MAM Room Organization: The Job That Truly Never Ends

The Satanta High School Kayettes have once again graciously donated items from their annual Trick-or-Treat-So-Others-Can-Eat campaign, so it's time to put away those items . . . all 500 of them. Leanne has suggested that we meet at 5:00 on Tuesday, November 2 with pizza to follow for those who are interested in giving a hand.

A Job Well Done

Our benefit to help the family of Kristy Ball
raised over $2,500!

Benefit Plans (October 31st @ noon)

Reminder: We're helping DISCO serve a benefit meal for Kristy Ball (at which we hope to serve around 150 people) on Sunday, October 31.

Here's what we've planned thus far:

Trena--chicken and noodles
Ryan and Karen--mashed potatoes
Leanne--rolls
Mark and Mendy--green beans (3 large cans)
Stacey and Stephanie--one large relish tray each

Chris and Cathy--dessert (to supplement what the DISCO kids are bringing)
Blake and Nicole----dessert (to supplement what the DISCO kids are bringing)

If you do not wish to donate your items, please charge your ingredients at the grocery store (account 3416) and save your receipts. We'll be donating the net proceeds to the family, which means we'll be able to cover our own expenses.

The Satanta United Methodist Church's Food Pantry and Clothing Closet Is Now Officially Open (Again)

Kristy Ball Benefit Luncheon

Please join us on Sunday, October 31 from noon to 1:00 p.m. as DISCO and the 21st Time team up to host a chicken-and-noodle benefit dinner for the family of Kristy Ball, mother of three, who recently suffered a stroke. The event will be held in the newly renovated fellowship hall at the Satanta United Methodist Church, and all proceeds will go to help the family defray medical expenses. A minimum donation of $6.00 per meal is suggested.

Minute to Win It

Pictures from DISCO last Wednesday.

Serving Others

Order Has Been Restored

The MAM room will be ready for the Open House on October 17 if just a few more things can be done between now and then.

With any luck, the table, the desk, chair, and the rack holding hangers will be moved back into the room on Wednesday afternoon when church volunteers place the Sunday school rooms back in order following the cleaning of the carpet. We'll want to check to see that this gets done. Then we can hang the pants and jeans on the bottom racks that were installed by Jim Shearman. Leanne suggested that this could be done following DISCO on Wednesday evening.

When it's all done, we can post some pictures of the finished project!

Thank You!

Dear 21st Time Class,

I can't tell you the surprise and thrill of Leanne's delivery to the library. I absolutely love my job, and times like these are so encouraging to me--just think of it--seven brand new books, tied with beautiful ribbon and a note of encouragement to boot! Surely you are the working hands and feet of Jesus, 21st Time Class. Thank you SO much.

Most sincerely,

Lennet (Dudley Township Librarian)

Notes from Sunday, October 3, 2010

Rachel has agreed to organize the Christmas Angel project--if possible, by November 10, which the date of the UMW Bazaar. The DISCO kids would like to take six of these angels as a service project.

Brent and/or Ryan will contact Jim Shearman to let him know that we would be willing to help him move items back into the MAM room on Sunday, October 10 at 5:00 p.m. as the painting will be done and (hopefully) he will have found time to install the new clothing rods and whatnot. Mendy offered to purchase some food items to re-stock the MAM food pantry as this week the grocery store is having its ShurSavings sale. This items will be charged to the 21st Time account.

Brent (our new treasurer) will check into transferring the money that we have in our checking account into a CD or signing us up for Rewards Checking at Centera, whichever is the best option for our class.

REMINDER: We are down to serve DISCO again Oct. 13. Mendy will make sloppy joes. Karen will provide dessert. Nicole will make a pasta salad. Stacey will provide chips. Stephanie agreed to purchase buns. Cathy will furnish beverages. Cathy and Leanne will organize a "Minute-to-Win-It" game for the kids. Ryan will purchase paper goods. WE WILL MEET AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING at 5:00 so that the kids can eat at 6:00.

We discussed the music portion of our open-house event, which is to follow the open house (3:00 to 5:30 with Ryan and Leanne manning the MAM room) and a 5:30 potluck dinner. No one has come forth to organize this yet, but here's what we came up with . . . The performances (totaling 30-45 minutes) should include the following: Chancel Choir (Nancy Anton) Bell Choir (Julie Smith) Praise Band (Brent Howie) Congregational Hymn Singing (Kelvin Heitmann)

Finally, we discussed our long-term goal of hosting another literacy night. We are looking at April 2011, which means that we have plenty of time to work out the details. In the meantime, we can begin to gather books. Nicole suggested ordering two sets of the 50 books for $50 (one for each of the two age-levels that are offered) from Scholastic. This will get us some more great books while we help classroom teachers can free items for their classrooms. When the next book order forms come out, Brent can write checks for this project.