Kelly Republicano

Mother’s Day Community Giving Project

Hi friends,

We’re kicking off our second annual Mother’s Day Community Giving Project to support moms living in local Katherine Hanley family and two domestic violence shelters.

This year, we’re focusing on creating self-care gift baskets—simple, meaningful items to remind these moms they are seen, supported, and cared for.

🛍️ How to help:
�• Donate items and drop off at local collection sites (SignUpGenius below)
�• Share with your communities�
• Businesses—reach out if you’d like to get involved!

Every small act adds up to something really meaningful.

💛 With deep gratitude to this incredible community:�Thank you for showing up over the past two years to support local families through both our Holiday and Mother’s Day drives.

A special thank you to:�
✨ Lynne at Breathe Body & Mind & Michelle at My Gym for your continued support across all four projects �
✨ Emory and My Gym for supporting this year and last year’s Mother’s Day efforts�
✨ Cosmetic Dental Associates, Sara of Dr. Bunin & Gary Kramer, Pediatric Dentistry �
✨ Spartans, Wegmans Fairfax, and IHOP for supporting last year’s Mother’s Day brunch

This is what community looks like—and I’m so grateful to be part of it with all of you

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD22A3FAC07-62944818-mothers

Warmly,
Kelly

Mother’s Day Self-Care Gift Drive This Mother’s Day, we are coming together as a community for our second annual drive to support mothers living in our local Kathrine Hanley family shelter in Fairfax and two domestic violence shelters. We are collecting items to create Mother’s Day self-care baskets. Our hope is that each basket...

🎄 Volunteers Needed – Kids Craft & Gingerbread Cookie Decorating Party! 🍪✨

We’re looking for kids and adult volunteers to help bring some holiday magic to the children living at our local family shelter on Saturday, December 20th.

Volunteers will help decorate and prepare the space, lead the gingerbread decorating, craft, and wrapping stations, and assist with cleanup after the event.

We have three shift options available:�🕘 Start to Finish: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM�🌅 Opening Shift: 9:00 – 11:00 AM�🌇 Closing Shift: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Please sign up here to help spread joy this season:�👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD22A3FAC07-61278048-community

💛 Snack Donation Update:� We are still in need of snacks—lots of snacks! Tomorrow night, we’ll be assembling gallon-size snack bags for each of the 75 children living across the three shelters to help support their snack needs while they are out of school for winter break.

If you have questions or need an alternative time, feel free to reach out to me directly. Thank you for helping make this day so special for our community! 💛

For other ways to support our larger Community Giving Project, check out this SignUpGenius:�👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD22A3FAC07-60471040-joyfor 🎁✨

Joy for Every Child: Holiday Drive for Local DV Shelters Holiday Cheer Drive for Families in Our Local Domestic Violence Shelters This year, we’re collecting gifts and gift cards for the 30 children currently living in our two local domestic violence shelters, and — thanks to our incredibly generous community — we’ll also be providing gift cards f...

✨ Our 2nd Annual Holiday Giving Drive is underway! ✨

We’re coming together once again to spread love and joy to the children living at the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter and the two local domestic violence shelters we support each year. 🎁💖

Thanks to this incredible community, most of the wish lists are covered — but we still need your help! We’re still collecting:
🍪 Individually wrapped snacks
🍬 Small individually wrapped candies
💰 Monetary donations to help cover kids’ cookie and craft party at the shelters and the extra snacks needed for the 75 children while they are on winter break.

Every little bit adds up to big smiles and brighter holidays for 75 kids across our shelters. 💫

If you’d like to get involved, sign
up or donate here 👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD22A3FAC07-60471040-joyfor #/

Huge thank you to for donating toothbrushes and more for all the children living in these three shelters.

Thank you for helping make this season a little brighter for families who need it most. ❤️

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I tried something I honestly didn’t think I could do. I completed my first 23-hour fast, followed by a few 16:8s, all without my old crutch — coffee.

For years, I told myself I wasn’t capable of this. But here I am, less than two weeks in, realizing I can still do hard things.

This journey isn’t about the scale. It’s about energy, clarity, and learning to trust my body again. It’s about showing my kids (and reminding myself) that strength looks different in every season.

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✨ 27 days without coffee ✨

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🌸 Hey neighbors! 🌸

Thank you SO much for the incredible support you’ve already given to our Mother’s Day Gift Basket collection — this community never ceases to amaze me! 💛

We’re now shifting our focus to the Mother’s Day brunch on Saturday, May 10th we’re hosting for the families at the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter and our two local Domestic Violence Shelters. It’s a special way to celebrate these strong, resilient mothers and their children — and we need your help to make it happen!

🧺 So far, we know there are 75 people currently living at the family shelter, and I’m waiting on final numbers from the other two.

We’re looking for donations — food, coffee, and brunch items would be amazing!

Do you know and love any local businesses who might want to help support this beautiful cause? Please tag them, share this post, or reach out directly — I’d love to connect with them!
Thank you again for being such a generous and compassionate community. Let’s keep the love going. 💐

👉 View the full list of items needed & sign up to contribute here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD22A3FAC07-55655477-mothers

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