Students will be volunteering this month for their JAM (Justice Akron Ministries) summer service retreat program. We are happy that Bill Genovese has made a full recovery and returned to volunteer on Thursdays. Get well wishes for our Thursday volunteer Richard McMasters. Butch Johnston has returned to volunteer on Thursdays. We thank him for scrubbing the floors every week. Janice Cuckler has returned to volunteer on Tuesdays. She does an outstanding job registering the clients during their visit. Our deepest sympathy and condolences for the family of long-time Monday volunteer Nancy Mercer . Thanks to our generous supporters, we will have canopies for the food center door and cargo van. The food center remains temporarily closed on Fridays. George Camilletti manages and maintains the food center, office and annex buildings. Addie volunteered with her Grandmother Dee Gartman. Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors "I had the pleasure of attending an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Brennen Carano . The Eagle Badge is the highest honor a Boy Scout can achieve - less than 5% of scouts earn it. Brennen's Eagle Scout Project was acquiring, laying out, and assembling metal racking at Good Neighbors. Brennen is a member of Troop 155 at Northminster Church. The Troop, with Brennen's leadership, did a great job and provided us with much needed shelving. Thank you and congratulations Eagle Scout Brennen!" Bob Goldstein Bob Goldstein reported that the Cuyahoga Falls High School Fresh Farm Program is providing the Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors with fresh produce as they do every year. The garden has been a learning project for the Cuyahoga Falls High School Students since 2015. In the 2020 growing season, they donated over 2,300 pounds of produce to community organizations. For unit updates, please visit the Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors website at cfgoodneighbors.org or their Facebook Page at facebook.com/goodneighborscuyahogafalls . A Cuyahoga Falls High School Student delivered fresh produce. Ellet Good Neighbors The Ellet Good Neighbors Unit remains temporarily closed. Chris Krinjeck Bolyard reported that when possible, she distributes gift cards to their clients. Donations of gift cards are always needed and greatly appreciated. Green Good Neighbors Patricia Stiles reported that members of the Greensburg United Methodist Church planted vegetable seeds a few weeks ago. During the first week in June, the Green Good Neighbors Volunteers started giving the plants to their clients. The clients were very happy to accept them and are hoping for some good productive plants. The volunteers are in the process of moving their clothing room out of the church gym and into a new clothing room. Please visit their website at greengoodneighbors.org for unit updates. Superior-Wooster Good Neighbors Lee Thomas reported that their unit will be closed on Tuesday, June 15th. They are always in need of personal care items, baby diapers and wipes for the families visiting their unit. Tallmadge Good Neighbors Thank you to the Tallmadge community for their generosity and support, and to the volunteers for their dedication and hard work. Candy Lorkowski reported that they are happy to celebrate volunteer Colleen Martin 's 92nd birthday and volunteer Gerry Merk 's 80th birthday. Thank you for your support, it is greatly appreciated! Good Neighbors, Inc. continues to meet all twenty BBB Standards for Charitable Accountability. 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Good Neighbors, Inc. 
The purpose of Good Neighbors is to help families and individuals in times of crisis and need with clothing, emergency food and support.

June 4, 2021

Good Neighbors

Michele Comunale shared a story about her family's memories of their mother Gertrude Comunale volunteering for Good Neighbors during the 1960's. Michele's youngest brother Mark made a type of device that would grind bars of soap into powder granules and then Gertrude added lye. The finished product was given to the Good Neighbors families to use as laundry detergent. Gertrude and Frank raised nine children but always made time to give back and help the community. Gertrude loved volunteering and believed in Good Neighbors and their mission. She also volunteered at hospitals and schools and served as a Girl Scout Leader. She taught her children about service, money, time, commitment and to be involved in the community. Good Neighbors is grateful to the Comunale Family for their support.

We welcome our newly elected trustee Toni Amos and thank outgoing trustees Frank Copeland and Flo Iacobucci for their service and dedication.

