Please make illness the only excuse for not coming to MERCI.
Consider making a donation to MERCI through Network for Good and PayPal.
January 1, 2013
To:
Consumers, Families & Care providers
From: Marta R. Escañuelas, Executive Director
Reyna Peña & Bernice Vermilya, Associate
Directors of Programs
Holiday closure dates are the following, Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in observance of New Years day, and Monday,
January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If you have any questions please feel free to call the office at
626-289-8817.
Construction continues to move forward John and Mary’s Centre is nearly complete. Work has begun on the new
administration building completion is scheduled for spring 2013. Take a look at our Facebook page and see the construction
in progress.
If you have any suggestions for fundraisers please call the office. Are ideas are welcome.
Please turn in any Fresh & Easy receipts that are dated from September 2012- December 31, 2012 into the Chandler office
located at 525 N. Chandler Ave. Monterey Park, CA 91754 or you can mail them to P.O Box 676 Monterey Park, CA.
91754. We will receive $1.00 for every $20.00 spent in the store.
We continue to receive rewards from the Ralph’s supermarket Community Contribution Program. If you would like to sign
up please let us know so we can send you a flyer to link your Ralph’s rewards card, the cashier will assist you by scanning
the flyer’s scanbar. You can also sign up online by designating MERCI to receive the rewards simply inputting our
NPO#93243 and we will reap the benefits.
MERCI has joined forces with Cars 4 Causes. Cars 4 Causes accepts all cars, trucks, motorcycles, and rv’s (just about any
type of vehicle) in any condition, running or not. Car donations are tax deductable and MERCI benefits from your donation.
Please visit our website for further details.
We continue to collect UPCs and beverage caps from participating products to earn points that can be redeemed for FREE
educational merchandise! You can turn in your UPCs and beverage caps into MERCI’s office. Some of the participating
products are Campbell’s, Goldfish, V8, Wolfgang Puck, Spaghettio’s, Swanson’s, Pepperidge Farms, Franco- American,
Prego, Pebbles cereal, Honey Bunches of Oats, Pop Secret popcorn, and BIC just to name a few. To see a complete list of
participating products, please visit LabelsForEducation.com.
We have a Planet Aid bin at our Chandler site, we will receive one cent per pound of clothing and shoe donations. Please
help us raise funds by donating your items.
Please look for announcements in our memo, website merci.org and/or on facebook. We are on twitter follow us
@merci1955.
Again MERCI would like to thank everyone for your continued support and patience while we are undergoing construction.
On behalf of MERCI we would like to wish everyone a Prosperous New Year!
We would like to utilize E-mail as much as possible. This will save us money in paper and postage. Please give us your E-mail!
You can email us at marta@merci.org or blascala@merci.org or rpena@merci.org. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact us at 626-289-8817 or via email at merci@merci.org.