My Nonprofit Reviews
Peter
Review for Simpson Housing Services, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
I'm part of a class in my high school that elected to help this charity, and to do so by raising money, giving donations and finally going out and purchasing dozens of new board games, toys (every child needs at least some form of entertainment and way to spend some family time with their parents), educational children books, and diapers. We raised nearly $500 in our high school alone through a "Miracle Minute" where over the P.A. system, we mad an announcement that asked all students to please bring their money and available change to their teachers for them to place in the prepared envelopes that we spread out to the teachers. (#1 class with highest donation got prizes) The Simpson House was a wonderful charity to donate to, and so one other classmates' father's company gave another $200 to the charity on top of what we raised. We went to local stores to buy our products, then a speaker for the Simpson house came into our class to speak about their charity, pick up the donations and expressed her sincere gratitude for what we had done. I encourage and recommend others to support this charity as well!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
A really good cause to donate to! Really interactive with the students in our class, and even in our school. We are confident that the families will have a most enjoyable and memorable time this Holiday season!
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
More outreach. Had never heard of them before this project my class took on.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Thinking of the looks on the faces of the families once they receive the gifts and necessary items
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
(Did not meet any personally, was sick when the representative came into our class, though I heard very good things about her)
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Expand and improve their housing services, provide better appliances for the families, creating therefore much easier and better lives and access to many more resources for the many families served by this organization.
Ways to make it better...
We could have actual visited the Simpson House charity to see the reaction of the children and families who received gifts.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Donations, spreading the word about their good work.
One thing I'd also say is that...
Hopefully at least one person who reads this review will show compassion and donate to them and share their joy of the Holidays, or any time of year- with this organization and the families it serves.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
