01 Nov

Christmas Giving Opportunities

Amy Lively

Girlfriends, can you believe Christmas is next month?!? Wow, this year has gone amazingly fast!

We have two fantastic opportunities to share Christ’s love this Christmas:

Bookbags for the Homeless

This local ministry is led by my great friend, Debbie VanAtta. Debbie fills bookbags with toiletries, information about assistance and a Bible and passes them out to homeless and underprivileged people right here in Lancaster. She has passed out thousands of bookbags filled with hope in the past three years! Please visit www.bookbagsforthehomeless.com for more information!

Items needed:

  • Bookbags and backpacks
  • Warm gloves and hats
  • Warm socks
  • Hand and feet warmers
  • Shoe insoles
  • Rain poncho
  • Small blanket
  • Water bottle or thermos
  • Lunch boxes
  • Gallon storage bags
  • Manual can opener
  • Small sewing kit
  • Small first aid kit
  • Hand towels
  • Wash clothes or baby wipes
  • Bar soap and plastic holder
  • Toothbrush and holder
  • Brush and comb
  • Trash bags
  • Deodorant
  • Nail clippers
  • Q-tips
  • Hand or body lotion
  • Shaving cream
  • Razor
  • Shampoo and conditioner
  • Restaurant gift cards
  • Shoe store gift cards

You can bring items to the next Cafes,

or drop items off at the following locations:

Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Lancaster Community Church
230 N Columbus Street, Door B
Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

United Way
11 S Broad Street
Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Daily from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Fairfield Mental Health Consumer Group
1663 E Main Street
Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Bag Stuffing Party! Please come help stuff the book bags with goodies on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm!

Lancaster Community Church
230 N Columbus Street, Door B
Lancaster, Ohio 43130


Operation Christmas Child

Fill a showbox with small toys and other gifts that will be sent to children all over the world, accompanied by the Good News of God’s love. For more information, please visit www.samaritanspurse.org.


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