| Thank
you everyone who made our 2009 Extreme Mission Makeover a
success! (Select
HERE to see a tribute to the event.) As Bella Tunno
has committed a portion of every Bella Tunno product sale will
be donated to give back to society.
This year we sponsored the Extreme Mission
Makeover. On just one day, from 8 AM to 5 PM, Bella Tunno
joined Ashland Custom Homes and 14 other companies and over 60
volunteers to aid in much needed renovations and improvements at
the Charlotte Rescue Mission. The key goal at the end of the
day - to turn an unused basement area into six dorm rooms and a
bathroom area. Volunteers also painted several rooms at the
various Mission buildings, renovated the gymnasium, built a sand
volleyball and horseshoe pit, organized and cleaned the food
pantry, and landscaped and beautified the property.
The Charlotte Rescue Mission (www.charlotterescuemission.org)
is a privately funded program with success rates that rival the
highest in the country. This organization is working hard to
eradicate drugs and alcohol from addicts’ lives but also grow
self-worth, offer training for vocations, give families back
their moms, dads, brothers, and sisters and make our community a
safer place to live. The Mission is truly working miracles on
very limited funds. It is a 98 bed shelter with a connected
halfway house, and it always has a wait list. Building these six
new rooms will allow 24 more clients a year go through the
program that may have not otherwise had the chance. Over the
years, this in turn will offer hundreds of individuals the
opportunity to participate in the program and start a new life
for themselves.
A special thank you to all our sponsors:
- Addison Whitney
- Ashland Custom Homes
- Barringer & Barringer Landscape Services
- Beuerlein's Pro Fitness
- Brixx
- Einstein Bros Bagels
- GAP
- Heard Ratzlaff Construction
- Kelly Brewster Design
- The Linda Construction Company
- Lowe's
- Metrolina Greenhouse
- Outback Steakhouse
- Simplicity
- Treadaway & Sons Painting
- Wallace Farms
- Yenithing
If you would like to become a sponsor in next year's event
please contact - Todd Buelow - tbuelow@bellatunno.com |