MC3 Church will be providing lunches to needy children this summer for the fifth consecutive year.
We are continuing to work out the program details, but are set to begin packing and delivering lunches at two apartment complexes starting June 10--that's a week from today. We will be partnering with Mar Thoma Church to provide up to 200 sandwiches Monday through Friday to children at the apartments.
As usual, we will need drivers, riders, a daily coordinator and two to three volunteers per day to pack the lunches.
The lunches must contain three items--a drink and prepackaged sweet and salty snacks--in addition to the sandwiches. At Wednesday's church picnic, we will be asking volunteers to help us prepare 1,000 preset bags to support the first week of the program.
MUST Ministries, which manages, the program, has faced significant hurdles this year, including a health department mandate that sandwiches cannot be homemade but must be purchased or created in a certified kitchen.
Look for additional information later this week, including a sign-up sheet where you can volunteer for specific roles or to provide a fixed number of preset bag lunches each week. In addition, we will have boxes available in the lobby at Parkview starting this week to collect items for the lunches.
Suggested Snack Items
Pretzels Goldfish Crackers Potato Chips Graham Crackers Popcorn
Pudding cups Applesauce cups Jell-O cups Cookies Raisins
Rice Krispie Treats Fruit Snacks Fruit Cups Fruit Rollups Teddy Grahams Animal Crackers Nutri-Grain Bars Wheat Thin Crackers
Juice Boxes Small Bottled Waters
