So far, many items are being collected.  LOOK BELOW FOR COLLECTION SITES.

If you would like to pick an item to collect and ask your school, neighborhood, family, friends, co-workers, children’s clubs, Bunco groups, church, etc… to help out, we would be fighting hunger RIGHT WHERE WE LIVE!  It’s giving hope and comfort to struggling families, letting them know that they don’t have to stress about how they will provide a holiday meal.     Isaiah 58:7  I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

**McDonald’s has committed to collecting 500 boxes of stuffing at all Porter County locations from 9/15 to Nov 5.

**RiffRaffs Bar & Grill (391w US Hwy 6, South Haven) has committed to collect 500 cans of corn.  Rock on!

**Crisman Elementry School (6161 Old Porter Road, Portage, IN) is having a school-wide campaign to collect 500 brownie mixes!

**Sisters, Cheryl Hilzley & Lisa Dempsey offered to collect 500 boxes of corn bread mix.

**Renee Reno Patton is collecting 100 cans of green beans from family & friends.

**Banta Feeds will have a food collection in October for 500 Turkeys in the Jefferson Park area for all menu items.

**Scott Morris will be collecting 100 boxes of mashed potatoes!  GREAT!

**Mike and Alicia Baker are asking friends, families, co-workers ect… to collect 100 Mashed Potatoes.

**Mike & Pat Thurber just offered to collect 250cn cranberries.

**Boardworks, Inc (1203 Formula Dr.Valpo) has offered to collect 100cn cranberries, 100cn green beans & 100cn yam’s!  Thanks John!

**Zamm’s Gyro’s (925 Central Ave, Lake Station) committed to collect 100 cans of Green Beans.

**Rhonda Wilkie Joseph and family has offered to collect 100cn green beans.

**Sara Main & family will collect 100cn green beans.  Thx!

**Cindy Higgins & family are collecting funds from Alabama to purchase Brownie mix in memory of their son & brother, Jeremy Higgins.

**Annette & her co-workers from Digestive Health Care (2206 Roosevelt Road Suite A, Valpo) are collecting 100 cans of Yam’s & Sweet Potatoes.

**Mirror Image Dance Studio (3207 Cascade Dr. Suite G, Valpo) are joyfully collecting 150cn Yam’s.  Thanks Amanda!

**Family Bible Church (6400 W US-6, Portage) will be collecting 150cn Yam’s.

**New Song Fellowship (212 Lincolnway, Valpo) will be collecting all menu items at their location below BW3′s in Valpo.

**Bridge Point Church in Valparaiso (old YMCA) has offered to collect 500 packets of gravy to include in this holiday meal.

**150 cans of corn and 2 cases of apple sauce have been donated.  Thanks Kathleen McClure!

**Grace Point Church is now collecting 300 boxes of Mashed Potatoes to support 500 Turkeys.

**(YOUR NAME HERE) is providing (#) of (pick your menu item) to Gobble Up Hunger in 2010.

Prayerfully consider how you would like to participate.
Hope to hear from you soon.   Jeni

Victor reports that 500 Turkeys are still looking good to get by Nov 20 and under $1 per pound.  The bird size will vary so we are estimating that we will need to raise $5000 in donations to pay for them.    Thanks to the Food Bank of NWI for the help in providing TURKEYS! 

  Lets find ways to gather donations to feed approximately 2000 people this Thanksgiving.  Send us your ideas on twitter (www.twitter.com/500turkeys) or facebook (www.facebook.com/fivehundred.turkeys) or e-mail to info@500turkeys.com .  Thanks, Jeni

Sept 20th meeting brought 2 new faces.  John & Kathy Sipple!  Thanks for being a part of the blessing. They will support 500 turkeys on twitter and Facebook as well as collect 100 of each – green beans, cranberries & yam’s at Boardworks in Valpo.

We covered all the food collection sites and talked about where to put food when it starts coming in to the church.   I’ll be organizing it but we will use the space near the front entrance (wall infront of the couch) and the “kitchen area”.

We have a page with 4 hands on it that can be sold for donations tward the purchase of turkeys.  contact me if you would like that e-mailed to you.  PAYPAL is now active on the web site.  Please refer people there to donate. 
$20-$25 feeds an entire family
$10 buys ONE turkey

Be creative.  HOW CAN YOU BE A PART OF THE BLESSING?

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We had a great meeting on the 8th.  The next meeting will be Sept 20 from 6-7pm @ 1705 LaPorte Ave, Valpo.   All are welcome.  If you wish to be a part in any way, we would love you to join us. 

Plans are being made for the Oct 11 Bunco/Auction (by invitation only).  Thanks Ladies!

We officially set  the date for the BIG auction on Oct 21 from 6-8pm at Pikk’s Tavern on Lincolnway in Valpo.  Looking for donation items to auction off.  All are welcome to attend.  More details to come…

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