Salvation Army Toyland

The Salvation Army is gearing up to host its annual Christmas Toy Wonderland Assistance Program to help provide toys and gifts for families in need.

... but they need our help...

From December 19th thru 23rd the Salvation Army is calling on volunteers to be Personal Shoppers!

Families go through a registration process before coming to the Christmas Toy Wonderland, where they are paired with a volunteer and taken around the gym to find gifts for their children.

If you are interested in warming your heart by becoming a Personal Shopper, please visit Salvation Army's Volunteer webiste at http://tinyurl.com/yhb83oc to sign up!

Should you have any questions please comment on the blog, or email me at emily.andres@gmail.com!

Thanksgiving is a time to....

Be thankful, be with family & friends, watch some football, and EAT!

We have 2 projects for the month of November. The first one is something that everyone can participate in - we'll be collecting food for area food banks.

We're asking that everyone extend this to their family & friends for your holiday celebrations. When your group is discussing what to bring for your holiday gathering, ask that everyone also bring a donation for your local food bank. You don't even have to be hosting, just ask your host to participate!

To make things even easier, we have created a sign to hang up at work/church/groups (or where ever you might set up a donation box) listing all of the possible donations the Food Bank accepts. This might help give people ideas of what they can clean out of the cupboards and closets! If you would like a sign, please email emily.andres@gmail.com.

In the past 2 years, Giving Back has collected over 500 pounds of food!

We will also be serving dinner at the Ronald McDonald House on Wednesday, November 25th (the day before Thanksgiving.) If you are interested, please comment here or email karla_bates@hotmail.com & let me know what you'd like to help with (preparing dinner, serving, or donating $ to buy some groceries.)

We will be bringing the pop tabs at this time, so let me know if you have some to send along!