ARE YOU…
STRUGGLING TO COME UP WITH A GIFT IDEA?
LOOKING FOR THAT ‘PERFECT’ GIFT?
HOPING TO GIVE A MEANINGFUL GIFT?
BELIEVING THAT WE HAVE TOO MUCH ‘STUFF’?
CONSIDER THIS………
SELECT A CHARITABLE GIFT IN HONOR OF THE RECIPIENT OR IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE
Alternate Gift Idea Program
Just as we enjoy planning for and exchanging thoughtful gifts with family and friends at Christmas time, there are other occasions throughout the year when we want to give a meaningful gift. Sometimes people are looking for ways to focus less on the material aspect of giving in order to share their blessings send good wishes.
Bethel’s Stewardship for Mission Committee is promoting awareness of local, national and global needs so that people might consider gifts for these efforts. This brochure includes several suggestions for alternative giving in lieu of traditional gifts.
We encourage you to review the enclosed list of needs that can be filled on the local, national and global levels. Even if a monetary donation isn’t possible, we encourage you to learn about the needs of others and pray for improved conditions.
GIFTS TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS
Greenbush area children’s swimming lesson fee: (2009 rates)
· $27 pays for on one child’s lessons (wading pool); $40 for one child’s lessons in the big pool
· $50 pays for a seasonal wading pool pass and lessons; $65 for one big pool pass and lessons $130 pays for a family pass and lessons
Make checks to City of Greenbush, PO Box 98, Greenbush, MN 56726. In check notation, write “swimming lesson donation.”
Local food shelf: Make checks to City of Greenbush, mail to City Clerk at PO Box 98, Greenbush, 56726. In check notation, write “food shelf donation.”
Nutrition needs of seniors: $35.00 will provide 10 senior meals to a local resident/ shut-in. Make checks to City of Greenbush, mail to City Clerk at PO Box 98, Greenbush, MN 56726. In check notation, indicate “senior meals donation.”
Helping local children : Make checks to GMR School, mail to GMR School Social Worker, GMR School, PO Box 70, Greenbush, MN 56726. In check notation, indicate your choice of donation.
▪ $35 will enable a student to take an on-line college class at our local high school.
▪ $100 will provide one half of the fee for a local high school student to take drivers education classes.
▪ $25.00 will purchase a "Gator" sweatshirt for a child. Every Friday is "Gator Spirit Day".
▪ $50 will cover the sports fee for a high school student to participate in a school sport. (Softball, wrestling, basketball, etc.)
a monetary gift (in any amount) can help build a library of books and/or materials to be used as resources to address special needs of children and/or the environment they live in.
GIFTS TO MEET NATIONAL & GLOBAL NEEDSDomestic Disaster Relief or International Disaster Relief$1,125 replaces plywood subflooring; $40 buys a 50-pound bag of nails; $13 buys a bundle of roof shingles. Checks to “Domestic Disaster Relief” or “International Disaster Relief.” Mail to: ELCA Disaster Response, PO Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764
Care for the world’s hungry:
▪ $20 stocks and builds a fish farm; $50 buys a goat for a family; $150 buys water pumps; $500 buys a high yielding cow; $1000 provides for digging a well
▪ $500 buys a machine to spin wool; $150 offers school breakfast and daily vitamins for one year for a child in Mexico; $50-$500 supports a micro-credit loan program to help women start a new business.
▪ $10 provides a week of meals for a child orphaned by AIDS; $25 buys fruit tree seedlings; $5,000 provides the monthly cost of an integrated irrigation project
$10 buys 10 chicks to build an egg business; $25 adds a turkey to a family’s yard; $30 boys a pig for a family to break the cycle of poverty
ELCA World Hunger Appeal, PO Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764
Fair Trade Handcraft Project Buy gifts on-line and promote small, developing businesses in developing countries for greater self-sufficiency. On-line catalogue at http://www.agreatergift.org/ School Kits, Health Kits, Baby Layette Kits, Sewing KitsThe approximate cost to ship one Lutheran World Relief kit overseas is $1 – 2.
Lutheran World Relief, PO Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
Pathways Bible Camps: Make checks to Pathways and mail to Andrea Ohnstad, Pathways Assistant Director, PO Box 1187, Bemidji, MN 56619
Health needs· Malaria bednets (mosquito nets). Several countries have programs to provide mosquito nets at subsidized costs to schools, hospitals and the general populace. $6/net - Gifts may be given in any amount. 99-D5001 General
Many other global health needs listed at http://www.ghm.org/howtohelp/projects.html . You can designate your donation to go to a specific project or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
You can designate your donation to go to a specific project (see Fund a Project), or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
Global Health Ministries, 7831 Hickory Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432
Suggested Related Activities:
Families can research charitable giving together.
Want to suggest charitable giving in lieu of a gift for yourself? Just say “I simply enjoy being with family and friends on (my birthday/this Christmas/Father’s Day…….). Instead of a gift this year, please contribute to _____.”
