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Thank You For Helping!

2011-11-23T19:16:00.000-08:00

The 5th Annual Bryan/Emmanuel House Silent Auction was a huge success - Thanks to everyone who came out and all the volunteers who made it possible!

This year the goal for the auction was just to beat last year's total of $23,000, which we did by raising a little over $24,000. Thanks again.

Please visit our BRAND NEW WEBSITE AT: http://www.emmanuelhouse.org/

THIS FRIDAY - Don't miss out!!!

2011-11-16T14:59:00.000-08:00

Friday, Nov. 18th from 7 - 9:15pm in Naperville at Community Christian Church (click here for directions).
Come do your Christmas shopping and support a great cause at the same time! Plus, SAVE MONEY on hundreds of auction items in dozens of categories - since the typical auction item will sell for around 50% off of its normal price. We already have some fantastic auction items (see below), but we still need your help in one of three ways:

See previous posts for a small preview of the OVER 500 Auction Items!

Auction items this year will include:

Tickets (Cubs, Monster Jam, Disney on Ice, concerts & theater!!!)
Kids' Toys for all ages (including Baby toys and supplies)
Trips, Outings & Vacations (including Sedona, AZ & a Lake Michigan Cabin)
Outdoor & Recreational Equipment (camping equipment & sporting goods)
Gift & Beauty baskets (Aveeno, Dove, Oil of Olay/Regenerist, Old Spice, Nuetrogena & Much More!)
Gift Cards (dozens including restaurants, spa, home improvement & more)
Household items, Furniture & decor (Kuerig single cup brewer, luggage, stainless steel grill - too much to list!)
Sports Memorabilia (autographed Cubs, Bears, Sox including Brian Urlacher, Fergie Jenkins (HOF), Carlos Marmol - updated list coming soon!)
Practical, everyday items including "a year's supply" of items such as soap/bodywash, shampoo/conditioner, laundry detergent, baby wipes, dishwasher tabs (dozens of groupings)
AND SO MUCH MORE!

100% OF PROCEEDS BENEFIT BRYAN/EMMANUEL HOUSE'S MISSION of "Breaking the Cycle of Working Class Poverty through Homeownership."

THIS FRIDAY - Nov. 18, 7 - 9:15pm - 5th Annual Silent Auction

2011-11-15T16:15:00.000-08:00

DON'T MISS OUT!!!!

OVER 500 SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

See a sampling below & Check out the previous post for directions and more details.

THANK YOU FELD MOTOR SPORTS!

5th Annual Silent Auction - THIS FRIDAY, Nov. 18th 7 - 9:15pm

2011-11-14T10:13:00.000-08:00

DON'T MISS OUT!!!!

OVER 500 SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

See a sampling below & Check out the previous post for directions and more details.

FIFTH ANNUAL BRYAN/EMMANUEL HOUSE SILENT AUCTION

2011-10-03T22:37:00.000-07:00

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, Nov. 18th from 7 - 9:15pm in Naperville at Community Christian Church (click here for directions).

Come do your Christmas shopping and support a great cause at the same time! Plus, SAVE MONEY on hundreds of auction items in dozens of categories - since the typical auction item will sell for around 50% off of its normal price. We already have some fantastic auction items (see below), but we still need your help in one of three ways:

VOLUNTEER - we need volunteers the night of the event - please email desiree@bryanhouse.org if you're available to volunteer in before the event or during set-up or the event itself;
DONATE - do you or anyone you know own or manage a business that can donate an item; tickets or gift certificates? Contact rick@bryanhouse.org if you do!
INVITE & ATTEND - make it a family or small group event--or make an announcement at church or work. Getting a big turnout for the event is what we need the most help with! REMEMBER: the auction is fun; you save money on Christmas shopping AND it supports a great cause! (Public Welcome - No tickets required!)

A preview of some of the auction items will be coming soon - so please check back!

Auction items this year will include:

Tickets (sports & theater)
Kids' Toys for all ages (including Baby toys and supplies)
Trips, Outings & Vacations (including Sedona, AZ & a Lake Michigan Cabin)
Outdoor & Recreational Equipment (camping equipment & sporting goods)
Gift & Beauty baskets (Aveeno, Dove, Oil of Olay/Regenerist, Old Spice, Nuetrogena & Much More!)
Gift Cards (dozens including restaurants, spa, home improvement & more)
Household items, Furniture & decor (Kuerig single cup brewer, luggage, stainless steel grill - too much to list!)
Sports Memorabilia (autographed Cubs, Bears, Sox including Brian Urlacher, Fergie Jenkins (HOF), Carlos Marmol - updated list coming soon!)
Practical, everyday items including "a year's supply" of items such as soap/bodywash, shampoo/conditioner, laundry detergent, baby wipes, dishwasher tabs (dozens of groupings)
AND SO MUCH MORE!

100% OF PROCEEDS BENEFIT BRYAN/EMMANUEL HOUSE'S MISSION of "Breaking the Cycle of Working Class Poverty through Homeownership."

EMMANUEL HOUSE: The Next Chapter in the Story of Bryan House

2011-09-15T11:58:00.000-07:00

Our Name May Have Changed, But our Purpose Remains:

Breaking the Cycle of Working-Class Poverty through Home-ownership

· Strengthening Family stability through home-ownership & savings;

· Strengthening Children through improved educational opportunities; and

· Strengthening Communities by increasing ownership & investment in neighborhoods

So Why the name Change?
Bryan House was our “test” model—and it worked! As we expand beyond a single, physical location, we are creating an organization with an expandable and reproducible model that has the power to impact not just individual families—and not just the City of Aurora—but any community that looks to the Emmanuel House model.
Why the name “Emmanuel House”?
The name “Emmanuel House” continues to honor our namesake, Bryan Emmanuel Guzman, but also helps identify the project as one that relies on the involvement of churches and the promise of “God with us.” And on a practical level, Emmanuel is a more commonly recognizable and universal name that carries the same meaning in multiple languages. This will serve us well both in our current expansion to East Aurora, parts of which are over 90% Hispanic—as well as in our future expansion as we eventually expand to more regional and/or distant communities.
What happened to “Bryan House?”
NOTHING! The original Bryan House is still going strong! It will always be called Bryan House & will continue to serve refugees in Aurora. But as we expand our focus to the broader population of the working-class poor, that effort will be done by “Emmanuel House Community Development Corporation (CDC)”

2011-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

Meet the New Emmanuel House Staff

Left to Right: Rey Garrido, Jacqueline Arellano, Casey Barrette &
Volunteer Staff: Rick & Desiree Guzman

Emmanuel House is rapidly expanding! Amazingly, we've made our model even more efficient by leveraging more partners and even more existing resources. Even with bringing on our first paid staff, our cost per family is still just $400/month or $13/day, which allows the typical family to save double that amount toward their dream of home-ownership.