Some men from St. Vincent DePaul Immaculate Conception Church and Knights of Columbus asked to borrow God's Hygiene cargo van.    They drove the van to East Palestine, Ohio, to deliver food, water and hygiene products to Our Lady of Lourdes Church.  We included cases of hand sanitizer just donated to God's Hygiene the week before.
The hospital wipes and hand sanitizer were opened and used right away. Some small business owners took the wipes to clean their stores in hopes of opening soon without the smell on their products, furniture, show cases and clothing. One small clothing store has to wash every piece of clothing  inside and sell at a discount. She was happy to have free detergent.

The real command center is God and His Church.  The church members were very excited and relieved to have us. Folks from town came over to meet with us, pray and pick up needed items. Some of them then took us over to the crash site, as close as we were allowed. This small town was struggling before this event. Now it's very difficult for the small businesses to survive.
NO one trusts the tap water. May Christ bring healing, health and prosperity back to this region.
Jim Andracki, GHHC Board member

God's Hygiene received not only a wonderful thank you note from the men, but also a check for  mileage and they filled up the gas tank!  What a blessing!  We were glad to be part of their mission and hope we can partner together again to help those in need.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things .Psalm 107:8-9

Tammy saw lots of smoke in the sky coming from a street or two away in her Linden neighborhood.  She told Freddie, "Call 911.  A neighbors property is on fire!"  It turned out to be a good friend of our volunteer Mike Harmon.  No one was hurt by the fire but the renter, Dawn Chapman, got a phone call to come home to her shed full of valuable tools had burned.  Sadly she had not purchased renter's insurance.   
Tammy is always helping her neighbors and came up with the idea for a fundraising dinner.  Diane was the first customer for the delicious pulled pork sandwich.  

Surely God is my salvation;  I will trust and not be afraid.  The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”  Isaiah 12:2

Thank you to the Life Group at Peace United Methodist in Pickerington.  Judy was so impressed meeting Tammy the previous summer at their VBS.  They invited Tammy, Kathryn Farrar and Diane to join them for dinner and to hear Tammy share her story and about the projects at God's Hygiene Help Center.  They shared a full van full of toilet paper, detergent, bleach, liquid cleaner and underwear to be given for our School Dignity Boxes.  Great timing because the next morning we packed up items for Linden McKinley STEM and The Shepard School.  Thank you to our new friends at Peace.  

Brenda Andracki, our Inventory Coordinator, said another thank you.  When she saw and counted all the in kind donations, it saved her one shopping trip!

What a wonderful evening for our Life Group to spend time with Tammy, Kathryn and Diane and learn about God’s Hygiene.  We are so touched with Tammy’s story and how God led her to begin this ministry.  We were amazed to learn how far reaching God’ Hygiene ministry reaches, the many lives it touches, and the blessings it brings to countless lives.  We are honored to be a part of this ministry.  May God watch over all of you and may God’s Hygiene continue to grow and serve others.
Fondly,
Tapestry Life Group
Tim & Nancy, Chris & Veronica, Bob, Dick & Janet, Merritt & Colleen, Gabe & Judy

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  Philippians 4:4-6

We want to give special recognition to our amazing greeter Phil Francia.  He always has a smile on his face, patiently greets all of our clients, gets their ID's, and returns with a client order form on a clipboard.  
Tammy has known Phil for several years and one day when we were short staffed, she called him to come volunteer.  Phil has been showing up every day since!  He even recently was hired by a restaurant at Easton.  But he let them know he had to still serve at God's Hygiene every Tuesday and Thursday until 1 pm.
In the photo he is holding one of the buckets we now give our clients instead of a bag.  They appreciate having an extra trash can or cleaning bucket.  We thank our area Krogers for donating their flower buckets to God's Hygiene.
​Thank you Phil for being one of our trusty Linden Angels!

Diane visited another church with her daughter and granddaughters.  On the wall were index cards with how God had worked in people's lives.  So on March 16 we began asking our clients if they had a God Story to share.  

Trina Oates will give the message at our Prayer Gathering.  Several years ago we would hold this monthly event for neighbors living in the community.  We volunteers at God's Hygiene want to return to our original mission which is to share the compassion and love of Jesus with others.  Attendees will be given a small prayer journal, pen, Scripture bookmark and offered a Bible.  We are planning to rotate speakers from Linden area churches each month.  We plan to focus on offering hope through prayer to those in need.

On Saturday, February 11, ten middle school young people from Upper Arlington Lutheran Church met at the Linden Community Center for a service project.  After Tammy shared part of her story about the need for hygiene and dignity, they helped in several ways.  They packed 6 Clean Start Baskets for women and men released through the Kindway/Embark programs.  They wrote love notes to put into the clients' hygiene bags. They counted out and packaged trash bags, razors and Q-Tips.  They packed Blessing Bags for the homeless with some sample items.  We are so grateful for how engaged they were in packing the items.   Lots of great pictures are below.
​Thank you so much to Kelsey Bacon and MSM!

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’  
Matthew 25:40

it's amazing to watch all the steps in our Clean Start Baskets project.  First Kathryn Farrar shops for and gathers hygiene usually with the help of her granddaughters.  She then wrote out a list of items to place in each basket.   After some initial training, the UALC middle schoolers picked up the items from the table and packed these baskets on February 11.  We loaded them into our van to take to our  Help Center.  A few days later Jan Roberts, the Women's Transition Manager, picked up two baskets at God's Hygiene Help Center on February 16.  
​Jan met up with Elizabeth Betancourt who received her Clean Start Basket after serving three years in Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) on February 18. She went through EMBARK  season 10 and successfully completed the program. She is excited about starting her new journey back in the community. 

Peggy Wolf and Tammy were busy filling hygiene bags with 6 items for all the clients who had driven in.  Two female clients impatiently waiting for their orders got out of their car and walked up to them.   One lady was really mad we were filling bags before hers for she had been waiting a long time.  She said,  "Would you hurry the *#*# up?!"  
Peggy shared, "Jesus loves you."  
She said "We don't care about God.  We are atheists."   Lisa told her we would get right to her order, but she was very huffy.  She told her Jesus loved her too! 
Peggy replied, "We represent God and don't use that language at God's Hygiene Help Center."  
"Mind if we pray for you?"
The next month the women returned.  Lisa Ryan reached out to them and asked "Would you like  prayer?"  They said yes.  This time they had a New Testament on their dashboard.  
Tammy asked after they left, "Lisa, you prayed with them?  They are atheists."
 Lisa replied, "I didn't know they were."  And this is just how God works
And this is why God's Hygiene Help Center makes a difference in our community.

I put in a form today for supplies. I was pleasantly surprised that my (Project Dash) order was delivered here today and I got the text from the driver and was able to meet them on time. I am very very happy with this service and will spread the word about your good doing. 
Thank you again for helping me in my time of need!!!
Amy

Our volunteers noticed a young lady at our Help Center in tears.  We immediately asked Kathryn and Tammy to talk with her.  Kathryn took her upstairs to pray with her quietly.  She left with a bag of hygiene, new friends and a smile on her face.