Want to let someone know that a charitable gift has been made in their honor in lieu of a gift? On the card, say “I made a contribution in your name (or in your honor) to _______ for _______.”
Please share other charitable gift ideas with the Stewardship for Mission Committee so we can expand the suggestion list.
$1,125 replaces plywood subflooring; $40 buys a 50-pound bag of nails; $13 buys a bundle of roof shingles. Checks to “Domestic Disaster Relief” or “International Disaster Relief.” Mail to: ELCA Disaster Response, PO Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764
Care for the world’s hungry:
▪ $20 stocks and builds a fish farm; $50 buys a goat for a family; $150 buys water pumps; $500 buys a high yielding cow; $1000 provides for digging a well
▪ $500 buys a machine to spin wool; $150 offers school breakfast and daily vitamins for one year for a child in Mexico; $50-$500 supports a micro-credit loan program to help women start a new business.
▪ $10 provides a week of meals for a child orphaned by AIDS; $25 buys fruit tree seedlings; $5,000 provides the monthly cost of an integrated irrigation project
$10 buys 10 chicks to build an egg business; $25 adds a turkey to a family’s yard; $30 boys a pig for a family to break the cycle of poverty
ELCA World Hunger Appeal, PO Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764
Fair Trade Handcraft Project Buy gifts on-line and promote small, developing businesses in developing countries for greater self-sufficiency. On-line catalogue at http://www.agreatergift.org/ School Kits, Health Kits, Baby Layette Kits, Sewing KitsThe approximate cost to ship one Lutheran World Relief kit overseas is $1 – 2.
Lutheran World Relief, PO Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
Pathways Bible Camps: Make checks to Pathways and mail to Andrea Ohnstad, Pathways Assistant Director, PO Box 1187, Bemidji, MN 56619
Health needs· Malaria bednets (mosquito nets). Several countries have programs to provide mosquito nets at subsidized costs to schools, hospitals and the general populace. $6/net - Gifts may be given in any amount. 99-D5001 General
Many other global health needs listed at http://www.ghm.org/howtohelp/projects.html . You can designate your donation to go to a specific project or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
You can designate your donation to go to a specific project (see Fund a Project), or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
Global Health Ministries, 7831 Hickory Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432
Suggested Related Activities:
Families can research charitable giving together.
Want to suggest charitable giving in lieu of a gift for yourself? Just say “I simply enjoy being with family and friends on (my birthday/this Christmas/Father’s Day…….). Instead of a gift this year, please contribute to _____.”
Want to let someone know that a charitable gift has been made in their honor in lieu of a gift? On the card, say “I made a contribution in your name (or in your honor) to _______ for _______.”
Please share other charitable gift ideas with the Stewardship for Mission Committee so we can expand the suggestion list.
School Kits, Health Kits, Baby Layette Kits, Sewing KitsThe approximate cost to ship one Lutheran World Relief kit overseas is $1 – 2.
Lutheran World Relief, PO Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
Pathways Bible Camps: Make checks to Pathways and mail to Andrea Ohnstad, Pathways Assistant Director, PO Box 1187, Bemidji, MN 56619
Health needs· Malaria bednets (mosquito nets). Several countries have programs to provide mosquito nets at subsidized costs to schools, hospitals and the general populace. $6/net - Gifts may be given in any amount. 99-D5001 General
Many other global health needs listed at http://www.ghm.org/howtohelp/projects.html . You can designate your donation to go to a specific project or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
You can designate your donation to go to a specific project (see Fund a Project), or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
Global Health Ministries, 7831 Hickory Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432
Suggested Related Activities:
Families can research charitable giving together.
Want to suggest charitable giving in lieu of a gift for yourself? Just say “I simply enjoy being with family and friends on (my birthday/this Christmas/Father’s Day…….). Instead of a gift this year, please contribute to _____.”
Want to let someone know that a charitable gift has been made in their honor in lieu of a gift? On the card, say “I made a contribution in your name (or in your honor) to _______ for _______.”
Please share other charitable gift ideas with the Stewardship for Mission Committee so we can expand the suggestion list.
Health needs· Malaria bednets (mosquito nets). Several countries have programs to provide mosquito nets at subsidized costs to schools, hospitals and the general populace. $6/net - Gifts may be given in any amount. 99-D5001 General
Many other global health needs listed at http://www.ghm.org/howtohelp/projects.html . You can designate your donation to go to a specific project or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
You can designate your donation to go to a specific project (see Fund a Project), or assign to "where most needed" (Project #99-41010)
Global Health Ministries, 7831 Hickory Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432
Suggested Related Activities:
Families can research charitable giving together.
Want to suggest charitable giving in lieu of a gift for yourself? Just say “I simply enjoy being with family and friends on (my birthday/this Christmas/Father’s Day…….). Instead of a gift this year, please contribute to _____.”
Want to let someone know that a charitable gift has been made in their honor in lieu of a gift? On the card, say “I made a contribution in your name (or in your honor) to _______ for _______.”
Please share other charitable gift ideas with the Stewardship for Mission Committee so we can expand the suggestion list.
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