Outreach Team – December 2024
Our members include Chris Kollen as lead, Carol Buuck, Phyllis Teager, Patty Clymer, Janette Carollo, and Gail Nicewander.
We are planning new and exciting projects this coming year. If you’d like more information about becoming a member of Outreach, contact Chris Kollen at lizzykollen@comcast.net or at 520-419-7475.
Continuing Events
Marana Food Bank
The Marana Food Bank would like to request that we collect jelly, pie crusts, tuna/chicken, spam, canned cooked ham, ready-to-eat food like ravioli, beans, canned veggies, and low-sodium soups. Let’s continue to show God’s love by sharing what we have with those who currently have less. Let’s make this a wonderful Christmas season for all!
Donated items can be placed in the wooden cabinet located in the hallway outside the Fellowship Hall. Please remember that the food bank cannot accept any food items that have been opened/used or expired. Also, please, no glass containers.
If you would like to donate and keep your gift for the needy of Marana, you can send a check to:
MFB-CRC
c/o Sahuarita Food Bank
PO Box 968
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Please make checks payable to Marana Food Bank – Community Resource Center or MFB-CRC. You can also donate online at mfb-crc.org. Your monetary gift goes a long way.
Past Events
Thanksgiving Boxes – Roadrunner Elementary
We put together 28 Thanksgiving and Pantry boxes, providing needed food for the holidays for 14 families – 12 families at Roadrunner Elementary and 2 additional families recommended by members of the congregation. Each family received $50 gift card to buy perishable food. Enough food was donated to start putting together food boxes for Christmas families. The congregation donated $425 in gift cards and $270 in cash. Thank you to the Preschool for making cards for each one of the families! Thank you to everyone who helped sort the food and put the Thanksgiving and Pantry boxes together and Bryan and Patty Clymer for donating the boxes!
Upcoming Events
Adopt a Child – Roadrunner Elementary
Thank you to everyone who took gift tags from the tree, all gifts were signed up for! The gifts need to be returned by December 1st. Please don’t wrap the gifts, the parents would like to see what’s being given and wrap the gifts themselves. Instead donate wrapping paper and tape. Thanks to everyone for supporting families at Roadrunner!
Feed My Starving Children
Feed My Starving Children will be coming up at the beginning of February, dates have not been set yet. The sign-up sheet will be available by December 31st. Stay tuned for information about this wonderful event.
Lutheran World Relief – Baby Care Packs
We plan on holding a drive in the new year for baby care packs to send to Lutheran World Relief. In 2023, they provided baby care packs to Angola, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania, and Turkey. More information to come in 2025.
Sister Jose Women’s Center
We plan on offering to cook an evening meal for the residents of San José Women’s Center. Outreach will provide additional information in the new year. Any questions, contact Chris Kollen.