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A Hope and A Future
United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc. |
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Double Your Dollars!
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Did you go shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?
Many people did. All of them were looking for a bargain, a way to make their money go farther.
Here at UM Cooperative Ministries, we do the same. And during the holiday season, we've found  a way to double your dollars!
An anonymous donor (let's call him Santa) has offered to match all donations made during the month of December! For every dollar you give to support the programs and projects of Cooperative Ministries, our program participants get twice the value.
Just think, if you donate $50, and Santa donates $50, our program participants get $100 value in service!
That's enough to support a child in the Children of the World Preschool for about 1/2 a week, or in P.A.S.S. Tutorial Program for a month, or in the Families Learning Together program for 3 months. It's enough to pay an overdue water bill, so that a family isn't evicted, or buy food for a family of four for a week.
Please consider making an end of the year gift to Cooperative Ministries. If you do, thanks to Santa, you'll make twice the difference in a person's life!
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Coming Events
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December 23-30 Office closed for Christmas Holiday
January 2 Office closed for New Year Holiday
February 18, 5:30 pm 11th Annual Chili Cook-off Clearview UMC, St. Petersburg
March 31, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Walk for the Dream |
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Save the Date - Walk for the Dream
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We're still dreaming!
We are determined to make the dream - that all children might live in peace, have plentiful food and safe shelter, and get a good education - come true. And you can help!
Walk for the Dream
Saturday, March 31, 2012
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florida Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village
at Pinewood Cultural Park, Largo
Materials to register and participate will be available starting in January. Come out and enjoy a beautiful stroll in the garden while raising funds to support the programs and projects of UM Cooperative Ministries. Top fundraising individuals and groups will have the chance to win prizes!
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Share the Dream Celebration is a Success
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 Students from the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten class at the Children of the World Preschool in St. Petersburg provided an enthusiastic opening to United Methodist Cooperative Ministries' "Share the Dream Celebration" on November 17 at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Each little face beamed as they sang "This Land is Your Land", complete with lively hand motions and dance moves, for the 200 guests. Mistress of Ceremonies, Yolanda Fernandez of WFLA News Channel 8, explained that attendees at the event held a shared dream, "that all children will live in peace, have plentiful food and safe shelter, and get a good education." Click for more. |
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Ditty Bag Thanks |
On November 12, downtown Dunedin and the local community joined in at our Community Service Day. Held at First United Methodist Church of Dunedin, the event drew over 60 volunteers who counted, sorted, and packed 500 Ditty Bags for homeless men, women, and children. More than 3,000 ditty bags were distributed later that day to the homeless serving agencies listed here.
A special thanks goes to the office of Dr. David Zabrocki, DDS, of Largo, who came through in the nick of time with toothpaste when our previous arrangements fell through. Thanks also to Trinity United Methodist Church, Bradenton, for their donation of warm socks, Dr. David A. Brown, DMD, for toothbrushes and toothpaste, Travelodge of Clearwater Beach for shampoo and conditioner, Tops Motel of St. Petersburg for toothpaste, and Walmart of Largo and Walmart Neighborhood Market of Dunedin for gift cards to buy needed items.
Thanks also go, as always, to the wonderful women of the United Methodist Women of the Gulf Central District. Their leadership makes the project strong!
Thank you also to First UMC of Dunedin and all of the volunteers there who made the day possible. You were fantastic!
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Would you like to be a part of one of the programs or projects of Cooperative Ministries? Click on one of the links below to get involved in the way that's best for you!
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In the News |
November 4 and 6 -Michelle Bearden of Channel 8 News presented a wonderful segment on the United Methodist Women and the Ditty Bag Project. Watch it here. November 29 - The Pack-A-Sack 4 Kids Program partnership between First United Methodist Church of Clearwater and Belleair Elementary School was mentioned in a Channel 13 News Segment on children and homelessness. Read the story and watch the video. |
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Don't Miss this Chili Cook-off
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How do you like your chili? Mild, with macaroni noodles mixed in and sour cream on top, or hot and spicy with chili peppers on the side? Or both?!
Whatever type of chili you like, you'll find it at the:
11th Annual Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 5:30 pm Clearview United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 4515 38th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Adults $6.00, Kids under 12 $3.00
Your ticket gives you unlimited chili tasting! Drinks and desserts are included, too.
If you'd like to enter your chili recipe in the cook-off, contact Marion Lucciola at (727) 525-2782. February 12 is the deadline for entries.
The Chili Cook-off is sponsored by the Koinonia Class of Clearview UMC and all proceeds benefit the programs and projects of UM Cooperative Ministries.
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 All of us at United Methodist Cooperative Ministries wish you a holiday season full of warmth and joy. Grace and Peace, Pamela Qualls, Executive Director
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| Info | United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc.
Mailing Address: Physical Address: PO Box 1561 403 1st Avenue SW, Suite 102 Largo, FL 33779 Largo, FL 33770 (727) 442-6881
www.umcm.info
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