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.  Matthew 7:12

While we were getting products for our clients, we encountered God at work. I wear my GHHC name badge when I am out doing work on behalf of our nonprofit. As I loaded our cart with the a large number of laundry detergents, a couple approached me and asked "What are you going to do with all of that laundry detergent?" I shared with them the vision of our founder, Tammy Jewell--to spread the Word of the Lord and give dignity to those in poverty with the compassion and love of Jesus Christ.    They were touched and in that moment gave a generous donation.
As I was leaving and loading the van, another gentlemen inquired, "Where are you taking all of these cleaning products?"  I was thrilled to also share with him the vision and mission of GHHC.  He said "I hope you are who you say you are."   He, too, gave a donation. I invited both parties to come to God's Hygiene Help Center to volunteer to see the lives they are touching.   
That donation enabled us to buy one of our volunteers a bed who had only been sleeping on a couch.  Tammy says, "To me everyone is a brother or sister that I want to help.
​Brenda Andracki, Inventory Coordinator
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​This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9

from Pastor Rick's  (Warren) Daily Hope, Vol. 3 2022

There is a right time and a right way to do everything.  Ecclesiastes 8:6 GNT

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.  Proverbs 3:27 NIV

Thank you for your gift to God's Hygiene Help Center, but more importantly for your partnership in our mission to provide hope and dignity to our neighbors in need.

Trust God for each day as it comes, and He'll provide everything you need.  the Bible promises "For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.  He gives us grace and glory.  The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right."  Psalm 84:11 NLT

Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.  For indeed, that's all who ever have.  Margaret Mead

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Dear God’s Hygiene Help Center,
Thank you for letting my family and I serve in your building. It was fun to hand out candy canes, cookies, hats, and bags of cleaning and hygiene supplies to everyone. The definition of service is the action of helping or doing work for someone. Jesus did not fail to show this on the cross. His death was the ultimate service to save us ... it cost him his life.
God’s Hygiene Help Center makes an impact in our community. We packed and distributed 71 hygiene bags in less than 3 hours. It made me realize what a tremendous need there is in our community for the things we take for granted. Also, your team of volunteers were very helpful to us. Thank you again for letting me and my family serve the community through you organization.
Thanks again,
From Brandon Mulpas and family

A logistics company in Zanesville, OH contacted Tammy.   Happen Ventures makes it easy to give back by taking all the legwork out of donating your waste or overstocked items to the very community they are in.  A semi picked up 26 pallets of 72 oz. hand sanitizers that weighed 33,000 pounds from the Dollar General warehouse in Marion, Indiana.  That semi and another truck  delivered 4000 hand sanitizers on January 10, 2023 for God's Hygiene to give away to the community!
Happen Ventures planned to deliver another big load on January 12 plus they want to donate cash and work with us monthly.  Because of the extra boxes remaining our Executive Director reached out to cancel that delivery.
​Tammy had to get busy getting a team of workers together to help.  We contacted the fire station on Oakland Park and the police to see if they would like hand sanitizer as well as case managers and the schools we serve.  They loaded up our cargo van which Tammy drove to the Linden Fresh Market the next day.  Other places which benefited are two recovery centers, St. Stephens' Community House, NAPA, Linden Life Fellowship, St. Stephen's Christian Daycare,  House of Hope, Noble Dentist, and Three Day Cares.

I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:18​

Officer Alesia Zacher picked up boxes of hand sanitizer to share with other Columbus police precincts and the communities they serve.  On January 24 she picked up more boxes plus 2 donated blankets and asked Diane to do a ride along.  We drove to Shiloh Baptist Church where we met Reggie McMillian, who is one of their church elders.  Shiloh helps reach out to the homeless and Reggie was so appreciative for these inkind donations.  Thanks Officer Zacher that we can connect with and help serve more members of the community.

I want to thank the men and women of GHHC and Kindway/Embark for their continued support. After serving 39 years, this basket full of essentials was much needed!!  I was at Marion and a few other places.  I have a job interview Friday at Franklin international.  My plans are to work, work and more work.
​Thank you and God bless you all!
​Jimmy Eldred

Because of continued support from our faithful donors, Kathryn Farrar is able to continue packing Clean Start Baskets for those newly released.  Each basket has a value over $100 and includes new towel sets, some basic kitchen items, cleaning and hygiene products.  
We have such a strong working relationship with our neighbors, Phoenix Integrated Services.  When Tammy heard that a young counselor was planning to move into her first apartment, she knew she needed a Clean Start Basket.  

Shavonne Jones, Recreation Assistant Manager and APPS, met Tammy at a fundraising banquet.  She visited God's Hygiene Help Center and shared about the needs for the teens she serves.  So Tammy's heart opened up as she remembered how she lacked basic needs when younger.  GHHC was able to share our inkind donations and give several blankets to them.  

Tammy served as greeter on her birthday, Tuesday, January 24.  That afternoon she watched the news on ​https://www.nbc4i.com and saw a story that we volunteers at God's Hygiene Help Center  took personally.
​Tammy shared:   "We served this lady today I spoke with her about losing her daughter. She knows Jesus, and she was thanking us for our kindness.  Remember the young girl with the jacket.  See how many people we talk to, and the fact we help in their life with prayer and direction, resources, and dignity.  She was so grateful."  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl on New Year’s Eve. The 14-year-old was taken into custody this morning, according to Columbus police. He had been identified as a suspect last week in the death of Unique Prater, 15. On Dec. 31, Columbus police discovered Prater’s body with a gunshot wound at 3:45 p.m. in the 1200 block of Atcheson Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood.  
​“Unfortunately, of course, we have a young lady who lost her life — but to have him in custody, safe, where nobody else is hurt in the process of him being in custody, is a blessing,” said Jene Patrick, brand ambassador for the group Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children.

Welcome to BRENDA SZCZUBLEWSKI (before you ask how to pronounce it, you have to give it a try!) 

I was first introduced to God’s Hygiene Help Center (GHHC) in October 2022 at a THRIVENT event hosted by Thrivent Wealth Advisor, Jeff Ritter, and his team. I sat with Diane Hendrickson, GHHC Vice President and Communications Coordinator, and Peggy Wolf, GHHC Volunteer, and they explained the mission and service provided by GHHC. And, in turn, I explained the volunteer work my husband and I do for Alpha Pregnancy Help Center. 
I next met Tammy Jewell, GHHC Founder and President, and Diane in December 2022 at another THRIVENT event hosted by Mr. Ritter and his Thrivent team. Tammy shared a copy of GHCC’s monthly newsletter and I went home and did a little more exploration of GHHC because I really liked the positive attitude and energy both Tammy and Diane exuded. 
My first day of volunteering was January 5, 2023! Diane indoctrinated me quickly with the task of recording GHHC’s monthly expenses; and I’ve learned how to process clients in and have made the ‘dash’ out to deliver clients' orders! I’ve so enjoyed my first three weeks at GHHC and connecting with the other volunteers.
I’ve been retired from the federal government since 2018 and a gift I was given was that of humble servant’s heart. . .whether it was working hard (I grew up on a farm!) and doing the best at my job, volunteering at church, organizing golf outings with my husband, preparing food for Ronald McDonald house, baking cookies for the homeless shelter, looking after the needs of elderly people in my congregation, or helping those in my congregation who simply needed a ‘hand up’. 
I look forward to being part of what GHHC is building into the future!

