Christmas, The Season of Joy is Approching!
We know that it is only November, but for us at HCM, that means it is time to get ready! Working again with our Church Partner and Host, Glory Chapel, our staff has already started recruiting volunteers and collecting gifts for our annual HCM Christmas Store. New to HCM? This special store allows parents the opportunity to buy new gifts for their children at tag sale prices. HCM then uses the funds to subsidize the cost of sleepover camp in the summer.
Last year, the store was a huge success! We blessed parents and children with the option to shop from well over 1,000 gifts in our store! And, we raised over funds for sleepover camp! We were blown away by the sheer number of gifts as well as the variety and creativity of the items. We had something for everyone and used any remaining gifts to stock our Noah After School and Camp Noah stores.
Here’s how you can get involved!
Last year, the store was a huge success! We blessed parents and children with the option to shop from well over 1,000 gifts in our store! And, we raised over funds for sleepover camp! We were blown away by the sheer number of gifts as well as the variety and creativity of the items. We had something for everyone and used any remaining gifts to stock our Noah After School and Camp Noah stores.
Here’s how you can get involved!
- DONATE: We are looking for NEW, UNwrapped gifts (no toy guns or clothes please) appropriate for children in 1st – 8th grade in the price range of $5- $20. Please click here to complete a quick form so that we can have a better idea of how many gifts to expect. Grab your family, small group, workplace and/or church and collect as a group!
- DROP OFF: We have two designated time slots for dropping off the gifts, Monday, December 2nd from 10:00 am-5:00 pm and Thursday, December 3rd from 10:00 am-5:00 pm at 280 vine Street (Red House).
- GIVE: Monetary donations are needed to support the cost of the running and managing the store.
- SHARE: If you know of other families, small groups, or churches who might also like to get involved, feel free to forward this email!
- VOLUNTEER:
- SET UP: Stage the store on Wednesday, Dec 4th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm and Thursday Dec 5th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm .
- GREET FAMILIES: Greet families and explain the process, wrap gifts and/or administer surveys during the store hours on Friday, Dec 6th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and/or Saturday, Dec 7th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
- CLEAN UP: Break down the store and bring extra gifts back to our storage space at the Ministry House on Saturday, Dec 8 from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
Please contact HCM office at 860.246.0132 with any questions!
