September's almost gone . . .

It is a beautiful day in the Valley!  Saturday a week ago was our annual bingo fund raiser - this year, the proceeds from the bingo were split between ASH and the Rachel Bowman Handicap Van Fund.   We had a great turn out - after all of our expenses we ended up splitting $3,146.  Again, we thank you for your continued support.  I believe the folks from Camper Against Cancer did well with their concessions, too. We knew we were in for a treat when they hauled in their big grill!

October's pantry will be held October 17th.  We want to remind everyone we have expanded our diaper distribution age to 30 months (2 1/2 years).  

If you know of someone that lives in our service area and could use a small hand to get them through a tight spot, please encourage them to come see us. They must live in the Broadway School District - if their child will eventually attend one of the Broadway High School feeder schools - John C. Myers, Lacey Spring, Fulks Run, Plains or Linville-Edom Elementary Schools, they are in our service area.

If their child is on a special formula, we would ask that they give us a call before hand.  We usually have Soy, Gentle and Neo-Sure on hand, but just in case, it's best to give us a head's up.

Amanda Holsinger and her son, Alex have swapped out the summer clothes for the winter clothes. I'm sorry to report - yes, the days are getting shorter and aren't nearly as warm as they were two months ago. Drat.

It's hard for me to believe that we will have completed our second year of serving our community's babies in just a few short weeks.  Where did the time go?  We could not have accomplished this without the faithful volunteers we have as well as the support our congregation and community has given us.  God has been so good to us.

On another note, Rader Lutheran Church Homecoming is this coming Sunday, October 6th, we will celebrate 248 years!  We invite you to come worship with us at 11 AM and stay for lunch and fellowship immediately following the service.  We'd love to have you join us!  Even more so, we'd love to have you consider becoming a part of Rader's future!

Blessings to all of you,
Bev