Update on Family

Last Friday Alex, Noah, Jake, Elijah, and I visited the Ramirez family. They are super nice and excited to meet the whole group. We told them a little about FCA and why we are helping. The family of 14 has some basic needs that we can help them fulfill.
Megan and I are going to deliver a tree before Friday, so they will be ready for us.
Please join me at Target at 4:30 this Wednesday, December 15th to purchase the family's gifts.
Thank you for your generous donations!

Adopt-A-Family information

Here is the latest. The family lives near Susan B. Anthony Elementary in Fresno. Two years ago we adopted a family in the same neighborhood. My friend Garth lives in this neighborhood with his wife Kaitlyn. Garth runs the Neighborhood Thrift Store in Tower District, as well as after school programs at his house. I asked him to hook us up with a family in need. He told me this would be the perfect family for FCA to adopt. So, going forward, we are going to meet at Target in the shopping center off Herndon and Willow at 4:30 on the 15th of December. There is no after school practice or programs on that day, so hopefully you can join us in buying clothes and toys to purchase for the family.

This is a great way to share God's blessing with others. We aren't doing this because we have in the past. We are doing this because we are Christians and this is a perfect way to show God's love by giving back to our community.

Please consider donating, and/or coming to Target to help purchase gifts for the family.

The FCA leaders would also love to invite you to come share the joy of giving by helping us give these wonderful gifts to the family. We are going to give the family their gifts on December 17th. There isn't sports practice, or anything after school that day. We would like to leave school between 3:30 and 4:00 so everyone could make it (even the little ones). We will drive together from school to our adopted family's house, drop off the presents, sing a few Christmas songs, say good bye and be home for dinner.

Your kids eyes will be wide open after they experience the true meaning of Christmas.

12/15/10 Buy gifts at Target Time: 4:30-When the cows come home

12/17/10 Wrap gifts and make cards at FCA Time: 7:30-8:00

12/17/10 Give gifts to family Time: 3:30-4:00 leave school. EVERYONE is invited, EVERYONE. We will come back to school right after giving presents and singing. Hope you can make it.

Adopt-A-Family

We are adopting a family this year for Christmas. We don't have all the details, but we know for sure that the family is very excited. We will try our best to provide each family member with shoes, sweater/jacket, and a toy. We will also put together a nice Christmas meal package. Of course we will all hope into cars from Riverview and head down town to deliver the family their gifts.
Wednesday, December 15th, we will meet at Target on Herndon and Willow to purchase the gifts. We have some money donated from the FCA Car Wash for Christ. We still are in need of donations.
You can send any amount of money to the next three FCA meetings. 12/3, 12/10, 12/17.
I'm looking forward to serving our community and becoming Acts 1:8 kids.