God sees everything you’re going through. “The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love” (Psalm 33:18 NIV).
God cares about everything you’re going through. “But I will watch for the LORD; I will wait confidently for God, who will save me. My God will hear me” (Micah 7:7 GNT).
God has the power to change what you’re going through. “Ask, and you will be given what you ask for. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7 TLB).
God always acts out of his goodness to you. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 NIV).
God’s plan is always better than your plan. “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the LORD. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope’” (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT).
God will never stop loving you. “For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain” (Isaiah 54:10 NLT).
Once you have put your trust in Jesus Christ, you cannot lose your salvation. “I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to safely guard all that I have given him until the day of his return” (2 Timothy 1:12 TLB).
No matter what you go through, God is with you. “When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you” (Isaiah 43:2 TLB).
​Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, January 21, 2023

Some of our donors have shared there has been some confusion in letters they have received.  God's Hygiene Help Center is the original and only Help Center founded by Tammy Jewell and operating completely as an all volunteer organization.  Our mission is "providing dignity and hope through hygiene to those in need with the compassion of Jesus."
Terry Starr resigned as Executive Director of God's Hygiene Help Center at the end of November 2022.  She incorporated as a new nonprofit called Divine Dignity and is working out of her warehouse located on Business Center Drive.  
​God's Hygiene Help Center provides individual help to our clients with a choice of hygiene items plus resources, Bibles, and prayer.  We let them know we care about them as a person.  Our volunteers search for the best price on products and use our in kind donations wisely.  
​We appreciate our donors continuing to support God's Hygiene Help Center which continues to grow in number of clients served and partnerships with area organizations.  In January despite the cold, the rain and the snow on 2 different days we served over 100 clients for a total of over 460 clients for the month.  

Donations may be made online to https://www.godshygiene.org/donate.html or checks mailed  to:
GOD'S HYGIENE HELP CENTER
1402 OAKLAND PARK AVENUE
COLUMBUS OH 43224

Shared at our volunteers staff meeting:  God is in control.  Thank you, Lord, for the hands and feet and supplies to do Your will.  Lord give us your wisdom and strength to work smarter, not harder.

If you are still confused, please contact us at communications@godshygiene.org and we will telephone to talk with you personally.

Please notice below that we have revised our slogan to "Where the Love of Jesus Wins"  because He is the reason we serve those in need.

Thank you again to the UALC Missions Committee for this wonderful donation!  This week we are getting our logo on it!

Submitted by
Diane Hendrickson
Communications Coordinator/Vice President

Isabelle Hanson of ABC6onyourside had contacted Diane about doing a story on God's Hygiene and partnership with Project Dash to provide free delivery to our clients.  Since we had just gone through a reorganization, our staff  thought maybe it may be better to wait since we had no idea how many more clients would be reaching out for hygiene.  Then Isabelle called to ask to do the story the afternoon of December 14.  Several of our staff discussed it and decided we would put all our faith in God.
Isabelle put us at ease when she interviewed Tammy, Brenda and Diane.  Brenda was packing a School Dignity Box for a school with lots of needs.  Diane shared how it has always been Tammy's vision to provide free delivery for hygiene products for those without transportation.  Plus what a blessing it is that we can now easily arrange delivery to schools which do not have the staff available during the day to pick up needed items for their students.  
​The story aired the same night at 10 pm on Fox News and again at 11 pm on Ch. 6 news as well as the next day. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/gods-hygiene-columbus-organization-partners-with-doordash-to-deliver-free-hygiene-products-oakland-park-franklin-county-ohio#
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The comments that came in are so positive:  
What a great spot on channel 6 today.  My eyes filled with tears as I heard Tammy talk about the basics she did not have as a child, and how she does not want others to give up like she did. We take so much for granted.  Blessings to you and Tammy both for all that you do for God's Hygiene.  What great ideas to think outside the box to get supplies to the schools directly.
Wonderful!  We watch FOX and ABC so we’ll look forward to seeing! It’s wonderful work that you and GHHC are doing!
I saw you on the news last night!  What a wonderful blessing you are doing!  It was really a great story.  I am so glad DoorDash stepped in!  
​FABULOUS STORY!!!  Thanks so much for sharing!  Your efforts are so very much appreciated by those you serve.  Thank you so much!! 
What a very worth while organization!  Thank you for all you do for others!!
Love it!!!  Christ is so so good!
God bless you!!

​Of course, the next day about a dozen new clients had emailed us asking how to sign up for free delivery.  The client order form and directions are located on our Resources page.

Thank you Isabelle for contacting us and doing our story.   ​We are thrilled that 2 new volunteers signed up,  The Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club contacted us  if we would like their Car Show to benefit God's Hygiene in August 2023.  Finale was  610 Radio mentioned the good we are doing.

Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].  Hebrews 11:1 AMP

Uncertain what our budget could manage, we had thought it would be best not to adopt another school.  But when we received this email, our hearts and spirit said, we must help them.  

​I am the family liaison at YouthBuild Columbus Community School. Our students are in dire need of hygiene products. A lot of my students are experiencing teenage pregnancies, homelessness, low income, etc. Our school would really benefit from your DoorDash project with getting the products delivered to our school.  YouthBuild Columbus Community school is a high school. We  currently have about 254 students from ages 16 to 21.
Most don’t have the resources or the financial means to purchase hygiene products. I listened to Tammy’s testimony on your website.  So many of our students are where she used to be. So I thank you in advance!   What do I need to start this process for most of my students, at the same time?  I am really looking forward to working with you, hope to talk to you soon!
Thank you,
Brittani Orr
Family Advocate
YouthBuild Columbus Community School
1183 Essex Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43201

We also realized most all the items had been donated:  boxes of toothpaste samples, sanitizing wipes, feminine hygiene, condoms, hats, socks, and journal books.  When Project Dash did not pick up their delivery, Diane loaded the boxes into her car.  It was so nice to be greeted by some of their wonderful staff which included the music teacher and intervention specialist.  

​May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

Tammy and God's Hygiene have such a good working relationship with our police officers.  A Columbus Police officer reached out to help a single mom by mentoring her  9 year old son.  The officer wanted the boy to be able to have a Christmas this year.  He was referred to God's Hygiene Help Center to make it happen.  
Our volunteers,  Tammy's brother Ross and his wife stepped up  and offered to go shopping for the boy.  They bought a fishing pole with tackle box, nerf gun, Transformer, pogo stick, GI Joe, pajamas  plus some shirts.  Tammy and Ross remember all too well their disappointment on  Christmas morning with no presents.   With  the embarrassment of returning to school with no new clothes,  they would go hide for a week from their classmates.  We were glad to help this officer provide a really great Christmas for the boy and his mom.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.  James 1:17

Tammy met a single mother with two children just trying to get along in life.  She knew they needed a Clean Start Basket.  So she packed up cleaning items, a set of towels and also included some other unkind donations as early Christmas gifts.   We had received a few gently used coats so she was able to give them one coat for a child, plus hats and gloves.  

God's Hygiene Help Center was thrilled when we received a call from Upper Arlington Lutheran asking if we would like some shoes!  Brown Shoes in Upper Arlington had closed and offered shoes to UALC.  Diane drove our cargo van to church on Sunday to pick up 30 boxes of assorted children's shoes along with other in kind donations.  Thank you Brown Shoes and UALC for helping to make a Merry Christmas for a number of families with young children!

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
~Romans 15:13

Thank you so much to Holly Wilson who hand knit 20 hats with matching scarves for Project Warm. Our clients and Linden Angel volunteers so appreciate the time and love you put  into this project every year.  Some students and children of our clients are going to be very happy with these surprise Christmas gifts.

