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Loaves and Fishes Alternative Gifts Market Sunday, December 6 12:15-2pm First Presbyterian Church Gardner Fellowship Hall Giving Gifts that Matter! For the 8th year we are proud to support agencies that are making a difference in our community and around the world.	Co-sponsored by Central United Methodist and Trinity Episcopal Church This year Loaves and Fishes will feature Handmade cards from Guatemala and Paper beads from Uganda. Made from recycled paper, these beautiful gifts will be for sale and all the funds will go to support these entrepreneurs in their efforts to take charge of their lives. For more information see www.newlifecards.com.
You can learn more about many of the agencies below by clicking on their name.
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity $2 Light Switch $5 One 12 inch 2X4 $10 Porch Light $25 50 lb. box of framing nails $50 Kitchen sink $_____General donation of support Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry $2 Meal for someone at the shelter $10 Personal care items for homeless $15 Winter hat, gloves, and package of socks for a child at the shelter $20 Medicines for a sick person $50 Crisis Ministry for heat assistance $_____General Donation of support Asheville Mission Church $5 Reading glasses $10 A cross necklace $15 A "Faith We Sing" hymnal $25 A NRSV name engraved study Bible $100 A pottery communion set $_____General Donation of support CARING for Children $3 Socks for a homeless child $5 Mittens and hat for a homeless child $15 Sweatshirt for a homeless child $25 Coat for a homeless child $50 Holiday dinner for a family $_____General Donation of support Central UMC Prison Ministry at Buncombe Correctional Center $5 Sponsor a meal for an inmate on the next Kairos weekend $10 A Devotioal booklet for an inmate $_____General donation of support towards building the New Life Center, a chapel/educational building at BCC Prison Ministry $_____General donation of support to Kairos NC Child Care Center of First Presbyterian Church $5 New book for classroom $10 New toy/manipulative for classroom $15 New musical instruments $20 New ride on toy on playground $50 Tuition help for a family in need $_____General donation of support The Church of the Advocate $2 Bread and grape juice for communion one Sunday $5 Multivitamins for our nurse to give away one Sunday $10 Cold bottled water to give at Pritchard Park on hot Thursday $20 Thermal undershirts and socks for three homeless people $50 Sleeping bag for a homeless person "camping out" $_____General donation of support Kory Wawanaca Children's Home Tacachia, Bolivia $5 One brick toward construction of new building $10 One set of bedding linens and pillow $15 One Children's Bible (Spanish Translation) $20 Recreation equipment to keep children active $_____General donation of support MANNA FoodBank $5 Five cans of hearty soup $10 Enough food to provide 30 meals to a needy family $18 One case of high protein peanut butter $32 Ten weekend MANNA Packs for at-risk kids $42 One case high-protein tuna fish $_____General donation of support	Meals on Wheels $5 Bag of pet food for a furry companion of a homebound senior $7 Hot, nutritious meal and friendly visit to an elderly person $20 Snow Box filled with emergency food rations for home-bound seniors $35 One week of meals for a senior $40 One case of EnsureŽ Supplement for our most frail elderly clients $_____General donation of support Pisgah Legal Services $10 Help a senior citizen avoid loss of home to foreclosure $25 Help a disadvantaged child obtain health care $50 Help provide safety for a victim of domestic violence $100 Help a family with children avoid homelessness $_____General donation of support Presbyterian Home for Children $5 A coloring book and crayons to keep little hands busy $15 NIV teen study Bible to help make God's word clear $25 Recreation equipment (balls, bats, jump ropes) $40 A welcome basket for a child's first night (laundry basket with sheets, towels, toiletries, Bible, etc.) $75 A new bicycle for Christmas $_____General donation of support Presbytery of Western North Carolina Guatemala Partnership $20 Health Program - supplying composting latrines, water filters & local leadership training $_____Donation to scholarship fund for children at FPC partner church Eben Ezer in La Blanca, ($125 provides 2 uniforms, shoes, books & school supplies for one child for a year) Malawi, Africa Partnership $20 Nkhoma Hospital - to purchase meds and supplies for this large regional hospital $20 Ebenezer Education Institute - to complete a quality primary school for children of Malawi Room in the Inn $5 Sack lunch $10 Plastic mattress cover or new pillow $15 Night of safe shelter for a homeless woman $25 Bus pass for transportation to/from work (month) $50 New mattress for the Inn $_____General donation of support Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women Chaplaincy Program $2 Writing journal for inmate $5 One copy of "Good Grief" for inmate to use $10 Two boxes of greeting cards for inmates to use when corresponding with their families $20 One "Read Me A Story" activity (Inmate records herself reading a child's book. The book, tape, and a personal message are then mailed to the inmate's child.) $_____General donation of support Western Carolina Rescue Mission $2 One Christmas dinner for a homeless man, woman, or child $10 Men's overnight stay package (soap, toothbrush, razor, etc.) $20 Christmas dinner for 10 homeless people $30 Warm clothing for cold men, women, & children (blanket, hat, scarf, gloves, and socks) $50 One week's worth of groceries for a family $_____General donation of support
Here's how it works: The brochure includes a list of "items" you can "buy". Choose a meaningful gift from this list to give a loved one and help a deserving agency make a difference in the life of someone in need. For each "item" you purchase, you'll receive a holiday greeting card, envelope and an insert that describes the service or item you gift made possible. Please make checks payable to "First Presbyterian Church" and indicate "Loaves and Fishes" on the memo line.	Can't make it to the Gift Market: Fill out the brochure and FAX it to (828)253-3192 OR mail the filled out brochure to: Loaves and Fishes, First Presbyterian Church, at the address below, OR bring it by the office at First Presbyterian Church Orders must be received by Friday, December 18th to guarantee receipt of gift cards before Christmas.