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A Call To Serve Ministries
Service Opportunities Update - December 4, 2012 |
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This year was the first harvest from the Seeds 4 Needs Garden! The produce from the garden is given to those in need in the community. It mostly was delivered to the Community Food Shelf in Pella. The Seeds 4 Needs Garden is located on the West side of the ACTS building and it is roughly 600 sq ft.
Several varieties of plants were planted this year: tomatoes, snap peas, pole beans, bush beans, cucumber, lettuce, radishes, peppers, carrots, zucchini, onions, potatoes and various herbs.
Highlights from this year's harvest was a beautiful pumpkin garden and lettuce crops! The garden was able to produce 14 gallon sized bags of lettuce! The heat this past summer really affected the crop. We lost nearly all of the cucumbers and beans. Unfortunately the zucchini and carrot plants did not survive. The best crops this year were the tomatoes, lettuce and pumpkins. Click here for pictures of the harvest.
We want to say a big THANK YOU to Liz Drabek! She is our Volunteer Community Garden Supervisor. She and her children worked diligently watering, weeding and delivering food to the Community Food Shelf. Thanks for all your efforts this year!
Ways to get involved with the garden next year:
- Watering the garden - sign up for a day of the week
- Weeding the garden - sign up for a day of the week
- Mulching the garden to get moisture in
- Any donations of plants, seeds or compost
- Grow seedlings for the garden
Please contact Liz Drabek at lizdrabek@gmail.com if you want to get involved with the Seeds 4 Needs Garden.
At little about the Community Food Shelf ... it is located at the Peace Lutheran Church in Pella on Vermeer Road. It is an entirely volunteer run organization. In addition to the normal food items you typically donate to the food shelf they also regularly have a need for other staple items, such as Hamburger Helper, Cereal and Peanut Butter. They also like to provide clients with toiletries such as toilet paper, facial tissue, laundry detergent and hand soap. If you want to get involved with the Community Food Shelf, please contact Melissa Zula at melissazula@yahoo.com or you can donate items by delivering them to the Peach Lutheran Church.
Blessings,
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If you are willing to serve on any of the below projects, please contact Breanne Patel by replying to this email or calling 641-780-4503.
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 Winterizing Home -Pella Apply plastic to windows
Friday, December 7th 1-3 pm
We've been contacted by a woman in Pella who needs assistance applying plastic to her windows to help with drafts this winter season. It is a two story home, most windows are on the first floor.
Materials: ACTS will provide ladders and hammers needed for project. The tenant has material to put on the windows.
Volunteers Needed: 2-4 (Currently, 0 volunteer is signed up)
Project Time: 2 hrs
Team Leader: Jamie Gyolai |
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Gutter and Sheeting install - Attica
Roofing Project- Attica - postponed til Spring
On your schedule
We've been contacted by a woman in Attica with a roof that needs re-roofed and gutters installed. It does not appear to be highly difficult, it's pretty straight forward.
Volunteers Needed: 4-6 (Currently, 2 volunteer is signed up)
Project Time: 6 hrs
Team Leader: Chad Whitten |
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Drop off your cans and bottles to support ACTS!
You can now support ACTS by dropping off your cans & bottles inside our outdoor shed 24/7/365. Here are a couple of guidelines.
- Please bring your empty cans & plastic bottles in bags (not loose).
- Please keep glass separate from cans & plastic bottles. Very soon we'll have shelves installed in the shed where you can place bottles in their boxes.
- Please put your cans & bottles inside the shed.
- Please make sure the door is securely shut when you leave.
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ACTS Prayer List
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To send ACTS a prayer (for us or for someone in need), click here.
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ACTS Wishlist
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White or Gray Exterior Primer for painting projects and the Surge.
Ladders & scaffolding for painting and roofing projects.
Leftover construction supplies that you think others could benefit from.
Other items we can use on a somewhat regular basis to bless families with:
- Couches
- Beds
- Kitchen Tables & Chairs
- Empty 1 gal. ice cream buckets (for painting)
Items we DO NOT accept:
- TVs
- Items in need of repair or that are unsafe
- Soiled furniture items
For a more complete list of our project needs, please click here.
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Your 2012 Service Results (YTD)
Participating Volunteers: 807
Total Projects Completed: 113
Hours Volunteered: 2312 - (58 work weeks of service!)
Families/Organizations Served: 67
Communities Impacted: Pella, Knoxville, Melcher, Attica, Ottumwa, Pleasantville, Oskaloosa
Thanks to all our 2012 team leaders and volunteers!
Your Service Results Since Inception
Participating Volunteers: 4439 (that's more people than the towns of Otley, Tracy, Bussey, Harvey, Columbia, Hamilton, Swan, Marysville, and Pleasantville COMBINED!)
Total Projects Completed: 783 (2+ /wk!)
Hours Volunteered: 17,221 hrs (431 work weeks of service!) Communities Impacted: 20
Families/Organizations Served: 405
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Quick Links
ACTS Website
Video of ACTS in Action
Note: Donations provided online incur an admin fee. To have your entire donation go to ACTS, send a check to A Call To Serve Ministries of IA, 608 E 13th St, Pella, IA 50219.
We also have a bank ACH option (no fee) for recurring monthly donations without the hassle of writing a check. Interested?
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