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For years SBM has made it a priority to ensure that the men, women and children in our community have the essential items needed to provide them dignity and comfort. Through your giving, these toiletry items are distributed in the form of the Hope Tote. This year the Hope Tote bags are taking on a new look, but what is in the bags has not changed. Over the past 15 years you have donated Hope Tote items for our residents and overnight guests and your donations continue to bring smiles to more than 300 individuals every month. When you donate toiletry items to SBM you are bringing dignity to the woman who does not have a comb and brush to groom her child before sending him or her off to school. You are bringing dignity to the man who would otherwise not have a razor to shave and to the person in need of soap and deodorant before going out into the public. These are all things you and I may have taken for granted because it is part of our morning routine. For those who frequent SBM it is the difference between humiliation and self-esteem and it does a great comfort knowing they do not need to be embarrassed because of their personal appearance around other individuals. This is what a Hope Tote means at SBM.

This Easter season we will kick off another year of giving men, women and children a gift of a Hope Tote filled with all those items listed below. Hope Tote bags will be distributed on April 1st and bi-monthly throughout the year to everyone walking through the doors of SBM. You can be part of this Gift of Hope by starting a Hope Tote drive at your church, school, or community group. You may consider celebrating the Easter season by spearheading a Hope Tote drive as a family project. All you need is the list below and a collection box to get started.

Your donations have made a huge difference in our community by helping give self-esteem to those individuals in need. For more information and to get involved please contact Rev. Nancy Wheeler at [email protected] or by phone 302-652-8314 x172

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Your Prayerful Support Will Help Others

Hope Totes provide the vital products that enable the homeless and needy to be able to perform personal care and hygiene, which helps to maintain health and restore dignity.

Continuing the Gift of HopeAccess to toiletry items brings dignity to individuals in need.

Toothbrush/Toothpaste

Comb/BrushShampooDeodorantLip balm

Socks

Razors/Shaving Cream

Shoe LacesTissues Lotion

(no hand sanitizer or mouthwash)

You can be part of this Gift of Hope

by starting a Hope Tote drive.

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From a life filled with anger, bitterness, depression, and little hope to a life filled with joy, thankfulness, gratitude, and filled with unbounding hope. This is what happens to those who enter and complete the Bible Based Rehabilitation program. This program is provided free to men and women suffering from drug addiction, life changing challenges and mental disease who are hurting, hungry and so often homeless in our community. The opportunity to turn a life totally around happens because you, the donor, care and provide the financial support needed.

Shaunice’s story tells how her physical, emotional and spiritual life was changed through her entry into the Bible Based Rehabilitation Program of Sunday Breakfast Mission. She entered SBM, according to her own account, as a woman who was angry, combative, depressed and with low self-esteem. Her bipolar disorder ruled her life as she did not think she needed the medication, yet she was getting in fights because of her raging anger. “My life had spun so far out of control. I felt dead; that no one loved me and if they did, they ended up just using me and hurting me. I felt totally useless and had no hope of a job to take care of my children. I came into the Mission having pushed away my family and friends, because I had concluded it was just me and my kids against the world.”

“I came into the SBM program,” Shaunice states, “because I had no other choice. I dreaded being here, but I was in a bad situation and needed to change my life.” Her initial attitude was one of complaining, challenging the boundaries and continually looking out for herself. She became frustrated and left on two occasions. However, her perspective, attitude and outlook on life all changed one night when during a chapel service an invitation was made to

accept Jesus Christ as her Lord. She recalls how it seemed God was speaking to her, that the Bible Based Rehabilitation program was what she needed to have this new life.

She is a testimony of how the Mission’s Rehabilitation Program works to put off the old nature, habits, attitudes, addictions and lifestyle and to put on a new life. Shaunice laughs as she says, “Prior to the program, nobody would say anything to me or test me because I would curse them out and put my hands on them. Now I want to love people for who they are. I want to pray for them and wish the best for them. When people see me coming, instead of heading the other direction they now embrace me and tell me what a pleasure I am to be around and how I share the love of Jesus with them.”

Shaunice has been a graduate of the program for three months, is now working full time and serves as a mentor for new residents, encouraging and loving them so they too can begin a new life.

PUTTING OFF THE OLD …

TO PUT ON A NEW LIFE

A fresh start for a young mom and her children

I want to thank you, the donors, for making it possible for me to have my life transformed. Thank you for your generosity – for

not only getting my life back together, but most importantly by providing for me to be a mom to my two children who now look up

to me, trust me and know I am there for them. – Shaunice

“I was in a bad situation and needed to change my life ...”

YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE.

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What you decide to do with your used vehicle when purchasing a newer vehicle can impact the lives of men and women who are graduates of the Sunday Breakfast Mission program, as well as those who are impoverished in Wilmington.

Here is how your decision can make a life-changing difference in an individual’s life: Imagine a SBM resident has spent up to a year in the Bible Based Rehabilitation Program. This man or woman has taken the important step from being homeless or impoverished to working hard to restore their life, working hard at numerous part-time jobs for months to establish a work history, and now has the opportunity to obtain a full-time job. This individual is one step away from a new chapter in their life and is at the point of receiving a job offer for full-time employment with benefits and insurance. There is one hurdle that remains: not having a reliable means of transportation to the job, not having a reliable means of transportation to accept overtime or higher-paying shifts. This is where you can make a difference.

You can make a difference in an individual’s life by donating your used vehicle to Sunday Breakfast Mission today. SBM seeks to make vehicles road-worthy and sell them or, in some cases, to give them to individuals in need. Your used vehicle will help individuals and families who need basic transportation for work, school, appointments, and running errands. Your donated vehicle can provide the means for a man or woman to live up to their full potential, and offer them a future and a hope. You can make that happen through the donation of your used vehicle to Sunday Breakfast Mission today.

If you have a vehicle you no longer need or has a limited trade-in value:1. Prayerfully consider donating the vehicle to Sunday Breakfast Mission2. Go to www.sundaybreakfastmission.org under “Ways to Give”, click

Vehicle Donation. Questions are answered on how straightforward and easy it is to donate your vehicle. Simply fill out a contact form and we will be in touch.

3. Or call us at 877-306-HOME.

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Our Mission StatementSunday Breakfast Mission serves the homeless, addicted and

impoverished through Christ-centered programs to meet their spiritual, social and physical needs. Our primary goal is to restore

people to right relationships to God, their families and society.

Sunday Breakfast Mission is entering its 125th year of service. We are looking ahead to continue standing in the gap to provide for the needs of men, women and children who are homeless, hurting and hungry. Only because of YOU we are able to stand in the gap by continuing to provide community meals, shelter and rehabilitation needed because of ongoing issues of the heroin epidemic in our region. With your generosity we celebrated in 2017 the graduation of over 200 men and women from SBM’s Bible Based Rehabilitation Program since 2005. The charts tell only part of the story of how with YOUR HELP we can change lives.

The holistic approach of Sunday Breakfast Mission toward homelessness and addictions, continues to see men and women who come in for an evening meal and safe shelter and then to transition into the Bible Based Rehabilitation Program, which places them on a path to a new life with a job, independent living, and contributing back to the community.

We thank the Lord for the generosity of the community. THANK YOU for making it possible for us to provide for those in need and making it possible to create new lives and new stories of lives lived out to their God provided potential.

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SBM STANDING IN THE GAP FOR THE HUNGRY, HOMELESS AND HURTING

YOU CAN PARTNER WITH SBM BY ...

Becoming a monthly online donor

Sponsoring a spring or summer food drive

Serving evening community meals

Donating a used car

Volunteering to support programs and projects

Donating beef, pork and poultry for community meals

Hot meals are served nightly to SBM residents and the homeless and hungry in our community.

This SBM fall graduate enjoys a restored relationship with his daughters.

The homeless come nightly to SBM for safe, warm shelter.

Since 1893 Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Families in Jesus’ Name

Harvest Party activities provide a safe

environment for SBM children and teens.


“LET THE NATIONS BE GLAD AND SING FOR JOY…” PSALM 67:4

SBM donors made the Graduation Celebration possible on the sunny Sunday afternoon of October 22. A day filled with hope, joy, and optimism capped off the celebration of five men and five women beginning a new life. A new life made possible by the free Rehabilitation Program for men and women trapped in addiction or extremely difficult life situations. The Bible Based Rehabilitation Program available free of charge to any man or woman seeking help because you, mission donors, provide the funding needed for this twelve to twenty-four month program.

We are excited to report that four of the graduates have already found jobs and are working full time. The Bible Based Rehabilitation Program provides for SBM to walk alongside the men and women for several months after graduation to help them navigate the next step in their new life. They continue to reside at the Mission in what is called the Aftercare Program. The care and shelter provided to the residents is free because

you care, and provide generous donations to make this critical step in their recovery possible.

