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The 2008 Conference "SeatCover Drive" is under way and will conclude with all donations being turned in at the Festival of Caring to be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield on September 20th.
The Tuscarawas District has been asked to focus our attention on providing T-shirts, briefs, and socks (sizes S, M, L, XL) for boys ages 13-16 years. All items are to be NEW and still in the original packaging.
Donations from individual churches may be dropped off at any of the following locations any time between now and the end of August. . .
- N. Canton Grace UMC
- Union Avenue UMC
- Greentown UMC
- Trinity of Perry Heights UMC
- Dover First UMC
- Tuscarawas District Office
Donations will be collected from each of these sites during the first week of September and will then be transported to the Festival of Caring on September 20th.
Click here to download a flyer.
Questions can be directed to District SeatCover Chairperson:
Carol Lavy, 330-699-1959 or CDLAVY@IGLIDE.NET
"Thank You" for helping us help the children by providing these basic necessities (t-shirts, briefs, and socks) for teen-age boys!!
Here is a schedule of events for the Festival:
| 7:00 a.m. |
Food Booth Set-up begins |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Silent Auction Registration until 11:00 a.m. |
| 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
Quilt Auction Registration and 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon |
| 9:00 a.m. |
The 2008 Festival of Caring – Open & Running!
All Booths Open:
Food Booths
Crafts & Antiques/Collectables
Mission displays
Carnival Games
Church World Service Collections
Clowns all day!
Entertainment throughout the day
Seat Cover Drive
Cornhole Tournament |
| 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. |
Poster Contest |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Worship & Communion Service with Bishop Hopkins |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Chili Cook-off |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Pedaling Parsons Bike ride (at North Lake Park) |
| 12:00 – Noon |
Awards for Poster contest |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Pie Auction |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Auction (quilts, afghans, comforters, etc) |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Silent Auction closes |
TUSCARAWAS TIES
Official Publication of the Tuscarawas District
East Ohio Conference — The United Methodist Church
Send
items for TUSCARAWAS TIES
to:
Rev. Stan Purdum,
spurdum@neo.rr.com
or by mail to
Stan Purdum, Editor
7751 Gatewood Circle NW,
N. Canton, OH 44720.
Deadlines for printed issues: April 15, July 15, October 15
Material for e-mailed issues will be accepted
up to publishing time.
Send
items for the Tuscarawas District website
(www.TUSCeocumc.com)
to
Tuscarawas District
3500
Cleveland Ave. NW
Canton, Oh 44709
330
492-7817
tuscoffice@rrbiznet.com
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