Channel 15 and PSA Shoot

We shot a Shower Power PSA today at City in the Desert working with EVIT staff and students interviewing I-HELP clients.  Channel 15 News covered it, and we are breathlessly awaiting an airing tonight.

 

  

Small crew, big results.

Sky, Jordan and Robert from EVIT with Bondi.

  

Michael, Tanya, Stephen and Bondi

Great job!  Watch for the spot to run here on the site, to focus on how Shower Power will positively affect I-Help Clients.

And Happy Birthday Tanya!

Shop at Whole Foods Market on Wed., Feb. 24 - Rural & Baseline location only!

Shower Power Night at the Phoenix Suns

Get your tickets for the Shower Power! night at the Phoenix Suns February 19. (TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS)  There are still tickets available to watch the Suns play the Atlanta Hawks.  Get your tickets at a discount price while supporting Shower Power!  Plus, you get to watch warm-up court-side, get a Suns backpack, and be in a group picture with the other supporters and 2 Suns Cheerleaders!    Click here.

Neil Giuliano, former Tempe Mayor, endorses Shower Power!,
"Shower Power will greatly assist the working homeless in the East Valley. It's a simple idea that will make a difference in the lives of many."

Who should I contact for additional info?
Class XXV contacts are;
Fund Raising Lauren Kuby lauren.kuby@asu.edu
Media Info Tanya Chavez tanya_chavez@tempe.gov or phone 480.250.5181
TCAA/I-HELP Stephen Sparks stephens@tempeaction.org
Events Bobbie Bennett drbobbie@bodywisechiro.net
Hygiene Supplies Nancy Berg nberg18@yahoo.com

Have items to donate to Shower Power?  Just click on the link for updated info.

Press Release-1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         

Feb. 10, 2010                                                                     

Contact:

Tanya Chavez

Tempe Leadership Class XXV

(480) 250-5181                                                                                                                             

info@showerpower.org                                                                                   

                                                                     

Tempe Leadership Class XXV raising money to provide showers for the working homeless

TEMPE, Ariz. –  Tempe Leadership Class XXV, a nonprofit, tax-exempt, community-spirited program of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, is seeking monetary donations to purchase a mobile shower unit for homeless individuals who participate in Interfaith Homeless Emergency Program (I-HELP).  The project, known as “Shower Power,” will allow the working homeless in Tempe the most basic human dignity and aiding their competiveness in the workforce.  Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) is a nonprofit human services organization that manages
I-HELP.  Seven nights a week, 11 faith-based organizations open up their facilities to provide shelter, food and other services to the growing population of working homeless in our community through the I-HELP program. 

There are no shelters or day services for the homeless in Tempe.  Showers are currently available on a first-come-first-served basis only twice a week.  At least 30% of those benefiting from

I-HELP who have obtained jobs, have then lost those jobs due to their inability to bathe.  Shower Power will enable working homeless will be able to shower seven days a week and help them to get and keep jobs while moving towards self sufficiency.

Class XXV has risen over $14,000 in pursuit of its fundraising goal of $25,000.  Below is a list of donation opportunities:

1.    Mail your tax-deductible donation (made out to Tempe Leadership) to: Tempe (Leadership, PO Box 28500, Tempe AZ 85285. (Put “Shower Power in the memo line of the check)  

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2.    Donate online at www.tempeaction.org to community partner, Tempe Community Action Agency and receive a state tax credit of up to $200 per person ($400 for a couple). (click “Donate Now” and choose Shower Power from the drop-down menu)

3.    Shop at Whole Foods Tempe (Rural and Baseline) on Wednesday, February 24: 5% of their earnings will benefit Shower Power.

For more information about Shower Power, visit www.showerpower.org  or call (480) 250-5181.

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Neil Giuliano, former Tempe Mayor, endorses Shower Power!,
"Shower Power will greatly assist the working homeless in the East Valley. It's a simple idea that will make a difference in the lives of many."

Who should I contact for additional info?
Class XXV contacts are;
Fund Raising Lauren Kuby lauren.kuby@asu.edu
Media Info Tanya Chavez tanya_chavez@tempe.gov or 480-250-5181
TCAA/I-HELP Stephen Sparks stephens@tempeaction.org
Events Bobbie Bennett drbobbie@bodywisechiro.net
Hygiene Supplies Nancy Berg nberg18@yahoo.com