Thank you to Patricia Stiles and Mike Trinko from the Green Good Neighbors Unit for hosting our last governing council meeting.

Members of our governing board are hard at work sharing information and planning for the future.

Unit Activities

Good Neighbors Community Outreach and Food Center

The family and friends of Dominic Iacobucci have generously donated $6,000 in Dom's memory.
Earlier this year, the Akron Community Foundation Millennium Fund provided a grant to purchase face masks for the children visiting our food center.
Catholic Charities provided a grant for the purchase of adult and children's toothbrushes and toothpaste.
The Christ Child Society of Akron continues to provide beautiful layettes for the families with newborns babies visiting our food center.
The following Akron Public Schools recently held food drives to benefit our food center: Crouse, Windemere and Robinson.
Archbishop Hoban High School Students will be volunteering this month for their JAM (Justice Akron Ministries) summer service retreat program.
We are happy that Bill Genovese has made a full recovery and returned to volunteer on Thursdays.
Get well wishes for our Thursday volunteer Richard McMasters.
Butch Johnston has returned to volunteer on Thursdays. We thank him for scrubbing the floors every week.
Janice Cuckler has returned to volunteer on Tuesdays. She does an outstanding job registering the clients during their visit.
Our deepest sympathy and condolences for the family of long-time Monday volunteer Nancy Mercer.
Thanks to our generous supporters, we will have canopies for the food center door and cargo van.
The food center remains temporarily closed on Fridays.
George Camilletti manages and maintains the food center, office and annex buildings.

Addie volunteered with her Grandmother Dee Gartman.

Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors

"I had the pleasure of attending an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Brennen Carano. The Eagle Badge is the highest honor a Boy Scout can achieve - less than 5% of scouts earn it. Brennen's Eagle Scout Project was acquiring, laying out, and assembling metal racking at Good Neighbors. Brennen is a member of Troop 155 at Northminster Church. The Troop, with Brennen's leadership, did a great job and provided us with much needed shelving. Thank you and congratulations Eagle Scout Brennen!" Bob Goldstein
Bob Goldstein reported that the Cuyahoga Falls High School Fresh Farm Program is providing the Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors with fresh produce as they do every year. The garden has been a learning project for the Cuyahoga Falls High School Students since 2015. In the 2020 growing season, they donated over 2,300 pounds of produce to community organizations.
For unit updates, please visit the Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors website at cfgoodneighbors.org or their Facebook Page at facebook.com/goodneighborscuyahogafalls.

A Cuyahoga Falls High School Student delivered fresh produce.

Ellet Good Neighbors

The Ellet Good Neighbors Unit remains temporarily closed.
Chris Krinjeck Bolyard reported that when possible, she distributes gift cards to their clients. Donations of gift cards are always needed and greatly appreciated.

Green Good Neighbors

Patricia Stiles reported that members of the Greensburg United Methodist Church planted vegetable seeds a few weeks ago. During the first week in June, the Green Good Neighbors Volunteers started giving the plants to their clients. The clients were very happy to accept them and are hoping for some good productive plants.
The volunteers are in the process of moving their clothing room out of the church gym and into a new clothing room.
Please visit their website at greengoodneighbors.org for unit updates.

Superior-Wooster Good Neighbors

Lee Thomas reported that their unit will be closed on Tuesday, June 15th. They are always in need of personal care items, baby diapers and wipes for the families visiting their unit.

Tallmadge Good Neighbors

Thank you to the Tallmadge community for their generosity and support, and to the volunteers for their dedication and hard work.
Candy Lorkowski reported that they are happy to celebrate volunteer Colleen Martin's 92nd birthday and volunteer Gerry Merk's 80th birthday.

Thank you for your support, it is greatly appreciated!

Good Neighbors, Inc. continues to meet all twenty
BBB Standards for Charitable Accountability.

For additional information and updates,
please visit our website or Facebook page.

good-neighbors.org