a Party with a Purpose!
Organized by
REFRESH 2015
Is an event born of a vision from a partner church in New York City.
Pastor Steven Dilla, along with a few other community churches, pooled their resources and went to an impoverished neighborhood in the lower East side of Manhattan.
Together they put on an incredible block party ... with a purpose!
The purpose was to provide hope, love, and community through tangible needs.
They provided food, music, haircuts, face painting and bibles.
It is a party that the people in that community look
forward to every year!
OUR GOAL
The goal of Refresh BISD is to provide hope to the families of the community
by connecting them to resources that will enrich their lives.
Our first annual Refresh NRH took place on August 22, 2015.
Over 2,700 attended. We gave away: 1,943 school supply kits, 1,383 backpacks, 22 hairdressers did 200 haircuts. 1,000 snow cones, 164 eye exams, 40 referrals to school nurses, 200 bibles were given out, 15 zero down/low interest loands were started, 17 children were enrolled for insurance. YMCA connected 5 families to youth sports and gave out scholarship infomration.
We are grateful to 9 schools, 20 churches, 22 community resources organizations, 26 local businesses, over 500 volunteers, Birdville Independent School District, and numerous sponsors and financial supporters.
REFRESH 2016
Our 2nd annual Refresh BISHtook place on August 13, 2016.
Over 1,500 attended. We gave away: 680 school supply kits, 680 backpacks, 107 sport physicals, 68 eye exams, 142 haircuts, over 600 snow cones, over 1,000 plates of food, and 120 eye exams. We are grateful to 14 schools, 16 churches, 22 community resources organizations, 26 local businesses, over 300 volunteers, Birdville Independent School District, and numerous sponsors and financial supporters.
Our Refresh Team also visited a number of local schools and gave the following supplies for free:
Major Cheney Elementary: 350 backpack and 350 school supply kits
Mullendore Elementary: 328 backpack and 328 school supply kits
Holiday Heighs Elementary: 100 backpack and 100 school supply kits
Richland Elementary: 200 backpack and 200 school supply kits
Binion Elementary: 200 backpack and 200 school supply kits
Smithfield Elementary: 48 school supply kits
Foster Village Elementary: 48 backpack and 48 school supply kits
Carrie F Thomas Elementary: 220 backpack and 220 school supply kits
Spicer Elementary: 400 backpack and 400 school supply kits (CEC Donations)
Richland Middle: 300 backpack and 230 school supply kits
North Richland Middle: 48 backpack and 48 school supply kits
In total Refresh 2016 gave away 3,000 backpacks and 3,000 school supply kits.
