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10/30/2026

It looked like we had a good evening at the United Way fundraising auction! Lifespan was a good location for it this year. We are a partner agency with United Way, that means they help to fund what we do, so I'm glad I was there to help last night. The funds they brought in goes to fund many good organizations in Coles County. I'm glad they are there and are willing to support us!

10/24/2026

We are collecting food items for Soup Stop in Charleston through November. Soup Stop feeds quite a few needy people 5 days per week so they go through quite a bit of food. Our goal is to collect enough food to completely fill my pick up. I've included a list of the items we are looking for. These items do not cost that much so they are easy to get. The picture has an example of all of these items, that should give you an idea of what to get.

To learn more about Soup Stop you can look them up on Facebook and check out their website at SoupStop.org.
Thanks so much for your help!

Multi packs of chips
Multi packs of cookies
Pudding, jello and fruit cups
Jars of smooth peanut butter
Grape jam
Packs of brown paper bags

10/23/2026

I learned about a great organization in Charleston called Soup Stop! They feed needy people lunch 5 days a week. They average 150 to 180 take home lunches every week so they go through a lot of food. They operate through monetary donations, packaged food donations and a restaurant helps with food for the meals.

We would like to support them with a donation of food items this year and we need your help to do it! From now til the end of November we would like to receive food donations from the list at the bottom. You can drop off your donations to our location at 2709 Commercial Ave in Mattoon. Please leave them in our sunroom at the back of the house.

If you would like to learn more about Soup Stop you can look them up on Facebook or check out their website at Soupstop.org. we would love to gather a truckload of food for them to help feed the needy.
Thanks so much for your support!

Multi packs of chips or other salty snacks
Individual packs of cookies
Pudding, jello and fruit cups
Jars of grape jam
Jars of smooth peanut butter
Packs of brown lunch bags

Hours We serve a free hot lunch Monday to Friday11.00am – 12.30pm READ MORE Donate We are a Non-Profit organization funded entirely through donations. We need monetary, food and non-food donations. Please help support us so no-one goes hungry. READ MORE Volunteer Soup Stop volunteers are the heart...

10/23/2026

I had a great time sharing about Car Care with 100 Women Who Care last night! They are an awesome group and I'm glad they invited me!

10/20/2026

We do not have any cars coming in and we are getting a lot of requests for cars. Until we start getting cars we will not be able to accept any more applications for vehicles. We will post when we are ready to start taking apps aggain. Sorry for the inconvenience.

10/18/2026

We recently gave this car away! She hasn't had a car since her other one broke down and she really needs the transportation. Now she can get everywhere she needs to. A big thank you to the family who donated the car and especially to the lady who provided the funds for all the repairs that the car needed before we could give it away.

This was the last car that I know of us getting, I don't know of anything else coming. We could really use donations of running vehicles! We've been giving out a lot of flyers for vehicle donations and we need all of you who see this to get the word out about this great need. If you know of anything please contact the car owner on our behalf and encourage them to contact us. It's going to take all of us working together to secure vehicles to help other people with..
Thanks so much for your help!!!

10/17/2026

Does anyone have any junk tires sitting around that you want to get rid of? I need 4-205/65R15, they can be close to that size and I don't care if they hold air or not. They just can't be shredded so I can get them back on the rims. Please let me know if you have something, thanks.

10/10/2026

For those of you who don't know, we are a partnering agency with United Way. United Way helps many organizations in this county, including ours, with grants. And all of these grants come from fundraisers that they do a few times a year. The next Fundraiser is a get together and auction at the end of this month and the proceeds are used to fund the grants I mentioned. I've enjoyed helping at these auctions the last few years and the one this month looks like it's going to be a fun evening! Your support in going to this event will help fund many good organizations and the money raised will stay in this area. I will be there and I hope to see you there as well.

09/29/2026

We looked at something interesting today. Evidently, the lug nuts on this wheel were not tightened all the way. Three of the nuts came off and the lugs were sheared off. The remaining two loosened up more and the holes in the rim had wallowed out and by the time it got to me the wheel was about ready to come off the car! We'll be able to fix it when all of the parts get in. If someone takes your wheels off and puts them back on, even if it's me, it would be a good Idea to have the torque checked after a week to make sure there is not any problems. It only takes a minute and no one should have a problem doing that for you, it's the cost of doing business and your wheels will stay on your car.
Take care and God Bless!

09/25/2026

We just changed a couple of batteries today and over the summer we've changed several. That got me to thinking that colder weather is just around the corner. Now would be the time to make sure that your battery is good for the winter. You would be a lot better off changing a weak battery now instead of having one go dead in a parking lot or on the side of the road when it's real cold out. If your battery is over 5 years old you might want to consider getting a new one. Any shop can check your battery and charging system, we can check them out, Battery Specialists are highly qualified to do that. Auto parts stores cannot do that, they would be more than happy to sell you one whether you need it or not. Whatever you decide to do please do it soon. I hope this helps!