R.A.M.P. is headed back to Kentucky in mid-February!

Immediate need for funds to help R.A.M.P. fund the following programs:

• Schools in Martin County, Kentucky have an immediate need for “Backpack Snack” funds to purchase and send home a healthy meal with children in their backpacks on Fridays so the kids have something to eat on the weekend.  Many children in Martin County only eat meals at school.  When they are home over the weekend, their families often cannot afford to buy food, so the schools try to send food home with the kids.

• Homecoming Church Food Pantry – R.A.M.P. is working with the Homecoming Church, up in a “hollow” of the hills of Martin County, to help them sustain their food pantry with healthy food.  The food pantry serves more than 150 families that live in the remote mountain area.  The food pantry costs approximately $25,000 per year to stock with healthy food.  R.A.M.P. is also working with a farmer to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to the food pantry and work with the members of the Homecoming Church to build a community garden.

Send donations by February 12, 2010 to:

Rockin’ Appalachian Mom Project

187 Sound Beach Avenue, Suite 2

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

R.A.M.P. In the News

• NBC Nightly News - November 25, 2009 - click here

• NBC Nightly News - March 30, 2009, click here
  

 R.A.M.P.'s November Trip

• R.A.M.P. successfully raised enough money to purchase 100 heaters
  for this winter and distributed them to the families in one entire community.
• Donated and delivered 5,000 bottles of Rockin' Water™ that was distributed to two local elementary schools, the CAP Child Development Centers and the Food Pantry at the Homecoming Church; and gave nutritional lectures at Eden and Inez Elementary Schools in Martin County
• Donated and distributed winter coats, boots, hats, gloves and clothing collected from the winter clothing drive
• Provided dinner for 150 families
• Made significant improvements to Margaret's home by painting the interior, repairing cabinets, interior walls and eliminating drafts.
• Delivered $125,000 worth of donated medical equipment (wheel chairs, electric beds, lifts, electric scooters, diabetic equipment, etc) to the CAP Respite Center in Hagerhill, KY through partnership with Medical Angels
• Provided groceries and Thanksgiving turkeys to needy families
• Donated a washer, dryer, couch and a telephone for emergency use to Kathy, mother of 4 boys 

R.A.M.P. Our next steps:

• R.A.M.P. is  making plans to raise enough money to fund a Food Pantry for one year.  This Pantry services 150 families who live in the Calf Creek Hollow, near Inez, KY. 
• Kathy, a hard-working mom of four boys is in need of a new and safe place to live.  R.A.M.P. hopes to raise enough money to help Kathy purchase a used trailer so she can provide a safe and secure home for her boys.  She is a true inspiration to all Moms. 

If you would like to help, please DONATE ONLINE or send a check and/or donation to:

R.A.M.P.

187 Sound Beach Avenue, Suite 2

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

How We Got Started

It was a news story on ABC's 20/20 that caught the attention of Amy Guerrieri, founder and CEO of Rockin' Water™.  While watching the segment on the "Hidden America," she felt an immediate call to action and she knew she had to get invloved.

In less than 3 weeks Amy rallied her community and collected 11 pallets of donated goods to bring down to the people of Kentucky she had seen on television.

By partnering with CAP, a non-profit on the ground in Appalachia, Amy was able to quickly and effectively reach more than 800 children and their families in a very short time and provide the families in Martin County, Kentucky with nutritional information, donated bottles of

Rockin’ Water, and much needed personal items for their families.

All of the pieces of the Rockin' Appalachian Mom Project fell into place - in a surreal manner - which Amy believes solidified that this was meant to be.  After her first trip to Kentucky, Amy said, "I firmly believe that if one community were to partner with another Appalachian community in need, such as my community did, that the problems of poverty, malnutrition, education, job training, and more could be tackled and a measurable difference made."  Amy wants to make a difference one family at a time - and R.A.M.P. was born.