Dec 21 2011

The First Causeway Cause Has Been Addressed!

Author: Heather  /  Topics: causes  /  Tags: causes addressed, results  /  Back to Blog

chattanoogans have rallied together and addressed the first cause on causeway.org- "chambliss shelter kids need more"! many thanks to those who posted the cause, posted the way to address it, and contributed through volunteer hours, monetary donations, or donations of toys and clothing.

donations from the awaken college lifegroup

one of the coolest things we've been able to witness through causeway is how chattanoogans pool their ideas and resources together and take action.  

in this case, an individual saw a need and posted a cause to the site (thanks alice!).  after learning more about the children’s home/chambliss shelter and their needs, a group of folks from abba’s house in the awaken college lifegroup decided they wanted to "adopt" this cause for christmas, and they suggested a way to address it.  their way - awaken college santa’s helpers -  detailed their commitment to purchasing needed and wanted items for several children and delivering them to the children's home.

spreading the word and rallying others to support a cause you care about is critical to a cause's success.  as the awaken group began planning, other chattanoogans began contributing to the cause, and another group at abba's house heard about the college lifegroup's efforts and wanted to join in - doubling the effort!  

delivering gifts to the children's home


the cause was up for less than a month, but was able to rally contributions of:  

  • 15 volunteer hours
    (spent purchasing and delivering gifts to the children's home)
  • 55 new clothing items and toys (delivered to the children's home)
  • $15.00 (since the effort was focused on gifts, these funds were used to purchase additional toys)

thank you again to all of those who contributed, in whatever way, to this cause!  we look forward to sharing more results with you in the future!