CITY ON A HILL Collecting Clothing for Give a Kid A Chance – UPDATED!

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CITY ON A HILL Collecting Clothing for Give a Kid A Chance – UPDATED!

Wed, 06/03/2009 - 5:20am — Dan Evans

CITY ON A HILL is again working in cooperation with several area churches to support Give a Kid A Chance. Onwill get to pick out their book bag filled with supplies, choose new and used clothi July 25th, low income parents can go to one location to get their children ready for school! The children ng, and get free haircuts. They will also get vision, dental, hearing and scoliosis screenings and required immunizations. There are 2 locations, His Hands Church for South Cherokee county and the Boys and Girls Club for NorthCherokeeCounty.

CITY ON A HILL UMC has promised to buy and fill 100 bookbags with all the supplies that are needed to start school! We have already purchased the bookbags. We will be asking for people to "adopt" a bookbag. We will provide a paper shopping bag with a list of what supplies are needed. We want individuals/families to fill those shopping bags and return them to church on any Sunday in June and no later than July 12th. This is a great way to involve your children! Let them help you fill the bookbag.

Between now and July 12th, CITY ON A HILL is collecting the following items:

new and slightly used "school appropriate" clothing, ages 4T to Adult XXL(label each bag by size and gender)
Book bags and supplies(see list)

Collection bins will be located outside the entrance as you come into worship on Sundays.

Service opportunities include:

Hair stylists
Medical professionals to do the screenings
Monetary donations(any amount would be a blessing!)
People to help with registration
Servants on July 25th
People to help make phone calls

To sign up, go the website: www.giveakidachance.org and sign up.

For information on the program download the brochure If you have any questions, contact Nancy.

The MISSION of Give A Kid A Chance is to provide CherokeeCounty's children in need with everything they need to start the school year off on the right foot. Our vision is that churches of all denominations will combine efforts and work together to show God's love to our brothers and sisters. In 2008, 1,500-plus children were served by approximately 600 volunteers and more than 30 churches, nonprofits and civic organizations.

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Mt 19:14