Hands4Detroit
Driving out hunger in The Motor City!
volunteers
and counting
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
1000 volunteers came out on Saturday, October 6th to offer their Hands4Detroit with food drives, home repairs and neighborhood clean-up projects.
24,900 lbs of food was collected!
Thank you to all the volunteers as well as our sponsors!!
If you missed out this year, we are already looking forward to planning another event in October 2013!
Also, food pantries are always looking for donations throughout the year, and especially during the holiday seasons, so please donate generously whenever you are able to a food pantry in your area.
Together, we CAN continue to make a difference and put food into the hands of Detroit's hungry!
Sponsored by the Detriot United Methodist Churches.
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Ages 12+
Check in at Detroit Metropolitan United Methodist Church at 8:30am to get your event t-shirt and drop off any food that has been collected for the food banks. We will provide transportation to and from the work site.
Childcare is also offered at the church while you work offsite. Please indicate on your registration if you will need childcare.
Please plan to stay for a light lunch and Celebration after the work is done!
Wear outdoor clothes. Bring work gloves, yard and trash bags and yard tools.
Contact person: Rodney Gasaway 734-578-6256
Hosting Church/Agency: Joy-Southfield Community Development Corporation, 18917 Joy Road, Detroit, MI. 48228
Project Location: 16300 Tireman St., Detroit, MI 48228
Block by Block Volunteers will meet at Cass Community at 11850 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, 48206 at 8:30am. Work time will be from 9:00am-12:00noon.
Please plan to meet back at Detroit Metropolitan United Methodist Church for a light luncha nd Celebration at 12:00noon!
Volunteers will board up abandoned buildings and cut overgrown grass, bushes, tress on vacant lots. Please wear outdoor clothes, gloves, closed-toed shoes and bring and gardening/pruning tools you may have.
Contact Person: Sue Pethoud 1-810-278-1235 www.casscommunity.org
Check in at Detroit Metropolitan United Methodist Church at 8:30amto get your event t-shirt and drop off any food that has been collected for the food banks. We will provide transportation to and from the work sites. Childcare is also offered at the church while you work offsite. Please indicate on your registration if you will need childcare.
Volunteers will make the area ready for planting in the spring. Wear outdoor clothes. Bring work gloves, newspaper and food scraps for mulching.
Please plan to stay for a light lunch and Celebration after the work is done!
Contact person: Liz Lanni, lizlanni@yahoo.com
Volunteers will meet at Ford Memorial UMC, 16400 W. Warren, Detroit, 48228 at 8:30am to check-in and pick up your event t-shirt.
Volunteers will organize church's food pantry and clothing closet from 9:00am to 12:00noon.
Please plan to stay for a light lunch and Celebration after the work is done!
Contact person: Sue Pethoud, www.fordmemorial.org
United Methodist Communications is a proud sponsor of this event, and other Impact Community events across the globe. As the lead communications agency of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Communications informs, inspires, and engages the people of the United Methodist Church and the world.
The following United Methodist Churches are partnering their efforts for this event:
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Conant United Methodist Church
Detroit Calvary United Methodist Church, 15050 Hubbell, Detroit, MI 48227
Detroit Metropolitan United Methodist Church
Ford Memorial United Methodist Church
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 8701 W. Eight Mile Rd., Detroit, MI 48221
Second Grace United Methodist Church, 18700 Joy Rd., Detroit, MI 48228
Redford Aldersgate UMC - West Outer Drive Campus 10000 Beech Daly Road Redford Charter Township, MI 48239
Resurrection United Methodist Church, 8150 Schaefer, Detroit, MI 48228
We thank the following community sponsors for their generous support!
Cass Community Social Services:
Cass Community Social Services works in areas of concentrated poverty to provide food, health care, housing and jobs. It serves 20,000 meals weekly, offers a free medical clinic, a weekday program for 100 adults with developmental disabilities, nightly housing for 285 homeless men women and children, as well as "green" jobs for 67 previously unemployed adults.
FOOD DONATIONS
We are collecting the following items to help our local food pantries and to put together food boxes for the needy in our area. Please make sure all food donations do not have an expired "sell by" or "use by" date.
SUGGESTED ITEMS TO DONATE (downloadable list)
Below are some suggestions of nutritious canned and dry goods that Gleaners uses the most. Please no opened containers, homemade food or expired products, and avoid items in glass as they often break in transit.
- Canned Tuna Fish
- Canned Meat
- Beef Stew
- Meat Soups, Hearty Soups
- Canned Spaghetti or Pasta
- Dry or Canned Beans (kidney, pinto, green, yellow, refried or black beans)
- Canned Fruit
- Baby Food or Formula
- Ensure or other nutritional supplement drinks
- Rice
- Noodles, Macaroni
- Powdered Milk
- School snacks
- Pancake or Baking Mixes
- Cereal/Oatmeal (including single service sizes)
- Granola Bars
- Peanut Butter (in plastic jars)
- Jelly (in plastic jars)
THESE ITEMS MUST TO BE IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER FROM FOOD GOODS
- Personal Care Items
- Diapers
- Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Disposable Razors
Donation Drop Off Sites
Below is a list of locations that are gathering food for the Hands4Detroit event between
Sunday, September 16th and Wednesday, October 3rd.
It is advisable to call ahead in case the office is closed due to unforeseen circumstances.
Detroit Metropolitan United Methodist Church
8000 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
313-875-7407
Where: Main Entrance
Hours: M-F: 9am-4pm; Sa:CLOSED; Su: 9am-11:30am
New Baltimore Grace United Methodist Church
49665 Jefferson, New Balitmore, MI 48047
586-725-1054
Where:Main Entrance
Hours: M-Su: 7am-7pm
First United Methodist Church of Birmingham
1589 W. Mapple Rd., Birmingham, MI 48009
248-646-1200
Where: Christian Life Center
Hours: M-Tu: 7am-9pm; W: 7am-6pm; Th: 7am-4pm; F: 7am-12noon; Sa: 8am-12noon; Su: before and after worship service
Waterford: Central United Methodist Church
3882 Highland Rd., Waterford, MI 48328
248-681-0040
Where: Main Lobby
Hours: M-F: 9am-4:30pm; Sa: by appt. only; Su: before and after worship service
Redford Aldersgate United Methodist Church
10000 Beech Daly, Redford, MI 48239
313-937-3170
Where: Main Entrance is in the back
Hours: M-W: 10am-10pm; W: 10am-9pm; Th: 10am-10pm; Sa: by appt. only; Su: 9am-5pm
Farmington First United Methodist Church
33112 Grand River Ave., Farmington, MI 48336
248-474-6573
Where: Main Entrance
Hours: M-Th: 9am-1pm; F: 9am-12noon; Sa: CLOSED; Su:8:30am-1pm
Dearborn: First United Methodist Church
22124 Garrison, Dearborn, MI 48124
313-563-5200
Where: call office prior to delivery
Hours: M-Th: 9am-3pm; F: 1pm-4pm; Sa: CLOSED; Su: 9am-1pm
Allen Park Trinity United Methodist Church
9077 Allen Rd., Allen Park, MI 48101
313-382-1730
Where: Main Entrance Lobby
Hours: M-F: 9am-11am (call in advance advised); Sa: CLOSED; Su: 10am-12noon
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