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Ways You Can Help

Sponsoring An Individual

Your donation can make a difference in the life of an elderly person. Your donation helps provide much-needed groceries. A donation of $100 sponsors an elderly individual for one year. You can donate to our mission by mail or through Georgia Give by clicking here to make a donation.

Volunteering

We need individuals to help at the site; help with home deliveries; sewing shopping bags; clerical assistance.

Sponsoring a Food Drive

Individuals/groups who will facilitate collection of non-perishable food items. This can be done any time during the year, as the need is always present.

Gifts In Honor or In Memory Of

Donations may be made in Honor or in Memory of individuals. A card will be mailed to both individual/family and donor acknowledging donation.

Drives For Non-Food Items

Collection of paper towels, toilet paper, boxed tissues, napkins, deodorants, bath soap, shampoos, conditioners, nail files, brushes, comb sets, etc.

Clerical And Fundraising Assistance

Office help (typing, computer, etc.), help in gathering information for fund-raising, researching for available community and grant sources and opportunities to raise funds.

Change For Seniors

An ongoing effort, in which a group collects loose change at weekly or monthly meetings and sends the donations to Brown Bag. This is a good way to donate for those who may not have much to spare. Together Many Can Help! An excellent children, youth, or class project.

Volunteering The Use Of Trucks

For pickup and delivery of food items on Loading Days, the Thursday before distribution week, 8am – 9am. Call 706-323-8306 or 706-689-3139 if you have an available vehicle.

Christmas Get-Together

A luncheon is provided for our members (recipients). Help is needed with sponsoring the meal, and/or preparing the meal and serving it. Door prizes are needed that will be given out during this event. Prizes can be cakes, toiletry items (full sized) to fill gift bags, or any other items that individuals would like to donate for this. Christmas-themed entertainment is also needed; entertainment can be singing, instrumental, drama, etc. The activity runs 2 hours, the first week in December.

Sharing of Information

We need individuals who will tell others about our ministry; especially those whom they think have a heart for the elderly. Over 12,000 elderly are living thousands of dollars below the poverty level and in need of assistance.

Contact us

Phone: 706-596-8581
Email: [email protected]
Mail: PO Box 4828, Columbus, Ga 31914
Physical Address: 1342 17th Street, Columbus, Ga 31901 (directly behind Eastern Heights Baptist Church)

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