- This Saturday, April 16. Camp clean-up day at North East Iowa Christian Service Camp. We'll be leaving Eastview at 7am and returning by 6pm. Lunch provided. Students can earn $70 to apply to a Summer activity.
- Saturday, May 7th. We'll be having a clean-up day at Eastview Christian Church. We've got all sorts of projects planned, so come prepared to work. We'll start at 9am and be done at 4pm, again, lunch will be provided. Students will earn $10/hour in credit to be applied to a Summer activity.
Showing posts with label fundraiser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fundraiser. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
2 Upcoming Fundraising Opportunities
There are 2 chances to raise money for our Summer Camp season:
Monday, April 27, 2009
30 Hour Famine Recap
Friday Night:
We met about 5pm; Katie Mulholland and Samantha Holley spent some time educating those gathered about homelessness and the issues that surround it. They shared why we were focusing on homelessness, rather than our "normal" 30 Hour Famine event. We spent some time reading scripture from Isaiah 58, on what REAL fasting looks like. After that, we divided the group into 2 "families"-the Papendorfs and the Jones' (yep, the apostrophe is misplaced on purpose...ask them!). Some of the students were given disabilities for their familoes to contend with; we had a broken arm, an alcoholic, and then the students were limited to only carrying 5 items each, including their sleeping bag. the students then played a game where they had to "earn" shelter, food, and medicine points. As an example, I had several students wash the windows on my van, for which they recieved points. the team with the most food points got to east first (as well as an extra cookie) and the team with the most shelter points got to pick the location of their "box city" first. Following a meal of peanut butter sandwiches, a cookie, and a bag of chips or crackers, we headed down to clean the stadium where the Cedar Rapids Kernels play, only this time, all money raised is going to help the Cedar House Shelter downtown. We returned to the church about 11:45, set up our two camps, prayed, and then settled in for a chilly, damp night sleeping in cardboard boxes. It was about 1am by this time.
Saturday Morning:
We woke to the sounds of thunder and flashes of lightning aabout 5:45am Saturday morning. Within moments, it began to drip, and since we were getting up at 6, we woke all the kids up and had them take their stuff inside. We had no sooner made it in, when the rains came. We did some clean-up around the church, and went to the kitchen to prepare the meal that we were going to take down to the Cedar House Shelter for breakfast. We arrived at Cedar House by 7:20, served the folks there, and then ate. We were given a list of 30 items for us to work on. Other than a certain problem with a ceiling fan, we got about 25 of the items done. We left Cedar House around 11:45 and went to the Hy-Vee on Collins Rd to buy lunch.
Saturday Afternoon:
We again divided into our 2 families, the Papendorfs (8 in family) were given $12 to buy lunch for all, and the Jones' (7 in family) had $10. We then went to a goodwill store to get some t-shirts that we were going to decorate withour our own design. We returned to Eastview, ate lunch, and then gave the group 45 minutes-an hour to chill out. Around 3pm, we got back together and decorated our t-shirts, made our group sign, and talked about our presentation on Sunday. We had some closing group time, sang some songs, and I challenged the kids to not make this year's 30 Hour Famine a one-time thing. Karen Cripe and Monna Kreher were kind enough to supply our last meal. they went withthe soup kitchen format, first putting some food in garbage bags and hiding it around the building, and then serving soup to us. We finished right about 6pm.
As I wrote earlier, each of the kids did a great job. The helped when asked, and worked hard without complaint. We got a ton of work done, and several of the kids are already talking about doing something with Cedar House on a more consistent basis. We'll close this year's official event next Sunday, during our corporate worship with a slide show. In the meantime, check out some photos, top right.
We met about 5pm; Katie Mulholland and Samantha Holley spent some time educating those gathered about homelessness and the issues that surround it. They shared why we were focusing on homelessness, rather than our "normal" 30 Hour Famine event. We spent some time reading scripture from Isaiah 58, on what REAL fasting looks like. After that, we divided the group into 2 "families"-the Papendorfs and the Jones' (yep, the apostrophe is misplaced on purpose...ask them!). Some of the students were given disabilities for their familoes to contend with; we had a broken arm, an alcoholic, and then the students were limited to only carrying 5 items each, including their sleeping bag. the students then played a game where they had to "earn" shelter, food, and medicine points. As an example, I had several students wash the windows on my van, for which they recieved points. the team with the most food points got to east first (as well as an extra cookie) and the team with the most shelter points got to pick the location of their "box city" first. Following a meal of peanut butter sandwiches, a cookie, and a bag of chips or crackers, we headed down to clean the stadium where the Cedar Rapids Kernels play, only this time, all money raised is going to help the Cedar House Shelter downtown. We returned to the church about 11:45, set up our two camps, prayed, and then settled in for a chilly, damp night sleeping in cardboard boxes. It was about 1am by this time.
Saturday Morning:
We woke to the sounds of thunder and flashes of lightning aabout 5:45am Saturday morning. Within moments, it began to drip, and since we were getting up at 6, we woke all the kids up and had them take their stuff inside. We had no sooner made it in, when the rains came. We did some clean-up around the church, and went to the kitchen to prepare the meal that we were going to take down to the Cedar House Shelter for breakfast. We arrived at Cedar House by 7:20, served the folks there, and then ate. We were given a list of 30 items for us to work on. Other than a certain problem with a ceiling fan, we got about 25 of the items done. We left Cedar House around 11:45 and went to the Hy-Vee on Collins Rd to buy lunch.
