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In This Issue
· Yard Sale Fundraiser
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Canton Flea
Market
· Go Krogering
info@TheChristmasVillage.org
THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE:
601-853-7687
VILLAGE CONFECTIONS:
601-667-4311
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:
601-421-1230
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Dear Friends,
As many of you know, we at The Christmas Village
believe that God has a purpose for every life. This ministry provides our residents, who
are pregnant without a support system at home and who want to choose life for
their baby, with an environment of support, stability and love. Our residents are our passion.
Each woman that comes through our doors has their own unique set of
skills and talents. Through the
efforts of our staff and volunteers, we teach these ladies marketable job
skills, such as customer service, baking, coffee baristas skills and sales,
so that they can continue to succeed and provide for their families after
their time is up with us.
The residents are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the
home and prepare meals, attend church services and Bible studies and also
volunteer at Village Confections. They
are surrounded each and every day by a loving support system for their
spiritual, emotional and physical needs.
October is full of opportunities to help further the mission of The Christmas Village! It’s not too early to begin your Christmas
shopping, and by participating in any of these opportunities, you are helping
raise funds and awareness for The Christmas
Village. Please join us for these upcoming events
and get ahead of the game by checking off names on your Christmas gift list
now!
With love,
Brenda & Michael
Yard
Sale Fundraiser – Sat., Oct 4
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Donations are
overflowing from our resale shop, so we are clearing the racks of new and
gently used women’s, children’s & maternity clothes for our fantastic
yard sale. The majority of these
clothes are donated to The Christmas Village by the Jackson Junior Leagues’
resale shop, Bargain Boutique, located in Colonial Mart.
And, we are thrilled
that a local auction company has given us the pick of unsold estate sale
items. We also have books, furniture, toys and much more!
Volunteers Needed this Friday and
Saturday!
For
more information about volunteering, please contact Connie Phillips at 601-421-1230.
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LOCATION:
3250
South Liberty Street (Hwy 51) in Canton
TIME:
7 AM - Noon
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Canton Flea Market – Thurs., Oct 9
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Park &
Ride
The Christmas Village
will provide a Park & Ride service for the Canton Flea Market. Service includes unlimited drop-off and
pick-up from the Trustmark Bank and Old Jail throughout the day and a full
day restroom pass at Village Confections on the square.
COST: $10 per vehicle
LOCATION: Corner of South
Liberty (Hwy 51 North) and East Semmes Street. Parking lot opens
at 6:30 a.m.
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Café Du
Canton
The Christmas Village’s
bakery, Village Confections, is presenting Café Du Canton, a taste of New Orleans with
homemade beignets, café au laits and other
fresh-baked confections.
Volunteers needed to
help take orders, cook beignets, serve and clean up.
LOCATION: 127 N. Union St on the Square. Look
for the green and white striped tent in front of Village Confections. Café
opens at 7:00 a.m.
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“Go Krogering”
for The Christmas
Village
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The Christmas Village
is asking you to support our organization by shopping with the Kroger
Fundraising Gift Card. Every time you reload your gift card with your
grocery money and use it to pay for merchandise, we earn 5% of every dollar
and cent!
The Kroger Gift Card
can be reloaded over and over again at any Kroger Store in the U.S.
Plus, the Kroger Gift Card will maintain your balance until your next
visit. Just present your gift card to Guest Services, reload the gift card
with your grocery money and “Go Krogering”.
It’s easy!
Simply purchase a Kroger Gift Card from The Christmas Village for $5, it
comes preloaded with $5, so there’s no “real” cost to you. Load any
amount on your card at any Kroger, anytime. And best of all, 5% of
your purchase is given back to us, every time.
To get your Kroger
Gift Card, contact Brenda or Michael Velkinburgh by sending them an email
at
info@thechristmasvillage.org.
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