7th Annual Cranford Day of Service in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King

The Cranford Clergy Council again this year is sponsoring and coordinating the Cranford Community Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Thank you for your continuing support of our annual Day of Service and Service Project Fair which provide us with opportunities to work together in service to others.  The Service Project Fair will take place on Monday, January 21 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford.

THIS YEAR’S INITIATIVES

This year’s Service Project is the food collection and assembling of packages for active duty servicemen and servicewomen and needy in our local area through agencies such as the YWCA Women’s Shelter and Community Access Unlimited (Elizabeth). This includes donated diapers for Raphael’s Life House, cleaning products for Homefirst in Plainfield and FISH Hospitality and lunches for St. Joseph’s Mission (Elizabeth) and Food for Friends (Rahway).

Monetary donations are also welcome and will be sent to our 2019 Service Project charity,  Backpacks for Life (www.backpacksforlife.org), as our participation in helping them reach their goal of $120,000 for their Bowery Pack Campaign: their goal is to train veterans to manufacture and distribute the Bowery backpacks to homeless veterans.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

Please help us to join the other Cranford Houses of Worship in providing the items listed below.  Bring the items to the Parish Center or the church before 1 PM on Sunday, January 20, so that we can sort and deliver them to the dropoff.  Items will be used for the Monday, January 21 Service Project Fair.

Items to Donate:
Individually packaged toothbrush; toothpaste – 6-8oz. (no travel or family sizes); deodorant; soap.
Multi-purpose spray cleaner; bottled multi-purpose cleaner; toilet bowl cleaner; dish detergent; wipes and/or sponges; various sizes of disposable diapers

Boxes of individually packaged granola bars, protein bars, dried fruit or nuts, individual packages of cookies, jerky (no pork), tuna packets, instant oatmeal packs, canned fruit, peanut butter and jelly (no glass), microwaveable meals including mac and cheese, protein power packs, powdered juice individual packs; wipes (small containers)

MONETARY DONATIONS

Please send or drop off monetary donations at the Parish Center or place it in an envelope marked “Service Fair” and give it to the weekend Mass Usher.