A step toward graduation that marks progress in a resident’s life and rehabilitation is when they receive through the educational therapy program their Learning Center Certificate. Twelve men and women were presented their certificates on graduation day. The counselors, learning lab and work therapy centers all play a part in lives being changed, which is only possible through your generous donations to Sunday Breakfast Mission at donate.sundaybreakfastmission.org or text sbmhomeless at 50155.

You Made it Happen!Ten Lives Changed through SBM Bible Based Rehabilitation Program

The Men’s choir is a small component of the Bible Based Rehabilitation Program at SBM. They are part of a comprehensive program of study that is comprised of individual and group counseling; Bible-based classes that speak to addictive behaviors; and the development of a new perspective, which enables men to see their lives through the lens of Christ and by grace come to know Him. Every man who enrolls in the program automatically becomes part of the Men’s Choir. The choir is a very powerful part of our residents becoming renewed in their mind that begins a vital intellectual, emotional and spiritual development. It is exciting to see the men grow through their special gift of singing. Whether singing at a community event, school or a church service, the joy in the hearts of the men show through their smiles as they gather for practice. This past year the men’s choir, under the direction of our volunteer choir Director Virginia Vaalburg, has sung at more than 20 venues in and around Delaware. Their most recent engagement was singing

at The 181st Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 2018 Annual Dinner in January. This is the second consecutive year the men were privileged to present and participate in the evening’s festivities.

Whether singing to a group of a few or to hundreds, the men are ready, willing and able to “Sing For Joy” realizing they have come a long way from homelessness and hopelessness to gladness and joy. Singing in the choir offers the men the opportunity to reconnect to the community at large and

they are waiting for an invitation from you. You can support the continued developmental growth of the Men’s Choir. We encourage you to invite the SBM Men’s Choir to your next upcoming event. They are sure to be

a blessing to you, but more importantly, you will be a great blessing to the Men’s Choir. For more information and to get involved please contact Rev. Nancy Wheeler at [email protected] or by phone 302-652-8314 x172.

SBM Men’s Choir has a joy for singing Anthems, Hymns and Spiritual Songs.They are waiting for an invitation to sing at your upcoming event or celebration.

The SBM Men’s Choir was honored to help open the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 annual dinner with the singing of our National Anthem as the Color Guard

presented the flag of the United States of America.

Fall 2017 Graduate Women

Tammy McNulty Brandy Brown

Stephanie Bouch Shaunice BoldenMichelle Lloyd

Fall 2017 Graduate Men

Jose DelrioMaurice Johnson

Raymond PattersonRonald Wells

Daniel McMullen

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The generosity of SBM donors supplied 400 children from needy families with toys and other items for Christmas morning. Thank you for your individual gifts of new toys as well as the businesses, groups, and churches that organized amazing toy drives. Additional gifts of hats, scarves and blankets were provided to families because of generous donations. Parents were able to shop for gifts that they felt were of interest to their children and that were age appropriate. Your generosity touched the hearts of the mothers and fathers who shopped for their children. Having gifts for their children eased a burden for many families and brought the anticipation of a joyous Christmas Day. Your giving impacted not just the children, but the moms and dads. One parent shared, “It’s been so tough and this just brightened my spirit!”

It is easy to say THANK YOU for your generosity, but it is hard to show you the very personal and amazing impact your giving has had on each of these

families. Here are just a few comments that may give you a glimpse. After finding a tea party set in the Christmas Shop for her daughter, one mother

explained, “Her favorite thing to do is have tea parties with me, but she broke her only set and I haven’t been able to replace it, so she’ll love this!” Another exclaimed, “Aw, Praise the Lord, we get a blanket! This is amazing…” Another exclaimed with teary eyes, “This is so wonderful, I can’t express how much this means to me.”

Not only did so many give materially, but many gave of their time to help with all aspects the shop. Christa, one volunteer who help as an escort for shoppers, enthusiastically told us, “Wow, this is amazing? To see what the community and local businesses have donated to help make Christmas possible for so many needy families, is truly amazing. This is a true Christmas miracle for a lot of these families. To witness the glow on their faces after picking out at least three toys for each child, was a

sight to see. Each mother I came in contact with was extremely thankful for this opportunity and excited to see their kid’s faces light up on Christmas morning. A true Christmas Miracle!”

“A TRUE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE”Your giving made it happen.

