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 and will be parked inside the warehouse unless in use or there is a group working there.  Van usage will be logged. Each person will sign out the van with the date, reason for use, mileage out and mileage in.  

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 Gods children. I thoroughly enjoy showing love to those in need. This opportunity allows me to share Gods 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 Terry 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.
 
Terry, working with 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 Divine Dignity Hygiene Closet, 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

We have such an awesome team of volunteers at our Oakland Park Help Center (OPHC)--we have fun serving our clients while we are working together as a team. Volunteers at the Help Center help with greeting, checking in clients, filling hygiene bags with products and Our Daily Bread, and giving hygiene bags to our clients.  OPHC located at 1402 Oakland Park is open Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Volunteers usually arrive between 9:30 and 10 am so we have time to pray and be  ready to serve our clients when we open at 10:30 am.  We are open until 1 pm with coffee, bottled water, cookies and lunch provided.   Please stop by to visit us to talk about volunteering and becoming one of the Linden Angels with us.  
 
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.  Ephesians 4:32

John Willis was the friendly greeter at God's Hygiene Help Center.  Andrea texted us these words:  "John passed away last night (May 20)  after I got home from work. Keep his wife Donna family and friends in your prayers 🙏 He is at peace and God rest his soul. His battle is over. I will keep you all updated and posted as much as I can I'm not going to work today and will be here for Donna. Reach out to Donna I'm sure she will appreciate the thoughts. I don't know to do except be here."
John was so special he was our Charlie to the Linden Angels we all love him and we will all help anyway we can sending love and prayers
Oh my, so very sad.

Hebrews 4:16,  Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.     I only met John once, but I could tell he was beloved by all of you! 💕🙏🏻

Diane takes Aqua Fit classes at Esporta Graceland.  One of the class members named Jan asked Diane if GHHC could use some baby items.   Even though we don't carry those items, she knew that one of our clients could probably use them. Then Jan shared that they were cleaning out storage closets at CSCC.  Would we like boxes body wash, shaving cream, baby powder, deodorant  and  other items?  Yes, we wold be glad to accept those items.  As soon as we unloaded her vehicle and placed  the boxes in the Help Center,
Peggy Wolf walked into the Help Center to begin her volunteer shift and shared about the upcoming mission trip for Helping Appalachian Rural People (H.A.R.P.) Ministry in Caldwell, Ohio.  H.A.R.P. is a Christian organization that works to serve people seeking self-sufficiency, leading to independence by providing spiritual, emotional and material support.  Peggy and her husband Jim along with other volunteers with leave on this Southeast Ohio Mission Trip on June 8:  at home construction projects, bed building, prayer, care and more.
So we then helped load the donated boxes into Peggy's car.  She said, "Thanks to GHHC we are able to give wonderful full Blessing Bags to give to their nursing home ministry with HARP."  All packed by our volunteers, Linden's Angels.   God's Hygiene is always happy to partner with another great ministry such as HARP which is helping people in need.  

Thank you to the young people who will be collecting hygiene products as their mission project at Vacation Bible School.  Upper Arlington Lutheran Church (UALC) VBS will be collecting hygiene  during the week of June 13.  Another church's VBS is considering adopting God's Hygiene for their mission project.  

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

Thank you to Terry Trubiano and Sue Bouchmoyer who will coordinate shopping for extra school supplies again this year.   Donations may be left in the Exchange Center at UALC Mill Run or Lytham Road.  For large quantities, please email info@godshygiene.org or call 614-541-9003 to arrange pickup or delivery to the GHHC Warehouse, 2384 Advanced Business Center Drive, Columbus, OH 43228 (off Roberts Road).  
Terry Trubiano's  Bible Study small group will be getting together in late July to help fill the backpacks with school supplies!  The UALC staff will be taking time to pack the book bags as well!  We are thrilled to have some assistance as we aim to pack 500 for the upcoming school year!  We hope to show God’s love to the children and their parents through this initiative!

