St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on March 28.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® HOSTS MOVERS FOR MOMS® COLLECTION DRIVE AT JACKSONVILLE ZOO TO HELP MOTHERS IN SHELTERS
Donors on April 2 will receive Winn-Dixie coupon and chance to win Zoo experience
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 24, 2022) — To ensure moms in crisis receive the love and appreciation they deserve this Mother’s Day, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is partnering with Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and Winn-Dixie to host a Movers for Moms® collection drive on Saturday, April 2.
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Jacksonville moving company will collect essential care items for women staying at local shelters. Each person who brings three non-perishable food or two full-size toiletry items will be entered to win a VIP Behind-the-Scenes Experience at the Zoo and a $25 gift card to Winn-Dixie. The first 300 guests to donate will also receive a $5 coupon to Winn-Dixie.
All items collected will be matched by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® and Winn-Dixie and delivered to three shelters-Hubbard House, Betty Griffin Center and Quigley House. The items will be delivered in time for Mother’s Day to women who may be forced to live in the shelters because of domestic abuse or homelessness.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is celebrating their 25th Anniversary in the first coast region by trying to collect 25,000 items during their Movers for Moms® collection drive during the month of April with delivery to the local shelters on or before Mother’s Day. St. Johns County Schools as well as local business are participating.
“When survivors and their children come through the doors of the Hubbard House shelter, they have often escaped life-threatening domestic violence with very few belongings and limited resources. In large part because of the generosity of the community, we are able to meet their needs, supporting them while they work toward safety and healing,” said Chief Development Officer Kristi Brandon. “Movers for Moms is so important because it allows the community a convenient and meaningful way to show support for survivors by supplying essentials. It also reduces Hubbard House’s costs, so we can put funds towards other critical areas of service.”
Heartbreaking statistics from the Domestic Violence Resource Center state that one in every three women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. According to a national study from the from the New York Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, approximately 25 percent of homeless women are homeless because of violence in the home.
Movers for Moms® is a national program that reached 45 states and collected more than 233,000 items in 2021. In its 15-year program history, more than 1 million items have been donated to shelters supporting women.
About TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®
Headquartered in Michigan, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is the largest franchised moving company in North America. Currently, there are more than 380 locations and 3,000 trucks operating in 46 U.S. states in addition to Canada, Ireland, and the UK. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has performed more than 8.5 million moves since its inception in 1985 and has seen consistent growth dating back to December 2009. In 2021, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked TWO MEN AND A TRUCK as one of the top 500 franchises in the U.S. for the 26th consecutive year. Franchise Business Review also named TWO MEN AND A TRUCK a 2021 Top 200 Franchise and Top Recession-Proof Franchise. As of August 2021, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has joined the Service Master brand which operates six businesses across 50 states and nine countries, generating
more than $2.7B in system-wide sales.
About Winn-Dixie
Founded in 1925, Winn-Dixie grocery stores, liquor stores and in-store pharmacies serve communities throughout five southeastern states - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. is a subsidiary of Southeastern Grocers, which is one of the largest conventional supermarket chains based in the Southeast. For more information, please visit www.winndixie.com and www.segrocers.com.
About Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
For over 100 years, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has aimed to inspire the discovery and appreciation of wildlife through innovative experiences in a caring environment. Starting in 1914 with an animal collection of one red deer fawn, the Zoo now has more than 2,000 rare and exotic animals and 1,000 species of plants, boasting the largest botanical garden in Northeast Florida. The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is a nonprofit organization and a portion of every ticket sold goes to the over 45 conservation initiatives Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens supports around the world, and here in NE Florida. JZG is proud to be an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. For more information, visit jacksonvillezoo.org.
About Betty Griffin Center
The mission of Betty Griffin Center is to work to end domestic violence and sexual abuse. Our focus is to offer protection and quality services to victims and their children through the operation of a safe and secure shelter and outreach programs, offering assistance, counseling, and transitional support while educating the community and raising awareness.
About Hubbard House
Hubbard House is a full-service certified domestic violence center providing prevention and intervention to domestic violence survivors and their families in Duval and Baker Counties in Northeast Florida. Hubbard House offers a local 24-hour hotline and text line, an emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, court advocacy, job and housing help, and more
About Quigley House
Quigley House is a duel certified domestic violence and sexual assault center serving Clay County, FL. Our programs and services include 24-hour helpline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, crisis and support counseling, sexual assault forensic examination, outreach services, and community education services.
Individuals who are in an abusive relationship, or know someone who is, are urged can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 500-1119 to connect with the service provider in their region.
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