SO MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO PACKED A SHOEBOX GIFT FOR A NEEDY CHILD AROUND THE WORLD FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD! WEEC WAS A COLLECTION POINT THIS YEAR AND WE ARE PRAISING THE LORD FOR OVER 3,000 SHOEBOXES…JUST AT WEEC!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH CHILDREN AND HELPING TO POINT THEM TO CHRIST, AS WELL AS GIVING THEM A GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
THANKSGIVING IS FAST APPROACHING! MANY OF US WILL BE SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THIS THANKSGIVING, BUT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE WITH WHOM TO SPEND THANKSGIVING. HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE CHURCHES THAT WILL BE SHARING IN LOVE FOR OTHERS THIS THANKSGIVING DAY!
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS REV. AND MRS. BRUCE KRAMER AND THE MEMBERS OF ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ENON HAVE BEEN SERVING THANKSGIVING TO STRANGERS! THE THANKSGIVING MEAL IS FREE TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEEDS A PLACE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY. THE KRAMERS BEGAN WITH ABOUT 20 GUESTS AND THE DINNER HAS GROWN TO OVER 70 LAST YEAR. THE PASTOR SAYS TO HELP PLAN THE FOOD THEY ASK PEOPLE TO RSVP IF POSSIBLE…BUT IF NOT…JUST COME AND JOIN THEM AT ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ENON. THE CHURCH’S TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 937/864-2601 AND THE MEAL WILL BE SERVED FROM NOON-2PM THANKSGIVING DAY!
IN SPRINGFIELD, A FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1504 VILLA ROAD. ALL ARE WELCOME TO SHARE IN THE MEAL BEING SERVED FROM NOON TO 2PM. LAST YEAR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN SHARED WITH 120 PEOPLE. IF YOU CAN RSVP BY CALLING 937/399-8074…GREAT! IF NOT…STILL COME AND JOIN THEM AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN FOR A TIME OF THANKSGIVING FELLOWSHIP AND FOOD! YOU CAN CALL AHEAD FOR CARRY-OUT AS WELL. THAT TELEPHONE NUMBER AGAIN IS 937/399-8074.
GREENE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO COMBINE THE COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES AGENCY WITH THE GREENE COUNTY JOBS AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. BEFORE THE VOTE ON THE MERGER, GREENE COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES WERE OVERSEEN BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHOSE MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
MILLARD FULLER, FOUNDER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SAID THAT IT TAKES A COMMUNITY’S COMPASSION TO MAKE EVERYONE A PART OF IT THE BEST THEY CAN BE. CLARK COUNTY COMMUNITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROVIDES SIMPLE, DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO ARE WORKING. QUALIFIED PARTNER FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH TRAINING IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SO THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN OWNING THEIR HOME. THEIR “DOWN PAYMENT” FOR THE MORTGAGE THEY ARE PROVIDED IS 250 HOURS OF ‘SWEAT EQUITY’. VOLUNTEERS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY! CURRENTLY, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN CLARK COUNTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE FINAL PORTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM FOR HOMES IN THE GRAND AVENUE SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD. BY THE END OF DECEMBER 2012, SIXTEEN HOMES WILL BE COMPLETED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD TO REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS THE 24TH YEAR OF HABITAT’S SERVICE TO CLARK COUNTY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE PLEASE GO ON LINE TO: WWW.CLARKCOUNTYHABITAT.ORG.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ALSO OPERATES THE RESTORE WHICH WILL BE MOVING TO THEIR NEW LOCATION AT 259 S. WITTENBERG AVENUE IN SPRINGFIELD. THEIR FIRST DAY TO OPEN THERE WILL BE DECEMBER 14TH AND THEY WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 10-4. THEY WANT TO SHOW THEIR THANKS BY OFFERING A “YOU HAUL GIVE AWAY ONE DAY ONLY” ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION AT 14 E. NORTH STREET IN SPRINGFIELD. EVERYTHING MUST GO AND THEY ARE GIVING IT AWAY…JUST TO SAY THANK YOU! HOURS FOR THIS SPECIAL DAY WILL BE 10AM-4PM.
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN KICKS OFF ITS ANNUAL FOOD RELIEF CAMPAIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND THE NONDENOMINATIONAL SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CLARK, CHAMPAIGN AND LOGAN COUNTIES. THE CAMPAIGN WILL RUN UNTIL JANUARY 1ST AND TRADITIONALLY HAD BEEN HELD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. BUT THEY SAY THEY HAVE FOUND THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE COMPASSIONATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS…AND MANY MORE PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES NEEDING HELP DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR AS WELL. EVERY DOLLAR DOES COUNT. THE NEWS SUN SAYS THE FOOD BANK CAN PROVIDE FOUR MEALS FOR EVERY $1 IT RECEIVES! OHIO FOOD BANKS DISTRIBUTED 45 PERCENT MORE FOOD IN FISCAL YEAR 2012 THAN THEY DID AT THE HEIGHT OF THE RECESSION IN 2009. PEOPLE STILL STRUGGLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT, BUT NOW GAS PRICES ARE HIGHER AND SO ARE FOOD PRICES. OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK HAS SEEN A 75 PERCENT INCREASE IN DEMAND THE PAST FOUR YEARS FROM THE 75 AGENCIES IT SERVES, ACCORDING TO REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, KEITH WILLIAMSON. WILLIAMSON SHARES, “PEOPLE ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO GET BY. THERE’S STILL A HOUSING CRISIS GOING ON, WHETHER PEOPLE BELIEVE IT OR NOT.” HE CONTINUES, “I’VE SEEN PEOPLE WITH COLLEGE DEGREES IN HERE, MASTER’S DEGREES, LOOKING FOR FOOD. THE FACE OF POVERTY IS VASTLY DIFFERENT. IT COULD BE ANY OF US.” IF YOU CAN HELP IN THE 2012 SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN FOOD RELIEF CAMPAIGN, “HUNGER IS NOT A CHOICE. GIVING IS.” SEND YOUR DONATION TO: SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN, FOOD RELIEF, PO BOX 1408, SPRINGFIELD, OH 45501.
SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH LOWS GOING DOWN TO 40. LOOK FOR SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY AND TEMPERATURES RISING TO 58 DEGREES. BY THANKSGIVING DAY…WE WILL NOT ONLY HAVE SUNSHINE BUT HIGHS SHOULD BREAK THE 60 DEGREE MARK! RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL GET COLD AGAIN AS LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT DROP TO 29 AND HIGHS ON SATURDAY WILL ONLY GET TO 38 DEGREES!
