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Donations

Donating gently used items is one impactful way we can serve our community. Please click on each category below for more details on how and where to donate.

Ideas:

  • Gently used and/or old clothing
  • Appliances
  • Furniture
  • Small household Items
  • Books
  • Funds

Local organizations accepting these donations:

Instructions:

  • Determine which organization you would like to donate to. Contact them about which donations they accept and when donations can be delivered. 
  • Organize and set aside unused or unwanted items in your home.
  • Request items you wish to donate from family and friends. Tell them where you will be donating their items and why you would like to help this specific organization. 
  • Schedule a neighborhood donation drive. Put up posters or create an event on social media, stating the day and time of your event and where to drop off donations.
  • Schedule a time to take or have donations picked up by organization. 
  • Thank family, friends, and neighbors who helped you collect donations. 

Ideas:

  • School supplies (pens, pencils, colored pencils, crayons, markers, lined and graph paper, composition books, folders, binders, etc.) 
  • Picture and chapter books for all reading levels 

Local organizations accepting these donations:

Instructions:

  • Determine which organization you would like to donate to. Contact them about which donations they accept and when donations can be delivered. 
  • Organize and set aside unused or unwanted items in your home.
  • Request items you wish to donate from family and friends. Tell them where you will be donating their items and why you would like to help this specific organization. 
  • Schedule a neighborhood donation drive. Put up posters or create an event on social media, stating the day and time of your event and where to drop off donations.
  • Schedule a time to take or have donations picked up by organization. 
  • Thank family, friends, and neighbors who helped you collect donations. 

Ideas:

  • Blankets, throws, shawls,
  • Diabetic socks
  • Disposable undergarments 
  • Hygiene items 
  • Large print books
  • Board games, puzzles, and playing cards
  • Cds and vinyl records
  • Funds

Local organizations accepting these donations:

Instructions:

  • Determine which organization you would like to donate to. Contact them about which donations they accept and when donations can be delivered. 
  • Organize and set aside unused or unwanted items in your home.
  • Request items you wish to donate from family and friends. Tell them where you will be donating their items and why you would like to help this specific organization. 
  • Schedule a neighborhood donation drive. Put up posters or create an event on social media, stating the day and time of your event and where to drop off donations.
  • Schedule a time to take or have donations picked up by organization. 
  • Thank family, friends, and neighbors who helped you collect donations. 

Ideas:

  • Pet Food
  • Blankets, towels, sheets

Local organizations accepting these donations:

Instructions:

  • Determine which organization you would like to donate to. Contact them about which donations they accept and when donations can be delivered. 
  • Organize and set aside unused or unwanted items in your home.
  • Request items you wish to donate from family and friends. Tell them where you will be donating their items and why you would like to help this specific organization. 
  • Schedule a neighborhood donation drive. Put up posters or create an event on social media, stating the day and time of your event and where to drop off donations.
  • Schedule a time to take or have donations picked up by organization. 
  • Thank family, friends, and neighbors who helped you collect donations. 

Ideas:

  • Used eyeglasses
  • Nonperishable food
  • Blankets 
  • Kids’ art supplies, toys, and comfort items (stuffed animals, blankets, etc.) 

Local organizations accepting these donations:

Instructions:

  • Determine which organization you would like to donate to. Contact them about which donations they accept and when donations can be delivered. 
  • Organize and set aside unused or unwanted items in your home.
  • Request items you wish to donate from family and friends. Tell them where you will be donating their items and why you would like to help this specific organization. 
  • Schedule a neighborhood donation drive. Put up posters or create an event on social media, stating the day and time of your event and where to drop off donations.
  • Schedule a time to take or have donations picked up by organization. 
  • Thank family, friends, and neighbors who helped you collect donations.

Make & Take

There are many ways you and your family can serve together. Make a meal for a neighbor, take flowers or notes of encouragement to someone who is sick, or put together care packages for teachers or homeless shelters. Please click below to get more ideas on how you can engage your community.

