Last week we met our fundraising goal of $6,000 to bring the Numana Meal Packing Event to New Jersey. Thank you to everyone who supported this effort. You crushed it! But we don’t want to stop now. We are just getting started.

We have quadrupled our effort. We are setting a new goal to prepare 80,000 meals for the children of Haiti on June 3. This also means we will need to raise quadruple the funds. We are trusting in God and asking for your help to make this happen. The new fundraising goal is $24,000. That is a big number. We have currently raise $8,565. We are more than one third of the way there, but we still have a long way to go.

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Every Little Bit Counts

Every little bit counts. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is collecting lose change. $87 was collected on the first Sunday. It may not seem like much in comparison to $24,000. But that is enough for 290 more meals. That is 290 more meals we will be able to provide.

One of the things that I have done over the last week is to pay more attention to finding loose change. I imagine that I have collected more than $1 since I began looking. That is three more meals we can provide! It seems that when I am looking, God puts money in my path.

We would love to hear some ideas about how you are looking to save a few dollars here and there to add to this effort. Feel free to share on our Facebook Page or send us an email at .

Corporate Sponsors

We are searching for corporate sponsors for the event. If you are a business owner and would like to sponsor this event, we would love to have you on board as part of the team. It is a way for you to help and to promote your business to our volunteers. We have 4 levels of sponsorship. You can check it out at: haitianchildrensministry.org/corporate-sponsorship/

Prayer Matters

Again, thank you for your support. We are so very grateful. The most important way you can help is through your prayers. Pray every day for the success of this event. Pray for funds to be raised. Pray for volunteers to be provided. Pray for all who participate to find joy in their giving and serving. Pray for children to be fed. Pray for hope to be received. Pray for God to be glorified.

Do a dance! Sing a song! It’s time to celebrate. We have raised the $6000 to bring the Numana Meal Packing Event to NJ. Last night we stapled the 93rd box to our bulletin board. We even had the Good Shepherd Lutheran Choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus during the season of Lent (for Lutherans that is a big no-no). Check out the celebration on Facebook.

We reached our goal, but we are not done yet. We have a new goal. Our new goal is to pack 80,000 meals. Yes, that is right. 80,000 meals! We are not just doubling the goal, we are going to quadruple the goal. This is a God thing and we believe that he is going to show up.

Every $.30 will provide one more meal. Every $65 will provide one more box. Our new total will be 260 boxes for a total of $24,000. This also means more volunteers. We will now require 300 volunteers for the June 3 event. We are going to need a lot of prayer and support to make this happen. It’s going to be a big stretch, but we are trusting God.

We are grateful for the response and thank you for your partnership.

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We have completed our first two weeks of fundraising to bring the Numana Meal Packing Event to NJ. We have some exciting things to update you about:

• We have raised $3561 through the online donation page as of this morning. That is enough to cover the cost of 54 of the 93 total boxes for the event. Only 39 more boxes to go to make this happen.
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• We received our first corporate sponsor. Thank you Casey & Keller, Inc for your partnership.
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is collecting loose change for this event. All loose change in the offering plate will go to support the meal packaging event.
• We have prepared a flyer for the event. You can download it at: haitianchildrensministry.org/downloads/MealPackingFlyer.pdf. Feel free to print it out. Share it with co-workers, friends, and family members. You can post it on community bulletin boards or distribute any way you see fit. Help us get the word out!
• Social Media plays a big role in helping to promote this event. Share it on your Facebook Page. We have created a Facebook Event. If you have donated, are volunteering, or participated in this event in any way, mark that you will be attending. This also helps us get the word out. It’s not an official sign up for the event, but it helps to show others that this is something they should check out.

  

• There is a Volunteer/Fundraising Coordination Meeting tomorrow night at 7pm at Good Shepherd. If you are interested in being part of our planning team, you are welcome to join us.
• Here is a video that shows what you are helping to accomplish:

Thank you for helping to make this happen. We are grateful for your partnership in the gospel.

Last week we shared our hope to bring a meal packing event here to Old Bridge, New Jersey. We are partnering together with Numana to package more than 20,000 meals for the children of Haiti.

