It’s time to start another round of Hygiene Kits For The Homeless. This year our goal is set to raise enough money for 200 Hygiene Kits. The kits this year will include 11 items. Wet Wipes Hand Sanitizer Foot Powder Socks Toothbrush Toothpaste Dental Floss Lip Balm Hair Comb Rain Poncho Water Bottle The approximate […]
Read MoreIt’s been a while since the last run in 2018. I wanted to get this project back up and running this year since due to COVID and job layoffs homelessness is expected to rise due to the matter. This year I plan to make 400 kits with 14 items. Each kit will include basic items […]
Read MoreIt has been a little over a year since the 2nd set of Hygiene Kits were donated to A-Hope in Asheville NC. Unfortunately the homelessness rate in Western North Carolina has risen since the last run of the Hygiene Kits this time we are planing to raise enough money to make 400 Hygiene Kits with […]
Read MoreWE DID IT!! WE MADE IT TO OUR GOAL!! Thank you to everyone who has donated their money towards my organization and to everyone who just happened to be at any of the events I was at and for them taking their time to listen about what I do!! We will have 350 Hygiene Kits […]
Read MoreLast night 5/1/18, customers at Upcountry Brewing have helped me raise $48 last night bringing the new amount needed to be raised to $166. I am ordering the stuff by the 2nd week in May. Thanks to everyone who has helped out.
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Every Little Help Counts!! I want to start off by giving a BIG Shout-Out to Mr.Belcher the account rep from Dollar Days. Dollar Days is where I buy all the items that go into the kits. They have generously helped out with lowering the total cost of all the supplies. I also want to thank Tess […]
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Hi All, I wanted to give an update on what has been going on lately. I am a senior this year in high school and I chose to raise more money for Hygiene Kits For The Homeless as my community service hours for my senior project. In order to get those hours I am looking […]
Read MoreI know its been a while since I posted, but I am trying super hard to get this project back in the swing of things. We have raised $405 (as of this post) and we need to raise $2,500 in order to have enough money to get all the supplies for the Hygiene Kits. There […]
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A high school student helped the homeless by giving them hygiene kits on Tuesday. William Akrivos dropped off more than 250 kits filled with items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, razors and deodorant at the Ahope Center Akrivos started the project after learning hundreds of people experience homelessness in western North Carolina. “You […]
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Hygiene Kits for the Homeless founder is featured on local news, WLOS. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville tenth grader wants to help the homeless, by donating hygiene kits. Billy Akrivos has created a GoFundMe page for his project. He got the idea after reading that more than 500 men, women and children experience homelessness every […]
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