Friday, August 10, 2007

NEW HOPE KIDS TAKE ON SUMMER MISSION PROJECT

As New Hope Church reaches out in mission projects through Sharing Our Pantry, we will be collecting food for distribution to senior citizens at Morningside Park Apartments on Guilford Road in Jessup. Deliveries of groceries were made on June 16th and July 21st, but more food is needed and being collected each Sabbath to help the seniors in our community. On August 18th, donations of non-perishable groceries will be sorted, bagged and delivered starting at 12:30 p.m to low-income senior citizens who are hungry in our community. Over 40 residents in this building of 60 units have requested groceries.

This project runs all year through Pointers Run Elementary School and New Hope Church is meeting this community need during the summer as a mission project for Kingdom Kidz. A major hunger problem occurs at the end of the month when one social security check runs out and before the new one arrives. Many seniors have transportation and physical limitation issues that make it difficult for them to get to the area food banks.

The cost of low/no salt, low/no sugar, and diabetic food has sky rocketed. Seniors often face the difficult choice whether to buy food or medicine. The purpose of ‘Sharing Our Pantry' is to assemble nutritionally balanced food packages that will be delivered to low-income seniors. Drop of your donations on Sabbath August 4th, 11th and 18th at the drop boxes in the church hallways and entrances. Additional information is available at Kidz Church registration and the Ask Me Desk. Needed donations:

  • Canned fruits and vegetables
  • Powdered milk & canned soups
  • Tuna, peanut butter, tomato sauce
  • Packaged pasta/mac and cheese
  • Nutritious cereals
  • LOW SALT, NO SUGAR and items for DIABETICS
  • Gift cards to Weis Market, Safeway and Giant Food to purchase fresh meat/dairy items
Together we can help erase hunger among seniors in Howard County!
For more info about this project contact:
Angie Bernard aabernard@cincere.com
or Kalani Smith kalanismith@verizon.net

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