Christmas Dinner Volunteers and Donations Needed
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Monday, Dec 25, 2023 12pm - 7pm
Location
Spring Lake Church
301 N. Adams St.
Details
CHRISTMAS DINNER IN-KIND DONATIONS NEEDED
December 25, 2022 - 12:30 PM -2:30 PM - DONATION DROP OFF
In-Kind Donations Needed:
• Blankets - One for each meal bag. We will have a blanket drive on Christmas Day. People can simply drive up and put blankets in bins along the curb in front of Spring Lake Church.
• Encouraging Notes & Cards - This year each meal bag will contain a note of encouragement and a small gift to send the message of faith, hope, and encouragement.
Please consider a donation to our cause. A $50 donation will feed a family of 4 or 4 elderly/disabled community members who would otherwise go without on this holiday.
Volunteers Needed:
• 20 people to pack and organize meals for delivery: 1 PM - 2:30 PM
• 10 people to wrap gifts and make encouraging notes 1 PM - 2:30 PM
• 20 pairs of drivers to deliver meals: 2:30 PM -4:30 PM
• 10 people to clean up: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
• 6 people to Community Meal Handout: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Blankets needed … one for each meal bag. We will have a blanket drive on Christmas Day. People can drive up and put blankets in bins along the curb in front of Spring Lake Church. The need is greater than ever. I speak personally spoken to each elderly or homebound individual. They are SO GRATEFUL that others would think of them, remember them, and spend time on their Christmas Day to deliver a meal. Meals will be packed in the church community room with. All food preparation work done inside the church will require that volunteers wear gloves and hair nets. Meal pickup by delivery drivers and individuals from the community will happen on the sidewalk outside the church. Drivers will be given packed food bags with a list of addresses. Individuals will be given prepackaged meals to take with them.
