We want your leftover Halloween candy! The Fellowship of the Cross youth, with the support of our SUMC family, send “care packages” to our college students in the early days of December, as they are studying for final examinations. In addition to candy, we accept donations of microwave popcorn, hot chocolate mixes, tea bags, and small packages of sweet or salty snacks. Please leave your donations in our collection bins in the narthex and the hall leading to the library. We also include gift cards from Starbucks in the care packages, and we are looking for people to help with the cost of the gift cards. For more information, please connect with Grace Rogansky, Pamela Mayo, or Bill Utterback.
Updated Addresses for Our College Students
Fellowship of the Cross also needs updated addresses for all the college students, including graduate students, in our church family. Anyone in your heart who needs some sweet and salty encouragement will receive a box. This includes your grandchildren, God-children, or anyone you’ve loved since they were children. Those living at home can receive a care package. Those attending part-time can receive a package. Send the updated addresses to utterbac@earthlink.net. Please help us let our college crew know they are loved as they enter the most stressful time of the school year. Donations can be left in the FOTC boxes in the narthex and in the hallway leading to the library. Monetary donations are also gratefully accepted, and we will purchase treats for the care packages.
Photo by Mary Louise Eklund