Join SPPRAK in Stopping the Graffiti

 To join SPPRAK in removing graffiti in selected areas of Terre Haute, you may email SPPRAK at SPPRAK@yahoo.com

You may click on the link below to read the full story from  June 5, 2012.

Tribune Star Article -Group hopes to spark in Fight against Graffiti

SPPRAK Blog Sunday June 3, 2012

Some exciting news from the SPPRAK group! We are now an official 501c3 not for profit corporation! And, we are now accepting donations to help us with our mission to help others, and your donations are tax deductable! A really special thanks to the Modesitt Law Firm for their help! In the coming weeks we will be doing some “fun”-raising for our SPPRAK group. Our first fundraising mission will be to purchase insurance that is required for us to have our events. This is approximately $400 per year. We will use the money for costs associated with our “fun” raising efforts. Thank you all in advance for your support!

On another note, we hear every day about how bad our cities look, the tagging, the litter, etc, etc. It is not hard to point out the problems our city or any city has. Let’s face it though, changing the problems will not happen in a single sweep, with someone else doing it, it happens with small changes, it happens with us.

That being said, SPPRAK is picking up the baton, or paint brush in this case, this summer and taking on the anti graffiti fight! This summer, for 6 days, 2 in June, July and August, we intend to make a difference in Terre Haute, by painting over graffiti. Our first meeting will be June 4, 2012 at Illiana Truck Parts at 25th and Locust. Pull into the lot off of Locust. We will meet from 6 to 6:30. We are looking for leaders, paint will be provided, but you will need paint brushes when we start. Tomorrow will be to organize. We have selected sites in town, mostly on 25th St. Everyone is welcome, however, because of insurance we cannot use anyone under the age of 18. Do not be discouraged by this, we would like to start an anti tagging revolution and you can take your youth group, or other organization and pick your part of town to make a difference in. Show up tomorrow and find out what we will be doing, we will give out all you need to know. The commitment is small, one hour 6 times this summer, Monday nights from 6-7. Pretty easy!

Our anti tagging effort is part of a bigger SPPRAK project, our organization is also working on bringing some murals to our downtown area. We have some preliminary sites in the works, so watch for updates. This is something that other cities have done, and would be such a great project for Terre Haute. Watch here, our facebook page, and twitter for what is going on with SPPRAK. @spprak is our twitter, please follow us, and our email is spprak@yahoo.com. Your ideas are welcome. We are also committed to our purpose of local people helping local businesses and charities, so if you have a charity you would like us to help, please contact us at our yahoo account!

Upcoming SPPRAK Events- Come join the FUN

Upcoming events for SPPRAK

July14 ,2012 : joint FUN raiser with Project Flipmode in West Chicago to benefit two special people battling cancer.

August 25, 2012 :Terre Haute Block Party ( learn more about SPPRAK and how you can join in our FUNraisers)

September 8, 2012 : Altrusa Chili cook off at the Blues at the Crossroads Fest

October 6, 2012 : ISU Homecoming Parade with Terre Haute K-9 unit

October 7, 2012: Hot Dogs for Top Dogs to benefit the Terre Haute K-9 unit

December 7, 2012 : Ugly Christmas Sweater Party to benefit Happiness Bag

   We'd love to have you part of these events!

 

      

Winners of the Coffee, Caps & Shades SPPRAK event at Java Haute

Congratulations to the winners!

1st Place 

2nd Place

3rd Place

SPPRAK team heads to Harrisburg, IL

A Letter of Thanks from SPPRAK

SPPRAK (Special People Performing Random Acts of Kindness) would like to express our gratitude for the overwhelming response to our request for donations to assist the people of Harrisburg, IL that have been effected by the E4 tornado February 29. We anticipated an SUV full of donations and because of the generosity of our community we filled a cargo van (donated by GLong Auto in Brazil,IN) and a 3/4 ton pick up filled with ONE ton of water donated by Terre Haute Regional Hospital. What is more amazing to us is that it was done in a 24 hour period.

Certainly our local news media, Terre Haute Tribune-Star; WTHI; WTWO played a major role in this accomplishment. Without their coverage, the awareness of our project would not have reached as many in our community. VNA/Hospice of the Wabash Valley played a major role as well by allowing us to use their facility as the community collection site.

The people that we spoke to in Harrisburg all were overwhelmed that people from Terre Haute would care for them enough to send the donations, thoughts and prayers. The coordinator on site for Operation Blessings said it best, " I always know we are in the Midwest by the show of hands of those who are out of town coming in to help" The majority were people like us, coming in to lend a hand because we can.

Again, thank you to all of you contributed in anyway be it through donations, thoughts and prayers. All of you are Special People Performing Random Acts of Kindness.

SPPRAK 

SPPRAK and team on their way to Harrisburg, IL to deliver collected items from the Terre Haute Community to tornado victims.

Unloading items in Harrisburg

2012 Coffee, Caps & Shades SPPRAK event

Having fun before the event started

Beautiful view from the inside of Java Haute

All of the awesome participants

Voting begins today (Feb 26), through March 10th. Go to Java Haute and place your vote ($1 per vote) for your favorite Coffee, Caps & Shades photo. Vote as many times as you want, all proceeds benefit the Terre Haute Humane Shelter.

SPPRAK article in the Tribune Star for Coffee, Caps & Shades

Click here to read the article.