Sunday, February 27, 2011

Furniture and Household items needed for Iredell Christian Ministeries

Title: Iredell Christian Ministries

Opportunity available through: Through April 4th, 2011


Brief description: Household items for a family that has recently lost everything. Appliances stove, washer and dryer, living room furniture, kitchen essentials, including dishes and silverware, linens for kitchen and bath, twin size bed frame, bedding & mattress, queen bed box spring, mattress, sheets and pillow cases, blankets, bedspread.

Why: To show the love of Jesus and provide a helping hand and encouragement.

Where: Bring donated items to Iredell Christian Ministries, 322 East Front Street, Statesville, NC 28677 or call 704-924-6700

Contact: E-mail Debbie at
debby@iredellcm.org or call 704-924-6700

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Food and Supplies for NB Mills Elementary Students

Opportunity available through: April 20, 2011

Ladies Life has adopted NB Mills Elementary as an Outreach Ministry. We are providing food and other supplies to the children.

What:
The following are items that are needed by the students.
Chlorox Wipes
Lice Shampoo
Uniforms - any sizes are appreciated
solid shirts - red, white, navy & burgundy
solid pants, shorts, skorts, capri - navy, khaki & black
Belts
K-2 can do sweats
Hoodies (solid colors of red, white, navy or burgundy) - any sizes are appreciated
Underwear (boys and girls)
Socks (solid white works best)
Winter Coats (various sizes)
School Supplies (for prize box - so anything considered "cool" would be great (mechanical pencils, funny erasers, etc)
Lotion - smaller sizes to give to individual students
Prize box items
pencils, stickers, tattoos, erasers, medium bouncing balls, army men, small toy cars, yo-yo's, snack sized candy packs, etc
Dry Erase Markers (black and also various colors)
Seeds (for Science class - she works with all grades)

Or

Non-perishable food items the children can open (microwave if needed) and eat by themselves.

Why: To show the love of Jesus by providing students with supplies and food for a successful school year.

When: Drop the supplies or food to the Mooresville Campus at the following times: February 23, March 9, March 23, April 6, and April 20 between the hours of 9am-12pm

Where: The Cove Church Mooresville Campus

Contact: Colleen Kennedy at colmac1971@yahoo.com or 704-245-2687

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Clothing & Household Items for Family Who Lost All in a Fire

Opportunity available through:  April 1, 2011

What: Household items for a Barium Springs family that lost everything in a fire three weeks ago.  The family of five is in need of household items and clothing.  Below is a partial list of some of the items needed. 

  • Appliances: Stove, washer and dryer
  • Living room furniture
  • Kitchen essentials, including dishes and silverware
  • Linens for kitchen and bath
  • Twin size bed frame, bedding & matress
  • Full size bed frame, bedding & matress
  • Queen bed Box Spring, Mattress, sheets and pillow cases, blankets, bedspread
  • Curtains or blinds (56 w x 26 l)
  • Clothing (Clothing in sizes below, or Wal-Mart cards for purchase)
    • Age 18 Female (Shoe 8; Pant 9; Shirt M) 
    • Age 18 Male (Shoe 10.5; Pant 36/32; Shirt L)
    • Age 17 Male (Shoe 9; Pant 32/30; Shirt L)
    • Age 16 Male (Pant 34/32; Shirt L)
    • Female Head of House ( Shoe 10; Pant 13/14; Shirt M)
Why: To show the love of Jesus to this family by providing for basic needs.
 
Where: Barium Springs Home for Children, Troutman.
 
Contact:  Dawn Stroud at dawnstroud@live.com.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Collecting Items for South Africa Mission Trip

Opportunity available through: June 2011

What: The Cove is sending a mission team to South Africa in July 2011 and we are collecting Adult-sized hats/gloves/scarves, adult & children's multi-vitamins, vitamin A and rubber gloves.

Why: While there, we will be hosting a youth event and the hope is to be able to give each teen a hat, gloves and/or scarf. Believe it or not, it gets cold in Africa! And the local clinic tells us the easiest, most useful thing we can bring for them to use is rubber gloves and vitamins.

Contact: Kris Lamb ncgofer@aol.com or 704-763-7829

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Stock the Shelves at Iredell Christian Ministries

Opportunity available through: On-going
Iredell Christian Ministries needs help to stock their shelves with hygiene items.
What: Basic hygiene items: soap, deodorant, tooth paste, tooth brush, razors, shampoo and conditioner.

Why: To help those in our community who go without the basic necessities we take for granted. In the struggle to find food and a safe place to sleep, people in a poverty situation find it difficult to acquire basic items such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, and toothbrushes.

When: On-going.

Where:  Bring donated items to Iredell Christian Ministries, 322 East Front Street, Statesville, NC 28677 or call 704-924-6700.

Contact:  Iredell Christian Ministries, 322 East Front Street, Statesville, NC 28677 or call 704-924-6700.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Food for Elementary School Kids

Opportunity available through: On-going

Our Life Group is helping to provide weekend food for children at Cloverleaf Elementary School. The school distributes backpacks full of food for children who are in need of food at home.

What: Single serving foods such as: Microwavable mac & cheese, ravioli or spaghetti in a can, ramen noodles, Vienna sausages and canned soup. Jars of peanut butter and jelly for classroom use.

It takes more than our group to meet this need and would love to have your group join ours on this project!

Why: To help children have enough to eat when they leave school.

When: On-going.

Where: Contact us for details.

Contact: Karr Life Group--Contact Beth at drewandbeth@roadrunner.com

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Games and manicures at Summit Assisted Living

Opportunity available through: February 12, 2011

Join with us in giving manicures and playing bingo with residents at Summit Assisted Living.

What: Manicure, bingo and snack social.

Why: To share God’s love by serving and caring for seniors in our community, many of whom are weak, isolated and lonely.

When: February 12, 2011, 2-4pm

Where: Summit Assisted Living, Mooresville.

Contact: Wendy Upright,
wmu1980@yahoo.com

Mooresville Soup Kitchen: Cleaning & Cooking Supplies Needed

Opportunity available through: On-going

Mooresville Soup Kitchen is running low on cooking and cleaning supplies.


What: Supplies needed: Greased Lighting, Purple Power, cooking spray and plastic forks.

Why: Supplies needed to support the work of providing nourishing meals, fellowship and encouragement to those in need in our community.

When: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-1:00pm

Where: Mooresville Soup Kitchen, 275 South Broad Street, Mooresville.

Contact: Justin Barnes at
justinjbarnes@yahoo.com

Mooresville Soup Kitchen: Cleaning Team Needed

Opportunity available through: On-going

Mooresville Soup Kitchen is looking for a 5-7 person cleaning team to come in once a month and do a deep clean of the kitchen and dining area.

What: Cleaning team for the kitchen and dining area.

Why: To support the work of providing nourishing meals, fellowship and encouragement to those in need in our community.

When: Once a month in the evenings.

Where: Mooresville Soup Kitchen, 275 South Broad Street, Mooresville.

Contact: Justin Barnes at
justinjbarnes@yahoo.com