In July Peace United Methodist Church in Pickerington made us their 2022 VBS Mission Partner. In the summer we received a huge amount of inkind donations. 
God's Hygiene Help Center received a welcome surprise on Giving Tuesday.  A truck full of hygiene drove from Pickerington to 1402 Oakland Park.  The church members said they prayed in a Bible Study and were led to donate hygiene and $200 every quarter.   Our God is so good!  
​They also want Tammy to return with Diane to Peace to share more about what GHHC is  doing.

The Bible Study members said, "This ministry has blessed us more than what we have given."  

And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 AMP

God's Hygiene is blessed with an amazing team of volunteers who sacrifice their time to serve those in need through all kinds of weather. This year we held a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Fujijama Steak House.  Everyone enjoyed relaxing, taking time to visit and enjoying excellent service and food.  We were sorry that 3 members of our Linden Angels Team were unable to attend:  Candace Cisman, Stephanie Hazen and Lisa Ryan.  

Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.  Romans 12:10

Wow!  What a wonderful group picture.  What a wonderful wonderful group of people.  I could not be more blessed to work with some of the most amazing people I have ever met.  Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your amazing group.  I know that I was there in spirit.  Go LindenAngels!  Blessings, Candace

We so enjoy every morning that Thomas sends us an inspirational message in our group text:
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Good morning. The closer we get to God we are given the opportunities to embrace the new possibilities as they arise. Faith is taking the next step even when you don't see the whole staircase. God is in the business of making a way out of no way. God bless
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​Good morning.  God intervenes in our life with the purpose of preventing us from destroying ourselves.  God offers us a passage to transition from ordinary to extraordinary.  As we move into alignment with God's will, He will elevate us to the next level.  God bless.

I happened upon God’s Hygiene by chance. This is not entirely true, as I believe God led me to them. I saw the news story on ABC6onyourside on their new partnership with Door Dash. It caught my attention. Here were people doing some good, helping a hurting community, taking action instead of just sitting back and complaining about the state of the world. Better still, they were looking for volunteers to help. I felt God tug at my heart and say, I want you to go and lend a helping hand.
Why did I want to join? Ever since becoming a Christian in college, I have felt it is vitally important for  people to do their part to help each other. This world is difficult for everyone. Verses in the Bible remind us, "Whatever you did for others, you did for Jesus."  (my paraphrase) Matthew 25:34-40 AMP. “Keep on loving each other…Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers…” Hebrews 13:1-2.
The pandemic has made it even tougher for people to get just the basics. The pandemic also brought about a disconnect with the community. In the past I have worked with my previous church serving at the Fruit of the Vine. It has been years since I was actively involved in serving. Family and the pandemic took me out of serving for many years. In my heart I knew many people were out there, needing help, but I did not know what I could do to help. I am not blessed financially, but God has blessed me with the ability to do a great number of things. I have experience in administration, food service, retail work, computers, managing, graphic design, data entry, and marketing. I am willing and want to help out wherever is most needed. I am very excited at the opportunity to work together with the group of volunteers at God’s Hygiene. They have many amazing programs and they are able to help so many. I can not wait to see how God will help us to bless others and I am so thankful to be a part of this.  Kristie Withrow

​“And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” Hebrews 13:16

We at God's Hygiene Help Center are grateful for your regular support.  Would you check if your employer will match your donation on Giving Tuesday?  You can donate online to our same website or you may mail a check payable to and send to:
God's Hygiene Help Center
1402 Oakland Park Avenue
​Columbus OH 43224

​Our Oakland Park Help Center has also been busy giving!  During November we have been giving  Project Warm items of hats, gloves, scarves, socks and underwear (along with our usual hygiene)!  Students and adults appreciate these items so much especially since winter has arrived!
11 You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us. 12 For the tendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11-12

God's Hygiene Help Center has kept the same mission since 2017 when God told Tammy to open up a Help Center:  to provide hope and dignity through hygiene to those in need with the compassion of Jesus.  Tammy started her help center in her home.   Now we serve our clients at our Oakland Park Help Center.  We have a dedicated team of all volunteers which are called the Linden Angels.  All of your donations provide hygiene and cleaning supplies, plus the rent and some other administrative expenses.

GHHC has been growing rapidly and we want to continue growing by accepting more case managers, more schools needing help and additional mental health and recovery programs.  Our partners  include Project DASH (delivery for nonprofits with DoorDash), Bottoms Up (free diapers and wipes), Period Pantry (free feminine hygiene), Columbus Police, North Central Mental Health, Integrated Services for Behavioral Health, Primary One Health, North Community Counseling, City of Columbus Health, Huckleberry House, and Homefull.  We have contacted R. White Consultancy for grant and funding assistance.  

How will the name of Jesus be made known through God’s Hygiene Help Center?
​With each packed bag of hygiene, we place a current copy of Our Daily Bread, along with a scripture bookmark, and our operating hours with scripture.  Clients are regularly asked if they would like a Bible in a choice of large print or a pocket Bible.  Clients are also invited to take any of our Christian books as many as they like (these are in kind donations from you).  We regularly ask our clients of their needs or if they need prayer.  Then we provide them with resource sheets where to get help.

​Tammy often shares with us things which Jesus and God says to her.  Lately, Jesus has been telling her, "Tammy, keep smiling.  You have plenty to smile about.  Don't worry.  I will be with you."

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Thank you so much to our fantastic volunteer Peggy Wolf and the Saturday morning W.O.W. Bible Study women  who have donated hats, gloves, underwear, socks and more for Project Warm.  This month we packed 4 School Dignity Boxes with hygiene and the most requested items--underpants and socks.  We also were able to give them some kids' gloves and hats.  The men's T-shirts will be placed in a Clean Start Basket for an Embark man previously incarcerated.  As soon as the cold weather began, we  started giving out these items  Our Oakland Park Help Center will be accepting items for Project Warm all winter.  
Thank you to Kim Starr's friend, Patty Bednar.  She was delighted to create hats in hopes of keeping lots of people warm this winter.  Thank you so much Patty!  They are beautiful!

​10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.  Psalm 57

Dr. Bill Farrar helped shop for items for the Clean Start Basket!  

One of our volunteers Mike Harmon told his friend Cloe Cooper about God's Hygiene.  She is one of the leaders at OSU with Fostering Achievement Network Cloe brought a huge container of extra school supplies which they no longer needed.  We know they will be a welcome addition to our School Dignity Boxes.



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6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  8 Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.  Philippians 4:6, 8

Isabelle Hanson, a reporter for ABC6 ON YOUR SIDE contacted us about doing a story on God's Hygiene having hygiene delivered by Project Dash.   Our Communications Coordinator Diane shared how grateful the schools are to have free delivery since no staff are available during the school day to pick up a needed School Dignity Box.  Isabelle plans to interview the school nurse at Linden McKinley after the Thanksgiving break.

​GHHC has now taken orders for 18 different clients and the number keeps increasing every week.  People are calling and emailing how can they get their hygiene delivered. 

​This is just another reason we are so grateful.  

Steve and Mindy Herrada of Not By Bread Alone Street Ministries reached out to God's Hygiene Help Center Facebook.  They do an outreach to the homeless in the Sullivant Avenue area.  
So Diane Hendrickson and Lisa Ryan got busy starting to pack items--Blessing Bags, 2 boxes of small toothpaste, toothbrushes, box of latex gloves, notebooks and pens, small soaps, loofas, disinfecting wipes and feminine hygiene.  All these items were in kind donations that we just shared with another nonprofit in need.   
What an amazing and how good our God is!  We asked each other, "How much feminine hygiene should we give to them?   We want enough for our clients."  Then a neighbor drove in with a donation of large packages of pads and liners!  God will always keep providing! 
​After our Oakland Park Help Center closed for the day, Diane delivered the items to Mindy at her workplace on Indianola.

