Our helping hand has been extended . . . diapers and wipes until 30 months of age!

It's hard to believe the third Thursday of the August has come and gone, but it has. . . our attendance was not quite normal this month.  We're guessing the earliness of the 3rd Thursday coupled with the lovely weather and the county fair may have come in to play.  

We had our Board meeting last month, making some decisions affecting the level of our future services.  The most notable was the decision to extend our help with diapers and wipes until the babies reach 30 months.  We have been blessed with the support of our community, therefore we felt we would extend our services to help these little ones just a little longer.

A few other things to note:

• We need to restock our supply of children's books -(we encourage the siblings to help themselves to any of the books in the Big Book Basket we have in the Narthex).  So if you have any children's books you'd like to find a new home for. . . please think of the pantry.
• We are in need of baby items like - baby wash, shampoo, lotions and diaper cream.
• It's time to get the fall and winter clothes out for distribution - hard to believe, fall is right around the corner.  We want to thank Amanda Holsinger and her son, Alex for their efforts to keep the clothing donations organized.  
• Our September Bingo will be a shared fundraiser to benefit the pantry and Rachel Bowman's Handicap Van Fund (Rachel lives in our community and is a former DNR reporter that suffered a debilitating stroke several years ago-more details about Rachel will follow in the coming weeks.)  The Auction House has graciously allowed up to host our previous Bingo's at their place, in hopes of accommodating a larger crowd we're moving the BINGO to the Plains Community Center in Timberville.  As an added boost to another great organization the folks from Campers Against Cancer Relay for Life Team will handle the food for the evening.   If you would like to sponsor a basket or have another item to donate, please contact Debbie Miller - 432-6728
• Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21st!
• Doors open at 3:30 PM
• Bingo starts at 5 PM
• Pre-sale tickets 4 for $25 - call 432-6728 or 383-7564 (special pre-sale drawing)
• Cards at the Door are $10 each or three for $25
• Caller:  David Joseph
• 20 games - all the baskets are filled
• Prize table game - 100+ prizes
• 50/50 drawing and raffles for two handmade quilts, one a flannel "rag" quilt, the other is called "Counting Sheep".

September Pantry is September 19th 5 - 7 PM.  For those we serve, please bring your WIC and/or SNAP paperwork as well your baby!  

For those of you that continue to drop off items at J & B's Country Store (Ben Franklin), at the church, or dropping a check in the mail -  thank you, thank you, thank you!  This outreach could not continue without your support.

Stay tuned, more information on the BINGO to follow!

Bev