Through the amazing generosity of thousands of individuals like you delivering bags of nonperishable food at the Delaware WSFS branches, Sunday Breakfast Mission was able to provide 78,000 meals for those in

need and often facing food insecurity during Thanksgiving week. Your donations made it possible for 1,500 families to receive a large food box and turkeys you donated along with fresh yams and potatoes

on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Your generous donation of nonperishable food items also provided the foundation for an amazing SBM Thanksgiving Day meal for over 1,000 men, women and children. Because YOU CARED the meal had all the fixings with an abundance of turkey and desserts, which satisfied everyone’s appetite.

The stories, gladness, words of encouragement, and prayers flowed abundantly during the Great Thanksgiving Feast week. With your donations of nonperishable food stuff and turkeys, families in need were blessed to have their homes filled with the smells of an amazing Thanksgiving meal and the knowledge that they had meals for other days as well. You brought hope, happiness and peace into hundreds of households. None of this would be possible without your donations and the hundreds of volunteers who gathered food, sorted food, packed food and distributed food boxes; we thank you and pray God will

bless you.Collecting enough nonperishable

food for 120,000 meals during the fall annual food drive was our goal. While the food drive provided enough for 78,900 meals, we are short food for reaching our goal by 42,000 meals. This additional food needed for those 42,000 meals will provide ongoing food boxes during the year, an annual total of 30,000 meals. In addition, this food will provide the core foundation for preparing the 235,000 hot nutritious meals we expect to serve at SBM this year to the hungry, hurting and homeless.

Would you today consider donating one or two bags of groceries to help us be able to provide meals and eliminate the uncertainty men, women and children feel about not having enough food. Today YOU can help us stand in the gap to provide for those who are hungry. You can bring your donation to the Sunday Breakfast Mission at 110 N. Poplar Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 or call 877-306-HOME today for additional information.

78,000 Meals Provided to Celebrate Thanksgiving

Because of your generosity, a wonderful Thanksgiving feast was served to over 1,000 needy community families and

homeless individuals. THANK YOU!

These women were just a few of the volunteers who helped organize the Christmas Shop and joyfully assisted

parents with their selections of gifts for their children.

“This is wonderful, I can’t express

how much this means to me.”


Are you looking for an engaging, and meaningful way for your business or departmental staff to impact the needs of the hurting, homeless, and hungry? Do you want to foster a team spirit in your volunteer efforts? You can create excitement and fun while also challenging and inspiring your staff, colleagues, and/or customers to stretch themselves with goals and objectives. How about forming a team and participating in Sunday Breakfast Mission’s inaugural 5K walk through Highmark’s Walk for a Healthy Community. Sunday Breakfast Mission has been selected among 23 other great nonprofit organizations to participate in this year’s walk on June 9th.

Movement is such an integral part of being healthy and whole, but for many homeless, hurting, and hungry men, women, and children walking the streets each and every day can bring physical and emotional pain and struggles. That’s why participating in this year’s walk is all about purpose. Your participation in raising funds, donating, and walking will provide men and women participating in SBM’s Bible-based Rehabilitation Program with the needed resources to begin rebuilding their lives, and restoring their families. We need your support for this worthy event!

SBM is looking for ten teams to make a major impact in our community. Is your business or department one of them? It’s not too late to sign up now and begin walking with purpose.

Registration is easy! Simply visit http://hcf.convio.net/sbm and choose the registration option that is right for your team, and if you are unable to walk in this year’s event, please donate today and help us Rebuild Lives, & Restore Families.

CORPORATECorporate teams can benefit SBM.O

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Walking with Purpose

A BIG shout-out to Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists for organizing the “Our Hearts to Your Soles” event in late November that provided the

homeless who shelter at the mission and SBM resident men, women and children free shoes, boots, and foot

examinations. They each received well-fitting shoes, work boots, or boots for inclement weather, which will

help them in maintaining good foot health in their everyday life. What a blessing! THANK YOU to the entire

Delaware Othopaedic Specialists team of volunteers, who made it happen!!

These three SBM children were happy to show-off their new shoes and boots.

Boots for winter weather are important in maintaining good overall

health and this SBM resident was overjoyed

to receive boots.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Join SBM in Wilmington at the 2018 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community?

PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS KEEP 100% OF ALL FUNDS RAISED.

When: Saturday, June 9, 2018Where: Frawley Stadium

Registration Begins: 7:45 a.m.Walk Begins: 9:00 a.m.

www.walkforahealthycommunity.org

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