First, Greensboro, hosts Packing Palooza

More than 100 people gathered at First, Greensboro, on the first Sunday of September to pack hope for agencies in Guilford County, focusing on hunger, homelessness and children. The motto of “God’s work. Our hands.” was in evidence with stations around the Community Center surrounded by enthusiastic children, youth and adults who packed boxes of food, filled Blessing Bags, sorted items such as children’s underwear and socks, and put items in Snack Packs.

Several households used Thrivent Action Team grants to bolster the FLC Endowment Fund’s $3,000 grant for the Palooza. The grants and the Endowment Fund totaled about $5,750, which made a great impact on the number of agencies the congregation was able to assist. Check these numbers below, and remember that each can, each bag, and each container offers hope for hundreds of people in Guilford County.

+ Peanut butter for Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Bank: 300 jars
+ PB&J for Friday team at GUM: 192 jars, mostly jelly
+ Blessing Bags: 60 bags with 8 items each or 480 items for the Interactive Resource Center
+ Food Assistance: 516 items to help older adults
+ Tissue, Paper, Soap: 24 boxes with 5 units each or 120 units for people moving from homelessness to housing
+ Spartan Open Pantry: 320 items to help UNCG students, staff, faculty
+ Out of the Garden Snack Packs: 600 bags with 5 items in each bag to help children
+ 24 Socks of Love packed and distributed for people who are homeless
+ 60 Scarves and Gloves packaged and distributed to Gillespie and Alderman schools
+ 120 pair each of girls underwear and socks and 90 pair each of boys underwear and socks packaged and distributed to Gillespie and Alderman
+ 31 Birthday boxes packaged; 20 boxes will go to the YWCA, and the remaining boxes will go to local agencies

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