 Hey, this is Michelle Getzinger here and I'm at Zephaniah 317 Project, which is a non-profit here in New Kensington And they're doing amazing things for the community So Zephaniah 317 Project is really cool on multiple levels And I'm gonna go ahead and introduce you to the founders and the board members here. Okay My name is Hopeton Thompson. My name is Roy. My name is Jackie Hordick and hope and tell us a little bit about what this non-profit does This is an interesting non-profit. It's a conceptual idea in that what we do is we really focus on the local community We help individuals to get their lives back together. We work with other non-profits in the area I think St. Vincent de Paul is one of them and a few others We like to focus on the the more spiritual aspect or the that part of it in that If you're an if you know somebody who needs help or is in need of stuff or is just transitioning From a bad situation and they need furniture or they need What would you call them? Appliances and things of that nature You know you go talk to your past you let them know what's going on your pastor kind of says okay here You know here's a reference you've been counseling and that kind of stuff And it's sort of greatly reduced cost or even free depending on your situation So we support the small local churches or even larger ones you come you let us know and we're more than happy to help you out With that being said if you're looking to get rid of some furniture this non-profit will come and they can pick it up and bring it over here help you move it and They then in turn use it for donations and they have another Another project that they work on to if you have extra Materials you pack it in the container and you send it overseas to missionaries correct. Yes, that's correct we Also try to extend Zephaniah in other countries to do the same thing we're doing because initially We started with no money so the board members and people raising the funds every week we put $10 per person And that money, you know gets you such substantial amount but nonetheless we involve other countries because the other non-profits in the other countries like Nigeria Cameroon and Dominican Republic they try to contact us Uganda to help them out, you know Financially we don't have the finance so we empower them to do exactly the same thing we've been doing We started with nothing and we're raising money just the board members and that money is going a long way It's been a wonderful blessing and pleasure to be able to come alongside with the other members of Zephaniah Not only do we provide the household items and the material products that Our people we want but we also provide them spiritual support And it's a blessing to be able to encourage them to see how their lives change when they have an opportunity To make a step up for their own selves and to further on their their homes and their lives and their families So we're here a lot as Hopten said spiritually as well as Physically providing those needs. Okay, so some of the donations that they're looking for our larger household appliances couches tables glassware Appliances they'll take they'll also take clothing, but they'd like it to be in a separate bag and please no trash So when you do give them a call Just we'll set up a time to come out and take a look at it So they know how many guys to pick it up donation wise I mean if you take a look around the story, you'll see all different Assortments of household furniture. We have couches. We have lawn chairs. We have whatever it is The issue is we really can't take stuff that's unusable because that becomes a problem to us And I mean we're a nonprofit and we're the ones who are actually donating we have no outside donors And so we're paying for it. We can't afford a dumpster So if it's stuff that's unusable, please, you know help us out and you know understand that On the second part of that is if you're staging a home or something like that and you want to use some of the furniture here Please come take a look We're more than happy to help you out with that and again, you know We can take that stuff back and we can resell it and or sell it I should say and utilize it in other ways So it's a help help, you know, you're helping us and we're helping you and what a transformation New Kensington is going through right now and it's all seems to be for the better They've done a lot for the community and you guys are doing a lot for the community as well Which is great So the location here is on the main street And we're going to put all the information down below In the link and please come over and check out the store. And if you'd love to volunteer, we'd love to have you Okay, and from all of us to all of you. Thank you. God bless you