For Immediate Release
Contact: Beth Flarida, 714-695-9622, getittogether@earthlink.net.
ORGANIZERS' NETWORK HELPS AFFLICTED FAMILY RING IN NEW YEAR CLUTTER FREE
Professional organizers to give free home makeover in honor of National Get Organized Month this January
Orange County, Calif., December 9, 2005 - The Organizers' Network of Orange County (ONOC) will give the gift of an organized home to the Spalding family the week of January 23rd in honor of National Get Organized Month.
The Spaldings, chosen from anonymous applications submitted by members of Wishland's "Kid's Club," will receive organizing services from members of ONOC and home furnishings and organizing products from area businesses. The Spaldings are thrilled to be receiving outside help putting their home in order following the ordeal of seven-year-old Tyler's battle with leukemia.
The Spaldings
ONOC members will overhaul the Spaldings' garage, family room, kitchen and bedrooms. A new, custom desk and custom cabinetry are being donated by Mike Weiermiller, of Closet and Storage Concepts.
Says matriarch Jennifer Spalding, "Tyler, age 7, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in January 2004. We immediately went from a two-income family to a single income in a matter of minutes; I could not bear to leave him alone. We were invited to join Wishland Kid's Club early last year... I highly recommend their charity to not only those families that have had a child touched with a life threatening illness but to companies/organizations like (ONOC) for their generous support."
Participating organizers are all members of the National Association of Professional Organizers and the Organizers' Network of Orange County.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The project is being coordinated by Beth Flarida of Get it Together. Participants include: Amanda Armstrong of Room to Breathe, Barbara Langdorf of SOS Financial Organizers, Denise Ogburn of DeeClutter, Evelyn Rapozo of Organize Plus, Tiffany Schwartz of Clearly Efficient, Laura Brown of Be Organized, Lori Ross of Absolutely Organized, Lori Wagner of Diva Domestica, Robyn Frankenfield of Organized by Design, Sandra Polett and Stephanie Archer of Stephanie's Organizing Service. Check out our donor page for more information.
ABOUT WISHLAND
Wishland is a place for children with life threatening illnesses and their families. It's where they come to have a joyful, stress-free, and memorable experience. Partnering with Wish-Granting Organizations from all over the world, they provide a weeklong, cost-free family vacation to children on their "Wish Trip" to Southern California. Whether their wish is to visit Disneyland, Universal Studios, Sea World, or to meet a celebrity in Hollywood, families stay in one of their 2 bedroom/2 bath suites, just four blocks from Disneyland, and enjoy many activities. Working with hospitals, they provide a special 3 night stay for families that qualify. Wishland also offers the "Kids' Club" for local southern California families that have a child currently battling a life-threatening condition.
ABOUT GET ORGANIZED MONTH
Each January, the National Association of Professional Organizers sponsors a campaign to increase awareness of the professional organizing industry and demonstrate how getting organized can improve lives. Organizing groups and individual organizers around the country are encouraged to "give back" by finding groups or individuals in need of organizing help and donate their time, expertise, labor, and sometimes products.
For more information on The Spalding Family, Wishland, ONOC, GO Month, this project, or any of the participating organizers or sponsors, please contact Beth Flarida at 714-695-9622, or e-mail her at getittogether@earthlink.net. You may also visit ONOC online at www.onoc.org. |
GO MONTH 2006 DONOR LIST
Project Coordinator
Beth Flarida - Get It Together
Participating organizers
Amanda Armstrong - Room to Breathe
Barbara Langdorf - SOS Financial Organizers
Denise Ogburn - DeeClutter
Evelyn Rapozo - Organize Plus
Laura Brown - Be Organized
Lori Ross - Absolutely Organized
Lori Wagner - Diva Domestica
Robyn Frankenfield - Organized by Design
Sandra Polett
Stephanie Archer - Stephanie's Organizing Service
Tiffany Schwartz - Clearly Efficient
Donors to the project
Mike Weiermiller
Closet & Storage Concepts (3 walls of garage cabinets / library unit / closet / 2 work station desk)
Mike's vendors that donated materials are:
* Decore-ative Specialties (drawer & door fronts)
* Rugby Industrial Products (Sanibel Maple)
* Somerville Plywood Corp (Oxford White Melamine)
* Hi-Jay Laminates (countertops)
Mario Bravo
1-800-GOT-JUNK - (hauling away old shelving / cabinets / desk etc)
Steen Brydum
M*A*S*C*H - Mobile Assistance, Service, and Computer Hospital -(computer removal / tune up/ hook-up)
The Container Store
(storage products for kitchen / office / garage)
EasyLife Furniture
(armoire we needed for the grandmother's room)
Pam Engelhart & Jill Donaldson
Cushy Cupboards (enough Cushy Cupboard product to line all the kitchen cabinets)
Misty Finney
Here to Help (closet doors for grandmother's room)
Judy Flores
Creative Memories
Danielle Johnson
Organize-Everything (garage storage containers)
Barb Schmit
Esselte Corporation (file folders etc for desk)
Lori Wagner
Diva Domestica (containers for garage / office) |
