UPDATED HOURS: 422
178 HOURS NEEDED TO MEET OUR GOAL
Come Serve with Us and Help Us Meet our Goal!!
You're invited to serve our community during our third annual Engage Week, September 21-27. We want to give 600 local missions hours to our community.
Submit your hours served:
Here are some ways you can serve:
General Schedule for Large Group Activities/Projects:
Sunday, Sep 21, Worship and cleanup at Rotary Park at 5 pm.
Monday, Sep 22, Cooking and Serving Ennis HS Staff - Cook at 9 am and serve at noon
Tuesday, Sep 23, Backpack stuffing at church in support of Cara Caters at 6 pm in FLC
Wednesday, Sep 24, Saw You at the Pole Rallies in Palmer and Ennis, 5-8 pm
Friday, Sep 26, Maintenance work in support of Ennis CARES at 8 am and Serve Your Neighbor
Saturday, Sep 27, Cleanup at Runnin’ Free Ranch, 9-11 am and work in support of Ennis CARES at 8 am
Descriptions, Contacts, and Info for Volunteer Opportunities:
Worship and Cleanup at Rotary Park - Churchwide event
Thrifty Lark – Retail Store for First Look Pregnancy Center - 1024 Ferris Ave, Suite B, Waxahachie TX, 972-923-0778 - Contact Ellie Gilmore. Email is best: ellieg@firstlookcenter.org - Contact Ellie to schedule a time to volunteer
Love Your Neighbor Outreach and Thrift Store - Love your Neighbor is a Christian-based organization meetings needs all over Ellis County - 410 W. Madison St, Waxahachie TX (NEW LOCATION!) Engage Week Opportunity: - Work in thrift store - Wednesday through Saturday - Two Shifts o 9:30am – 1pm o 1pm – 4pm - Unpacking, organizing, stocking merchandise, etc. - 4 people max per shift Contact: Cheri Hatheway, 480-600-3543
Meals for Waxahachie Fire Station - Food for 8 firemen on September 22. - Lois Robinette is project manager, 214-415-5676
Meals for Shut-Ins - Preparing and delivering meals for shut-ins in our community. - Melinda Shaw is project manager.
Brookdale (Now called Ennis Point Sr. Living) - 2500 Yorkstown Dr., 972-875-6900 - Activities Director = Kim Hefner - Contact Kim for specific days/times for volunteers
Bluebonnet Rehab (IOOF) - 2300 S. Oak Grove Rd, 469-254-8427 - Contact Vel Busby, 972-875-8643, vbusby@bluebonnetrehab.com - Email Vel about specific activities, days, and times available
Legend Oaks - 1400 Medical Center Dr, 972-875-4800 - Contact Chesney Cooper, 903-602-0516 - Contact Chesney about specific activities, days, and times available
Palmer “Saw You at the Pole” Evangelism Event - Jordan Gradberg, 469-658-1448 - 10-15 people needed to help set up and tear down. Of those people, 5-8 of them will need to be able to provide gospel counseling
Ennis “Saw You at the Pole” Evangelism Event - Cason Key, 205-381-6483 - 10-15 people needed to help set up and tear down. Of those people, 5-8 of them will need to be able to provide gospel counseling. In addition, we need volunteers for our Safety team, First Impressions, and Tech Team.
EISD Mentors Care - Melanie Trojacek, 972-872-3682, melanie.trojacek@mentors.care - 1hr per week commitment for entire school year - Mentor EISD students - Training provided and required
Runnin’ Free Ranch - Equine Assisted Activities and counseling for veterans, at-risk youth, and those with special needs. - 1403 Old Bardwell Rd, Ennis TX - Contact Mike Mitchell, 214-733-4280 Engage Week Opportunity: - Tree trimming, weed-eating, staining picnic tables, general yard work - Bring pole saws and brush trimmers if you have them. - Saturday, Sep 27, 9am – 11am
Backpacks for Cara Caters - Cara Caters provides food to school-age children for meals for evenings and weekends to help with those who are food-challenged. - Lexi Rendon = Operations Director, 945-542-1090 - This project will be managed by church staff and will take place at the church on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings
Ennis CARES Maintenance/Clean Up - Ennis Cares is currently leasing a facility of a church in town - The facility could use some updates/repairs - Terry Heil will project manage on Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27
Waxahachie Foster Closet - Providing clothing and other needs for fostering families. Need groups - 5 people or smaller groups can go on “open” days. Contact Rebecca Pettis, 214-564-9633, for scheduling. Next “Open” day is Saturday 9/20.
Serve Your Neighbor - We want to encourage you to do a service project for a neighbor during Engage Week - Here are 10 ideas on how you could serve them: CLICK HERE