Dear Friend,
By now, every church and synagogue in Tarrant County has received a letter inviting them to join other congregations in an effort to end senior hunger. Has your congregation joined the fight?
With the help of our civic and political leaders, Sunday, May 4, 2014, has been designated Meals On Wheels Pass the Plate day all across Tarrant County. In conjunction with our founding faith-based partners, we are asking people of faith to prayerfully consider joining other congregations throughout Tarrant County in taking up a special offering on Sunday, May 4, to help feed our homebound neighbors for many years to come.
Forty years ago, eleven faith-based organizations came together with a vision to fight senior hunger in the inner city of Fort Worth. That work turned into Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County and today - forty years later - we serve all of Tarrant County and deliver nearly 1 million nutritious meals each year to seniors and other homebound individuals.
Just look at the difference those eleven faith-based groups have already made in the lives of tens of thousands of people in Tarrant County. I know that we can demonstrate to the community what God can do when people of faith come together.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: If you are a member of a Tarrant County congregation, please encourage your church or synagogue to participate in this exciting event. It does not matter whether your congregation is large or small, wealthy or in need. We can all participate at some level and be a part of the solution to end hunger in Tarrant County.*
For more information about the Meals On Wheels Pass the Plate event or to pledge your support, visit mealsonwheels.org or contact Keith Harrison at [email protected] or 817-258-6450. He will be happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
Carla Jutson President & CEO Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County
* We believe that God's people can come together to make a difference in the lives of our homebound neighbors across Tarrant County. There are several ways for congregations to participate in the Pass the Plate event, including:
- Pray for Meals On Wheels
- Collect an offering to support the home-delivered meals program
- Collect an offering to support the construction of the meal-production facility
- Encourage members of your congregation to become meal-delivery volunteers
- Include Meals On Wheels brochures in your weekly bulletin
- Let us know of people in your congregation who might need our services.
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Founding Faith-based Organizations and Official Pass the Plate Sponsors Broadway Baptist
| First Presbyterian
| St. Andrew's Episcopal
| First Christian
| Gethsemane Presbyterian
| St. Patrick's Cathedral
| First United Methodist
| Greater St. James Baptist
| Temple Beth-El
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| Mt. Gilead Baptist
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Central Baptist Church no longer exists, but we do want to recognize their help in founding this work. | 