Hurricane Relief Benefit Notes
Yesterday was the day of my church’s hurricane benefit. The youth group, which I am one of the adult leaders of, gave up one of its retreats to put on this event, which I think was a fantastic success.
The event started nice and early. We held a “yard sale” inside the fellowship hall, which took up at least half of this newly-built facility. To one side was a bake sale, from which we purchased a cake, two pies, two loaves of bread, cookies, brownies, and banana-nut bread. Along one wall were items being sold in a silent auction format, and at 11am we held a live auction. In addition to all of this, we held a raffle for Carolina Panthers tickets.
The proceeds of the event are being donated to North Carolina Baptist Men. The NCBM is one of those fantastic organizations that maintains disaster relief equipment for immediate deployment. When Katrina hit, and federal agencies were waiting for Louisiana’s state and local officials to ask them to help, NCBM was on the road in short order. Within days, NCBM had begun relief efforts, served thousands of meals, and served other needs. As of October 5, 2005, NCBM has served 456,352 in the Gulf Coast area. In addition, 17,476 volunteer days have been provided by NC Baptist volunteers. They have provided 12,742 showers and washed 2105 laundry loads. If you would like to donate to North Carolina Baptist Men’s relief efforts, your donation would be appreciated.
I’m not sure of the final tally of funds raised through our church’s event. From the amount of sales I saw happening, I’m sure it’s significant. More is needed. Remember, NCBM is a front-line relief agency, arriving as early responders to any disaster they can. They’re not alone. There are many more relief agencies in the Gulf Coast area besides Red Cross. I encourage you to seek these other agencies out and support them when you can.
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