Community Impact Day
NOVEMBER 5, 2011: As part of our planned Community Impact Day at Pleasant Grove, we are offering several options for community service for individuals, families and youth on Saturday, November 5. If you are interested in more information or joining one of these efforts, please contact Lucinda Sullivan at lucinda.sullivan@pgumc.org or call the church office.
If we all give a few hours of our time on Saturday, we can make an impact in our community. Please join us to be the “hands and feet of Christ”.Share Our Shoes- 1107 Capital Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27603 http://www.shareourshoes.org/
10am- 1pm- Contact is Meredith Carle (mcarle@wcpss.net)- meet at the church at 9:30am to go to donate shoes and sort in the warehouse
1pm-4pm- Contact Donna Hill (vetmomdjh@aol.com)-meet at the church at 12:30 to go to sort shoes and distribute at the warehouse
“Share Our Shoes, also known as “SOS”, is a shoe charity dedicated to helping those in desperate need of shoes. As a shoe charity, we collect new or gently worn shoes and give them to someone in desperate need. Each pair of shoes gives someone in need a smile and a chance to walk comfortably and safely during their times of hardship. This is a great way to recycle shoes and help someone less fortunate.
There are an estimated 400 million, without shoes in today’s world” says Jennifer Pierce, Director of Share Our Shoes, “and at the same time, there are an estimated 1½ billion unused shoes sitting in American closets.”Rex Rehab- 4210 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC 27607 http://www.rexhealth.com/body.cfm?id=494
10:30am- 12pm- Contact is Paul Ulanch (pulanch@hotmail.com) - meet at church at 10:00 to go play games/make puzzles with patients 1:00pm- 2:30pm. Contact is Cindy Weidel(daisygirl11@nc.rr.com)- meet at church at 12:30 to go play games/make puzzles with patients We donated games and puzzles in June after our first family game night. Christy the Activities Coordinator from Rex Rehab said the patients have enjoyed so much that she has added extra time slots for them to use the room for playing. If you would like to bring a favorite game or puzzle to donate when you go on Saturday, please do!!
Stop Hunger Now- http://www.stophungernow.org/site/PageServer
THIS TEAM IS FULL…PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE AN IMPACT 10am-noon-Contact Averi Avent (averiavent@netscape.com)- meet at church at 9:15am to go to St Francis UMC 2965 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27518-http://www.saintfrancisumc.org/“Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world. The organization is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources. Stop Hunger Now’s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious meals that are used in crisis situations and in school feeding programs for schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world.”Prepare and Deliver meals and visit with PGUMC members who are experiencing life situations that keep them from leaving home-
10am-1pm- Contacts are Eileen Anderson (eileentravel@verizon.net) and Lucinda Sullivan (lucindasull@aol.com)
Some foods will be prepared at your home ahead of time/some will be prepared at church…children can help with food prep and make cards for the folks we will visit.
Warmth for Wake- http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/economic/assistance/warmth.htm
Location-Everett Tree Service-10024 Baileywick Road, Raleigh, NC 27613 Meet at 8am at McDonald’s on Creedmoor Road for breakfast-bring a truck or trailer if you have one..also needed chainsaws and personal protective equipment 8am-noon- Contact is Mike Della-Rosa (miked@mts-nc.com)-participants have to be 14 years and up“Warmth for Wake is a seasonal energy assistance outreach program that is co-sponsored by Wake County Human Services and the North Carolina Bankers Association.
The goal of the program is to provide fuel to low-income residents of Wake County during the coldest winter months.”
Wood Delivery
With the commitment of a strong volunteer base, Warmth for Wake is able to provide free deliveries of firewood to homes that can use it to offset their gas or electric heat consumption.
Wood Delivery Schedule for the 2011–2012 season: November 5, 19; December 3, 17, 31; January 14, 28; February 11, 25; andMarch 10, 24
Recruit at local businesses for Hurricane Irene Survivors-
Individuals or groups take solicitation notes on our Church Letterhead with Tax ID included to area businesses and ask for donations of the items the District has requested for various kits. Letters are available at the church…contact Lucinda (lucindasull@aol.com). Businesses contacted as of 10-26 Walmart at 540/54, Brier Creek and Glenwood AveTarget at Brier Creek and Glenwood/Lynn Road
BJs at Brier Creek