A list of recommended school supplies to add to the backpacks are: (printable list above can be downloaded)

For K-2
24 box of crayons
washable markers
12" ruler
2 wide ruled composition notebooks (instead of spiral notebooks)
blunt scissors
4 pack glue sticks
12 pack #2 pencils
1 pack black dry erase markers
2 two-pocket folders

Grades 3-12
12 pack of colored pencils
college ruled paper
highlighter
2 glue sticks
12 pack #2 pencils
4 two-pocket folders with prongs
2 spiral college ruled notebooks

If possible:  basic calculators for grades 4-7.  Scientific calculators for grades 8-12

GHHC is now partnering with 6 schools in the Linden area by providing School Dignity Boxes.  The school nurse at Linden McKinley STEM Academy emailed us this message:  "I am in need of tampons, pads and deodorant again.  I still have plenty of toothbrushes and toothpaste.  Is there any way to get another donation before the end of the school year?  Thank you again!!  It has all been put to good use!!!!"   
Our super volunteer Brenda Andracki started packing a School Dignity Box this next morning and called the nurse to confirm if she needed extra items.  As a student, Tammy remembers the embarrassing need for such basic dignity items.
Tammy attended a dance performance at Duxberry Alternative Elementary School and of course shared about our School Dignity Boxes.  The next day Diane emailed the school principal:  "I am a retired Columbus City Schools teacher who volunteers with God's Hygiene Help Center.  We have been providing several Linden area schools with a Dignity School Box filled with 25 items of deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and feminine hygiene products.  Would your school nurse want us to pack a box before school is released for the summer?"
"Hi Diane, wow, this is great!  Is there a cost for this?  I am very interested, please let me know .Thank you. Best, Mbb"
"All is a gift from God.  We will pack a box on Tuesday for you." 

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:19

We were excited to welcome donors and friends to our new warehouse on May 12, 2022 for our grand opening open house. In addition, we were able to honor 6 people who went above and beyond to make our space what it is today.  Pictured in front of the Wall of Honor (left to right): Darla King, King Business Interiors and Connecting the Dot, with her husband Dave; Tammy Jewell, President and Founder; Terry Starr, Executive Director; Lynn and Bob Ness, ODW Logistics; Jim Gericke, Durable Floors with his wife Joyce.

Terry Starr:  "So blessed and grateful to be able to celebrate great friends and supporters of God’s Hygiene Help Center at our Open House!! Their donations allowed us to use our new space to grow and serve many more of our neighbors in need!! Heartfelt Thank You to them and all of our amazing donors and supporters!"
​CeCe Harris:  "I am so honored to sit on the board for God’s Hygiene. We have come a long way and tonight was the open house to the new facility. Tammy Jewell Terry Starr Diane Hendrickson you ladies totally ROCK! God has truly blessed God’s hygiene". #sisters #GodsWork #blessed

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. – 2 Corinthians 9:8

                                                                                   ART PRINT BY Bob Apel

You can purchase a framed print of this award-winning artwork by Bob Apel for $100. All proceeds go to GHHC.

ARTWORK INSPIRATION.  Do you love me? (John 21:15) The eyes have it.

Jesus offers love and reconciliation to our dark rejection, just as the sun gives light to a dark moon. Therefore, the question becomes three:

• Do I love him?
• Do I reflect his love?
• Do you love him?

EXPERIENCE. I received the verse with some confusion as I did not see an image. Over the night I was drawn to Jesus offering love and reconciliation of our darkness. At first, I thought that was conveyed throughout the forehead, eyes, and mouth. That seemed too complicated. I then focused back on the eyes with a small input from a calm forehead to a furrowed brow. The color was added to the black and white to emphasize the light going to our darkness and light reflected on our furrowed lines.  Bob Apel

PURCHASE YOUR PRINT. Purchase a framed print of this award-winning artwork for $100, with all proceeds benefitting GHHC. To purchase your copy, please email executivedirector@godshygiene.org.

