Who We Are
Ordinary People Attempting Extraordinary Things
The Shayla Bee Fund is an organization with the following Mission Statement. “To help, responsible, working class families with a child in medical crisis.”
All bee-cause of YOU! Since 2022 Financial aid to SB Families increased by 130%!!
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Records of 2022:
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We were honored to serve 29 new Shayla Bee Families in 2022. And have served 253 total families since April of 2007.
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21 of our 2022 SB Families were served via Greater Needs.
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21 SB Families were served under the Greatest Needs program.
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Shayla Bee Supporters logged in excess of 12,000 volunteer hours!
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Process:
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Most of our revenue comes from:
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Event based fundraising
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Voluntary donations
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3rd party events
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Providing financial aid and support to families, via our initial donation.
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In 2021 we implemented the Greater Needs Program, providing a second round of Board approved aid @ 60 days.
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Greatest Needs Program. In 2014 our financial reserves allowed us to start offering additional financial aid to Shayla Bee Families with more on-going medical conditions.
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Shayla Bee Angels Program, In 2016 we began to provide funeral & headstone related financial aid to Families in our area that have experienced the loss of their child. Sadly there are now 31 Shayla Bee Angels.
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SB offers full time advocacy & support to Shayla Bee Families in sometimes their darkest hour.
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Programs:
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Mini Bees. In 2015 we started a kids group called Mini Bees. We believe so many are looking for an opportunity to serve, how will it benefit our communities in the coming years when you show a 5-year old they can make a difference?
A primary goal of the Shayla Bee Fund has been to spend at least 80% of every dollar donated directly on financial aid & services. As of July 2023, we have distributed over $1,300,000.00 to 253 Shayla Bee Families. To date we have been able to keep our overhead to less than 14.6% of funds raised since April of 2007.
We have a record of doing exactly what we have said we would do, per our Mission Statement and By-Laws. Our General Board and group of supporters want nothing other than to help kids and families in our area.