The 38th annual Lafayette Urban Ministry
Jubilee Christmas
program took place this past Saturday (December 8) at
27 different events
throughout Lafayette/West Lafayette. Thirty churches along with Sigma Chi Fraternity at Purdue, numerous individuals, businesses and clubs provided gifts of new toys, books, food and clothing, to parents from
640 local households,
impacting
1,831 local children
.
Jubilee Christmas
is designed to let mom and dad be the heroes, rather than providing gifts directly to children at a large party or having volunteers deliver toys directly to the home. Jubilee Christmas strengthens families by supporting the important role of parents at Christmas time.
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On
Jubilee Christmas
Saturday, parents arrived at their designated Jubilee Christmas site. Greeters welcomed and introduced them to their hosts for the day. Parents then began to select toys, clothing and stocking stuffers for their children. Volunteers helped the parents wrap gifts. Each family also received a food card, homemade Christmas cookies and a holiday ham.
A program of this size is a
real benefit to our local retail economy
. All the gifts and food for Jubilee Christmas are purchased locally.
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Jubilee Christmas
relies on donations from churches, organizations and individuals for a successful Jubilee Christmas.
You can help by donating a cash gift of $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or more to Jubilee Christmas.
Over
$250,000
worth of toys and food were distributed; and it took over
1,200 volunteers
to make it a success this year.
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Thanks to all of our
Jubilee Christmas
donors, volunteers, community partners & host sites.
Host Sites:
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Central Presbyterian Church, Christ United Methodist Church, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Congress Street United Methodist Church, Dayton Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elston Presbyterian Church, Faith Presbyterian Church, Federated Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First United Methodist Church, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Grace United Methodist Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Immanuel United Church of Christ, Lafayette Christian Reformed Church, Lafayette Church of the Brethren, Lafayette Friends Meeting, Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Riverside Covenant Church, Sigma Chi Fraternity, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, St. Mary Cathedral, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Trinity United Methodist Church and Unitarian Universalist Church of Tippecanoe County.
Community Partners
:
Oakland High School,
Lafayette Adult Resource Academy, Lafayette School Corporation,
St. Andrew United Methodist Church, and
First United Methodist Church.
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