Who we have helped

The Foundation made a grant to the BYC Spirit Cheerleaders. This is an organization started by Emily Uniacke while she was in high school.   Emily was one the guest speakers at this year’s  Golf Outing.  Emily founded the Spirit Cheerleaders within the cheer leading program at BYC (www.brandywineyouthclub.com). The Spirit squad is made of special needs cheerleaders and volunteer coaches. Here is a article about the program.  She spoke about starting this program and its impact on the children involved and how the Billy Mock Foundation Grant was used.

………………Easter 2011 A.I. duPont Hospital Wilmington, DE.

The Pay it Forward Program of the Billy Mock Foundation worked with board member Roe Falcone and the staff of EDSI , Easter 2011.  They put together Easter baskets for the patients of A.I.  duPont Hospital for Children.  Board members Rita Forjohn and Roe Falcone presented baskets to Mary Anne Stchur, Annual Giving Manager

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The Pay It Forward program partnered with Anglers Feeding America by donating $300 worth of various supplies  shipped to help the victims dealing with the devastation caused by tornados  in Alabama in 2011. The items were delivered In May 2011 and were part of a tractor trailer full of supplies shipped to Alabama.

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The Billy Mock Foundation  supported The Joy of Sox in a great way.

St. Thomas The Apostle School in Glen Mills, PA held a sock drive.  The sock drive collected socks for homeless children.  The Billy Mock Foundation  then matched the number of socks the students collected.

So it was really 2- for- 1 event!  Thank you so much Billy Mock Foundation.  There will now be twice as many warm toes this winter!

For more information see the post on Joy of Sox website.

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Junior Board Bingo- The Billy Mock Foundation Pay it Forward program partnered with the Foundation’s Junior Board by supplying start up monies for the Junior Board’s yearly Bingo fundraiser.  The 2011 Bingo night raised over $2,500.00.  The proceeds were donated  to a local family with a very sick child.

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Operation Courage - The Billy Mock Foundation collected and donated feminine hygiene products  to be sent overseas.  The Foundation had learned there was a great need for feminine hygiene products for the women soldiers that our serving our country.  The Foundation partnered with Operation Courage to send these products to the many women soldiers that are presently serving. This great organization’s website is  http://www.operationcourage.org/.

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Back On My Feet - The Foundation partnered with this national organization purchasing 25 pairs of running shoes through Chester County Running Store. This will help in assisting homeless men by engaging them in running to help rebuild their confidence and self esteem. Their website is   http://www.backonmyfeet.org/

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The Foundation partnered with a youth group in the local community based out of  Elam Church in Glen Mills, Pa. The group has partnered with 5 other area youth groups to participate in World Visions 30 hour Famine to help raise awareness about the hunger problem that is so prevalent in our country and the world.  BMF provided monies to assist in buying food for the homeless during their 30 hour program held the weekend of February 25, 2011. The youth groups  distributed box lunches to the homeless in the tri-state area.  For more details visit http://30hourfamine.org/

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BMF  partnered once again in 2011, with a local college in assisting young children living in shelters with their families.  BMF provided funds to help those children purchase  Mother’s Day gifts for their Moms.

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Caring Cupcakes: BMF awarded a grant for helping others to 3 local high school students. The young ladies (one who is a BMF Junior Board member) supply homemade cupcakes for the birthdays of children that live in a local women’s shelter. Each time there is a child’s birthday the girls bake 60 regular size cupcakes (One each for the 45 Children, 11 for the adult parents and 4 for the staff) and one extra large cupcake for the birthday child. The girls pack the cupcakes in cardboard cupcake boxes decorated with their Caring Cupcakes logo and their motto “JUST BECAUSE WE CARE”.   Since January, the  girls have supplied cupcakes for 15 children’s birthdays which means they have baked over 900 cupcakes to date.