December 16 – The City Mission (Family Night)
Day 16: The City Mission has been serving Cleveland for 100 years. The Pathways section of The Mission is focused on families and Thursday (Dec. 16) was their Christmas celebration. Benjamin Watson from the Browns and Wayne Dawson from Fox 8 were in attendance and spoke to the families about God. It was a great … Read more
December 15 – Adopt a Family
Day 15: If you aren’t aware of Jonathon Sawyer and The Greenhouse Tavern, you should check ‘em out. Earlier in the week, The Greenhouse Tavern posted on Facebook that they were adopting families for the holidays and were asking people to help. I emailed Jonathon to see what type of items they were looking for. … Read more
December 14 – Sorting Clothes (Thrift Nation)
Day 14: Located in Parma Hts., Thrift Nation provides used clothing, toys, books and furniture to the community at low prices. There is a never-ending pile of clothes in their warehouse that needs sorted. On Tuesday (Dec. 14), my girlfriend and I helped sort some of the clothes. We filled 3-4 racks with clothes, yet … Read more
December 13 – Unloading Truck
Day 13: On Monday (Dec. 13), Redeemer Lutheran received another large delivery from the Cleveland Foodbank. This week’s delivery was over 10,000 lbs! I joined a great group of men (who help out each week) who battled the bitter cold to help unload the goods. Over 24,000 meals will be provided this month. Place: 2970 … Read more
December 12 – Sorting Food (Redeemer Lutheran Crisis Center)
Day 12: On Dec. 6, I helped unload over 7,000 lbs. of food at the Redeemer Lutheran Crisis Center. The majority of the delivery was set aside for their Christmas packages. They expect to pass out food and presents to over 600 families from Cleveland’s near west side. On Sunday (Dec. 12), I was joined … Read more
December 11 – Making Christmas Bags
Day 11: I was introduced to a group of ladies who were putting together bags for roughly 200 people in the West Blvd/Lorain Ave/W. 105th area for Christmas. I was able to help them put together the bags. These particular bags consisted of socks, toiletries, and candy. They’ll be distributing the bags to some people … Read more
December 10 – CUMC Food Pantry
Day 10: This week at the Community United Methodist Church food pantry, we served over 70 families. My job was to carry the patrons’ boxes to their cars. It’s one of my favorite jobs. It gives me roughly 2 minutes to talk with each of them…ask about their day, shake their hand, wish them a … Read more
December 9 – Pantry/Youth For Christ
Day 9: Each and every Thursday throughout the year, the Community United Methodist Church Pantry (Elyria) gets a food delivery from Second Harvest. You can read more about the pantry in my earlier post from Dec. 3. I help unload the truck, sort the food, and put it in the pantry. It’s amazing how much … Read more
December 8 – Close to Home
Day 8: I had planned to pass out clothing at the mens’ shelter at 2100 Lakeside on Wednesday (Dec. 8), but God had other plans. During the late afternoon, Cleveland was hit with a snowstorm and the group I was planning to meet downtown couldn’t make it (they had the clothes). I found out we … Read more
December 7 – Shoveling for the Elderly
Day 7: After seeing the weather report over the weekend, I had planned to shovel on Tuesday (Dec. 7). In typical Cleveland fashion (unpredictable weather), Cleveland and the area by my house and office only got 1-2 inches of snow. BUT, Medina county got over a foot! My aunt, uncle, and cousins live in Medina, … Read more
