FJWC Week of November 14th

Thankful for FJWC!

I just wanted to take the time to say thank you to each and every member of our group and let you know how thankful I am for you! I know I am biased, but I think we’ve go the best volunteer group in town!

If you are looking for volunteer hours, we have several ways to get hours this week. Please look at our website or Facebook to sign up for these events. I would like to highlight Friendsgiving and Spartan Share. We could really use some help at the first annual Friendsgiving event at Family Point Resource this coming Friday, November 18. Sign up HERE! We still have lots of slots to provide food (yes, you get hours for this) and to serve at the event. Also, donations to Spartan Shares ends this coming Thursday, November 17.

If I don’t see you beforehand, Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

Darcy Martin Gagnon

LAST WEEK for Spartan Share Donations!!

We are collecting money for the Spartan Share Committee so that they can shop for the wish list items our families need. The deadline to make a donation is Thursday, November 17th. Please consider donating!

Note that you can earn 1 hour per $25 donation (and up to a maximum of 3 hours)

How to donate: Zelle using the FJWC email address: fjwctreasurer@gmail.com or drop off a check at 13802 Kimberley Ln.

Family Point Friendsgiving: Please sign up HERE to bring a dish to the Family Point Friendsgiving or serve at the event! Great way to fellowship with the kids and parents involved in FPR.

FPR is hosting their Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 19th and they are in need of 100 prizes for when the kids cross the 1 mile finish line. AT HOME PROJECT: Crafty kids and Mamas, this one is for you! The pic is just a sample for inspiration but you can do anything! Please drop off to PFR by Friday, 11/18. Leet me know if you plan to make some so I can let them know. Thank you! Lisa Thielemann

BCE Volunteer Opportunities: BCE would love support for their luncheon from 10:30-11:30am on Thurs Nov 17. Volunteers would be greeting and helping to usher families to the tables. Please let Nicole Phillips know if you can support this. They would really appreciate our help. Thank you!

If you want an extremely flexible volunteer opportunity please consider helping the Buffalo Creek Elementary Librarian Susie! She would love help any school day between 8-3. Needs are re-shelving books and a few other projects within the library. Sign Up using her Google Doc:

https://docs.google.com/…/1dGlxGdTy1T…/edit…

Blessings in a Backpack – Bayou City: Blessings Fall 2022 sign up HERE!

December service opportunities include the final community food packing event of 2022 on December 8. Sign up HERE.

Blessings also needs 4 drivers each on December 2 (Friday am), December 9 (Friday am) and December 13 (Tuesday am- last full day of elementary before winter break) to deliver food bags to Meadow Wood, Hunters Creek, Hollibrook and Treasure Forest. Easy way to get service hours! Sign up HERE.

Join us at the volunteer appreciation luncheon on December 1 at 11:30 at Holy Spirit.
If you signed up to make Christmas treat bags don’t forget to take them to Holy Spirit on November 28, 29 or 30. HERE is the sign up genius if you need to check the details.

December’s food focus is canned chicken noodle or tomato soup. Please consider bringing a can(s) to the FJWC Christmas party (I’ll have a collection bin) or to Holy Spirit when you are there for Blessings activities.
Thank you SO much for all you do for the children that Blessings in a Backpack serves!

SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY – Blessings in a Backpack: Have any plastic grocery bags at home? They are NEEDED for Blessings deliveries. Contact Kelly Davis to coordinate drop off. Thanks!

Sign-up HERE for SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY Blessings in a Backpack, Friday deliveries in November and December. Thank you in advance for your help!

MAM: FUN MAM opportunity!! I’ll be there, come join me and do some Christmas shopping when you’re done! It will take place on Tuesday, November 15th from 9am-11am at MAM. They need 4-5 volunteers to help put stamps and labels on their Thanksgiving postcards! Please come to Main Campus at 1625 Blalock Rd and go to the building behind the resale store and ask for Taylor, who is supervising the project, at the reception desk. Please text Sara Long at 832-876-6238 if you’re interested and I’ll let them know and will send reminders!

Houston Symphony: Sign up HERE to volunteer for student concerts hosted by the Houston Symphony. Reminder: students need to be accompanied by an adult to usher for the symphony Nov 8th. As of now, the concerts available for sign up are the only ones planned for this school year. See you at the show!

MDPC Food Pantry: The Fuente Pantry is still distributing food to 400+ families every Saturday and we will need more volunteers every week. Sign up HERE  and join us for a couple of hours any Saturday.