What:

Coat drive outreach event at theAlley Midway – partnering with the community, we will be giving out the coats to kids and their families in the community who need one

How Long:

Drive goes through Sunday November 13th

What To Donate:

Slightly Used or New Coats for kids or adults – people of all ages.

Where to Drop Off:

During Sunday worship at Alley Cottage Grove or Alley Midway

At theAlley-Midway we want to Live Love and Follow Jesus and bless those in our community who are less fortunate. Many of the families as well as the kids in the Midway area won’t have warm clothes to bundle up in when they’re playing outside or walking to and from school this winter. Some kids have never, ever had a new coat simply because their families can’t afford it.

GET YOUR COAT ON 2011 is a way for us at theAlley to Live Love and Follow Jesus as we help those in need in the Midway area.

Our goal is to giveaway 200 coats this November.

For more information contact Dave or Leslee Hugare at 952-426-8436 or complete the form below.

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Thank you Alleyans for remembering the REASON even when it’s not the SEASON.

This year you all have given hundreds of pounds of food to the shelf, thousands of sandwiches to the homeless and countless hours in service.

You’ve supported missionaries locally and globally.  You’ve given thousands to others when dollars are tight and provided emergency help for people in need.

You’ve sent Gospel boxes overseas, gifted a dishwasher to the shelter and literally warmed the local homeless by providing blankets.

You’ve walked alongside of families at the shelter.  Tutored kids, shared the Word, and been faithful in love.

You’ve done all of this and so much more NOT for your own glory but in worship of Jesus.

Thank you!  Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth to men, on whom His favor rests!

Office Supplies Wish List

Paper Goods

• Kleenex (10 boxes)
• Roll Paper Towels (10 – 24packs)
• Napkins (1 large pack)
• Bathroom Tissue (10 – 24 packs)

Miscellaneous

• 2-pocket folders (we need 100 for the year)
• Legal Pads (1 pack)
• Stamps (25 rolls)
• 60 Watt Light Bulbs (4 – 4 packs)
• Halogen Light Bulb – F5520/380 (2)
• Scotch Tape (5 refills)
• Gift Cards to Office Max or Target (as many as people would like to give)
• Packaging Tape (3 rolls)
• Anti-Bacterial Hand Sanitizer (1 dispenser and 1 large refill)
• Hand Soap (2 dispensers and 4 refills)
• Disinfectant Spray/Wipes for reception area (4)
• Swiffer Wet Jet Refills and pads (4)

Office Organization

• Corkboard for front reception area (2)

Paper

• Max Brite Recycled Pastels Paper 20 Lb. in the following colors:
  • Yellow (2 reams)
  • Green (2 reams)
  • Orchid (2 reams)
  • Cherry (5 reams)
  • Salmon (2 reams)
• Max Brite 20 Lb. 92 Brightness White Paper (5 reams)
• Avery Labels
  • 5160 – address label (4 boxes)
  • 5263 -  shipping label (2 boxes)
  • 5266 – file folder label  (2 boxes)
• White Redi-Seal Business Envelopes (2 boxes)

*Bold are the current biggest office supply needs!

**Also as always we could use diapers, wipes, baby clothing (any items for our clothing closet)

Once they are able to move back into their homes we will start another more specific request for items. You are all a blessing, thanking God for you!

We have determined that there is a need for furniture, especially bedroom stuff as the bedrooms of the units were destroyed since they were on the upper levels.  Stuff that we can take: beds (frame & mattresses), dressers, cribs, change tables, kitchen tables, chairs, sofa, tv stand/entertainment center, etc… Please contact us BEFORE you drop stuff off by emailing Brian here.

We have an opportunity to BE the church for some people in our community with a BIG need….

Last night a fire claimed the homes of 5 families in a complex in Cottage Grove. A big need for these people is clothing, cards to Target, Cub, Rainbow, etc.

We are collecting the following clothing items, if you can help out please bring items to church and place in/around the shopping cart where food shelf donations are made:

• L-3XL Women’s Clothing
• 0-3mo Boys
• 2T-5T – Boy’s & Girls

For questions and/or more information please email Brian by clicking here.

Follow Jesus, Live Love!

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To the real reason for this post.  This last weekend our friend Jenny invited us to serve for a couple hours with a ministry called Kids Against Hunger.  As a parent it is really hard to find missional things that the entire family could be a part of.  So, this was such a gift.  My 4 year old daughter was helping to load bags of food while my hair net clad boys filled them, weighed them and passed them down.

It was an awesome experience.  So much so that I’m thinking that this could be a great thing for our church to get involved with on our own.  Praying on that.  Potentially more to come at a later date.