Local organizations accepting these donations:

  • Make teacher appreciation kits to donate to local schools.
    • Instructions: 
      • Determine which items you want to pack in your appreciation kit. Recommended items are single packaged snacks, office supplies, water bottle or coffee mugs, tea bags, flavored water packets, gift cards to Target, Walmart, Amazon, Barnes N Noble, Starbucks, and notes of encouragement.
      • Pack appreciation kits in gift bags, baskets, etc. 
      • Contact the school you wish to serve and arrange a time to take your teacher appreciation kits. 

Local organizations accepting these donations:

Local organizations accepting these donations:

  • Make “care kits” to donate to homeless shelters and local partners.
    • Instructions: 
      • Determine which items you want to pack in your care kit. Recommended items are shampoo, body wash, sanitary wipes, combs, brushes, nail clippers/files, toothbrush and toothpaste, socks, undershirts, etc. 
      • Pack care kits in sturdy, plastic bags that can be closed (Example: gallon sized Ziploc)
      • Contact the shelter or local partner you wish to serve and arrange a time to take your care kits.
  • Pack first aid kits for homeless shelters and local partners.
    • Instructions:
      • Determine which items you want to pack in your care kit. Recommended items are band aids, athletic and medical tape, antiseptic spray, triple antibiotic ointment, etc. 
      • Pack care kits in sturdy, plastic bags that can be closed (Example: gallon sized Ziploc)
      • Contact the shelter or local partner you wish to serve and arrange a time to take your first aid kits.
  • Prepare a home-cooked meal or baked goods for the residents of a nearby homeless shelter.
    • Instructions:
      • Call shelter to confirm which food items are preferred. 
      • Schedule a time for you and or your family to bake and cook. 
      • Contact the shelter or local partner you wish to serve and arrange a time to take your first aid kits.

Compassion in Action

Everyone has a set of skills that can be used to help others. Please click below for ways you can share your gifts and talents with those in need.

Volunteer Locations:

Action:

  • Walk foster and shelter dogs
  • Sort donations at local humane society
  • Instructions:
    • Contact volunteer coordinator about available days and times to volunteer.
    • Invite family, friends, coworkers, Discipleship group to serve with you. 
    • Pray before volunteering, individually or with your group, that God will create opportunities to share His love and word.
    • Ask organizations about future opportunities to volunteer.

Volunteer Locations:

Action:

  • Clean up neighborhood park
  • Walk and pray for a neighborhood
    • Instructions:
      • Contact Parks and Recreation to help select your park. 
      • Select your own neighborhood, or another one close to you, to pray for.
      • Invite family, friends, coworkers, Discipleship group to serve with you. 
      • Choose specific Scripture to focus on or use one of our Prayer Walk Guides (Find Docs)  
      • Pray before volunteering, individually or with your group, that God will create opportunities to share His love and word.

Volunteer Locations:

Action:

  • Read to senior center guests, assistant living or memory care residents
  • Help activity/recreation director with scheduled activities at local senior center
    • Instructions:
      • Contact activity/recreation director about available days and times to volunteer. 
      • Invite family, friends, coworkers, Discipleship group to serve with you. 
      • Pray before volunteering, individually or with your group, that God will create opportunities to share His love and word.
      • Ask the activity/recreation director about future opportunities to volunteer. 

Volunteer Locations:

Action:

  • Read to a class
  • Pray in the parking lot of a local school 
  • Organize and serve at a teacher appreciation lunch 
    • Instructions:
      • Contact school counselor/parent liaison/PTA about available days and times to volunteer.
      • Invite family, friends, coworkers, Discipleship group to serve with you. 
      • Pray before volunteering, individually or with your group, that God will create opportunities to share His love and word.
      • Ask school administration about future opportunities to volunteer. 

Volunteer Locations:

Action:

  • Build a house or flower boxes with Habitat for Humanity
  • Help organize and sort donations at a homeless shelter
  • Repair or paint a local homeless shelter
  • Serve food at homeless shelter
    • Instructions:
      • Contact volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity.
  • Contact director or volunteer coordinator for homeless shelters about available days and times to volunteer. 
  • Invite family, friends, coworkers, Discipleship group to serve with you. 
  • Pray before volunteering, individually or with your group, that God will create opportunities to share His love and word.
  • Ask the director, volunteer coordinator, and or team leaders about future opportunities to volunteer.

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