Coming Soon! ​The 7th Annual HCM Christmas Store!
For the past six years we have held a Christmas Store for the parents of the children in our after school programs.  This is a special store where parents can buy new gifts for their children at tag sale prices.  HCM 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 over 2,000 gifts in our store! And, we raised over $2,600 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.

This Christmas season, help give the gift of dignity to Noah After School parents through the Noah Christmas Store.  Watch 3 min video clip below to see this idea, borrowed from Bob Lupton at Focused Community Strategies in Atlanta, GA.    Please see our specific description below. 

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 or on the "Donate Gifts" button below to complete a quick form so that we can have a better idea of how many gifts to expect.
  • DROP OFF:  Please drop off at Glory Chapel (221 Greenfield St) by Monday, December 4th. Call Danielle, 860-246-0132, to arrange a time to drop gifts off. 
  • 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 website info to them.  
  • VOLUNTEER:  
    1. ​​SET UP - Help sort and price gifts on Wednesday, Dec 5 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. 
    2. STAGE THE STORE -  Thursday, Dec 6 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. 
    3. GREET FAMILIES - Greet families and explain the process, wrap gifts and/or administer surveys during the store hours on Friday, Dec  7 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and/or  Saturday,  Dec 8 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. All of the volunteer slots for Friday are full! 
    4. 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.
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If you would like to volunteer please click here or on the "Volunteer" button below to complete a quick interest form.