Serve Now
SATURDAY SERVE 9am-Noon May 17 at Turning Point Treehouse inside painting & lawn care. Register by 5/14
COMMON HEART FOOD DRIVE May 11-June 15
Immediate Need for non-perishable, unexpired food due to a 50% cut in their federal funding. Please place donations in bins on campus. MOST NEEDED: Cereal, Chef Boy R Dee, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Mixed Veggies, Mixed Fruit, Snack Bars.
DISASTER RELIEF - EARLY RESPONSE TRAINING (ERT)
Do you feel led to help with disaster relief in Western NC and beyond? We need people to complete ERT (Early Response Team) training to help work teams. These teams are trained to go in first to devastated communities, mucking out homes, cutting trees, etc.
Register for upcoming training sessions.
HOME2HOME
Volunteers with a strong back and spirit are needed to provide furniture for people who have experienced hardships or loss. Call the Church Office at 704-847-6261 to serve.
ROOM IN THE INN
Room In The Inn is the ministry to our homeless neighbors in Charlotte, providing a hot meal, a hot shower and a bed for overnight guests during the winter months (thru March). We are in need of volunteers for bus drivers (we will train!), overnight hosts, help with laundry, desserts and breakfast casseroles. If you are unable to volunteer, please considering supporting the efforts by donating from our Amazon wish list of new or gently used M-3XL sweatshirts, sweatpants, tee shirts, new white crew neck undershirts, new boxer briefs, new socks, jackets, and long underwear. Clothing donations can be dropped off in the white cabinets in the Gym Reception Area.
GREENWAY PARK ELEMENTARY
Volunteers are needed for the following:
•Kindergarten Reading Buddies - Meet with your reading buddy weekly to share a book together.
•Classroom Assistants - Assist a classroom teacher with a number of tasks. Type of help and frequency of visits are determined by you and the teacher and may change as needed.
•Event Volunteers - Volunteer at GPES events, such as teacher appreciation, family nights, field day, assembling and delivering classroom supplies for teachers.
•Augustine Reading Project Tutoring - Tutor a student twice weekly in reading and writing.
Call the Church Office at 704-847-6261 to serve.
COS KIDS
Please call Amy DeVore at 704-847-6261 to volunteer or to donate:
- Volunteer Gardener
- Contract Maintenance Person (on-call person to assist with maintenance needs of our facility)
- Diapers- (sizes 3 and up)
- Balls (bigger balls for gym and outside)
- Hula Hoops, Bubbles, Sidewalk Chalk
- Baby wipes
MATTHEWS HELP CENTER
Matthews HELP Center provides short-term crisis assistance to neighbors in the Matthews community. Volunteer for a four-hour shift, from 9am-1pm or from 1pm-5pm. You can greet donors, sort donations, inspect clothing and help customers. Contact Ida Riddick for more info.
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