Thank you to our Host and Support Congregations!

We are so thankful to YOU for providing hospitality, food, and shelter for our guests. We currently are serving one family with two sweet little girls. They are very close to moving into their own home! Two new families are meeting with us this week about possibly entering the rotation program.

Our August Host congregations include Grace Lutheran church in Denison, Park Avenue Church of Christ in Denison, Fairview Baptist church in Sherman, and Trinity Baptist church in Sherman. Special thanks to Trinity Lutheran church in Sherman for providing our guests with meals during an open host week! Thank you to these congregations for showing God's love in such a tangible way!

P.S. to Coordinators: If you are reading this, you can be among the first to sign up for your 2023 host weeks!  An email will go out to Host congregations soon, but if you call Leigh (903-271-1088) before it goes out, you can lock in your preferred dates!  Two congregations already have picked their weeks, so don't dawdle in determining your dates!

Financial Education Class

Thank you to our Bed Race Relay Sponsors!

A huge THANK YOU to our early sponsors of the 2022 Family Promise of Grayson County Bed Race Relay!  

King Sponsors

Queen Sponsors

• Graber & Walker, LLP
• Ruiz Foods

Full Sponsors

• Reinert Family Dentistry
• Grace Lutheran Church
• Utter Pike Private Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Twin Sponsors

• Jim McClure State Farm
• Sanders, Motley, Young & Gallardo
• BancorpSouth
• Edward Jones: Asa Jessee Financial Advisor

Crib Sponsors

• Simmons Bank

The Bed Race Relay will be held on Saturday, September 17th at First United Methodist Church of Sherman between 10 AM and 2 PM in conjunction with Sherman Arts Fest. 

This event is one of our major fundraisers for the year and we are hoping you will help us exceed our fundraising goal of $30,000! There are two main ways you can get involved. The first way is by signing up your church, business, or organization to be an event sponsor for the Bed Race Relay.  It's great advertisement, and you'll be helping many people!

The second is to have one or more teams participate in the Bed Race Relay. This is a great event for youth groups, Sunday school classes, competitive friends, social clubs, and families!

Financial Education Class

Last week, BancorpSouth co-hosted another fabulous Financial Education class! This one was held at Grand Avenue Presbyterian church in Sherman, home of Habitat for Humanity of Grayson County. Topics covered included budgeting and saving, making a monthly spending and saving plan, increasing income, decreasing expenses, and prioritizing expenses. 

Special thanks to Randle Jones, Rebecca Aros, Will Bain, Mat Morris, Jared Morris, and all the other BancorpSouth employees who made this informative class so enjoyable! Thanks, also, to Laurie Mealy, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Grayson County, for opening her doors to us! We are fortunate to partner with wonderful organizations such as these to serve our community!

Classes are open to all who are interested. Snacks, child care and door prizes are provided. Stay tuned for information about upcoming classes!

Because you asked...

For those of you who repeatedly have suggested that a list of needed items be included in the newsletter, this is for you. (You know who you are!)  Ongoing needs include: toilet paper, paper towels, copy paper, laundry soap, bleach, kitchen size trash bags, cleaning supplies and gasoline cards (e.g. QuikTrip, Walmart, etc.).  Also, we currently need gently used pack-n-play portable baby beds.  We use these items in the Day Center and give them to families that are struggling to make ends meet.  Thank you all for the many ways you show generosity towards our guests!

Closing thought:

"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."  John 13:34