Sign up NOW for Feed My Starving Children Carefest event

Summer is just around the corner and one event in Rochester that you can be part of is...Carefest!

Carefest is a group of people that go out to help other people, companies, non-profits and really...anyone in our community.  This year we get to have not 1...but 2 days of Carefest.

Day 1 event will be on June 14th and a large variety of projects are available.  You can find out more info and sign up to help at www.rochestercarefest.org  Check out the age requirements for volunteering and sign up your family to participate.

Day 2 event will be held on July 18th and 19th and will be a Feed My Starving Children Mobile Event.  The truck will be coming to Rochester and volunteers from our community are needed to help pack meals for children around the world.  We have 25 spots reserved for AHG during the 2pm-4pm time slot!  This is a parent/child event and to register just go to the following link to be part of our group.  Wear your AHG uniform but leave that jewelry at home.  We will also get together at the end for a quick and fun picture!
http://volunteer.fmsc.org/Register/Group/JoinGroup.aspx?gid=520129

Additional times are available to volunteer at the Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack...you can find those times and availability at the following link:
http://volunteer.fmsc.org/Register/mobilepack/event.aspx?event=1407-12#.U4ypCpRdXSI

Questions?
Let Jessica Williams know at mominmn@gmail.com

Feed My Starving Children Event May 9th & 10th

Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack - May 9th & 10th

If you're looking for a small service project with a big impact this
weekend, please check it out!
Two-hour shifts are available this Friday (May 9th) and Saturday (May 10th) to pack food at Evangel Church (2645 Broadway Ave N; where AHG Troop 100 meets) for Feed My Starving Children (ages 6 and older).  

The link for this pack is below.
Remember to follow the guidelines for the adult to child ratio.  This is not
an AHG sponsored event, but a great way to serve others as a family!

http://volunteer.fmsc.org/Register/mobilepack/event.aspx?event=1405-64b#.U2q
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Update: Feed My Starving Children Donations

AHG!  You did such a great job collecting coins, dollars and even some bills that were larger than $1!

Goal:  $80
Total amount that was raised and collected:  $65.83!

Even though we didn't make our goal we did get a lot of donations...and every penny will help a child who is needing food.  Our donation will be brought on Saturday to the mobile pack that is at Christ Community Church.  If you have a chance...stop by and check out this operation...it is amazing!  You might even be able to sign up to help them out if spots are still available.  You can find out more at www.cccrochester.org

For more information about Feed My Starving Children you can visit their website at:
http://www.fmsc.org/

Thanks to all of you who donated!  Don't forget to log those service hours on your sheets for the time spent looking and collecting the money that was brought in.

January Service Opportunity!

Each month until the end of May we will be focusing on one specific service opportunity that our troop can participate in together.  Here are the details for our January service opportunity.

      January Service Opp.

What we need YOU to do:  bring any coins (or cash...checks...those work too) to AHG meetings in January for Feed My Starving Children.  We are trying to raise enough money to supply a box of food for a child.  Look for the containers to drop off your coins at the AHG meetings.

How much money are we trying to raise?  $80.  It is a big goal but this $80 will supply food for one child for an entire year.

Just imagine this...it costs .22 cents to produce one of the packs of food.  These packages are full of vitamins and nutrients that these kids need in order to survive.  This isn't just so they can have a snack here and there...this is so they can live another day.  If we raise $80 we would be saving a child so they could live an entire year.  As Americans this is something that we truly can't imagine since food is always available to us and is at every corner, restaurant and store we visit.

According to numbers given from 2011, 18,000 kids die each day from starvation.  Hunger is a huge problem in our world and is something that we can help with and something that can be fixed.

How can you help with this at home:

• Look as a family for extra coins in your house.  
• Ask neighbors for any extra coins they may have laying around...even what is in their pocket.  
• Talk to your teachers and see if your class can bring in coins one day.  
• Ask your Sunday School group to participate on a weekend and tell them all about Feed My Starving Children.  
• Look in your car, in your couch cushions or in the extra change jar.  
• Ask your relatives at Christmas if they have any coins they could donate.  
• Pray...read about Feed My Starving Children and what this organization is all about and pray for the kids that need this food and that the money collected will be helping.
• Make your own container at home...get a can or plastic container.  Take a piece of paper and decorate it.  Tape it to the outside of the container so you are reminded what those coins are for.  Show your AHG Leader and group your container during our January meetings as you drop off the coins you collected.
• Are you on Facebook?  Have a blog?  Link this site and share it with your friends so they know what you are doing and collecting coins for.  You may have a friend, relative or neighbor who will see it and want to give you their entire change jar!

When are we collecting?  The AHG meetings in January are January 7th and 21st.  Our Winter Ceremony is January 7th but we will have some special helpers holding containers where you can drop your coins off and they will be by the doors to the sanctuary.  On January 21st we will have special containers sitting on the stage where you can put your coins during the meeting.

Extra Info: 
Flyer about Feed My Starving Children
Want to give more than just coins?  View this flyer and print it off, fill it out and turn in with your donation so you can receive a receipt for your giving.
Website for Feed My Starving Children

Did you know we at AHG have a chance to pack these meals?
AHG also has the opportunity to volunteer with a mobile pack for Feed My Starving Children...one time as a group and additional times that are available for you to serve as a family or parent/child team.    This is coming to Rochester in January and dates/times are still available to sign up.  For more info on this opportunity please view this post on our AHG Service Website.