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Sahel Food Crisis!

Posted by on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 in News

Can you help?

Government of Canada to Match Donations for Sahel Crisis


In the Sahel region of West Africa, drought, food shortages and malnutrition continue to affect more than 18 million people.

The Government of Canada has taken an important step in bringing relief to those struggling with hunger, announcing that it will match all donations for the Sahel emergency through the new Sahel Crisis Matching Fund.
PWS&D is Responding

Presbyterian World Service & Development is responding to urgent needs for food in partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank. To date, $10 million has been committed to projects in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, reaching over 278,000 people.
Click here to find out what PWS&D is doing to combat hunger in the Sahel.
 
Help Multiply Support

You and your congregation have an opportunity to take action against hunger and double overall support for the Sahel by making a donation through PWS&D. To be eligible for matching funds, donations must be made bySeptember 30.

*Donations can be made online, through your church, by mailing a cheque to the office or calling 1-800-619-7301 ext. 291. Please mark all donations as “Sahel Africa Relief.”
Spread the word!

A new bulletin insert is available to help raise awareness with your congregation. Please print and distribute broadly or order printed copies by contacting Emily Vandermeer at [email protected] or 1-800-619-7301 ext. 293.

Click here to download a new Sahel bulletin insert.
Click here for a PowerPoint presentation on the Sahel.
Click here for new video "On the Brink."
* If your church sends in one lump-sum cheque to PWS&D of donations made by individuals, please also submit a list of names of the donors and the amount of their donation. This list is necessary documentation for PWS&D’s attestation to the Canadian government for the matching fund program. Please send the list by mail or email to Laura Fenwick.
 
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Games Night – Mark your calendars!

Posted by on Thursday, August 30th, 2012 in News

Floor hockey or your favourite board game!

Introducing a new group in our congregation: the Inbetweeners, a place where people of “in-between” age can find opportunities to belong and believe through fellowship and friendship, sharing and support. We will get together for some adult nights out during the year. Leave your children at home; come out and have some fun, meet your friends, make some new friends.

Our first official meeting will be on Saturday, October 13 at 7 pm until about nine. It will be a games night at the church. Bring your favourite card or board game and your favourite snack to share     (no nuts please).

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Thank you!

Posted by on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 in News

Thank you to everyone who generously gave so many school supplies.  These supplies will help families in our immediate area provide much needed supplies for their children to start out the school year.  The supplies will be given to the Community Clothing Closet.

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