We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Thomas Woods comes to us from Medina Recovery on the recommendation of Donna Chapman, Clinical Supervisor.  He will help greet clients and move heavy stock on Tuesdays. Thomas is a long time member of St. James Baptist Church at Medina and Hudson.  Thomas is a graduate of Linden McKinley High School so he wants to give back to his community.  He is also proud to be 5 months clean and sober as well as studying to be a peer support counselor.   From his passion for Christ shared in our volunteers' daily time of prayer before serving our clients,  we think he can also serve as a prayer warrior with our clients.  Read what he sent in our group text to our  Linden Angels:

Good morning. A right relationship with God is essential to finding fulfillment in your life. When you stop comparing your insides with others outsides you can build self-worth. True happiness comes from within when you build a personal, intimate relationship with God. God bless!

In accepting ourselves, we become ourselves. We use our spiritual strength to reach our human potential. God gives us the insight to realize that we are not in control. God will find ways to influence our life and elevate us to the next level. God bless.

​Welcome Thomas as our newest Linden Angel!

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalms 100:4-5

​Volunteers are needed:  accountant to help with financial statements,  to help shop (online or in person), pick up products in our GHHC cargo van, stock the shelves, or inventory control. These duties can be performed any day of the week.  Please contact us at communications@godshygiene.org 

Pictured Left to Right:  Officer Alesia Zacher, Diane Hendrickson, Peggy Wolf, Candace Cisman, Carolyne Uhas-Graff, Scott Milliken, Stephanie Hazen, Brenda Andracki, Tammy Jewell, Mike Harmon, Kathy Bullock, Malik Al Ameen.  Not pictured:  Bonnie Johnston and Andrea Yantone
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Last Sunday the husband of volunteer Carolyne Uhas-Graff shared with Tammy what joy she now feels since beginning to serve at our Oakland Park Help Center.  He sent this message to us:  
I was surprised to hear from you from the comment I made to Tammy. This wasn't something that I was sure Carolyne might enjoy doing, but she told me one day that she was considering volunteering and she has enjoyed and looked forward to it ever since. Always being an extremely hard working person even after retirement, I still think she sort of missed the routine of work. Working at God's Hygiene gives her that routine and gives her a sense of giving to others and helping to provide a much needed service. She really enjoys the people she works with and will miss all of you when we go back to Florida for the winter. We do return the end of May and she will return then. Thanks for reaching out for my thoughts.   Dave Graff
Thank you Dave and thank you Carolyne for becoming one of our loving Linden Angels!

Tammy had a vision years ago  that hygiene deliveries would be possible.  A number of shut-ins are disabled or have no transportation.  Several other potential clients ask if we could deliver.  We were delighted when the Oakland Park Help Center (OPHC) received this email:
I'm reaching out on behalf of DoorDash to see if Gods Hygiene would be interested in in-kind deliveries via Project DASH, DoorDash's free delivery service for nonprofits.
For background, Project DASH powers deliveries of charitable food, food pantry boxes, prepared meals, school supplies, home essentials, mental health kits, and more in partnership with nonprofit organizations across the US. We'd love to work with Gods Hygiene to bring deliveries to the community you serve!​
If this is something you'd be interested in, we're inviting all potential new nonprofit partners to join an upcoming webinar to learn more and sign up.  Diane signed up to attend the hour webinar to get more information.  It is a free service for us.  We need to have at least 10 deliveries within 10 miles of OPHC and each bag must weigh less than 25 pounds.  Dashers will deliver for us and be compensated by Door Dash.

Before we even posted on Facebook or printed any information, a neighbor of Tammy's left a client order in her mailbox.  The man and his brother have no car.  They will be our first Project DASH clients!
Diane entered the 2 clients on the DoorDash spreadsheet in anticipation of waiting for 8 more clients.  
On October 27 we were serving our drive up clients when Tammy had a vision again of the delivery. Up pulled Mohammed who said he was here to pick up the Project Dash bags! 

Our new Dasher  picked up and delivered the first 2 orders through Project Dash!  Thank you so much for this free delivery service!

Thank you to these Thrivent agents for organizing their 2nd Action Team. Project to pack hygiene bags for God's Hygiene Help Center.  They will also ask attendees to bring donations for Project Warm.  
Tammy, Diane and Peggy attended the cookout of delicious pulled pork, hamburgers, macaroni and cheese, potato salad and Cole slaw.    Thrivent agents donated enough detergent, spray cleaner, paper towels and toilet paper to pack 90 bags!  
They even loaded the packed bags and extra items into Tammy and Joe's vehicles to be delivered to Oakland Park Help Center later that afternoon.  
We were blessed to meet a new couple who donated a check and want to volunteer soon at OPHC.  

UALC Mission Committee approved donation of a cargo van to GHHC and it was delivered in September.  Praise and thanks to UALC, the Missions Committee and Bob Masheter. The purpose and intent for the van is for hygiene product pickup and delivery.

Jessica Ramirez received her Clean Start Basket yesterday.  She left to go home with family after serving a 4 year sentence at Ohio Reformatory for Women.  Thanks to God's Hygiene Help Center she has one less thing to work about.  Thanks again.  Jan Roberts, Women Transition Manager, Kindway

 October 30, 2022 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Lytham Road Campus
An evening of fun for all ages: dinner, trunk or treating, chili cook-off, fellowship with the local neighborhood community. Free food (hot dogs, burgers, chili). Free candy for the kids (bring your own bag for collection). Bring chairs or a blanket to sit on and your best chili for the friendly chili cook-off! In the event of bad weather, the event will move indoors.​

As one of UALC's missions, Tammy Shuster contacted Tammy if we would like to be part of this year's  Trunk or Treat.  Tammy and Diane plan to dress up and participate passing out information cards about God's Hygiene Help Center along with treats and toothpaste to the Trick or Treaters!  
Sounds like we will be having a fun evening!

Welcome to Stephanie Hazen!
​Two verses and a quote come to mind when I think of volunteering at God Hygiene Help Center. “But by the grace of God, there go I” (Corinthians 15:9-10).  I have not lived a spotless life and feel empathetic to all of God's children. I thoroughly enjoy showing love to those in need. This opportunity allows me to share God's love that everyone should feel. The second verse that comes to mind is “walk in a manner worthy of calling for which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1). My faith has grown and showing his grace upon others has come to fruition with the time spent with the Linden Angels.  “Grow where you are planted”, a quote by The Bishop of Geneva, Saint Francis de Sales.  I enjoy the time spent with the Linden Angels and feel like I am growing in my faith and the relationship with the ladies and gentlemen I serve with. I am blessed to have met Tammy and Diane.