Saturday Afternoon:
We again divided into our 2 families, the Papendorfs (8 in family) were given $12 to buy lunch for all, and the Jones' (7 in family) had $10. We then went to a goodwill store to get some t-shirts that we were going to decorate withour our own design. We returned to Eastview, ate lunch, and then gave the group 45 minutes-an hour to chill out. Around 3pm, we got back together and decorated our t-shirts, made our group sign, and talked about our presentation on Sunday. We had some closing group time, sang some songs, and I challenged the kids to not make this year's 30 Hour Famine a one-time thing. Karen Cripe and Monna Kreher were kind enough to supply our last meal. they went withthe soup kitchen format, first putting some food in garbage bags and hiding it around the building, and then serving soup to us. We finished right about 6pm.
As I wrote earlier, each of the kids did a great job. The helped when asked, and worked hard without complaint. We got a ton of work done, and several of the kids are already talking about doing something with Cedar House on a more consistent basis. We'll close this year's official event next Sunday, during our corporate worship with a slide show. In the meantime, check out some photos, top right.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Kernel's Fundraiser tonight
CANCELED.
For the students who were there last night, I will match last night's pay from our scholarship fund.
Our next fundraisers are scheduled for May 1 & 2. See you then!
For the students who were there last night, I will match last night's pay from our scholarship fund.
Our next fundraisers are scheduled for May 1 & 2. See you then!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Fall Overnighters
Our Fall 2008 Overnighters are right around the corner...
They both run from 8pm, and end by 9am.
The Gals' Overnighter is at the home of Kathy Thomas. Kathy and her daughter Laurie (she was a youth sponsor who's now attending classes at UNI are hosting. They'll be hot-tubbing, among other things. Just click on the "Calendar" link to the left for her address.
The Guys' Overnighter is at Eastview. Me, Josh Davis and Gregg Lunde, and maybe another adult or 2 are running the show. We'll be HALO'ing, shooting one another with our softair guns, watching some movies, and from 9-1130 we'll be...well, it's a secret. But, if you show up at 9, the doors'll be locked, and you ain't coming in, so make sure your're there on time.
We need a signed permission slip for all of those going to either Overnighter, and the cost per student is a wimpy $5. They'll need to bring the normal overnighter stuff.
Need a permission slip? Email me at jmulholland@eastview.net
They both run from 8pm, and end by 9am.
The Gals' Overnighter is at the home of Kathy Thomas. Kathy and her daughter Laurie (she was a youth sponsor who's now attending classes at UNI are hosting. They'll be hot-tubbing, among other things. Just click on the "Calendar" link to the left for her address.
The Guys' Overnighter is at Eastview. Me, Josh Davis and Gregg Lunde, and maybe another adult or 2 are running the show. We'll be HALO'ing, shooting one another with our softair guns, watching some movies, and from 9-1130 we'll be...well, it's a secret. But, if you show up at 9, the doors'll be locked, and you ain't coming in, so make sure your're there on time.
We need a signed permission slip for all of those going to either Overnighter, and the cost per student is a wimpy $5. They'll need to bring the normal overnighter stuff.
Need a permission slip? Email me at jmulholland@eastview.net
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Younkers on Saturday
Great News! We get to sell in younkers on Saturday.
We have the 9am-noon/1 shifts. Please let me know if your students are planning on being there.
Here’s how we’ll divide the money:
The money from booklets sold and from Younkers for selling will go into a pot which we’ll divide by the total number of hours worked to create an “hourly wage”. We’ll then multiply that “hourly rate” by the number of hours your students work, and that number will be the money that they earn.
Dress code- no jeans with holes, no t-shirts, no sloppy dress.
Again, our shift is from 9-noon or 1. Please let me know right away if your student is going to join us.
We have the 9am-noon/1 shifts. Please let me know if your students are planning on being there.
Here’s how we’ll divide the money:
The money from booklets sold and from Younkers for selling will go into a pot which we’ll divide by the total number of hours worked to create an “hourly wage”. We’ll then multiply that “hourly rate” by the number of hours your students work, and that number will be the money that they earn.
Dress code- no jeans with holes, no t-shirts, no sloppy dress.
Again, our shift is from 9-noon or 1. Please let me know right away if your student is going to join us.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Our January Wendy’s GeTogether night is NEXT Tuesday. I’m not sure how to say this “gracefully”so I’ll say it...we can have 20 kids show up to help, but I want our kids to make more than $5 a piece for this fundraiser. Financially, the dollars wouldn’t make sense. Please, only have your kids sign-up for this and other fundraisers if a) they need the money, and b) they’re planning to participate in events requiring money.
Because of the way this fundraiser works, and the amount money earned, I’m going to limit the number of students to SEVEN (7). The first 7 to sign-up on the sheet on the bulletin board will be the 7 we use. Thanks for understanding.
You may email me if you want your student on the list.
Because of the way this fundraiser works, and the amount money earned, I’m going to limit the number of students to SEVEN (7). The first 7 to sign-up on the sheet on the bulletin board will be the 7 we use. Thanks for understanding.
You may email me if you want your student on the list.
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