NEW BEGINNINGS
Vol. 5, No. 2  February, 2023

A Newsletter of Reentry House Plus, Inc.

PO BOX 361, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Email: reentryhouseplus@yahoo.com

A Lenten Season

Time for Spring Cleaning

Yard Workday and Picnic – Saturday, March 18

In the season of Lent which comes 40 days before Easter, as we make Lenten resolutions in our faith communities, we at Reentry House have made a resolution to prepare for spring with a house and yard cleanup, as we look forward to new life and new opportunities in our spring and summer season. Come join with the Board, residents and staff as we work together sprucing up the house and making “New Beginnings.” We will have a mid-day cookout with hamburgers and hot dogs. Please bring a side dish if you can.

Cynthia Wheaton from our Board writes:

“Do you enjoy occasional yardwork and the camaraderie of working as a team? Perhaps you no longer have a yard of your own but like to get your hands in the dirt and leaves. You can help the RHP team on Saturday, March 18, any time from 10 am until afternoon. Whether you would like to do yard work, bring tools, or bring food, you can get to know the RHP team and Board members. Bring any gloves or yard gear you may have. Come when you can and stay as long as you can: 1315 Carolina Loop, Hillsboro, NC. Hope to see you there.”

From our first cookout in May ’21, with Jan Scott and Tracy Whitted pictured.

Can you help with accounting?

After finishing our donor records, Form 990 and Solicitor’s Annual Report,Paul Triulzi is looking for accounting help

Do you know of someone who can help?

We have lost our paid accountant, and need to find a replacement familiar with QuickBooks. In the past, RHP accounting has required 5 to 7 hours of help a month, and we have budgeted a fair amount for payment. Another option would be to have an experienced volunteer, making our resources go further. If you know of someone, or would like to pursue this opportunity yourself, please contact Paul Triulzi at questrandd@yahoo.com.

Prayer Requests

Having seen God work in amazing ways, we appreciate your prayers concerning our program, both specific and general. Please consider adding these issues to your prayer list:

• Reliable and affordable accounting assistance.
• Participation on Yard Work Day and Picnic – March 18, 10 am – 3 pm, with picnic lunch (Bring a side and we will provide hamburgers and hotdogs and buns.
• Keep our residents – Andy, Michael, Heyworth, and Randy – in your prayers;  and those who will be coming in the future.  Remember Tommy, Will and the staff in your prayers.

We are grateful for your support!

Our deep thanks go out to everyone who has supported us so far this year. Every dollar makes a difference. Every meal delivered to the house is savored and appreciated. Every prayer joins with many others. Every person you educate about our post-incarceration assistance is one more person who knows. All of your support results in an outpouring of God’s grace for the efforts of Reentry House Plus., and prison ministry in general.  We appreciate you!

Administrative support

Doug Peterson and Cynthia Wheaton are meeting twice monthly with Tommy and Will to shape and review the work of the house. Chris Ringwalt and David Stanford are putting together all the minutes and historical documents in one place as a permanent record of RHP (as is also required for the Secretary of State as a public non-profit corporation record of our actions).

We Couldn't Do this Without You!
 Become a Sustaining Donor:

We are seeking a goal of 100 donors who would be willing to donate  $5, $10, $25 or whatever, per month to sustain this important ministry.  (We currently have five "Gold Circle" contributors making monthly donations of $100 or more).

You can do this easily three different ways:

1. Go to: http://reentryhouseplus.wildapricot.org , and hit the “donate” button and follow the directions to set up a monthly donation.

2. With your bank’s “bill pay” function, put in the amount, frequency, etc. and have the bank drafted checks made out to "Reentry House Plus, Inc" sent to :
PO Box 361, Hillsborough, NC 27278.

3. Or, send your monthly checks made out to Reentry House Plus, Inc. to the address above.

We thank you for your support!

We welcome all our new subscribers who have just started with the newsletter.

Contacts:
We would welcome more of your friends and colleagues to get the news of recovery and hope through our newsletter, "New Beginnings".
Contacts are added by sending the name and email address to: reentryhouseplus@yahoo.com.

Board Officers: (As of December, 2022)

Doug Peterson, President
David Stanford, Vice President
Chris Ringwalt, Secretary
Paul Triulzi, Treasurer
Other Members:  
        Jarrett Barnhill, MD (ret)         Edward (Scottso) Scott
         Gates Vrooman                Cynthia Wheaton
Elizabeth Urena Butler           Ran Hamner
Pastor Dewey Williams             Pastor Tremaine Royste
Dr. Gabriel Kyerematen, MD

Consultants to the Board:  Tommy Green and Will Elmore (SWIT)
         and Chaplain Joshua Leroy, Orange Correctional Center       

Monthly Board Meets: 2nd Monday each month, 7- 8:30 pm, By Zoom
or meet in-person at Reentry House, 1315 Carolina Loop, Hillsborough or as a hybrid Zoom. This next meeting will be 3/13/2023.
Email us if you would like to come:  reentryhouseplus@yahoo.com
Co-Editors:  David Stanford and Althea Alton

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