Children’s Ministry Newsletter March 2009

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THE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY NEEDS YOUR HELP

A few more weeks and we are done with the first quarter of the year. The Children's Ministry has gone through major changes and started new programs that keep the ministry active. Our challenge however, is getting more funds to cover the rest of the year. As I was getting ideas for a good fundraising program, I stumbled upon Funding – Factory who gave me assurance that we will be able to get extra funds for our ministry.

Funding Factory makes it easy for schools and nonprofit organizations to succeed in fundraising by providing a suite of unique funding programs and a convenient online accounting system available 24/7. Many other non-profit organizations around Chula Vista have used this program and have given a great success story that inspired me to go with it. All we have to do is send them our old (but still in good condition) cell phones, empty laser toners and ink cartridges and they exchange these items for cash or free office supplies.

So, that's right — we're collecting products you probably throw away. Please save your cartridges from the landfill and help us supplement our budget or buy new equipment for our ministry. We may also use this to help out in our CHURCH BUILDING PROJECT!

Last year alone, more than 500 million cartridges were thrown away, while 30 million cell phones were tossed or replaced. We're alleviating the volume of waste that goes into landfills, while earning the funding we need to keep our ministry running smoothly. Your help is vital to our fundraising success! Drop off your used printer cartridges and cell phones in the cradleroll room (we'll have a drop off box available). We would also appreciate it if you share this information to your friends, co-workers or your community. The more items we collect to save our environment, the more funds we can get to help our ministry and our church!

For more information, contact Shem Suasi at (619) 609-4168 or e-mail: shem.suasi@gmail.com.

We look forward to your support in helping our ministry and our church.