My name is Candace Cisman and I am a disabled USAF veteran and an Ohio native.   I am returning to my home state after 28 years,  I lived in Arizona the longest where I was able to volunteer and be the recipient of those who volunteer when I was homeless for a time in Arizona in 2017. 
To help us, Diane Hendrickson, the  mother of  my oldest and dearest friend, Deanna Archer, has allowed my husband and me to stay in her home temporarily. This gives me an opportunity to volunteer with her at God’s Hygiene Help Center.  To volunteer in any capacity is to know that you are needed and to realize that--to be a servant of God and to make myself available to God’s people when they need me.  
As a person with behavioral health issues like many of the clients that GHHC helps, this is a wonderful opportunity to give back. I understand where many of them are because I’ve been there. I understand how many of them think, because I have labored through my own trials.  Which is why I run an online community  for people who walk through the trials of physical, sexual, behavioral, mental and other cognitive disabilities. I spent years floundering, not knowing that I had several behavioral health issues because they were hidden from me as a child, and I “rediscovered” them as an adult. I had learned to adapt as best I could, as we all do, but some of us need a little more help. Now I help those like me, who usually isolate themselves and the only contact they have are the people on the other side of their screen.  For me volunteering gives me peace in the spaces in my life where sometimes I feel none. I truly thank the Father for that and I am truly grateful that God has given me another opportunity to be at service at God’s Hygiene Help Center.

2 Cor 1:3-7 [3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.



Thank you to our wonderful donors.  Because of your continued support the Oakland Park Help Center served 545 clients during the month of October 2022.
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Volunteers at our Oakland Park Help Center are now packing School Dignity Boxes for 6 schools:  Hamilton STEM, Duxberry Alternative, Como Elementary, Linden McKinley STEM, Windsor Academy and The Shepard School.  Items included are 25 bars of soap, 25 toothbrushes and toothpaste, 25 deodorants, feminine products, hand sanitizer and wipes.  Since they are also being requested, we bought boys' and girls' underpants in various sizes and also added small adult pull-ups.  The schools are so appreciative.  When Javier Negrete Jr, School-Family-Community Coordinator, came to pick up their boxes, he surprised us with this huge thank you poster signed by the elementary students.   Since Hamilton has a washing machine for students in need to use, we also gave them laundry detergent.  
Education is so important.  Tammy remembers growing up the embarrassment and bullying from not having basic dignity items like soap.  

My name is Stephanie.  I am a client in Phoenix Integrated Health, Rehab Treatment Program.  I wanted to let it be known that GHHC, Tammy and their staff have been a big part of my recovery.  They've helped with hygiene and clothes when I needed them, and also they have shown me support and love.  That helped me get back my self respect to show myself and to others.  They are truly a blessing from God.  They are my angels.
Tammy has given me and other clients  when needed whatever help she can, and if she can't, she points us in the right direction to get the help.  Thank you GHHC for being a big part of my life and the community.  I now have my self esteem, self respect, self worth which was a part of my life that I'd lost a long time ago.  Thank you Tammy and GHHC staff!

​You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm. Isaiah 25:4

Today  a number of residents of Medina Recovery walked  over to our Oakland Park Help Center to get needed hygiene items.  When our volunteers found out they all wanted and needed  Bibles, our Bible Coordinator, Bonnie Johnston, was happy to give them each their own Bible.   Thank you for your continued donations of Bibles and Christian books.  
We also got to meet and talk with Donna, the  counselor of Malik, our super volunteer greeter.

​Please let say thank you for welcoming me and showing the wonderful work you are doing across the street from us. I was so moved by the love felt just coming through those doors. I wanted to share some notes when asked from some of our clients. 
Not only did they help me with my own personal hygiene needs, but they also helped me get diapers for my youngest child. Russ
GHHC has helped supplied each and all of us in our house here at Medina with vital hygiene and cleaning needs. They are loving and supportive. Jimmy
GHHC has helped me by giving the necessities I would have gone without had it not been for them. I am so grateful for the love the showed me. Jennifer
​The Help Center across the street has helped me when I had nothing in the way of hygiene. I was so afraid of what I was going to do when I got here. They offered me what I needed in addition to supportive smiling faces.  Dodee
The thing that strikes me about GHHC across the street, they not only give out hygiene products to those in need, but they are people that make you feel good about who you are.  Dawn
I believe it is helpful for those like myself who don’t have much to have these wonderful people across the street who give from the heart and really care.  Donnie
The way GHHC across the street has touched me is the gift of free hygiene and cleaning needs. This is a must for me! They helped me realize, I am not alone, help is out there. Ken
The Help Center across the street is a good thing for people who need their hygiene needs met. And they not only do that, but they also really care. They are great people for those of us in need. Grady
Thank you again, you have helped our community in more ways with your kind giving hearts to those in need. It was so nice to meet all of you. Thank you again and let me know if I can be of help.
Donna Chapman, Clinical Supervisor, Medina Residential

Today at our Oakland Park Help Center (OPHC) we  served 91 clients for a total of 582 clients this month!  That is a new high total. OPHC needs an increase in their monthly budget.    Thank you for your continued prayers and support so we can offer dignity to so many in need.

A huge thank you to Upper Arlington Lutheran Church for donating a cargo van to God's Hygiene Help Center.  As founder and president, Tammy Jewell signed the papers for this beautiful vehicle this month.

Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
    and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

Tammy's brother Ross had been working in the same neighborhood for several weeks.  He noticed a family of 5 children living with their 75 year old grandma, "Mrs. Pat."  He found out that the mother was in prison and the father was a drug addict.   Ross shared with Tammy that the kids wore the same dirty clothes every time he saw them.  He also saw they were sleeping in the living room with just blankets.  Unfortunately they did not want to involve the Bed Brigade.
Tammy's big heart and her spirit went into action.  She packed up a Clean Start Basket with sets of towels, cleaning and basic hygiene items.  Then Ross and Julia Ross went clothes shopping for the children ages 3, 4, 5, 11 and 14.  They bought each one several outfits including 4 pairs of gloves, 2 hats, 3 pairs of socks for 3 year old.  They also gave them 2 air mattresses so they would not need to sleep on the floor.The grandma didn't know what to say and just cried.  The kids were laughing and happy about their new clothes.  There are so many families living like this with grandma trying to keep the children together.  Now they have hygiene besides food.

​“It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others."  Ephesians 2:10 (TLB)

Thank you to the 60+ volunteers including about a dozen children for making our 8th annual event such a success.  In just over an hour 375 backpacks were given away along with slices of pizza, Cheryl's Cookies, bottled water, fresh peaches and hand sanitizer.  The morning drive through went so fast!  The participants were so appreciative.  We felt sorry we had to turn cars away with disappointed parents and students.  Diane then posted on Facebook about the big 2022 Ready to Go Back to School Family Resource Fair with Columbus City Schools on August 20 plus printed copies to hand out to clients the next week.
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Tammy:  "Thank you to everyone.  Everyone was absolutely wonderful and amazing.  It was God's gift to the community.  It was a blessing to be serving the Lord with our sisters and brothers in Christ.  Thank you so much.  Words cannot express by gratitude."

Comments from some of our volunteers:
Absolutely wonderful day!  The preparation that went into the event must have been overwhelming at times, but our God saw it through and showed up in a mighty way!
To serve our brothers and sisters in need.  So much need.  We work together as a team.  Thanks!  (I need a nap.  lol)
​It is always a blessing to serve with you.
God is in control.  We are His children.
So many smiles and happy faces today.
Great, great job BLUE SHIRTS! You made the plans and put your heart into the effort. God blessed it!
Great job Tammy and Diane!! Thank you to all who helped!  It was great!

15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.  Ephesians 1:15-16
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This summer we would like to express our sincere thanks for your generosity and continued support of our mission to improve the lives of people affected by poverty.  We couldn't do our important work without the dedication of caring people like you.  During the month of August we served 505 clients at our Oakland Park Help Center!

