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Season of Giving Opportunities
Each November and December we compile a list of opportunities to help others during the Christmas Season. We hope you will find one or more of these opportunities as a way to give during this season. Some are simply monetary needs, while others take a little creativity and shopping to complete. Click HERE for a listing.
December Mission of the Month: Diapers December will focus on collecting what every baby needs...diapers! Larger sizes (size 3 and up) are most desired. The diapers will be given to local agencies that will provide them to families. Please place donations in the Mission of the Month bins.
Give monetarily by writing “December Mission of the Month” in your check memo, or give online.
MONDAY MEALS We need your help. We do all the meal preparation and serving from the Uptown Fellowship Hall kitchen.
You can help in a number of different ways.
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It feeds our souls as we feed Ankeny. If you have any questions, please email Kate,
What a great way to respond to God’s love in our community! Every pint saves or sustains another life! Sign up for our January 30 Blood Drive at our Uptown location, 1:00-6:00pm. Register at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org. Questions? Contact Judy Ruble, 515.729.9482.
Families Forward's Bidwell Pantry needs our help! United Women in Faith (UWIF) have scheduled a workday for Saturday, December 16 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Projects are available for all ages and abilities from stocking shelves, hanging donated clothing, cleaning, organizing, making kits, etc. Please join our Ankeny First group and see how Bidwell Pantry functions as the largest distribution center in Iowa.
We will be carpooling from the north Uptown parking lot leaving promptly at 8:30 a.m. Or come and go throughout the mornings as it fits your schedule. Your support and assistance are needed! Address: 1203 Hartford Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315.
Questions? Mary Johnson (515) 771-5591 from Ankeny First
VIEW THIS VIDEO to hear more about Bidwell and how they utilize volunteers like you!
Bring all items to the Uptown site and place them in the marked bins in the "old" library.
Find instructions HERE!
Volunteers Needed for Meals We Serve to Des Moines Agencies
YMCA Supportive Housing Meal Eight volunteers are needed each 3rd Tuesday of the month to manage a meal for the residents of the YMCA Supportive Housing Campus in Des Moines. The eight volunteers share the duties of meal prep, serving and clean-up. You are needed by 5:45pm and you will be finished up by 7:45pm. If you are brand new to this mission opportunity, there will be people there to assist you and get you going with needed tasks. Sign up here.
Trinity Supper Club Meals: First Wednesdays AND Fourth Tuesdays
A team of volunteers meets at the Christian Life Center to prepare meals and deliver them to Trinity Las Americas in downtown Des Moines, which goes to the community and after-school children. To make that happen, we need you! There are opportunities to bake cookies, prep meals, or deliver meals.
Central Iowa Shelter & Services Meal Join us as we serve a meal for our neighbors at Central Iowa Homeless Shelter in Des Moines on the 21st of each month. This is a wonderful way to respond to God's love and command to love our neighbors. There are opportunities to help with serving the meal, and driving the food and helpers down to the shelter. Find more information and register here.