Cheryl Waechter
Louise Miller and I have now completed our training with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and we’re ready to go! Our area is expecting 500 individual Afghan refugees over the next 11 months. That translates to approximately 60-80 families.
Our original expectation was that we would have a specific family that we would “adopt” or sponsor. However, that will not be the case at this time. USCRI’s Covid protocols do not allow direct interaction of volunteers with refugee families.
Right now, we need volunteers to form teams that will set up apartments as families arrive or grocery shop and prepare a welcome meal for the day they move in.
Donations of gently used household furnishings, linens, kitchen pots and utensils, and any items that will help furnish an apartment are needed. The donations can be brought to The Green Chair Project, where the items will be stored, to be delivered to apartments as needed. Please see the list of accepted items below.
sofas and loveseats
upholstered chairs
dining tables and chairs
nightstands
dressers
coffee tables
lamps
decor items
dishware
eating utensils
kitchen utensils
small kitchen appliances
pots and pans
bedding
new bed pillows in original packaging
towels
shower curtains
Please call (919) 322-0474 to schedule pick-up for large items.
If you would like to help resettle refugee families or would like more information please contact either Louise, at randrew.louise@gmail.com or Cheryl Waechter, at cherylw1127@outlook.com.