Your kindness is helping our clients remember God's faithful promise in Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

​Thanks to you, so many who are dismayed and struggling with fear are finding courage--and hope in Christ.  If it wasn't for generous supporters like you, this couldn't happen.  Thank you for making so much possible.  We're deeply grateful for you.

At 7:45 am on August 25 Dale Cory called Tammy.  He had just delivered beds to a  a family in Hilliard and they needed more help.  The father had walked out with all the furniture.  There was a mother, 6 month old twins, 14 year old and 17 year old sisters.  Could God's Hygiene please help?  
Thank you to Pam Diehl who had just donated sets of thick towels a few weeks ago.  Our volunteers got busy packing up all the basic cleaning products, hygiene items, diapers, plus school supplies and any extra items we could find.  The next day Tammy stopped at two food pantries on the way to deliver the Clean Start Basket to the family  along with  resources to get help. ​
Dale says they have no transportation and  need  local support in Hilliard as well as a mentor.

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains--
    where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.     Psalm 121

On Tuesday, August 16 we were happy to welcome Jonathan Nasby, Partnership and Mobilization Pastor at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church to volunteer at our Oakland Park Help Center.  He posted on the Mill Run Community Facebook page:  This morning I had the pleasure of visiting one of our primary local mission partners, God's Hygiene Help Center. While I was there I ran into a familiar face! Carolyne helps distribute hygiene products during the week and works to keep us safe during services on the Security Team at UALC! I love that I get to see people serving in and outside the church! Want to get involved?  Find out more at www.ualc.org/serve
We invite you to come check us out any Tuesday or Thursday to see if you would like to join our other wonderful volunteers helping serve those in need.  We are open 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and water, coffee and lunch are provided at 1402 Oakland Park in the parking lot next to Donato's Pizza.

​Dedicated Senior Medical Center has partnered with God's Hygiene because of our aligned values of love, accountability and passion.
Dedicated provides high-quality care personalized for seniors. They coordinate your care while offering the convenience of services in one place.
Their  centers offer:

• Telehealth, to see or talk to your doctor from home
• Medication services available
• On-site tests and screenings
• Door-to-doctor transportation

Mission: We honor Seniors with affordable VIP care that delivers better health.

Proverbs 3:27 says, “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them”(NLT).

​If, for example, you see someone who is experiencing homelessness, don’t say, “I’ve got to help the homeless someday.” Instead, help right then.  The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 11:4, “If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done”(TLB).
There’s never a “perfect” time to do anything. Plus, you’re not even guaranteed tomorrow. In John 9:4 Jesus says, “All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end” (TLB).
Finally, the last time you should move quickly is the most important. You should move quickly when God offers salvation. God has offered you salvation, and today is the day to accept it.
When I was a teenager, I had a poster on my bedroom wall that said, “Not to decide is to decide.”
When you say, “Not yet,” you’re actually saying no to Christ. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 6:2, “Right now God is ready to welcome you. Today he is ready to save you” (TLB).

Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Hope, August 15, 2022

Thank you to Upper Arlington Lutheran Church and Peace Church for making us their 2022 VBS Mission Partner. Through both of these programs, we collected over 3,000 items with an estimated value of over $8,000!

A great deal of planning, shopping and work goes into having our annual backpack giveaway.  Because of the wonderful donations from Upper Arlington Lutheran Church and our supporters, this year we are giving out 550 backpacks filled with school supplies.  Thank you to Terry Trubiano and Sue Bauchmoyer for coordinating the school supplies for the backpacks. And thank you to Pat Cleary for helping us to buy the school supplies at a reduced cost.

GHHC is so grateful that we had wonderful volunteers who helped to pack the backpacks.  The UALC staff  used their Volunteer Day to stuff the backpacks with these extra supplies. And the Bible Study small group including Terry Trubiano, Sue Bauchmoyer, and Dawn Griebel packed the backpacks as well.
​Thank you, thank you to all of you!  We could not complete this project without your assistance!

We have asked Dr. CeCe Harris for  Columbus Parks and Recreation's  van to pick up 400 backpacks to deliver to Huy Elementary for the giveaway.  Each hygiene help centers will receive 50 backpacks to given out in their communities: Douglas Community Center, Far East Community Center and the Dodge Community Center.  

We have been recruiting volunteers for our event on Saturday, August 13.  Tammy was able to solicit 1200 bottles of water, $80 worth of ice, 1000 Cheryl's Cookies, 75-100 pizzas, and 15 safety cones.

New this year:  Community resources at Medina Middle School include 104.9 The River, Access One free phones, Action for Children, Care Source, Celebrate One, City of Columbus, Helping Hands Health & Wellness, Linden Market free apples, Medicaid, North Community Counseling, God's Hygiene and others.
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​Thank you to the wonderful businesses which are supporting our event:  
Cheryl's Cookies, D & M Distributors (safety cones), Donato's,  Eldorado’s (bottled water), Homegrown Smiles (free toothbrush kits), IGA Cook's Oakland Park, Kroger, Pizza Burg, Pizza Hut, #Thrivent and Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, and Zacks Corner Stop.

Psalm 84:11-12 ~ For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
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Diane was so pleased to receive this email from an associate of her Thrivent financial and insurance agent.  It was a great deja vu moment because  Diane for years would apply for Thrivent Action Team projects to support activities and projects of God's Hygiene Help Center:  
I work with Jeff Ritter in the Reynoldsburg Office and I had an idea that he thought you might be able to help with.  I (Thrivent) is one of the sponsors at the Linden-McKinley Golf Classic held on Saturday, August 6 at New Albany Links Golf Club.  The event raises money for the Linden-McKinley Football Program.  I had the idea of also using a Thrivent Action Team at the event to buy supplies for the golfers to stuff Blessing Bags to support the community.  Since God’s Hygiene Help Center is located in the Linden Community, I thought this activity would be a way to showcase the member benefits of Thrivent and also be added support for the Linden Community.  Does this makes sense?  Would you be able to put me in touch with the correct person at the Help Center to coordinate? 
​Joe Mulpas, CPA*, Financial Advisor, Northeast Advisor Group, Central Ohio Group

Our wonderful volunteer Brenda Andracki agreed to contact Joe.   She shared with him the  hygiene products most often requested by our clients according to Peggy who helps pack orders at our Oakland Park Help Center.     Brenda also offered to attend the Linden McKinley Golf Classic to share with the 100+ golfers about our mission here at GHHC.  We will provide the hygiene bags for them and also our promotional brochures to give to the golfers.  
Thank you Thrivent, Joe and Brenda!

In late July, Erin Arnett contacted GHHC to ask about getting hygiene bags for the FESTA teen helpers who helped with the Summer Lunch program.  They discussed what hygiene items would best suit the teens' needs.  The request was for 25 bags for teen girls and 25 bags for teen boys.
 
Chris Bumpass, Resources Manager, and Lesley Tate, Operations Manager, ordered and picked up hygiene products and bags for the teen helpers. Thank you to Brian and Luke Chandler for packing the teen hygiene bags.
 
Erin picked up the hygiene bags on Monday to give out to the teen helpers during the final week of the Summer Lunch program. 
Erin said:
"I was thrilled to get hugs and see them there today! This last week at camp is very important as our teens can hopefully be there to get camp shirts, backpacks filled with school supplies, and hygiene bags from God’s Hygiene Help Center filled with personal care products."
 
