The MAM room needs work (again). We need to spend the remainder of the $400 that was recently donated to our cause (about $250), and we need to make another attempt at organizing the clothing closet. We will meet to do this on Monday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m. We will then "divide and conquer" with half of us working on the clothing closet, and half of us shopping at the grocery store.
During this time period, we can continue to discuss our plans for our July benefit luncheon on July 12. At this time, we are planning on the theme "Celebrating the 9X13: The Pan that Can." We're thinking of serving poppy seed chicken over a bed of rice, scalloped corn, tossed salad, hot roll, chocolate pudding cake, orange Jell-o salad, coffee, tea, and water.
Funds generated by this project will help to fund our back-to-school shoe project, which Karen plans to work on in the near future. At this point, the soles to souls project will focus on giving $15-shoe vouchers to needy children who reside in our school district. This project will require funds from our bank account, donations from corporate sponsors, and individual donations from church members who wish to "adopt a soul."
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The MAM Room that Ate Satanta
We thought we had the recent deluge of donations under control. We'd even sorted all the appliqued denim vests and organized all the holiday sweaters. Then it happened. More trash bags full of donations. Our room runneth over.
This means that we'll need another afternoon to sort and organize these new items. Plus, the unclaimed lost-and-items from the grade school need to be picked up, washed, and placed at the church. The plan is to pick a day next week to get this done. Any suggestions?
Also, Trena let us know today that $400 has been donated to the food pantry. Brandee and Ryan should be able to spend that at Satanta Grocery without much trouble. The need for food increases in the summer with all those kids home to feed! Coupled with the clothing and household items that have been pouring in, we will make a huge impact on the lives of those we serve.
This means that we'll need another afternoon to sort and organize these new items. Plus, the unclaimed lost-and-items from the grade school need to be picked up, washed, and placed at the church. The plan is to pick a day next week to get this done. Any suggestions?
Also, Trena let us know today that $400 has been donated to the food pantry. Brandee and Ryan should be able to spend that at Satanta Grocery without much trouble. The need for food increases in the summer with all those kids home to feed! Coupled with the clothing and household items that have been pouring in, we will make a huge impact on the lives of those we serve.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The Quest to Organize the MAM Room
It took hours, but Ryan, Brandee, Leanne, Donna, and Kelvin were able to find the floor of the MAM room this week. It takes a brave soul to pick through not-so-gently used underwear, but success felt good enough to warrant a post-trip-to-the-dump snow cone run.
The workday also yielded a brilliant idea from Brandee: Why not date the items that come in? No, we're not going to take orange polyester suits out to dinner, but we will begin placing an arrival date on each and every item that comes into our possession. After six months, these articles will leave us for that great laundry basket in the sky. The plan is to do this with a marking gun that I plan to purchase off ebay.
This, of course, will mean another workday in the clothes closet sometime next week or the week after, but it actually was fun . . . really, it was.
Call me if we want in on the MAM experience!
Ryan
The workday also yielded a brilliant idea from Brandee: Why not date the items that come in? No, we're not going to take orange polyester suits out to dinner, but we will begin placing an arrival date on each and every item that comes into our possession. After six months, these articles will leave us for that great laundry basket in the sky. The plan is to do this with a marking gun that I plan to purchase off ebay.
This, of course, will mean another workday in the clothes closet sometime next week or the week after, but it actually was fun . . . really, it was.
Call me if we want in on the MAM experience!
Ryan
Monday, June 8, 2009
We have some work to do
We will meet at the church Tuesday at 1. Karen will watch kids at her house.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Summer Projects
We will NOT be returning to our books. We'd like to round them all up and send them to another church.
We're still planning on a playground celebration party to be held in the park, perhaps sometime in July. Stephanie is looking at dates. It was suggested at church this morning that we invite extra guests to this event as part of the Methodist church's new rethink church campaign.
Karen is in the process of sending out letters in regard to our shoe project. Further details on this project will need to be finalized.
Stacey has made arrangement with Carol Trout to present Love and Logic parenting classes this fall beginning on Sept. 20 and running through Oct. 18 (Sundays from 4:30-6:30). Books will cost $15, so scholarships are something that we might consider. Childcare will also likely be needed. We can discuss further in class.
Brandee and Ryan have restocked the food pantry, but someone still needs to speak with Sharon at the store about the possibility of having a food pantry cart (or box) at Satanta grocery.
Speaking of MAM, we plan on meeting this Tuesday at 1:00 to organize the clothing closet. Bring hangers if you have them! Karen will post pictures later of the mountain of donations we received from the Pleasant Prairie Church of God Youth group.
Finally, we've been tossing around the idea of having another benefit luncheon at church (possibly in support of our shoe project). Brent suggested that we nail down a date; the Plogers indicated that July would be better for them, so we opted for July 12. The theme (more details to follow) will be a celebration of the beloved 9 X 13, the pan that can.
There's always a lot to do, but it's always fun with this group of people!
We're still planning on a playground celebration party to be held in the park, perhaps sometime in July. Stephanie is looking at dates. It was suggested at church this morning that we invite extra guests to this event as part of the Methodist church's new rethink church campaign.
Karen is in the process of sending out letters in regard to our shoe project. Further details on this project will need to be finalized.
Stacey has made arrangement with Carol Trout to present Love and Logic parenting classes this fall beginning on Sept. 20 and running through Oct. 18 (Sundays from 4:30-6:30). Books will cost $15, so scholarships are something that we might consider. Childcare will also likely be needed. We can discuss further in class.
Brandee and Ryan have restocked the food pantry, but someone still needs to speak with Sharon at the store about the possibility of having a food pantry cart (or box) at Satanta grocery.
Speaking of MAM, we plan on meeting this Tuesday at 1:00 to organize the clothing closet. Bring hangers if you have them! Karen will post pictures later of the mountain of donations we received from the Pleasant Prairie Church of God Youth group.
Finally, we've been tossing around the idea of having another benefit luncheon at church (possibly in support of our shoe project). Brent suggested that we nail down a date; the Plogers indicated that July would be better for them, so we opted for July 12. The theme (more details to follow) will be a celebration of the beloved 9 X 13, the pan that can.
There's always a lot to do, but it's always fun with this group of people!
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