Local Outreach
The membership of the 2007 Outreach Committee consisted of the following: Cindy B., Joyce C., Mary C., Amy H., Gail Kennedy, Melissa M., MaryLee M, Steve M., Cindy P., Dan R., Melody R., Marilyn T., Vikki W. (Chair). However, we welcome everyone and anyone interested. Our group cheerfully divides all Outreach tasks during our short workshop type meetings held every other month. With the helpful assistance of a myriad of Christ Church members, our committee was able to deliver many needs and wishes along with services to people, especially children, living in our community
Monthly Outreach focuses for 2007:
January – Willis Dady Center: |
$240 was donated for bus pass purchases for Willis Dady Shelter clients along with 169 rolls of toilet paper. Laundry detergent was collected and delivered as well. |
February – Catherine McAuley Center: |
the February 11, 2007 tea raised $550 for the center and $50 in donations. It also increased awareness about the center’s work & volunteer activities. |
March – Tanager Arts Program: |
$202 was donated by our parishioners for the Tanager art & music programs. A collection of brown boxes for art projects brought in by our parishioners and several unsold art items from the A-Z sale were donated as well. |
& 12 Easter dinners for families in need: |
a very generous $712 from the congregation purchased 12 food gift certificates with $112 made available to the Loaves and Fishes for food purchases. |
April – Waypoint Women’s Shelter: |
$100 donated for Waypoint during April was forwarded for the purchase of critically needed foods, and $200 budgeted for Waypoint was used by Outreach to purchase hygiene items. In addition, the children of Heart-Land collected a large number of very appreciated hygiene items for children at Waypoint. |
& Spring A-Z Sale: |
this sale yielded $1,681 with a quantity of unsold items being donated to organizations such as the H.D. Youth Center, Heart of Iowa, Harrambe House, Tanager Expressive Arts Program and many others. The Outreach Committee disbursed the proceeds from the 2007 spring A-Z Sale as follows: $100.00 repayment to Outreach budget of $100 donated to pay part of the Catherine McAuley Center spelling bee fee; $300.00 for Miracles in Motion; $250.00 for an Arc Summer Day Camp scholarship; $450.00 for Neighborhood Meals & Enrichment Program; $100.00 Carter Bradshaw Memorial Fund in thanks for the large number of donations to the A-Z Sale; $181.00 for yarn for Mitchellville knitters, and $300.00 for the H.D. Youth Center. |
May ~ Arc Summer Day Camp: |
$89 was contributed by parishioners during our monthly focus plus seven large bottles of 100% juice & a few bathing suits. |
June ~ Neighborhood Meals & Enrichment Program: |
$235 was contributed by parishioners for this monthly focus plus 20 packages of spaghetti & 16 jars/cans of spaghetti sauce. |
July ~ Johnson School & Inn Circle school supplies: |
Best year ever! $240 was given to Johnson School to purchase supplies as needed during the school year, and many bags of school supplies, plus 78 packages of wide-lined paper to Inn Circle. |
August ~ A-Z Sale preparation |
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September ~ Heart of Iowa: |
a Mom & Toddler shower was held in Gundrum Parlor following the Sunday services on September 23, several bags of clothing items and some diapers were donated. |
& Fall A-Z Sale: |
$1,386 in fall sale proceeds were distributed as follows: $100 to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church for their playground fund & in thanks for the many boxes of books (150) they donated to Christ Church; $500 to the H.D. Youth Center for vehicle maintenance (changed at Henry Davison’s request to address a computer emergency at the center); $500 to the Willis Dady Center; $186 to the Humane Society, and $100 to the M.S. Association in honor of Nancy Spencer & Carolyn McMann. |
October ~ Johnson School: |
In addition to the warm winter hats, mittens, etc. collected for the children at Johnson School, $95 was donated by the Christ Church parishioners & forwarded to Johnson School to purchase items as needed for the children this winter. Also three large bags of knitted and crocheted hats, mittens and scarves made with money for yarn donated from the Spring A-Z Sale were received from the women at Mitchellville and donated. |
& Books for Children In Transition: |
1,000 books (highest amount ever!) were delivered from Christ Church to Marian Ahrens for the children in transition. Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Craven were given special thanks for their contributions of new books. Our donation represented one third of all the books collected. |
November ~ Thanksgiving dinners for families in need: |
A generous $705 was donated for the Thanksgiving dinners; $600 paid for the 12 food gift certificates & the remaining $105 was given to Loaves & Fishes to help offset food purchase costs. |
& H.D. Youth Center: |
Many like new and new toys, as well as new batteries were donated for toys needing them. In addition toys that came in past the deadline made for a happier Christmas for the children at the Willis Dady Shelter. |
& November 10th Alternative Gift Market at First Lutheran: |
Outreach helped develop and staff the following booths: Neighborhood Meals & Enrichment and Stoves for Haiti and also provided some baked goods for the sale. |
December ~ Christmas dinners for 12 families in need & gifts: |
Outreach elves were kept busy sorting and delivering a plethora of gifts donated by our parishioners for our 12 families and a total of $$$ was collected purchasing a grocery gift certificate for each family with $$$ left over and donated to Loaves and Fishes to use for the purchase of needed foods. There were 659 Outreach calls made and 9,470 miles traveled for Outreach & Pastoral Care for the year. |
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