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Giving Back
Giving back to the community is part of the mission of the Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association(NICIA). This year we are excited to be able to help our community around the holidays by participating in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree project and adopting a family of five for the holidays. The NICIA is asking its members to either donate gifts or money to help make this family’s Christmas a joyous day.
Matching Dollars
NICIA will match each dollar donated to this cause. This money will be used for gifts to even out the items purchased so each child is getting items. It will also be used to purchase dry goods and daily essentials like soap, tooth paste, laundry detergent for the family.
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For cash donations you can pay online through the Donate Now button below, or bring your cash donation to the NICIA Christmas Party December 11 at the Innsbrook Country club.
NICIA Adopt A Family 2014
Donate cash to help a family of five have a merry Christmas.
Enter an amount to donate and then click the green Donate Now! button.
NICIA will match any cash donations.
Donating Gifts
Members can also provide gift donations. You can buy one or several gifts it is up to you. All we ask is that you DO NOT wrap the gift but instead just put the gender and age of the child you bought for on the item. Please put your name on the back so we can contact you if needed. We are doing this so that we can eliminate duplicate gift items for the same child. We will wrap the gifts and put name tags on them before we deliver the items. Click here to download a document with the family information for gifts here.
Although a gift for mom is not required we are sure she would appreciate one if someone decided to provide one. Bring donated gifts to the NICIA Christmas Party December 11 at the Innsbrook Country club. For more information about the Christmas Party, click here. If you are not attending the Holiday Party and would still like to donate please let Greg O’Donnell or Melissa Nusbaum know and we can arrange something with you. I encourage you to help us give back to the community.
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Community Outreach
As Real Estate Investors, at times our emphasis on building our businesses can be so focused that we forget about the communities that make up our customer base. Helping to build strong sustainable communities should be our focus as well.
A strong community is a catalyst for stable local economies and stable economies are good for business! Last month, volunteers from NICIA took part in a local community outreach project with Habitat for Humanity (our first for 2013).
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About Habitat For Humanity
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The Habitat home was located in our very own Gary, Indiana. NICIA members showed up bright and early to lend their talents to complete the renovation of this home for a deserving family from our local community. We were not alone in our efforts and had the pleasure of working alongside members of the, also local, Embassies of Christ Church. The beneficiary of the home, a devout member of the church, was also present.
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Though Habitat for Humanity is renowned for its many charitable services, home building is more than just a day’s work. Most often, builds take place over the course of several weeks and in several different stages. Volunteers may participate in any stage of the build whether it is landscaping, roofing, raising walls, or painting. Recently, NICIA members took part in painting a home.
Working with fellow members of the community was an awesome experience. Similar to Habitat for Humanity, Embassies of Christ Church (EOC) offers a transitional living program for its members who have fallen victim to financial hardship during this period of economical instability. Dr. V. Stewart explained that EOC buys and rehabs its own homes in which program participants can live rent free. Just as Habitat requires of its beneficiaries, EOC requires that its own beneficiaries take financial literacy courses like those offered through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University.
These courses teach the principles of responsible home ownership. Beneficiaries are then allowed to stay in the homes provided for them for a period of 18 to 24 months. Once this period is over, they are encouraged to take the new financial management tools and knowledge that they’ve learned to seek home ownership in their communities. EOC’s program is a testament to the passion and spirit of our community members and should be an inspiration to us all to become more involved in the local communities we serve.
Fortunately, there will be more opportunities for all of our members to volunteer with this wonderful organization in the near future. If you are interested in participating, be sure to check the NICIA Website regularly for updates on upcoming events.
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Food Donations Help Local Children’s Home
We care for our children in a group home setting. Each home has a houseparent couple who serves as “Mom” and “Dad” to the children in their care. Each couple may care for up to eight BCH children in their home. These Christian houseparent couples model Christian family living to the children in their care. They teach the children basic life skills such as how to get along with each other, how to budget an allowance, manage a personal schedule, clean their rooms, and so forth. Houseparents teach and model to the children how to live in a godly way. “ |
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NICIA members donated a large amount of nonperishable food items. Folks that donated food were also given additional raffle tickets towards prizes that were being offered during the Christmas party. We were happy to be able to help and look forward to other ways we may be able to give back to the community throughout the year.
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