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Kits4Kids
August 2021
Portland Ecclesia
Beaverton, Oregon
One Friday afternoon some sisters and our Sunday School kids got together at the Portland meeting room to fill our Kits4Kids backpacks with school supplies. Instead of the usual 24 backpacks, we had 48 – due to a mix up where we were sent 24 pink backpacks instead of assorted colors. This resulted in us … Continue reading
Kits4Kids
August 2021
Treasure Coast Ecclesia
Palm Beach County, Florida
The Treasure Coast Ecclesia partnered with The Garden Outreach Project’s “Kits4Kids”. We were mailed the backpacks free of charge from The Garden and filled them with school supplies. These were donated to “Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches” on Monday August 2nd. This local organization helps families with children both homeless and at risk of becoming … Continue reading
Kits4Kids
July 2021
Schooley’s Mountain Ecclesia & Onesimus
New Jersey
I live in a typical middle class, small town in America. We have a University, public library, excellent hospital, thriving Main Street, and good school systems. And yet the poverty rate hovers just about at the National Average – 17.5%. Continue reading
Knit2Gether
April 2021
Orangeville
Orangeville, Ontario
Last January, I attended the Garden’s Knit2Gether. It was well organized with a feeling of us talking around the kitchen table. We were so pleased to hear about a particular project, helping the homeless. This quickly evolved in donating knitted and crocheted scarves, hats to those who could not afford to keep warm during our … Continue reading
Knit2Gether
April 2021
Portland
Beaverton, Oregon
So after a year of lock-down, I’d loom-knitted about 20 beanies. Time to add the knit2gether labels and package the beanies in cellophane bags. Sealing the beanies en-mass in a zip lock bag, or individual bags was recommended by an outreach knitting guru at one of our online knit2gether sessions. This is because charities that … Continue reading
Bags of Love
March 2021
More from the Boise, Idaho Ecclesia
Brother Ted Long and the Idaho Ecclesia are continuing to support the Corpus Christi Charity: “Corpus Christi House has continued to be a place where the homeless population of Boise can come during the day for a place to stay cool in the summer or warm up in the winter. Corpus Christi House offers a … Continue reading
Food4Friends
March 2021
Kenzie Family
British Columbia, Canada
The Veggie Growing Kit arrived in the mail just days after ordering. What a great kit! It contains everything you need to plant four different vegetables – pots, coir soil pods, seeds, manual and moisture meter. All you need to do is add water to the coir pods and watch as they instantly expand to … Continue reading
Bags of Love
March 2021
Church of the Blessed Hope, Unionville
Panesville, Ohio
We dropped off 20 sleeping bags to Sub Zero Mission located in Panesville, Ohio. They help the homeless stay warm by providing sleeping bags, coats, hats, boots, gloves. They collect these items and deliver them to the unsheltered homeless, during winter in northeast Ohio and other regions. We also work with other organizations to find … Continue reading
Bags of Love
February 2021
Langlois Ecclesia
Coos Bay, Oregon
We became aware of the Devereax Center for the homeless quite a few years ago. We have supported them over the years with clothing and food donations. So when the bags of love came up we automatically thought of them. Inside the top of each sleeping bag we included a New Testament in the new … Continue reading
Knit2Gether
February 2021
Pittman Family
Norfolk, Virginia
My daughter and I have been knitting items – hats and Easter bunnies – to donate to children in foster care. To find somewhere to drop off the items locally, I searched Facebook for groups to donate to and one called JJ Bags came up. The objective of JJ Bags matched what we were looking … Continue reading
Bags of Love
February 2021
Los Angeles Ecclesia
Whittier, California
Dear WCF and the Garden Outreach Project, Greetings from Southern California! Thank you for your compassionate efforts. I received the sleeping bags last week, it took me a few days to get in contact with a shelter in my area. Originally I wanted to give them to a woman’s and children’s crisis center, but I … Continue reading
Bags of Love
February 2021
Richmond Christadelphian Chapel
Richmond, Virginia
February 8, 2021 Dear Garden Outreach, On Saturday, December 30th 2021, the Richmond Christadelphian Chapel’s outreach committee was able to organize and facilitate a day to put together care packs with other members of the chapel while following COVID-19 guidelines. Before December 30th the Chapel’s outreach committee reached out to members of chapel and listed … Continue reading