Hopefully everyone is taking a look at needed items for the charity! Each year our MOC donations grow! So proud to be a part of our giving MOC community
As planning begins for the 2023 Annual North American Fall Rally, we want to highlight charitable contributions!
We are again supporting Church Community Services (CCS). They are a faith-based agency, with over 50 churches working together helping the local Elkhart/Goshen community. In addition to their food pantry which serves thousands of people monthly, they offer life-skills training and have a store which sells gift baskets, soup/cookie mixes and warm hand-made mittens.
Their website is
www.churchcommunityservices.org.
Here is a list of needed pantry items:
• Canned meat and vegetables
• Beans
• Tortillas
• Yams
• Peppers and chilies, poblano
• Hearty soups and ready-to-eat canned pasta meals
• Cereals (hot and cold)
• Crackers
• Rice, pasta, spaghetti sauce
• Hamburger Helper
• Peanut butter/jelly
• Condiments
• Boxed potatoes
• Toilet paper, soap, shampoo, deodorant
• Feminine hygiene products
• Diapers, wipes, baby shampoo and body wash
• Toothpaste and toothbrushes
• Can openers
As you consider the size of an item, consider what size you normally purchase for your pantry. Most of their guests cannot store a 5 lb. container of green beans or fruit. Even though a larger container would seem to make sense from a guest/client standpoint it does not.
Gift cards (Meijer, Kroger, etc.) are welcome along with monetary donations. CCS can buy $6 worth of pantry items for every $1 donated. We will be collecting these items in a clearly marked area during Rally week.
Thank you for your continued valuable support!
Mary Strom
Charitable Donations Coordinator
2023 Annual North American Fall Rally