On May 23  Officer Alesia Zacher asked Tammy to ride along to the 5th Avenue School on Cassady and then to the Brighton Academy Day Care.  Officer Zacher took Tammy to introduce her to a lady who runs the day care.  When the lady saw Tammy, she exclaimed "Oh Tammy!  Remember me?  Remember you made me show you my lease?    
God's Hygiene and resources through Immaculate Conception were able to help furnish her house with furniture, food and hygiene.  She said she would never forget me.  Tammy had told her that God provided.  She says "He still does.  Praise and glory to God!"  Receiving a Clean Start Basket from Tammy, this woman's photo was included on the front of our first  GHHC brochure.
Five years ago there were actually 3  homeless and hopeless women living at Faith Mission. They came to Tammy's door on Howey Road and said, "We heard about you.  Please help us."  So Tammy pulled all her resources and made a map what they should do.  She referred them to Nancy's Place and they completed the 6 months program.  They got their deposit and first month's rent paid.  So they had their very own homes, three different apartments.  
So it was a happy reunion!
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1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits--
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 
Psalm 103:1-5

Kathryn Farrar with help from her grandchildren packed and delivered two Clean Start Baskets to Paul Sparks for men in the Embark program.  She also packed two Baskets for women in the Kindway program.  GHHC so appreciates her volunteering to coordinate the Clean Start Baskets project.  
Tammy met a family with a number of children.  They had moved from Jordan and were starting over in America.  ​She knew they needed a proper welcome with a Clean Start Basket full of hygiene and cleaning products.  

(Our super greeter and helper Curtis has made friends with "Kevin."  Curtis bought his dark green (almost black) 1995 Cadillac.  Kevin comes around the Help Center every few days and we  offer him a cup of coffee, bottled water,  share our lunch with him, donated clothes and, of course, needed hygiene..
"I am deeply grateful for this important moment in my life.  I want to share with you about a man  who has become an intricate part of my life at this time.  A homeless man who is genuine in his compassion and filled with kindness.   I originally met Larry in the Dollar Tree parking lot where he was sleeping in his car.  He was selling his old school Cadillac which he was actually living in at the time.  I liked the car and wanted to help him out.  Since my purchase of the Cadillac in February 2022, we have become good friends. Every time I see him, I take the time to talk with him.  I thank God and all the ladies (Linden Angels) at God's Hygiene Oakland Center for the care and concern that they show to Mr. Kevin."  Curtis Delaney

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. Isaiah 41:10

Thank you to the efforts of our new Church Donations Coordinators, Steve and Cheryl Heavilin.  On Monday, May 9, Tammy and Terry talked to a group at  Bethel Presbyterian Church.  The church members were so impressed with the presentation that the next morning one of the ladies came to pick up a bin for a hygiene donation box at Bethel Presbyterian.

Thank you to Kathryn Farrar who has volunteered to pack Clean Start Baskets.  GHHC partners with Phoenix Integrated Services to give them Clean Start Baskets when clients have moved on with their lives. 

I just want to tell a short story of going to God's Hygiene Help Center.  Be known how it has helped me along in my recovery. GHHC has blessed me with clothes, hygiene, and necessities that I'm truly blessed to receive.  It's truly amazing how God works in mysterious ways through people, especially God's Hygiene Help Center. I've been truly blessed to have the Center be a part of my recovery.  I feel valued, loved, and cared for.  Most important I'm able to stay physically clean with the help of the Center, and I feel better about myself and my appearance.  I'm truly blessed to have this Center be a part of my life.  GHHC has helped me in more ways than I can explain.  Stephanie

