That's a nice looking truck, right? Although it may not be a reality yet, we invite you to join us in taking our next big step toward helping more families in need -- purchasing our own truck!
We have $10k in the form of a matching grant and dedicated funds in order to purchase our own delivery truck, so we're taking the next 10 days to purposefully raise $10k more to reach $20k to buy a used truck.
For the last 2 years, we've sought to take our ministry to the next level of growth to reach more families in our community. We knew we needed 3 things in order to do this. First, we needed a dedicated volunteer team to do the work, which has occurred consistently without fail over the past couple of years. Second, we needed a better warehouse space to give us the efficiency and safety necessary to sort, fix, and prep the furniture. A year and a half ago, God answered with an excellent space! Now, we are left with just the last major need – our own truck! But why do we need to own a truck?
Currently, our ministry can only rent trucks twice monthly to pick up furniture donations and deliver to needy families. The work schedule is dictated by the budget constraints associated with renting trucks. Many ‘emergency needs’ must be ignored or delayed until we have a planned/budgeted work day. Because of this, we miss out on key opportunities and major needs.
“Owning our own truck means more flexibility to help families in greater need sooner.”
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has awarded FFM $5,000 to help our ministry fund the purchase of a truck. An anonymous donor has also given a matching $5,000 specifically for the purchase of a truck. A safe and reliable used moving truck costs at least $20,000. Therefore, we need just $10,000 more to purchase a truck without impacting our ongoing operations budget. By purchasing a truck, we will be saving at least $3500 a year in truck rental costs (of just having the truck 2 days a month!).
We invite you to be one of these donors and be a part of a key moment in our ministry.
Donations can be made online by clicking here.
Checks can be mailed to:
Fully Furnished Ministries
P.O. Box 4811
Alpharetta, GA 30023
Thank you, and may God bless and keep you.