2020 Community Service Events

Coordinator: Mary Hoyt – 770-265-1597   marychoyt@yahoo.com

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DCHE, Eastside, NIPA, and Beta Club families invited to participate. Friends welcome.

 

Volunteering and make new friends!

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August From Home: 

WHEN: Monday, Aug 24th from 7-8:30 pm - Monday, Aug 24th from 7-8:30 pm 

WHAT: We will read through profiles of people being held prisoner around the world for their Christian faith and write them encouragement notes. Gather cards/envelopes and meet us online.

WHERE: ZOOM - RSVP to Mrs. Hoyt by Aug. 22 to get the zoom link – marychoyt@yahoo.com

More info at Prisoner Alert - Prisoners by Count

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August In Person:

WHEN: Saturday, August 22nd, from10 am-12 pm

(event goes until 4, so you can stay later than noon if you want to)

WHERE: Free Food Commune at Edgewood Church

1560 Memorial Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30317

WHAT: We will help set up an outdoor food distribution event. Bring a labeled water bottle for yourself and a mask - also plastic gloves, thick work gloves, and sanitizer if you have them handy. There will not be a secure place to leave purses/bags, so don’t bring anything valuable that you can’t fit in your pockets.

If we have more volunteers than are needed for the food distribution, we will help with weeding and watering the community garden there.

RSVP by Aug 20th to Mrs. Hoyt – marychoyt@yahoo.com

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September From Home:

WHEN: Monday, September 21st from 7-8:30 pm

WHERE: ZOOM RSVP by Sept 19th to Mrs. Hoyt to get zoom link –marychoyt@yahoo.com

WHAT: Write encouragement notes to immigration detainees in Ft. Stewart, GA.

Bring cards and envelopes. We will use this guide to write notes together.

More info at El Refugio.

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September In Person:

WHEN: Fri, Sept 11 from 1-3 pm

WHERE: Friends of Refugees

Jolly Avenue Community Garden

783 Jolly Ave S., Clarkston, GA 30021

Bring work gloves, sun hat, water bottle, sunscreen, and bug spray.

We will help with gardening projects.

RSVP by Sept. 9th to Mrs. Hoyt – marychoyt@yahoo.com

RSVPs are helpful but not required.
Please text Mary with last-minute RSVP’s /cancellations.