God's Hygiene has made a huge difference in not only my and my children's life, but many other lives around me.  It has provided me with necessities that I can't afford on a monthly basis.  It's made my self esteem and my self value, as well as self worth increase because I can live my life feeling clean and refreshed daily, due to the shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste I have received.  It's also provided a way for my family to stop the spread of germs and illnesses during the outbreak Covid 19 because it's provided me with sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. God's Hygiene has impacted my familys life because its a place my children and I have grown to depend on, on a monthly basis by giving us hygiene items, free of charge, which in turn has allowed myself and my  children the ability to take baths and / or showers and brush our teeth, daily. God's Hygiene is such a blessing to the less fortunate because it provides multiple hygiene resources such as shower hygiene, toilet hygiene, hand hygiene, teeth hygiene, and sickness hygiene.  Jodi Kail

Thank you for the partnership with Bottoms Up Diaper Drive  so that we can provide needed diapers to our clients.  Their mission is "Helping single mothers provide diapers for their children." God's Hygiene Help Center is  now well stocked in diapers from newborn size to size 5.  Clients will be given a package of 25 diapers instead of only 12.
Bottoms Up Diaper Drive was founded in August, 2018 by Tim and Jo Welsh as an outgrowth of their love for one another, their faith, and their desire to help meet the needs of families who can’t afford enough diapers to keep their children clean, dry, and healthy. 
Since then, Bottoms Up has delivered more than 560,000 diapers to over 70 food pantries and child care facilities in central Ohio for distribution to those in need.  
Bottoms Up continues to grow with very little promotion and a lot of dedication to principled charity.  Diapers are collected through drives at churches, schools, and businesses or purchased through the generosity of others.  Tim and Jo are grateful for the opportunity to make even a small difference in the lives of those in need.
​Thank you Tim and Jo for this wonderful and much needed service to our young parents!
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4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

Tammy's nephew, Cody Jewell, is going to become a "movie star" for a short term.  A company wanted to create a video of a single parent benefitting from Bottoms Up diapers.  Cody is a single parent raising his darling little girl.  Tammy created a very short video which we then shared with Jo Welsh and the company.  So they contacted him to create a longer professionally made video.  Good luck filming Cody.  We are anxious to see the finished product!

Thank you to Dale Cory of The Bed Brigade.   A local partner to the Bed Brigade donated 3,000 new/laundered pillows to the central ohio community service groups, including the Bed Brigade, God's Hygiene, Joseph’s Coats, HARP, Womens Recovery Center, and The Refuge.   A great blessing to all.
Dale called Tammy to ask if God's Hygiene could use any pillows.  He invited her to come along with him OSU to pick up 300 of his 3,000 pillows!  Wow!  And they were new pillows.  She then donated 150 to Phoenix Integrated Services, 50 to the Medina Recovery program and the last 100 to the GHHC clients.  You should have seen the joy on their faces when asked, "Would you like a new pillow?"  
"Oh yes, I have needed a new pillow.  Thank you!"

22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.  Lamentations 3:22-23

God's Hygiene Help Center is so grateful to the Donato's on Oakland Park.  Several times a month they deliver just baked pizzas to us for our volunteers.  GHHC in turn provides hygiene and cleaning items to several of their employees.  This month Tammy  presented an appreciation certificate to their Donato's manager.  

19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19


 

​Tuesday we were working at GHHC a man asked Tammy,  "Have you ever been robbed here?"   "No, she replied.  Don’t you see the angels all around the building?"  
The man looked up and said,  "Yes I do see them!   40 feet tall!
Tammy then replied,  "We work for the Lord!"

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding; Proverbs 3:5

March has been an exceptionally busy month--Terry and Lesley opened up the new warehouse and are running its operation.  Tammy and Diane plus our dedicated volunteers have kept things going at God's Hygiene Help Center.   Tammy recruited new volunteers for our Help Center who got quick on the job training.  We all had to learn how to order, shop and stock the shelves while serving our clients.   One Tuesday the cars were all lined up in the parking lot patiently waiting their turn to show their ID and fill out an order form.  
​We also regularly serve the clients receiving treatment next door at Phoenix Integrated Services and those residing in the  Medina Recovery apartments on Medina Avenue, as well as a few homeless all who walk to our Help Center.
Our Help Center located at 1402 Oakland Park has been serving between 31 and 66 clients each Tuesday and Thursday between 10:30am and 1:00pm.  That added up to 433 clients this month.  Each client receives a bag with 6 hygiene or cleaning items.  So thank you to our faithful donors for your support because we all know how prices have gone up!
Are you interested in volunteering at God's Hygiene Help Center on Oakland Park?  We could use your help either greeting, shopping for products, stocking shelves, filling orders, or checking in clients on an iPad.   Contact Tammy  and also send a message with your information and hours available to serve to  communications@godshygiene.org

