A Ministry of the
Pacific Northwest
Conference of the
United Methodist Church
IS
YOUR CHURCH
RAISING FUNDS FOR
JAMAA LETU II ?
EMAIL ME WITH YOUR IDEAS AND
I'LL POST
THEM HERE!
georgip@hughes.net
 Here is an example of what
First United Methodist Church of Wenatchee, WA is doing
to raise funds for Jamaa Letu II,
the boys' orphanage:
What About the Boys?
On Sunday, October 12 as we observed the Children’s Sabbath, we launched
our efforts to help build another orphanage in the Congo. To keep our
progress visible, we built an
orphanage out of Lego blocks from donations and sold
"Jars of Hope" - Jars filled with ingredients to make
special treats like Smores Squares, M&M Cookies, Soup or
Peppermint Hot Cocoa. For each dollar donated,
another Lego was added.
ORPHANAGE Lego
Building UPDATE - 3696
“bricks” have
been donated! That's $3696.00 towards the
orphanage!
Thank you First Church of Wenatchee!
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Jamaa
Letu II ~ New building for the boy’s orphanage
What does
it cost
for the building?
The facility will house
24 boys with dormitory rooms, kitchen, common area,
bathrooms and office space. The construction method is
brick walls with masonry coating inside and out, windows
with security grills, sheet metal roof, cement floors, a
well with a hand pump and a septic system. The bricks
are hand made with local materials. The masonry is
cement mixed on site. Total estimated cost is $225,000.
VIEW FACT SHEET
This
is a partial list of the price for components of the
building.
Ideas for your Church
Fundraisers, from other churches in the PNW:
-Have your church do a special offering.
-Enlist the help of your Youth Group
for a carwash, bake sale, or other fundraiser.
-Ask your families to empty their coins into a large jar
every Sunday.
-Invite a Speaker from the HFCA Task force for a Minute
for Mission, or Dinner Speaker, or for your UMW/UMM
group.
-Make a Pancake Breakfast with a free will offering for
the Orphanage.
-Donate in the Name of
Your Loved One, then download and print the
GIFT
CARD and give it to loved ones for
Valentines Day, Mother's Day, Birthdays.
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FUND
RAISING
IDEAS
FOR
JAMAA LETU II
THE BOYS' ORPHANAGE
Donate
Online Here
Here is what
Bothell United Methodist Church did
to raise funds for Jamaa Letu II, the boys' orphanage:
1)
We've never taken an offering or charged admission for
our annual
Christmas Pageant.
At BUMC, the Pageant is put on by all of our Children
and Youth. This year, we're going to take a free-will
offering with all donations going to Jamaa Letu II and
we're publicizing it so that families will know that our
children and youth support this very important project.
We'll also have a display of pictures and slides that
Kristin Joyner took in the Congo this past summer.
2)
We hosted a
Parent's Night Out
on Friday, December 5th. From 5-9 pm we babysat for any
children PreK through 6th grade so their parents could
either go Christmas shopping, or simply have a date
night together. We asked for a free-will offering (we
find that people will typically donate more if you leave
the amount open, than they would if you specified a set
amount per child.) The kids were served a pizza dinner
and shown a movie. Our Youth also helped out with the
babysitting and organized games.
3)
On Sunday, February
1st we had a sale of
All-American Super Bowl Munchies!
People will donate their favorite home-made snack
foods (Chex Mix, jazzed up popcorn, brownies, cookies
etc) AND also sell home-made apple
pies (to keep with the all-American theme).
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