(Media release from Open Door Home):
Open Door Home would like to thank the Rome/Floyd County community for its generous support in 2022.
Open Door Home’s youth received an outpouring of gifts this holiday season from local businesses and individuals. Wishlists were offered through Amazon and shared via social media. The home received $5,512 in monetary donations and $7,500 in gifts.The youth are grateful for everyone who helped treat them to a true Christmas experience.
Open Door Home would also like to thank those who made its Clubs & Clays fundraiser a success. The 2022 event raised almost $60,000 for the home. Mark your calendars for the 2023 event – November 2, 2023!
Title sponsor: Zaxby’s; Ball Drop Sponsor: Georgia Power, Albatross Sponsors: Riverside Gourmet & Woodford Clothing; Eagle Sponsors: Jordan Shivers, Marglen, Pridemore & Cox and Birdie Sponsors: Brooks Building Group, Marglen Industries, CedarChem, Kingston Downs, Ford Gittings & Kane, Atrium Health Floyd, Starr Matthews, Patriot Mills, Mark E. Fisher D.D.S., Integrated Fiber Solutions,Harbin Clinic, Georgia Family Dental & Facial Aesthetics, and Georgia Highlands College.
All proceeds go directly to Open Door Home, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The home’s residential facilities provide emergency and extended care to youth who have been neglected and/or abused, runaway/homeless youth and young adults ages 18-21 in our Independent Living Program. Open Door Home strives to help each child reach his or her full potential to live healthier, happier and more productive lives.
This is the 96th year of the Open Door Home serving youth of Floyd County and further afield. If you would like to help the home’s mission, please visit opendoorhome.org or follow the Open Door Home Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorhomerome
A very special thanks to the following donors who supported Open Door Home very generously in 2022:
Cattleman’s Association
Hardy Realty
Pleasant Valley North
SantaCon
Scott Thompson
Steve Holt
Sunny Hill Baptist Church
Three Circles Foundation
Unity Christian School
VT Industries
Whit’s Lemonade Stand
