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 funds for sleep-away 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.
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 funds for sleep-away 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:
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 Kindergarten –8th grade. Please click here to complete a quick form so that we can have a better idea of how many gifts to expect.
Gather your family, small group, workplace and/or church and collect as a group!
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DROP OFF: If you need to schedule a drop off outside of the times below, please give our Program Director a call 860.246.0132
· November 15th,16th,17th,18th,19th from 10:00 am-6:00 pm (Drop Off Location: 280 Vine Street Hartford CT, 06132)
· 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:
1. SET UP AND STAGE THE STORE - Help sort, price gifts, and stage the store on:
·Wednesday, December 1st from 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, December 2nd from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at 280 Vine Street Hartford CT 06132
2. GREET FAMILIES - Greet families and explain the process, wrap gifts and/or administer surveys during the store hours on Friday, Dec 3rd from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and/or Saturday, Dec 4th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
3. CLEAN UP - Break down the store and bring extra gifts back to our storage space at the Ministry House on Saturday, Dec 4th from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
PLEASE CONTACT THE HCM OFFICE AT 860.246.0132 WITH ANY QUESTIONS! THE IDEA OF HCM'S CHRISTMAS STORE COMES FROM BOB LUPTON AT FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES IN ATLANTA, GA. WATCH THE 3 MIN VIDEO CLIP BELOW TO SEE HOW YOUR SUPPORT CAN HELP TO GIVE THE GIFT OF DIGNITY TO NOAH AFTER SCHOOL PARENTS THROUGH THE NOAH CHRISTMAS STORE.
· DONATE: We are looking for NEW, Unwrapped gifts (no toy guns or clothes please) appropriate for children in Kindergarten –8th grade. Please click here to complete a quick form so that we can have a better idea of how many gifts to expect.
Gather your family, small group, workplace and/or church and collect as a group!
·
DROP OFF: If you need to schedule a drop off outside of the times below, please give our Program Director a call 860.246.0132
· November 15th,16th,17th,18th,19th from 10:00 am-6:00 pm (Drop Off Location: 280 Vine Street Hartford CT, 06132)
· 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:
1. SET UP AND STAGE THE STORE - Help sort, price gifts, and stage the store on:
·Wednesday, December 1st from 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, December 2nd from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at 280 Vine Street Hartford CT 06132
2. GREET FAMILIES - Greet families and explain the process, wrap gifts and/or administer surveys during the store hours on Friday, Dec 3rd from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and/or Saturday, Dec 4th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
3. CLEAN UP - Break down the store and bring extra gifts back to our storage space at the Ministry House on Saturday, Dec 4th from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
PLEASE CONTACT THE HCM OFFICE AT 860.246.0132 WITH ANY QUESTIONS! THE IDEA OF HCM'S CHRISTMAS STORE COMES FROM BOB LUPTON AT FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES IN ATLANTA, GA. WATCH THE 3 MIN VIDEO CLIP BELOW TO SEE HOW YOUR SUPPORT CAN HELP TO GIVE THE GIFT OF DIGNITY TO NOAH AFTER SCHOOL PARENTS THROUGH THE NOAH CHRISTMAS STORE.
