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Attention Inventory
Control Managers
As
you’re going through your normal inventory cleanup and
you’ve made all your factory returns, you’ve sold what you
can for surplus and you’re ready to throw the rest into the
dumpster…STOP! Please send us the list first.
JDR
Associates is an authorized warehouse facility for
God's Gang, a family
oriented 501(c)3 non-profit founded in the 70's to provide
youth with opportunities for personal growth. Our purpose is
to warehouse and sell donated material and generate income
for the foundation.
God's
Gang is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to
supporting and strengthening the residents of the community
with an all volunteer, staff. Perceived by many as a new
organization, God's Gang was established by Grand Boulevard
residents and St. Mary's A.M.E. Church members over thirty
years ago. It has been maintained and supported primarily by
donations and volunteerism.
In the
middle 70's, God's Gang initially invited youth to St.
Mary's A.M.E Church on Sunday mornings for a nutritious
breakfast. Some of the kids began to sing in the choir and
dubbed themselves God's Gang. The group hosted an emergency
feeding program they called Mother's Cupboard Food Pantry.
Today,
God's Gang supports a variety of activities that enable
youth and adults to choose a life of self-help at the same
time they contribute to strengthening their community. The
youth are engaged in urban agricultural and landscaping
activities, as well as dance and crafts. The newest entities
under this umbrella are GrandMa's Hands to support
grandparents raising their children's offspring and other
youth guardians, and SSUGA, the South Side Urban Growers
Association which will provide family and senior citizens
opportunities and assistance to develop neighborhood/
backyard gardens.
There is
no 'typical' God's Gang Volunteer. They work, attend school,
raise their children or grandchildren, sometimes all of the
above. Members and supporters of God's Gang serve as tutors,
farmers, trip chaperones, teachers, choreographers, and tour
guides. They dig holes, build greenhouses, pick the
vegetables, feed the chickens, ducks and geese.
God's
Gang provides urban farming, employment and training, life
skills, after school and cultural awareness programs,
mentoring, and recreational activities for the youth and
families. The purpose of this project is to develop and
implement an independent and all-encompassing urban
agriculture program as a means of enhancing food security,
economic self-sufficiency, and positive youth development
for impoverished members of these communities. Run by the
children and families it serves, the organization promotes
food security, economic self-sufficiency, and positive youth
development
CAN YOU
USE A TAX DEDUCTION? The foundation will be happy to give
you a receipt for your surplus material as a tax deductible
donation.
However,
if you cannot use the tax write-off and you’re getting ready
to throw the material away, please consider donating it
anyway so it can do some good.
If
you’re not sure you have something we can use? Send us the
information. We will quickly review it and get back to you
within 1 to 2 business days or less. We will consider
ANY
TYPE
of surplus material and equipment that you may have.
Thanks
for your time and consideration.
Gary W.
Rinebarger
General
Manager
JDR
Associates
1900 W.
Chandler Blvd #15-183
Chandler, AZ 85224
Phone:
480 593-8443
Fax: 480
718-8283
Website:
www.jdrassociates.net
E-Mail:
gary@jdrassociates.net
Please
access this link to view an
introductory letter
from the foundation. Their website is
http://godsgang1.net We also have a copy of their Federal IRS Exempt Status
Letter on file.
Thank you
for your time and consideration. Please contact us for more
information about donating material.
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