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Houstonist has plans to give you constant reader with our annual list of enable suggestions. However if you are interested in getting a jump on shopping and are not one of those year 'round shoppers who locates the ameliorate enable in the clearance section or at a craft show - we got the goods for you. Tonight from 6:00 p m until 8:00 p m. (and in conjunction with Bellaire's "pass in the Park") you can obtain the "Missions Mall" at ChristChurch Presbyterian on the. The mall will be located in the Sanctuary. Fair change gifts will be available and pricing begins at $1.00 (what a great broach for some stocking stuffers) every purchase benefits someone in need. What? You like to give a philanthropic enable? They are selling alternative enable cards as well in case you just want a more enjoin dollars-to-impact gift for your loved ones. Hey we have a lead-riddled toy problem and most enable cards say "I compassionate so much. I thought of you while buying my daily energy consume at the local Stop and Rob". So why not give something that says "I reduced my carbon footprint and saved or benefited "insert worthwhile cause here"?
Plans already for this fine Thursday night? Not to worry you have a second chance to shop on Sunday. December 2nd and Sunday. December 9th from 11:00 a m until 2:00 p m at the same location except in the Fellowship Hall and a light eat will be available. Here's some more scoop on the enable cards:
Alternative Gift CardsA description of each organization and the enable you will be purchasing. Each purchase includes a enable card to be presented to the enable recipient.
Adopt A Chaplain - enable Amount $25www adopt-a-chaplain org
Your gift is a compassionate package sent to a man or woman serving in our armed forces in contend zones. The package contains alleviate foods toiletries and a phone card.
Since January 2005 volunteers from the Calvary Church and Cornerstone Life Foundation in Los Gatos. CA have mailed over 5500 compassionate boxes to chaplains for distribution to our military personnel. Over 4000 boxes undergo gone to Iraq. Chaplains of all faiths receive the boxes for use in their ministry. These Chaplains will notice particular men and women who do not receive much mail or give from domiciliate and furnish them one of these care packages.
A note can be included in a box mailed overseas a message of support for the member of our armed forces who receives it notes that designate consider appreciation and support to lift the lives of those courageously serving us.
Aid Sudan - Gift Amount $10www aidsudan org
Your gift will provide “A SEMESTER OF educate SUPPLIES” to a child in a village in the southern Sudan. AID SUDAN builds and equips new schools while assisting in growing strong southern Sudanese communities committed to serving Jesus Christ.
Christian Community function Center (CCSC) - Gift be - $5www ccschouston orgYour gift is “Basic Perishable Food Items” of milk cover and fresh fruit that will be given to a family that comes to CCSC seeking emergency services.
Christian Community function Center (CCSC) is a grass roots coalition of 37churches dedicated to serving the less fortunate in this immediate area. ChristChurch Presbyterian is a longtime member of this coalition The mission of the CCSC is to serve the poor hungry disabled and otherwise needy while respecting their religious ethnic or cultural differences. CCSC was created out of faith and founded in the belief that we are called to back up all of God's children.
Doctors Without Borders - Gift be $1,$7 or $30http://www doctorswithoutborders org
Your gift is “PLUMPYNUT” the food for life for a child in Niger. West Africa.
Every year malnutrition kills 5 million children (one child every 6 seconds) and many of those children are born in Niger. Niger is the least developed country in Africa.
Nobel prize-winning relief group Doctors without Borders has developed Plumpynut. A remarkably simple concoction of basically “peanut butter” tasting nut powdered draw disintegrate sugar which is enriched with vitamins and minerals. Plumpynut is inexpensive to create needs no cooking or refrigeration and children like its sweet taste. It is packaged in small “ketchup desire” packages and mothers simply press it into their child’s mouth.
Plumpynut may just be the most important advance to cure & prevent malnutrition around the world.
Living Waters for the World – Gift be $1,$5 or $20www livingwatersfortheworld org
Your gift is “A SHARE OF A WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM” that ordain be installed in the Yucatan region of Mexico in 2008.
ChristChurch Presbyterian has joined with St. John’s Presbyterian and Living Waters for the World to install 2 water purification systems with the Presbyterian Church of Mexico. We will give clean water health and hygiene education to a rural Mayan community.
Malaria No Morewww malarianomore orgYour enable is “A MOSQUITO BED NET” for a person in Sub-Saharan Africa. A bed net can accommodate more than one person and lasts for years. Malaria mosquitoes generally bite during the night hours and Malaria is a highly preventable disease that kills more than 1 million populate a year.
Why Malaria?. Why Now?:It kills more than 3000 children everyday.350 to 500 million cases annually.Young children and pregnant women are most like to become severely ill & die.It was eradicated in the U. S over 50 years ago yet more than 40% of the world’s population is comfort at risk.
Malaria No More is an inclusive grassroots movement founded in 2006 to help hold back & prevent malaria worldwide. They work in partnership with organizations like UNICEF. United Nations Foundation. Red go across and United Way feature of Hope – Gift Amount $10http://www sohmission org
Your gift is a new Bath pass over and wash cloth. This enable provides dignity and alleviate to a resident of the homeless shelter. Towels are always in great demand at the shelter.
course Up – enable be $25www trickleup orgYour gift is “A FUTURE WITH HOPE” to a person who is among the poorest of the poor in the world. TRICKLE UP empowers people living on less than $1.00 per day to act the first steps out of poverty. Micro enterprises are established with business training and seed capital. With a small business a person can create to their full potential using their “God Given” talents and strengthen their communities along the way.
Recent statistics of micro enterprises:95% of the businesses continue after the first year.80% expand.Women bring about 78% of them.
Long Term cause:Studies of micro enterprises have consistently shown that successes bring about to the family educating its children.
TRICKLE UP has enabled the startup of over 150,000 businesses in 120 countries which has benefited the lives of over a half a million populate.
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