The Samaritan Community Center is organizing its annual backpack drive for school supplies for needy children from elementary through high school. The event is Aug. 11th from 10am-1pm. There is an urgent need for more supplies. The Center has asked our church to provide:
Scissors (goal 2,250)
Pocket Folders with brads (goal 6,750)
Spiral Notebook- Wide-Ruled (goal 2,250)
We need the supplies by the end of July. A collection box will be available for the next few Sundays at the Centerton Building, starting this Sunday July 15. Please consider donating what you can for this cause. There is also a need for 80-90 volunteers to help organize the supplies and pack them into the backpacks on Wed. Aug. 8. If you are free in the morning or afternoon to help with this community service project please let Sister Rachael Andrews (Humanitarian Service Committee) know. We will also pass along a sign-up sheet. This would be a great family or youth project as well.
In addition, the Samaritan Community Center would like our church to provide a carnival-type booth for the event. Other churches are setting up booths with face painting, water games, etc. We will be able to pass out information about the church at the event as well. If any of you are aware of or have skills in balloon shape making, access to a snow cone machine, etc or would like to help with the booth please contact Sister Andrews (andrews.rachael@gmail.com).
The Samaritan Community Center anticipates over 2,500 will be at the event. It will be a wonderful way for people in the community to feel the love of Christ through our service.
