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2011 Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction
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Supporting the mission trip
Faith Lutheran Church will be holding a silent auction on Sunday, February 27, 2011. The goal of the Silent Auction is to raise funds for our mission trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, July 16-23, 2011. The congregation will be able to bid on items for the Silent Auction beginning on Saturday evening (before/after worship) and all Sunday morning and afternoon; bidding will close at 6:15pm on Sunday. Faith currently has a membership of over 2,000 people.
The Pine Ridge Reservation is located in southwestern South Dakota on the Nebraska state line and about 50 miles east of the Wyoming border. Pine Ridge is home to the Oglala Lakota Sioux, which has a total tribal membership of 17,775. Sadly, the unemployment rate at Pine Ridge hovers near 85 percent. Pine Ridge is one of the poorest communities in the country, with 97 percent living below the federal poverty level and an average family income of just $3,700 per year. Further struggles in this community include an adolescent suicide rate that is four times the national average, and high rates of alcoholism, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Ministries that our youth may participate in are Kid’s Club and Work Projects. Kid’s Club is a hands-on program led by youth offering high-energy games, crafts, skits, songs and interactive lessons all designed to help kids learn about Jesus. Whether we’re painting houses, performing minor home repair, cleaning up debris, volunteering in community gardens or other projects in the community, the projects we work on will serve as our way of blessing people in need.
Making A Donation
Your gift to the Pine Ridge Mission Trip Silent Auction is tax deductible and very much appreciated. If you plan on making a donation, you must print and fill out the following form, then return your form and donated good(s) to the church office:
Silent Auction Donation Form 2011 (.pdf)
You may obtain a recepit for your donation one of two ways: You can either photocopy your filled-out Donation Form (from above) or print and fill out the following form:
Silent Auction Donation Receipt 2011 (.pdf)
If you have any questions about your donation please call Jake Bouma at 225-8334 or e-mail him at jakebouma@faithlc.org.
On behalf of the entire Pine Ridge Mission Trip Team, thank you.
Blessings,
Jake Bouma
Director of Youth Ministries