Erin Arnett
Donor Relations Coordinator
earnett@wearefesta.org
614-586-7939
Festa is Serving Our Neighbors www.wearefesta.org
Ending poverty through life changing relationships

We truly just want to thank you for all your help and support in providing Dodge with the hygiene items we need to help serve and support our local community. We’ve heard countless people share their stories along with their gratitude for what we are currently doing and offering. Community members who are now able to purchase more food instead of spending massive amounts of money on hygiene products, some community members who are able to start saving for back to school items for their children since extra money is scarce, grandmothers who are taking care of their kid’s kids’ who need any type of support they can get, I could tell you the stories all day. We really are just truly grateful for the partnership that’s formed and are looking forward to helping that partnership flourish as much as possible in the future! THANK YOUUUUU! 
 All the best,
 Nikki Van Dine, MBA, CPRP
 Recreation Manager
Dodge Recreation Center

Helping Hands Health & Wellness Center is very thankful for the partnership we share with God’s Hygiene Help Center! As a GHHC partner, we receive 25 hygiene bags each month to give to our patients that come to us for medical care.   As a community, faith-based, free medical clinic we serve patients who are uninsured/underinsured and low income. These hygiene bags provide individuals with the hygiene, personal care, and cleaning supplies that they need.   Our patients express how thankful they are to receive these bags! We wouldn’t be able to provide this wonderful gift without God’s Hygiene Help Center- thank you from all of us at Helping Hands!  

​Allison Smith, Operations Manage

Welcome to Carolyne Uhas Graff who talked to Tammy at UALC at Mill Run about wanting to help where most needed.  Of course that is serving our clients at our Oakland Park Help Center.  We are so grateful that Carolyne can help one day a week for a few hours

Thank you to the two sons of Pedros and Ruth Asgedom who came to volunteer one day. Tammy did not call anyone  to ask for help.  Only God could have led Pedros to call her to offer help if we needed it.   The two young men Simon (older) and Lukas Estifanos were an answer to prayer since we were short handed that day.   Bonnie spends the summer with her husband at their place in Michigan.  Diane had taken her granddaughter on a trip to 5 central Europe countries and to see The Passion Play.  Thank you to Peggy and Curtis who willingly help train our new volunteers on what to do at our Help Center.

We would love to have you join us.  We don't want to be short staffed when another fabulous volunteer accepts an internship position at the end of August.    Look at available shifts and tasks at Volunteer

​So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  Isaiah 41:10

In July  we served 400 clients who come to our Help Center every Tuesday and Thursday.  We all heard about the terrible  fire on the Hilltop on Wedgewood.  One of the neighbors had everything destroyed because of smoke damage.  She heard that God's Hygiene Help Center gives out free hygiene and cleaning products.  When the woman shared her story with Tammy and our volunteers, our  hearts were touched.  Wo we packed up a Clean Start Basket for them.  
​Tammy also heard about a family who moved here from Guatemala.  The woman is a home health aide helping Tammy's home bound mother.  

Tammy is so proud of her great niece Mi'Yonni and also the daughter of a Linden community woman she's known.  Miyonni Owensby graduated from Reynoldsburg Encore Academy and is going to West Virginia State University.   Her major will be Business Administration and Management.
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Thank you to Kathryn Farrar for shopping for and packing 2 College Bags for these students going away to college.  She packed up a shower tote filled with shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, towel and more.  Then she filled a  mesh laundry bag with  tissues, hangers, feminine products and most important snacks.  We are sure these bags are going to be much appreciated.  Thanks Kathryn for your thoughtfulness!

Thank you to Dr. Bill and Kathryn for delivering boxes of Christian books which were donated.  Our clients enjoy looking through the books available to choose one.  If you have extra Bibles around your home, would you consider donating them to GHHC on Oakland Park.  Thank you.  

On June 6, Tammy and Diane met with Jill Guinan of The Period Pantry.  Tammy shared how embarrassed she felt as a a teen when she had no feminine products and had to use a washcloth.  That of course only lasted a short time once she was at school and Tammy ended up cutting the rest of the day and rest of the week.  Dignity and school are important.  So We are glad to partner with The Period Pantry.  Our Oakland Park Help Center will give Jill an estimate of how many and what products we need so we can hand out to our clients.  Then we will give the above flyer to clients.  The Period Pantry will deliver 30 products per person to the client's home.  Isn't that a real blessing!

Thank you UALC Middle School students and Kelsey Bacon for volunteering with GHHC today!! Great job packing 220 hygiene closet bags, making faith cards, and helping with trash bags and backpacks. You did amazing work and we love your hearts to serve and help!! God bless you all!!
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On June 27, Tammy and Terry visited with the VBS children at  Peace. United Methodist Church  in Pickerington.  We are honored to have been selected as this year's VBS Mission Partner! Be on the lookout for our bins in the lobby during VBS.
On June 30 they returned to Peace Church and Tammy shared her story of growing up poor without needed hygiene items. Tammy would cherish a small bar of soap which could be used to wash her hair, brush her teeth and bathe. She encouraged the students if they see someone dirty, to not bully them or make fun of them, instead give them a hug.  They may not have any parents as you do and so in need of basic dignity items.  ​Thank you to Peace Church, Carolyn, Nancy, and all of the wonderful VBS staff for your heart to support GHHC!  And a huge thanks to all of the families that donated to us this week!!

On September 12, 2021  Guann Gregory, Mechelle Howard's nephew, was murdered. She said, "Once murder visits, it never leaves.  I ask the Almighty God to have mercy on my should and allow me to be His instrument." That  led to other gun violence at their rental property, thus they were evicted.   Mechelle was homeless for 8 months, living out of her car and couch hopping with her rescue dog Penelope.  No shelters would accept owners with pets.  
Mechelle went to  IMPACT which helped her secure permanent housing.  After she paid the deposit, first and last months' rent, she had nothing left for hygiene and household items. The resource specialist  referred her to God's Hygiene Help Center.  When Tammy heard her story, her heart melted and packed Mechelle a Clean Start Basket.  Mechelle said, "I felt grateful for the help and thankful to have toiletries and household items to clean and move into a home.  I'm humbled by the kind acts and forever changed.  I simply want to help.  I know how it feels to be judged and discriminated against, to have people laugh at you because they don't know my story or the stories of others seeking help.  A kind word or a gentle soul that will help.  God's mercy and grace delivered me and Penelope and the kind people that surrounds me are all God's gifts.  I've been coming once a month and this help is greatly appreciated.  If I can help anyone in their time of need, then I feel blessed to spread the word."
We were delightfully surprised when Mechelle arrived at our Oakland Park Help Center at 9:30 am on June 28 to ask to volunteer.    Diane and Kathy were happy to give her an application and interview her.  Then Peggy and Bonnie gladly trained her in packing orders into hygiene bags.  Welcome home Mechelle!

The Lord will accomplish that which concerns me; Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O Lord, endures forever— Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.  Psalm 138:8 (Amplified Bible)

We could not serve those in need of dignity without your regular donations and prayers.  This month because of the high temperatures and for the safety of our volunteers, our Oakland Park Help Center closed for 3 days.  Still we served 373 clients in June.  We reached a new  record high of filling hygiene bags for 95 clients in 2 1/2 hours!  That is a lot of entering into a computer, packing hygiene into bags and delivering to clients.  All done where love wins!

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, Colossians 3:23