Berea Children's Home Summer Picnic
Outreach Committee is sponsoring the "David Rice Annual
Summer Picnic" on Saturday August 28th, from 11:00 A.M. --3:00 P.M. with
the residents and staff at the Berea Children's Home. The picnic will be held at
their outdoor camp, about 10 miles south of Berea. Volunteers, who prefer to carpool,
will meet in the church parking lot at 10:30 A.M
We will need volunteers to grill hot dogs and hamburgers, to
serve food, to bake brownies and cookies, and to help direct outdoor
activities--hiking, ball games, corn-hole, and face painting. We will have
plenty of opportunities to interact with the youth, who are well supervised by
the home's staff. This is an enjoyable and meaningful time. Sign-up sheets for
"volunteers" and "bakers" are posted on the hallway
bulletin board along with directions to the camp.
Ramp Update
(visit the Ramp It Up photo album)
Saturday, August 21th,
2010, we finished building our ramp at Royal
Mission Family
Baptist Church
on E. 71st in Cleveland,
OH. It’s glorious to finish
such a task that took so long to plan and accomplish. The reception by Royal
Mission was beautiful as they love the ramp. They made us lunch and they
dedicated the ramp with prayer and song, all done during the rain after a long
day of work. It was moving.
Assistance Needed
The
men’s shelter, where we donated coats this winter, is in constant need of
personal hygiene products and are currently at an
extremely low level. The items needed are as follows: Men’s Underwear
(all sizes), Men’s socks, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Deodorant, Soap, Shampoo (travel size is preferred), Shoe Powder, Lotion,
Towels & Washcloths. Look for a box for the items in the chapel hallway.
Pat will deliver them as the box fills up. Thanks.
Back to School Supplies for Children
Rockport UMC, in cooperation with Rockport Early
Childhood Center,
will be collecting school supplies for children in need beginning in JULY or
when all of the stores begin their school supply sales. These supplies will be
distributed directly to schools in the Cleveland
area. A collection box, labeled "School Supply Donations" will be
placed in the hallway. All types of school supplies are needed--crayons,
pencils, markers, rulers, glue sticks, notebook paper,etc.
Also see the Rockport Outreach blog.
