As I write this I am seeing, what I hope, are the final flakes of our mega snow storm. The weatherman finally got it right.
Not a whole lot to report. The Pantry is still going strong, thanks to some very willing hands and support from our church and community.
We still love watching our babies grow!!
Pantry will be open one week from tonight, February 20th from 5-7.
If anyone has any questions, they can give me a call 578-0779 (evenings are best for me).
If you're a resident of the Plains District (Broadway School District) and a first time pantry visitor, please bring your WIC or SNAP paperwork, a valid form of ID and your baby. If your baby is on a special formula, please call me in advance so we can have the formula you need in stock.
We are in need of some gently-read books for little ones and their siblings.
The dates for the balance of 2014:
March 20th
April 17th
May 15th
June 19th
July 17th
August 21st
September 18th
October 16th
November 20th
December 18th
Keep safe & warm!
Bev
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Sunday, December 15, 2013
This Thursday!
Hello All
I hope you have all had a good Thanksgiving. I can't believe as I write this we are just ten days from Christmas! Ten days! You guessed it. I'm not ready - but I am excited for all the kids, young and old, that look forward to this wonderful celebration of our Lord's birth. I am looking forward to having my sons together for Christmas for the first time in three long years! (I'm just a tad excited.)
A Small Hand will be open Thursday, December 19th from 5-7. If you know of a family with a baby that could use our help, please encourage them to seek us out. We're here to help them. Even if they only need us for a little while.
We are all looking forward to Shirley Bushong being back with us - she's taken a little time off to recuperate after knee surgery. She's looking forward to seeing just how much our babies have grown!
As the end of the year approaches we'd like to thank everyone for their ongoing support this past year. We look forward to keeping our doors open for another year of service to our area's babies.
We could not have done it without all of you!
May God richly bless you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Bev
I hope you have all had a good Thanksgiving. I can't believe as I write this we are just ten days from Christmas! Ten days! You guessed it. I'm not ready - but I am excited for all the kids, young and old, that look forward to this wonderful celebration of our Lord's birth. I am looking forward to having my sons together for Christmas for the first time in three long years! (I'm just a tad excited.)
A Small Hand will be open Thursday, December 19th from 5-7. If you know of a family with a baby that could use our help, please encourage them to seek us out. We're here to help them. Even if they only need us for a little while.
We are all looking forward to Shirley Bushong being back with us - she's taken a little time off to recuperate after knee surgery. She's looking forward to seeing just how much our babies have grown!
As the end of the year approaches we'd like to thank everyone for their ongoing support this past year. We look forward to keeping our doors open for another year of service to our area's babies.
We could not have done it without all of you!
May God richly bless you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Bev
Saturday, November 9, 2013
It's just a little bit chilly . . .
Hello everyone!
We've all noticed the nip in the air - the weatherman had better be wrong about this Wednesday-I am NOT ready for snow. I'm not ready for this cold, either.
With that in mind I will ask any of you with warm winter clothes (sizes 9 months to 4T) to send them our way. We have a good supply of the clothes for the little, little ones, but the larger sizes, not so much). Clothes and sizes 4, 5, and 6 diapers are our greatest need.
Other items greatly appreciated are diaper creams, baby wash and baby lotions.
We'll be open Thursday, November 21st from 5-7. If you know of a family with a baby that could use our help, please encourage them to seek us out. We're here to help them. Even if they only need us for a little while.
Keep warm!
Bev
We've all noticed the nip in the air - the weatherman had better be wrong about this Wednesday-I am NOT ready for snow. I'm not ready for this cold, either.
With that in mind I will ask any of you with warm winter clothes (sizes 9 months to 4T) to send them our way. We have a good supply of the clothes for the little, little ones, but the larger sizes, not so much). Clothes and sizes 4, 5, and 6 diapers are our greatest need.
Other items greatly appreciated are diaper creams, baby wash and baby lotions.
We'll be open Thursday, November 21st from 5-7. If you know of a family with a baby that could use our help, please encourage them to seek us out. We're here to help them. Even if they only need us for a little while.
Keep warm!
Bev
Sunday, September 29, 2013
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
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
Sunday, August 18, 2013
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 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
Sunday, July 21, 2013
A Small Hand-Plains District Board Meeting
When: Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:30 PM
Where: Bev London's house
You need not be a member of Rader Lutheran Church to serve on our Board.
We'd love to have a few new faces.
Please send me an email-ashpd.bev@gmail.com or give me a call 578-0779 for directions.
It's hard to believe we will start our third year in just a few short months. Now to plan - we want to continue to serve the babies and toddlers in our community! See you Thursday!
Bev
When: Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:30 PM
Where: Bev London's house
You need not be a member of Rader Lutheran Church to serve on our Board.
We'd love to have a few new faces.
Please send me an email-ashpd.bev@gmail.com or give me a call 578-0779 for directions.
It's hard to believe we will start our third year in just a few short months. Now to plan - we want to continue to serve the babies and toddlers in our community! See you Thursday!
Bev
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Almost Forgot!
Almost Forgot!
A Small Hand-Plains District will be open from
5 - 7 PM, tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 18th.
Wow, the time is just slipping away. . .I'll get everything updated as soon as possible.
More to come next week - after our Board meets. I hope to have lots to share with you.
Thank you for your continued support. We certainly couldn't do it alone!
Bev
A Small Hand-Plains District will be open from
5 - 7 PM, tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 18th.
Wow, the time is just slipping away. . .I'll get everything updated as soon as possible.
More to come next week - after our Board meets. I hope to have lots to share with you.
Thank you for your continued support. We certainly couldn't do it alone!
Bev
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