GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The combination of helping those in need with supporting the Green Bay Packers is being exhibited by a local shelter.
Residents and volunteers at the New Community Shelter are continuing to make cheesy scarves to benefit the homeless shelter.
Sales of the handmade scarves to Packers fans worldwide helped to raise nearly $153,000 last year.
“Of course the revenue is really important to our organization, but the comradery that now exists between the shelter and our community is priceless. Cheesy scarves have brought people to our doors that never knew we existed, some to purchase scarves and others to volunteer,” New Community Shelter Executive Director Terri Refsguard said in a statement.
You can purchase a cheesy scarf at the New Community Shelter at 301 Mather Street in Green Bay or online at Newcommunityshelter.org.
Each scarf is $10, personalized scarves are $15. Shipping is available for an additional cost.
Refsguard said revenue from the scarves help all aspects of the shelter. The mission of the New Community Shelter is three-fold. First is an Emergency Shelter Program, which is the community’s only year-round program to help homeless adults in an atmosphere of respect and accountability; second is a Transitional Living Program for those individuals in need of additional help and resources while they transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency; and third is a Community Meal Program, which is the only meal program that serves children and adults 365 days a year.
If you would like to volunteer to help make the cheesy scarves, you can email Kari Watt at KariW@newcommunityshelter.org.
