SMILE! IT'S OUR APRIL MISSION OF THE MONTH
(Meeting Our Goal)
The Smile Train, which provides corrective facial surgery to children in developing countries, is our chosen Mission
for April. You may have seen this organization advertised in magazines, such as Time and Newsweek.
Many impoverished children are suffering from cleft palate or cleft lip, which leaves their faces looking distorted.
The problem could easily be fixed with surgery, except that their parents cannot afford the operation.
These youngsters risk growing up in pain and with social rejection, because their mouths are badly disfigured.
The Smile Train, located in Washington DC, gives free surgery in about 45 minutes and for only $250.00.
Our goal is to raise money to go towards
surgery for at least one child (a $250.00 cost). We will take the donations that we receive from our congregation
and use our special Mission budget to raise the amount to the next $100.00. For instance, if the congregation
contributes $220.00, the Mission Committee will take $80.00 from our budget to give the Smile Train a total of $300.00.
Please look for the envelope marked "M"
in your church bulletin and donate what you wish. You will help give a child a happier and more productive
life.
In other Mission Committee news, in February
we raised $300.00 to help a High Bridge family who is going through a difficult time. Also, as of March
16, the day this article is written, we have about six large bags of donations for the Hunterdon County SPCA.
That's enough to fill an entire church pew and have bags falling off onto the ground! Thank
you to everyone who helps us to help others.
Thanks again for your continued support of our monthly missions.
We collected $229.00 and added $71.00 so
we could send out a check in the amount of $300.00
Thank you everyone.
The High Bridge Open Cupboard Food Pantry
is in desperate need of food donations. According to Executive Director Anne Underhill, the Pantry has
a record number of more than 350 clients at this time. The Pantry's volunteers expect that this summer
the donations will be coming in at a very low rate.
The greatest
needs are for:
Canned fruit
Canned meat (deviled ham or SPAM)
Cereal
100% fruit juice and fruit punch
paper towels
toothpaste
deoderant
shampoo
The Mission Committee has a bin in the narthex to collect Food Pantry supplies continuously.
On your next food shopping trip, you might want to pick up a few of these items. Also, Shop Rite
of Clinton has a drop off bin in its entrance way for donations.
You can send a monetary donation to the Open Cupboard Food Pantry, PO Box 45, 81 West Main Street, High Bridge
NJ 08829. The money purchases meat, produce, dairy products, and basic groceries.
If you would like to volunteer your time, call Ms. Underhill on
638-5773.
The High Bridge Open Cupboard Food Pantry is in desperate need of food donations.
According to Executive Director Anne Underhill, the Pantry has a record number of more than 350 clients at this time.
The Pantry's volunteers expect that this summer the donations will be coming in at a very low rate.
The greatest needs are for:
Canned fruit
Canned meat (deviled ham or SPAM)
Cereal
100% fruit
juice and fruit punch
paper
towels
toothpaste
deoderant
shampoo
The Mission Committee has a bin in the narthex to collect Food Pantry supplies continuously. On
your next food shopping trip, you might want to pick up a few of these items. Also, Shop Rite of Clinton
has a drop off bin in its entrance way for donations.
You can send
a monetary donation to the Open Cupboard Food Pantry, PO Box 45, 81 West Main Street, High Bridge NJ 08829.
The money purchases meat, produce, dairy products, and basic groceries.
If you would like to volunteer your time, call Ms. Underhill on 638-5773.