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”  Zephaniah 3:17

Brenda Andracki had previously volunteered at Because School Matters.  We were so happy that she is able to help us every Thursday  recording incoming products and organizing stock.  She brings great ideas for keeping track of inventory.  Brenda and her husband Jim are active members at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on North Broadway.  
​Welcome Brenda!  

It's always amazing how the community networks and communicates their needs.  Officer Alesia Zacher received an email  request to set up a Hygiene Closet for needed  dignity items at Hamilton STEM Academy, 2047 Hamilton Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211.  Since it   is located in the South Linden community of Officer Alesia's precinct, she went  for  founder Tammy Jewell.  The officer  met with their staff because she is familiar with them, surveyed the space to see what kind of storage space they had.
Because Tammy has so many responsibilities on her plate, several weeks passed.  When Diane Hendrickson, Communications Coordinator, heard about the request, she  called the school  to speak to the school nurse.  One of our new volunteers started counting out and packing 25 items each into a box:  toothbrush and toothpaste, boys' and girls' deodorant, bar of soap, pocket tissues and small hand sanitizer.  
Officer Patty Meyers came right over to GHHC to pick up the box and she and Officer Zacher delivered to the Hamilton STEM.  God's Hygiene then received this note:

Diane, thank you so much for connecting with our team this week to coordinate the drop-off of donations today! These donations go a long way for our students and we sincerely appreciate you thinking of our students and families.
Please feel free to connect with me as well if you have further questions. My role at Hamilton falls under One Linden Community Plan under the Support Student Success bucket. I engage the community, school, and families in an effort of refocusing public schools as the center of the Linden community. I also manage the resource room inside the school building and receive donations. I am happy to work with you again! 
Warmest regards, 
Javier Negrete Jr 
School-Family-Community Coordinator, Hamilton STEM
One Linden Schools Student Success Initiative
College of Social Work | Community and Youth Collaborative Institute
216 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210
(828) 404-4876
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cayci.osu.edu 
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​What a blessed team!   ​Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God, trust also in me.  John 14:1

When Kathryn Farrar heard from Tammy about the need for feminine hygiene at Linden McKinley STEM Academy, she stepped up to help.  Thank you to Kathryn and her granddaughters for shopping.  They bought 30 sets of feminine pads, 30 bars of lavender soap for the young ladies, 30 women's deodorants, 60 toothbrushes, 30 bars of soap for the young men, and 30 men's deodorants.  Kathryn delivered them to God's Hygiene and volunteers loaded them into Tammy's SUV named "Mercy".  GHHC also donated 60 toothpastes to these items.  
Kathryn has also offered to shop for and build all of our Clean Start Baskets!  Paul Sparks and Jan Roberts of Kindway/Embark along with all of us at God's Hygiene Help Center are so grateful for wonderful volunteers such as Kathryn and her granddaughters.  What a blessing to teach at a young age about paying it forward!

"Linden McKinley has a large population of female students. As the school nurse I struggle to keep the supplies they need to meet their personal needs. I was excited to hear about God's Hygiene and reached out immediately. All the supplies provided will be put to good use and greatly appreciated. " Sarah Moore RN, BSN, School Nurse

The Shepard School by ECS offers a FREE technology based educational program that serves 325 students in grades K-6. The Shepard School by ECS’s mission is to build the foundation for a promising future for all students in a rich, robust learning environment that fosters creativity and problem solving abilities. We emphasize cognitive, social and emotional growth by engaging children as active learners in an inclusive learning environment. Shepard’s mission is rooted in the unwavering belief that all students regardless of zip code or ethnicity deserve high quality educational choice.  Meet Amber Estis, founding principal. 
 
