Aldersgate Mission Needs--
Mark Your Calendars for the Harvester's Mission Day! We will carpool from the church at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 16 to work at Harvesters until noon.
We are collecting the following items. Place your donation in the proper basket behind the Information Desk.
Extra produce from your garden may be marked "Olathe Food Pantry" and placed in the church fridge. It will be picked up Thursday morning and taken to the pantry on Friday. Contact Donna Massey if you have questions.
School supplies for Westview Elementary, a Title I school, will be collected during the month of August. Please place the items behind the Information Desk.
Items especially needed are:
Dry erase markers (black preferred), pocket folders with or without prongs, tab dividers, colored pencils, pencil boxes, and 1" and 2" binders.
Backpacks either new or gently-used are also needed.
Please no glue, glue sticks, or crayons.
Olathe Food Pantry needs health and beauty aids, soap and any food. Also Paper Grocery Sacks are always needed.
Empty Ink cartridges-To raise money for the church's general fund.
Neighbor 2 Neighbor Ministries is in continuous need of the following: *Hygienic items (for men and women);* Monetary donations;* Clothing items in good condition; *Paper goods; *Non-perishable food items; *Bottled Gatorade; *Children's items. Please bring your donations to the church and place in the kitchen cabinet marked "Westport" or mail your monetary donations in the envelopes provided in the Commons. Neighbor 2 Neighbor serves over 100 people per day - Please support this mission by helping the hands who help those in need!
Equal Exchange is a fair trade company that offers coffee, tea, and other items produced by democratically run farmer coops in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Their mission is to build trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound. Look for a list of their products on the bulletin board by the coffee bar.
Recycling News:
**Recycle paper in the bins next to the trash dumpster in the church parking lot.
Recycle cardboard, tin cans and now glass in the bins located in the northeast corner of the Wal-Mart parking lot.
*Recycle your plastic items in the bin in the church kitchen.
Recycle printer cartridges to help the general fund.
*Please check the lists over the paper recycling containers in the Commons for information about where to recycle various items.
Campbell Soup Labels and Box Tops for Westview Elementary.
Hy-Vee Grocery Receipts help the preschool purchase library books. The receipts are taken to Hy-Vee and they give the preschool a check for a certain percentage of the total of the receipt sales. Place these receipts in the basket outside the Preschool Office door.
Recycle Old Calendars-You may have started receiving new 2010 calendars from charities in the mail. If you use only one and then toss or recycle the others, please consider bringing them to the calendar basket at the Information Desk. We will take them to the correctional facility where they can be used by the incarcerated. If you have old ones from 2009 or earlier, the staff likes to use them for the pictures on various projects. This is a mission charity that is not a financial burden on anyone and is a better way of recycling.
Gifts that Keep on Giving
SERVV International is a nonprofit alternative trade organization that markets handicrafts and food products of Third World artisans through their website. www.servv.org
Heifer International allows you to buy a gift of an animal (or a few other items) that is sent to a family who uses it for their livelihood. Offspring of the animals are given to others so that the gift keeps on giving. A card is sent to you so that you may notify the honoree of the gift. www.heifer.org
Marketplace allows women in India to earn a living, support their families, and gain independence and self-confidence. Clothing and home decor can be purchased through their catalog or through their website. www.MarketPlaceIndia.com
Ten Thousand Villages has 180 stores across America and tells the stories of the artisans who made the merchandise. The local store has special nights where a percentage of the income goes to local charities. www.tenthousandvillages.com
UMCOR. Be There. Be Hope. The United Methodist Committee on Relief invites us to partner with them with our gifts. UMCOR's mission is to alleviate human suffering—whether caused by war, conflict, or natural disaster—with open minds and hearts to all people. Gifts may be given in honor or memory of someone, and you can print out a card to give the honoree or notification will be sent. www.umcor.org