No Images? Click here November NewsletterA Letter From MikeHappy Holidays SERVE 6.8 Team! I am praying you all have a wonderful season; full of peace, joy and quality time with friends and family. While God desires each of us to slow down and be present with one another, He also wants us to look after the practical needs of our neighbors. This is the perfect time of year for the Church to be a light to our troubled world. As John 1:5 reminds us, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” There are so many opportunities for each of us to love our neighbor, we felt like we needed to put them in writing so that you can mark them on your calendar! For our business folks out there, I want to let you know about 3 exciting ways you can use your business as a platform to help others: 1. Host a Giving Tree! Our trees provide all the gifts and gifts cards to help families provide Christmas for their kids. What a great way to engage your customers, it costs you nothing, and we do all the work! Click here to sign-up. 2. Participate in our Thanksgiving Food Drive. The partner churches of SERVE 6.8 are helping provide 700 Thanksgiving meals for families and we need all the fixins’. Click here to see the list of needs. 3. Visit our Open House on Thursday, November 7th from 11am-1pm at the SERVE 6.8 Resource Center and learn how your business/organization can link arms with families year-round. A light lunch will be provided. Do you and your family love to serve this time of year? We will be running our Toy Room through Christmas and need your help packing toys for families, stocking toys, and shopping for toys. Come join us and bring your friends, family or small groups. Click here to check our serving calendar for the season. The Holidays bring out the best in us, and we are counting on your generosity to make sure our families have all the financial support they need. There are many ways to give back this time of year; 1. You can sponsor a family’s Christmas or Thanksgiving needs by clicking here 2. You can make a cash donation to SERVE 6.8 and help us care for families daily by clicking here. 3. You can plan your giving around several of our give back days listed in our timeline, such as our Dutch Bros give back day on December 8th or Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, December 3rd. 4. Lastly, you can help us keep families in stable housing by donating to our Family Assistance Fund by clicking here. No matter how you like to ‘shine’ this time of year, we have an opportunity for you to make a big difference in the lives of families, seniors and children. So, shine bright and let’s do our part to keep the darkness at bay and share the love of Jesus this Holiday Season! Mike Walker November 7th Volunteer with Giving Trees November 29th Black Friday Shopping December 7th Sweaty Sweater 4 Mile Run/Walk December 7th Santa Catch 5k December 8th Dutch Bros Give Back Buy 1 Large Coffee, get a 9 stamp card at locations in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Windsor December 10th Colorado Gives Day
Family Visits: 7,504 Partner Churches: 30 Volunteer Hours: 140,850 |