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Brown Bag Ministry
Brown Bag Ministry prepares and distributes 175 brown bag lunches to the homeless every Saturday at Moore’s Square in downtown Raleigh. Working with other churches in the area, we are also responsible for preparing a hot meal to feed 75-125 homeless and those in need on the first and third Saturdays of each month. Donations of food also come from Lowe’s Foods (High House & Davis), Kroger’s (High House & Hwy 55) and Food Lion. More information can be found at the Brown Bag Ministry website at www.BrownBagMinistry.org
Latest News!
The Raleigh Rescue Mission is sponsoring a "Festival of Hope" on Saturday, May 3, 2008. The Rescue Mission has asked the Brown Bag Ministry to supply 2,000 indvidual bags of chips for this event. If you can help us with this, we ask that you bring your donation to St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, at 3008 Old Raleigh Road in Apex, NC the week of April 28-May2. These donations can be dropped off and left on the back counter in the kitchen. Please mark your donation for Brown Bag Ministry.
You can purchase 50 bags of chips at Sam's Club or BJ's wholesale for about $10.00. If you are unable to buy the chips but would like to make a donation, you can make checks payable to Brown Bag Ministry and drop them off at the church or mail them to:
Brown Bag Ministry
407 Grassy Point Road
Apex, NC 27502
All donations are tax deductible and a reciept for tax purposes will be mailed out. Thank you in advance for your support for this ministry.
Volunteer Calendar
Brown Bag Ministry Calendar for 2008
Thank You from the Brown Bag Ministry
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have donated to the Brown Bag Ministry in 2007. The following Businesses have made donations:
Jersey Mikes – Lake Pine Rd
Subway – Holly Springs
Kroger and Loewes foods
Bonefish Grille - Cary
Austin Crackers – Cary
St. Andrew’s Knights of Columbus
Eastern Services
Riley Construction
A heart felt thank you to the above businesses and to all the individuals who have made a monetary donation or a donation of other items. If you have not received a tax deduction letter by Jan 31, 2008, please contact me and I will make sure that you receive one for tax purposes.
How can you help? By donating any of the following items:
Perishable & Non-perishable food items; Tooth brushes and tooth paste, Disposable Razors; Assisting with pick up & delivery of donated foods & items.
Lowes Rewards:
The Brown Bag Ministry is now linked to Lowes Rewards S&H Greenpoints Program. All you have to do is call 888-537-8646 and tell them you want to donate your Greenpoints to BBM. Our number is 420250660531.
Suntrust Checking Account:
Suntrust Bank has a program in place where if you open a checking account (free checking, no minimum balance and no fees) and then use your debit card to make a purchase, Suntrust will donate $100 to the Brown Bag Ministry (or another charity of your choice.) For more information, go to https://promotion.suntrust.com/mycause/
Cisco Employees:
Good news! The Brown Bag Ministry has been approved by the Cisco Foundation. If you or a family member or friend work for Cisco, please consider making a donation to THE BROWN BAG MINISTRY.
If you would like to make a donation, here's the information on how to donate using the I-Give system through Cisco..
1. Go to http://wwwin.cisco.com/HR/apps/CH/index.cgi. Login using your CEC account
2. Click on "Search for a charity & donate" in the lower left.
3. Click on "Charity Search" at the very bottom.
4. It's easiest to search by the EIN#. Use 20-2979998.
5. The Brown Bag Ministry should appear in the search results. Click the blue "Select" button.
6. After selecting, click the blue "Next" button in the upper right.
7. Fill out the form to complete your donation. Keep in mind you can donate a lump sum, or make donations from each pay check or for a specified period of time. Know that your donation will be matched by Cisco, so $10 becomes $20, $100 becomes $200 and $1000 becomes $2000. Please be generous.
Please contact John Foley or send an email to brownbagminstry@yahoo.com if you have any questions. Thank you again for your support of the homeless and hungry in Raleigh and Apex.
What goes into a brown bag lunch? Lunch Meat - - -Turkey, Ham and Bologna; Cheese - -sliced cheese; Individual packages of cheese and crackers, chips, pretzels, etc.; Granola Bar; Bottles of water or cans of soda or juice; and piece of fruit or a small box of raisins
Weekly Collection Needs: Bananas and lunch meat. These items can be dropped off each week in St. Andrew’s kitchen by Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. Lunch meat can go in the refrigerator marked Brown Bag Ministry and the bananas can go on the back counter, also marked Brown Bag Ministry. Or checks made payable to “Brown Bag Ministry.” Checks put in an envelope marked “brown bag ministry” can be dropped in the offertory basket or sent to
Brown Bag Ministry
407 Grassy Point Road
Apex, NC 27502
All donations are fully tax deductible.
It is truly amazing how the Lord works through so many people. Our schedule of volunteers with this ministry from all walks of life continues to grow on a daily basis. As you can see from the dates below, we are pretty booked up for most of the winter and spring months already. We have grown from preparing 25 bags to 275 bags in a year, providing for the hungry.
We ask that the group bring one of the items that will go into the bag, either 275 bottles of water; granola bars; or bananas. Just let us know what you will be bringing and we will supply the rest of the items. Also, provide the following information along with the preferred dates:
Bringing items: We meet over at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Apex. between 10 and 10:30 am. We will then pack up the bags and leave the church at about 11:40 to go down to Moores' square. We will be brining various desserts with us down to the park on that day and the kids can help distribute them along with the bags. We are usually finished up between 12:30 and 1:00pm.
There may be another way that your group could help though. Below is a list of what we called "Specialty Bags", where items as grouped, or any other way would be helpful if you are looking for a different idea. Any of these items, would work depending upon what your group would be able to do. Currently, we have a supply of soap and shampoo, tooth brushes and razors. We are in need of deodorant or toothpaste, ziplock bags, and labor to put them together. Again, all is appreciated.
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Hygiene Bags 1
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Hygiene Bags 2
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Hygiene Bags 3
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Men's T-Shirts (L & XL)
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Deodorant
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Soap (travel size)
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Men's White Socks
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Razors
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Tooth brushes & Tooth paste
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Men's Underwear
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Shampoo (travel size)
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Wash Cloths
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Medicinal Bags 1
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Medicinal Bags Seasonal
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Tissue Packets
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Cough Drops
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Lip Balm
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OTC Pain Relievers
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Lotion (travel size)
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Tissue Packets
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Seasonal Summer
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Seasonal Summer
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Flip Flops
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Blankets
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Suntan Lotion
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Gloves
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Scarves
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Brown Bag Ministry Wish List
Contacts:
Mary Jo Bukowski, phone 919-367-0766 or 919-931-0428, e-mail BrownBagMinistry@yahoo.com
Pictures from recent Brown Bag Ministry sessions:
   
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