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From our Buildings & Grounds committee: Salem for Refugees Donation request! Due to several large families arriving, we need more Infant/Toddler Restart Kits. Check out this flyer for instructions on what to include in these kits. We have plenty of tubs - come pick one up and fill it with fun baby stuff! This is an amazing way to support new families and we are grateful for your support. Donations can be dropped off Mondays through Thursdays between 9:00 and 5:00, and Fridays between 9:00 and 12:00.
Table of Plenty update: If you read Julie Rowher's letter to Westminster in the newsletter a couple of weeks ago, you know that the Table of Plenty is in need of food. TOP is now serving between 50-70 families each week and that takes LOTS of food. So folks, it's time for us to "get back in the saddle again" and start returning to our pre-covid ways to fill our Table of Plenty bins which are located by the drinking fountain. Needed? canned vegetables and fruits, canned beans--black, navy, garbanzo, kidney, and baked--cooking supplies, soups, tomato sauces, chili, canned spaghetti, ravioli, cereals, pastas, peanut butter, and canned meats and fish. No perishables, only canned or packaged foods, and not opened. Here are the suggestions, so let's fill those bins. Just a can or two each week adds up!
As our new childcare center, Blue Bells Academy, continues to grow and thrive here at Westminster, we are looking for a few people to step in and serve as a liaison team between the childcare and the congregation. This would mean being a point of contact for Blue Bells leadership to communicate with us if a need arises or there is a way we can help them out! We are experiencing a really exciting time at Westminster as we become a leader in transforming church education wings into hybrid childcare/Sunday school spaces. Currently Blue Bells is providing care for 30 children and expects to continue to enroll families through the summer into the fall. If this sounds like something you have some energy to contribute to, please contact Vik Schaaf (vik@salemwestpres.org) or Jill Whitney (jaredandjill34@msn.com). Thank you so much for prayerfully considering this way to help Westminster as we move into the future!
The School Supply Drive is on! During the months of July and August, we are collecting basic school supplies for several schools in our area. Collection boxes have been set up in the Narthex. Any donations are appreciated – paper, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, binders, folders, etc. Thank you in advance for helping make this school supply drive a success.
Vacation Bible Camp is approaching and many kids are already signed up! For those who would like to help during the week of August 26-30, please let Terri Crall (tcrall71@gmail.com) know you are willing to volunteer. Together, we can create a fun and educational experience for our kids!
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