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A New Year...New Beginnings! - Thursday, January 8th 2009 10:40 AM
What are your goals for the year ahead?  Do you have a map?  God's Word says He will be our compass as we stride forward confidently in His Word! I am taking a job in...
Christmas Cheer! - Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 1:34 PM
Yesterday, Teresa came into the store wearing some of her Christmas treasures.  I asked where she got them and was delighted to find out that she found them right...
Make a Difference in Someone’s Life Today! - Tuesday, October 28th 2008 10:24 AM
Several months ago, I met a man named Hosea.  He came to The Gateway looking for work and shared his story with me.  Hosea was in his 50’s and had been in jail since...
Christmas is Coming! - Thursday, October 23rd 2008 8:40 AM
Don’t you love the twinkle in a child’s eyes when Christmas is mentioned?  The anticipation is as enticing as the event itself!  That’s why every family needs to...
Always Something Going On… - Monday, October 6th 2008 3:38 PM
Greg Edwards, Chautauqua County Executive, stopped by to chat with Director Dale Peterson.  He dropped in on a busy day…a big load of lumber had just been delivered for...
An Agent of Compassion - Friday, September 12th 2008 12:16 PM
In his book, Mercy Beyond Measure, Kurt Salierno defines compassion as “being moved by someone else’s plight to the point of taking action.”  (p. 121) In the months...
The Bag Sale has been Extended! - Saturday, August 30th 2008 7:51 PM
For one more week, you can benefit from this zany offer!  Come down to the Helping Hands entrance and fill the bag of your choice.  We have suitcases to fill as full...
Meet the Designer! - Friday, August 15th 2008 12:36 PM
  When Lorna Perkins felt God impress her to move to western New York in 2002, she was a single parent with no job prospects.  But her employer at Dairy Queen...
Painting Party - Sunday, August 3rd 2008 5:12 PM
Several youth groups gathered to paint at the skate park on June 7.  It was a joint community project to help prepare the walls before the flooring is completed. ...
Bag Sale! - Thursday, July 31st 2008 4:05 PM
This is the Daddy of all Garage Sales!  And just in time for the end of summer hazy days. August 26-30, come to the garage area by the Helping Hands Store for a whale of a...
Soup Success - Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 5:13 PM
While soup may not be your idea of a great meal on a hot day, it certainly brought people out for the St. Susan’s fundraiser!  Bemus Point proved to be the perfect...
Room to Grow - Thursday, July 17th 2008 2:07 PM
The Gateway Center is located in a huge warehouse.  The myriad of levels provides plenty of area to spread out in many directions.  St. Susan’s Kitchen and eating...
Clothes Anyone? - Thursday, July 10th 2008 5:31 PM
The Helping Hands Thrift Store receives donations from a multitude of sources.  Tuesday we found about a dozen brand new ladies tops that had been brought in!...
Benefit for St. Susan’s Soup Kitchen - Wednesday, July 9th 2008 2:09 PM
On Saturday, July 19, 2008, from 10am to 2pm, St. Susan’s Kitchen is sponsoring a benefit at Bemus Point, next to the Italian Fisherman. Bring a lawn chair and spending...