So as Communications Coordinator, Diane called the school and connected with their Administrative Assistant, LeMoyne Jackson.  When told we could donate a box of hygiene to the school, he replied, "That would be great, thank you for the box of supplies. We appreciate it and it will definitely be put to good use." 
​GHHC volunteers got busy counting out and packing a box with 25 toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, sample lotions and sample body wash.  Thank you to Officer Alesia and Officer Patty Meyer for picking up the box and delivering to the school. 

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.  Colossians 3:17 

Windsor STEM Academy is located in South Linden at 1219 E. 12th Avenue, across the street from the Douglas Community Center.  Diane heard they also needed hygiene since a number of their students are homeless.  So Diane searched on the school website and connected with    Jayla Richardson their new  Family Ambassador.  She   came to our Help Center to meet Tammy and pick up their box of hygiene. Windsor also received bars of soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and hand cream.  After the other boxes of hygiene had already been delivered to the schools, a volunteer saw  on the shelf sanitizing wipes and hand sanitizer gel which  had been donated to GHHC.  We knew the school would definitely benefit from these  added items.

Thank you to the generous members of UALC at Mill Run and Lytham Road who make in kind donations at the Exchange Center for God's Hygiene. The items most needed are small  laundry detergents, body wash, deodorant, toilet paper and paper towels.   We also appreciate receiving devotionals.  This month we received boxes of hygiene wipes, new socks, kids' gloves, some jackets, and blankets.  We usually are not able to accept used blankets, but this month we had clients who needed them.  
Another Sunday we were blessed with all the items placed in a Clean Start Basket:  laundry detergent, toilet cleaner, all purpose cleaner, paper towels, toilet paper, shampoo, body wash, and more.  Thank you!! 
We do not accept half full bottles of lotion or shampoo.  
If you have a large quantity of items to donate, please let Tammy or Diane know or email Diane at communications@godshygine.org We accept deliveries  at 1402 Oakland Park Avenue (parking lot next to Donato's)  on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 am - 1 pm.  
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​You have filled my heart with great joy.  Psalm 4:7

When Tammy greets our clients, she talks to them about their needs and if they need any resources.  She then discovers who needs further help to treat an addiction.  It is such a blessing that she can refer them right next door to Phoenix Integrated Health Services. Burt Dhira, CEO of Phoenix in Linden, is so grateful to receive new clients to help find recovery.  
This month Tammy was pleased to see again a woman she worked  with from 30 years ago.  They hugged and cried.   She was delighted to share her testimony with Angelique how she escaped that lifestyle through the mercy of Jesus Christ and constant invitations of Diane to attend church.  Her friend had been in 6 different rehab programs.  Finally the Phoenix is the first to really help her.  Burt is encouraging her to volunteer with GHHC and she is very excited about that.  GHHC volunteers will surround her with love and prayer as we do our other volunteers.  
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I want to personally thank Tammy Jewell, President and Founder of God's Hygiene Help Center.  Her generosity and loving spirit make me fell cared for and loved.  Thank you for helping me in a time of need.  Sincerely, Angelique Caldwell

On their website is the Phoenix  Mission:  To adapt treatment to the changing face of Addiction and Mental Health. Treating our patients with the highest respect and care to embody their ability to regain their body, life, community, family and soul.   To give our patients a sense of direction, when they have been lost. Giving a “Light of Hope” , where darkness has embraced their life and mind. Their patients in turn regularly come to God's Hygiene as clients to get needed hygiene items. 

5Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
6 In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him,
And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way.  Proverbs 3:5-6

Compiled by Diane Hendrickson, Communications Coordinator
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