A Call To Serve Ministries of Iowa
A CALL TO SERVE (ACTS) MINISTRIES OF IOWA NEWSLETTER

July 2015


ACTS volunteer challenge!  We are challenging each of our newsletter recipients to jump onto at least one project this Fall!
Time is a gift and we pray you will give some of that time to an individual or family in need. 

For each person to volunteer or refer* a new volunteer between August 20th to September 3rd will be entered in a drawing to win one of multiple gift cards to The Mango Tree!

*If you refer a volunteer, please submit the name of the referral to Breanne at [email protected] so we can make sure to get your name entered into the drawing.
 

 

Thursdays in Pella!



  

ACTS was represented uptown during the "Thursdays in Pella" on June 6th and July 16th. We enjoyed visiting with community members about ACTS mission and volunteer opportunities while the children enjoyed the fun activities. On the evening of the July 16th Service Night, ACTS was presented with a generous gift from the Work of Our Hands! The Work of Our Hands chose to bless various ministries they believed fit their mission with a monetary gift after having a profitable year.

 To see more about the Work of Our Hands ministry, click on the link below:

We would like to thank the Work of Our Hands for their generosity and congratulate the other nonprofit organizations that helped make Pella's Service Night a success.


 

 
 
ACTS Office Receives Service from Pella High Football Team

The Pella High Football team paid ACTS a visit on Saturday, August 8th with a wish to bless the "blesser". The team broke into smaller groups to serve ACTS along with other ministries in Pella. One group worked to tidy up both inside and outside the ACTS shop by mowing, weed eating, weed pulling, cleaning the office and boardroom area, and windows.
 

ACTS would like to thank the Pella High Football team for their time and service and wish them a great football season!


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 LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Working towards trying to make it 

EASIER and FASTER..... 

to know and sign up for service opportunities 
are in your area. 

Please bare with us as we try this new way of displaying 
service opportunities. 

Some of you have signed up to volunteer with SignupGenius.com. There will be an on going service opportunity list on this site in the link below.
We welcome your feedback and or suggestions. 

To view the active service opportunities list...click HERE!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING PLEASE SIGN UP BY CLICKING ON THE ABOVE LINK OR CONTACTING US AT [email protected] 

 

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ACTS Has a Quick Response (QR) Code! 

A QR code is a machine-readable code that stores information and gives users a quick way to check out a site without having to write it down or type it into an internet browser. 



Use your smartphone's QR scanner to view!

 
Shopping for Something?

Whether shopping for Mom or Dad, a friend's birthday, or even for yourself, there is a way you can support ACTS through purchases you were already going to make.

If you choose to shop through AmazonSmile, which contains the same merchandise as Amazon, a portion of the price of your purchase can go to ACTS if you choose to support us this way.  Click here to begin your shopping!    

 

 

 Have you seen our general information Video? Check it out!

 

Stay Connected with ACTS

 Click here to "like" our Facebook page. 

In order for ACTS updates to show up on your news feed, please post on the ACTS page, or comment on one of the posts!  

Give Us Some Feedback
We value your opinion!

We want to equip you to continue to serve others well.  Would you take 5-10 minutes to complete a survey on how we can better ACTS by clicking here?
 
ACTS on KNIA/KRLS
Recently, ACTS was interviewed by Bob Leonard on KNIA/KRLS. Click on this link to listen.
 
      Newsletter Cans

To send ACTS a prayer (for us or someone in need), click here.

ACTS Wishlist
Can you help with any of these items? 
If so, contact [email protected]
 
White or Gray Exterior Primer for painting projects.
 
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:
  • Empty 1 gal. ice cream buckets (for painting)
Items we DO NOT accept:
  • Items in need of repair or that are unsafe
For a more complete list of our project needs, please click here.
Your 2015 Service Results (YTD)

Participating Volunteers: 279

Total Projects Completed: 62

Hours Volunteered: 1416

Families/Organizations Served: 53

Communities Impacted: Pella, Des Moines, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Chariton, Prairie City, Sully, Ghana(Africa), Pleasantville, Bussey, Melcher

Thanks to all our 2015 team leaders and volunteers!
Your Service Results Since Inception

Participating Volunteers: 5,755 (this is more people than the towns of Otley, Tracy, Bussey, Harvey, Columbia, Hamilton, Swan, Marysville, Pleasantville, Sully and Lynnville COMBINED!)

Total Projects Completed: 1030

Hours Volunteered: 23,633 (591 work weeks of service!)

Communities Impacted: 31

Families/Organizations Served: 614



About A Call To Serve Ministries of Iowa

ACTS is a non-profit organization established in 2006 in Pella that
connects people who need assistance with local volunteers. ACTS is dedicated to showing God's love through service and building stronger relationships in the community. ACTS facilitates short-term projects in Pella and surrounding communities by matching volunteers with the "right" projects.

 

A Call To Serve Ministries of Iowa
PO Box 167
Pella, Iowa 50219
641-780-4503
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