April Give

There is going to be an adjustment for our April give plans. My original plan was to divide into 4 groups and each group would take dinner to the homeless shelter once during the month. However, I have been calling the shelter for three weeks straight and have gotten no response. I have left several messages regarding who I am and what I am trying to do. I even went to the shelter when I dropped off the baby shower gifts and no one would answer the door.

I feel like this may not be the best place to invest our time. Instead, I am encouraging each family to take dinner to someone in need. Maybe it's a neighbor that has been ill, someone at church that had a baby, maybe a friend that just could use some help...we all know someone that would appreciate dinner. Please take a picture and if you don't know how to upload onto the blog, there are several of us that can. At the very least, type up a quick post and let us know what you did. It's a great encouragement to get the rest of us going!

Our May give will be on May 1st. We will meet at Grandma Stapelman's and help get her yard ready for spring/summer. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate with us and we can get lots done. We will need shovels and rakes and pruners so if you have any, please bring them. I'll send out some more information a little bit closer to the 1st.

Just a quick thank you for all of the wonderful gifts brought to the baby shower. The Battered Women's Shelter was very grateful for everything. I went to get my pictures downloaded to a cd so I could post them, but Wal-mart's photo lab was down Monday and I haven't been to town since. I will post them as soon as I get them! Thanks again for your generosity!

Baby Shower Reminder

Just a quick reminder that I need a count for the baby shower on Saturday. So far, Janell is the only one that has confirmed she will be there. We are doing a light lunch and refreshments, so a count of attendees would really be helpful. Hope to see you Saturday!