Room In The Inn - Memphis

Happy Father’s Day from RITI!

🌟❤️🏖️ Thank you Christ Church for making Room in the Inn-Memphis your VBS community ministry focus! Lisa had so much fun at your Family Night event! We are so grateful for your constant support hosting our guests and sharing resources for our work. Christ Church Memphis

🌟❤️🥵 THURSDAY'S THINGS WE NEED: Most often our requests are for guest supplies. This week, we're asking for box fans for the RITI campus to prep for the summer heat.
🛒 Fans can be ordered directly from our Amazon wishlist (ritimemphis.org/wishlist), which will ship to our door, or dropped off at 409 Ayers Street, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Thanks for keepin' it cool! 😎

🌟❤️🚎Thank you South Main Association! Lisa and RITI board member Anna Bishop had a great time sharing about RITI.

🌟❤️😎 WOW! These Texans aren’t afraid of a little sun! They spent the day making our sun sails more secure so we can enjoy some shade this summer and painted colorful panels for the fence. THANK YOU!

Love having UTHSC Nursing students at RITI!

Our accelerated students at University of Tennessee Health Science Center enjoyed taking nutrition education to the day campers at Room In The Inn - Memphis today.

🌟❤️✈️ THANK YOU!
This FedEx Cares group joined us to work on paintings to brighten the playground. We always have fun with !

We hope you had a Friday filled with love and hospitality, Fergus sure did! From interns to construction managers, 80's to infants Fergus Friday was all joy💙🐾

🌟❤️🏠 THURSDAY'S THINGS WE NEED: Last week we mentioned the need for hotplates for guests moving into housing. This week we have a few more items needed for our housewarming kits: Cooking Utensils, Kitchen Towels, Toilet Cleaner, Hand Soap, Pots and Pans, Laundry Baskets, Brooms w/ Dustpans.
🛒 All of these items can be ordered directly from our Amazon wishlist (ritimemphis.org/wishlist), which will ship to our door, or similar items can be dropped off at 409 Ayers Street, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Since these items are given as housewarming gifts, we do ask that all items be new. Thank you for helping us make RITI guests' transitions to housing extra special!

🌟❤️📚Lisa caught a little time with this week (and some new books)!

🌟❤️🎨 RITI was flooded with the joy and brightness of 22 middle school students from St George's Episcopal Church - Germantown, TN! THANK YOU for helping us get ready for CITI Camp!

🌟❤️🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! These wonderful people celebrate their birthdays in May and June, and RITI is so grateful to have them on the team! Happy Birthday to Cole, Chantelle, and Megan! Your joy and kindness makes such a difference in the world.

🌟❤️🍳 THURSDAY'S THINGS WE NEED: Oftentimes when guests move into housing, there's no stove in their new home. In these situations, we'd love to provide a double-burner hot plate in the Housewarming Kit!
🛒 Hotplates may be ordered directly from our Amazon wishlist (ritimemphis.org/wishlist), which will ship to our door, or similar items can be dropped off at 409 Ayers Street, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Thank you for helping us meet the unique needs of RITI guests!

🌟❤️🐾 “Dog Days of Summer” has a different meaning around here! Thanks DanniLynn and Fergus for sharing your love with RITI! In addition to these two staff pals, we’re also excited for visits with our new friends at !

RITI offices are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. We remember and honor those who have lost their lives in service.

Thank you for your hospitality, support and excitement about the work we all do together for our guests.

🌟❤️🥛 THURSDAY'S THINGS WE NEED: Can you give us a "BOOST?" We have several Recuperative Care guests who are elderly and/or going through cancer treatments and could use nutritional shakes (Ensure, Boost, etc.) to supplement their diets.
🛒 Nutrition shakes may be ordered directly from our Amazon wishlist (ritimemphis.org/wishlist), which will ship to our door, or donations can be dropped off at 409 Ayers Street Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Thank you for helping us meet the unique needs of RITI guests!

Get your tickets to rock with RITI and 38 Special at Fall Fest Memphis!

Memphis, Tennessee here we come October 19. Are you ready to Rock into the night? Fall Fest Memphis
Tickets on sale now! https://fallfestmemphis.org/buy-tickets-2/concert-tickets/

Thank you! With your votes, RITI is a finalist for Volunteer Memphis Nonprofit of the Year! Get your tickets to join us in celebrating these great organizations and volunteers!

We are less than a month away from our Volunteer Memphis Awards! Here are the top three finalists in each category. 🎉
See who will win at our Volunteer Memphis Awards sponsored by International Paper and Memphis Travel on June 13 at Memphis Botanic Gardens! Get your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-volunteer-memphis-awards-tickets-856199304167?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

🌟❤️📞 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Calling all hospitality heroes! Join the Welcome Team as a front desk volunteer. This is a regular, weekly commitment with current openings on Tuesdays or Thursdays from either 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm.
If you enjoy talking with people and have four hours a week to share with RITI, we'd love to tell you more! Email [email protected] or call 901-467-0122 (You might just catch one of your future teammates in action!)

🌟❤️🥳 At RITI, we always make room to CELEBRATE! Cookouts and birthday parties and 66 candles, oh my! We're having lots of fun in the Recuperative Care Center these days! It goes without saying that RITI has great love for the guests we serve, but what those who haven't visited might not know is how truly special it is to experience the gifts of love and kindness shared by those guests. This is what we mean by . It's a two-way street, and we're so glad to be on this road together!

🌟❤️🧰 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: If you keep your toolbox handy, the Summer Fix-It Team is calling you!
RITI is building a team of 🔧skilled🔨 volunteers able to help with small repairs throughout the summer including interior painting, furniture assembly, and an assortment of minor repairs.
If this sounds like the job for you, email [email protected] or give us a call at 901-467-0122 to find out more!

🌟❤️🍧 Thank you to the fun crew from Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation NexGen for your support of RITI! SnoCones, games, and painting made for a great day with guests and volunteers playing and learning together.

We’ve been partnering with Serve901 for quite some time. It’s always fun to meet groups coming from all over the country to serve in Memphis!

🌟❤️☀️THURSDAY'S THINGS WE NEED: We have a special wishlist for CITI Camp and still need supplies. CITI Camp is a day camp for children experiencing homelessness where campers have days filled with activities and outings planned especially for them by RITI staff and community partners.

We'd love for you to contribute to the supplies that make the summer fun and special! Order from our wishlist (https://a.co/cUXEAVS) where items are shipped directly to our door, or bring your donations during business hours to 409 Ayers Street, Memphis, TN 38105. Thank you!

Thank you, ProTech Services Group, Inc. for joining us and volunteering at our annual Inn Bloom celebration!

Thank you to this great group from Girls That Glitter Inc who served with RITI last month! Preparing and serving meals with so much love!

🌟❤️🎶 We’re so caught up in you, Fall Fest Memphis!!

We are so excited to announce 38 Special as the Fall Fest Memphis "Live on the Field" Concert Headliner on Oct. 19, 2024! "Hold on Loosely," because TICKETS GO ON SALE WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 at 10 a.m. at www.fallfestmemphis.org!