Our fundraising effort is off to a great start. In the first week, we raised more than 1/10 of the $6000 that will be necessary to host this event. We have enough for 9 of the 93 boxes we will be packing. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Thank you for your partnership to feed the hungry.

Currently, through multiple partnerships here in the U.S. and Haiti, Mission of Hope Haiti is providing 93,000 meals a day to children in Haiti; however, the meals we will be preparing will do something different. There are currently 70,000 children on MOH’s waiting list. These children are waiting; they are waiting to have the opportunity to dream of their future and everything it may hold. The meals packaged on June 3, 2017, the meals you are helping fund, will help eliminate that waiting list. Your meals will impact lives with a brighter future. You are helping ensure that their stomachs are full so they are ready to learn and dream.

One word of caution when you donate. When you donate you will be directed to the Numana site. There are several different places you can donate on the Numana site. Numana hosts several of these events throughout the country. When you donate, make sure you are donating to our specific event in NJ. The url at the top of the page should read http://numanainc.com/hcm-donation/. This will make sure your donation is directed towards our event. Your donation receipt should also refer to our June 3 event.

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Help as a Volunteer Coordinator Tonight

We are putting together a planning team. We are looking for help with volunteer recruitment, fundraising, and event set up. If you would like to be part of the planning team, we are hosting a Volunteer Coordinator Meeting tonight, Monday, March 27 at 7pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Old Bridge.

Anyone is welcome to attend this event. Even if you are not sure you want to volunteer and just want more information. We will be sharing the vision for this event and how you can help. We will also be looking for your ideas feedback to help us promote this event and make it a success.

The Haitian Children’s Ministry is getting ready for a tremendous undertaking. We are partnering together with Numana to package 80,000 meals on Saturday, June 3 for the children of Haiti.

These meals contain rice, soy, beans (for added protein), and chicken flavoring. The meals provide 21 vitamins targeted to help the immune system. The meals will be delivered to Mission of Hope, Haiti where they will be distributed to those most in need.

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The event will be hosted at James McDivitt Elementary School, in Old Bridge, NJ. We are grateful to McDivitt school for its willingness to participate in this effort.

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It will cost $24,000 to package, ship, and deliver these meals. It works this way: the 80,000 meals will be packaged in 372 boxes. One box will feed a family for 2 months. The cost of a box is $65. Think about that. You can feed a family in Haiti for two months for less than what it costs you to take your family out to dinner at a restaurant.

This is where we ask your help. Would you prayerfully consider making a difference by purchasing a box for $65. Instead of going out to dinner, your family might decide to eat in for the night. Another idea is to figure out a way to eat off of $65 dollars this next week. Take the money you would have normally spent on food and contribute it towards the purchase of a box.

We have 372 boxes to purchase. The more boxes we raise funds for, the more meals we will be able to pack. We would love your help to make this possible. To donate, visit the button below.

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Numana: Serving the Starving from Numana on Vimeo.

Even if you are unable to financially contribute, we will be looking for 300 volunteers for the day of the event. So mark your calendar for that date. Volunteer registration will begin on May 1.

The great thing is that anyone can volunteer for this event. It doesn’t matter how old or how young you are. This is a great opportunity for you to work together with your children to make a difference and teach them a valuable lesson about the great need in this world.

Together we can. We thank you for your partnership in this undertaking.

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Corporate Sponsorship

We are also looking for business/corporate sponsorships to help us cover the costs of the event. There are three levels of sponsorship:

• $500 Bronze Level – Business Name & Logo printed on volunteer t-shirts.
• $1000 Silver Level – Business Name & Logo printed on volunteer t-shirts and banner displayed on the day of the event.
• $2500 Gold Level – Business Name & Logo printed on volunteer t-shirts and banner displayed on the day of the event. Business will also be verbally recognized from stage on the day of the event.
• $6000 Platinum – Sponsor the cost of 20,000 meals. Includes all the benefits of bronze, silver, and gold level plus it includes a trip to Haiti to see meals distributed.

To become a corporate sponsor, click the button below to fill out our form:

Corporate Sponsor Form