Oct 2016
Volunteers of the Month                               
Fall Fundraiser Committee
Thank you to the team who served on the concert committee to help make our fall fundraiser a great success! 

 Committee: Debbie Miller, Jennifer Isringhausen,
Julie Zara, Cindy Drum and Terri Woolbright. (Not pictured: Laura Nester and Susie Hoffman).
Thank you all for your time and dedication !!  
Anita Renfroe Flat-Out Funny Tour

Anita Renfroe had the crowd laughing all evening with her anecdotes from 'The Mom Song', jokes about yoga pants and playing her cigar box guitar! She put on an amazing performance that was enjoyed by all! Through this event, we were able to share our story with community members; which is essential to helping us continue to serve those in need. 

 

Shelter Products Artisans sold candles and lotions during the show, allowing them to work on their job skills. Thank you to all who came out and enjoyed Anita Renfroe's show with us!!    

 

We also send a huge THANK YOU to
First United Methodist Church, their staff and those who came out to volunteer to help the night run smoothly.
 We also want to THANK our generous sponsors whose  financial support make it possible for Contact Ministries to continue meeting our mission and vision to provide daily and emergency assistance while impacting lives for Christ.

Corporate/$10,000
Corporate Endowment Solutions
Isringhausen Imports
Zara's Collision Center

Silver/ $2,500
Dr. Aaron & Kari Brewer
Dr. Ron Romanelli-Orthopedic Center of Illinois
Bronze/ $1,000
D r. Lenny & Karen Giannone * Tom & June Harmon
O'Shea Builders * Pure Skin MedSpa
Ronald & Mary Lou Smith-Leaders of the New Millenium
Dr. Russ and Jan Williams 

Friends/ $500
Ace Hardware * BUNN 
A uto G lass Systems* Marine Bank * Ken & Debbie Miller
   B &B Electric * Dean & Pam a la Robert
   Gary & Paula Borah * Dr. Jordan Williams & Kate Dunn       
   Mike & Jane Bradley * Bruce and Bethanie Drake
   Capital City Car Club * C ompass Title , Inc.      
   Dan & Anne Dondanville * Mark & Tamiko Kinkade-Communication & Publication
Solutions, Inc. * Noonans
Abate Toy Run
Thank you Abate for supporting our Christmas Give-Away! Every year we look forward to the toy run and the kids really enjoyed watching all the motorcycles and people! The Abate members donated an entire cart full of toys and over $750 to go towards our Christmas Give-Away!!
The toys donated will be used to help provide Christmas for the families in our community that we serve during the Holiday Season.
 Contact Ministries thanks everyone who participated
            in the Toy Run and pray for safe riding!!


Help us Restock Our Coat Racks!!
Daily we have people walk through our doors who are out in the elements most of the day. Every year, Contact Ministries has been blessed by churches, organizations, businesses, small groups and individuals doing coat drives and donating hats and gloves for those in need. Donations that we receive are given out to the community for free.  During the winter season, we give out close to 250 pairs of gloves, 200  hats and over 350 coats per month!  Please help us to stock up on hats, coats and gloves so people can stay warm this winter season. For questions and information about coat drives call us at 217-753-3939.
We have started gearing up for our annual Christmas Give-Away!

 

Date:
December 14, 2016
Time:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Place: Westminster Presbyterian Church

We will be serving 400
families by providing them with gifts to help make their Christmas blessed!

To volunteer to help preregister families
  SIGN UP HERE

We will be setting up for the Give-Away December 12-13.

 Volunteer shifts for the Give-Away will be available to sign up for later this month.

We are also looking for people to get involved with our Adopt-A-Family program.

If you would like information on Adopt-A-Family or to be included on the sign up, email Stacey Droll at executiveassistant@
contactministries.com.

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Featured Sponsor

Central Baptist
Church  

Central Baptist Church has supported Contact Ministries for over 10 years by faithfully providing meal donations for our Transitional Shelter each week.  Contact Ministries is grateful for the continued generosity from the church, its members and volunteers.

Thank you for feeding and serving those in need!


Current Needs

Coats, hats and gloves

Socks for kids

1-4 boys toddler PJ's and clothes

Travel size toothpaste

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