Midwest Mission Distribution Center 1022 New City Road, PO Box 56 Chatham, IL 62629 Phone: 217.483.7911 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.midwestmissiondc.org
March 2016
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Wash Cloths - new Hand towels - new- no kitchen, cleaning or microfiber Ruler - 12” long with metric Bath size bars of soap - no Ivory, Jergens or Oil of Olay Please send all monetary donations to MMDC,
We had a great group of Volunteer Coordinators this month. Dave and Donna Kooiman from Rockford, MI, Linda Priest from Bolingbrook, IL and returning from January, to help out, Ron and Sharon Monroe from Fairbury, IL. We want to thank all of them for their hard work and their joyful attitudes.
PO Box 56, Chatham, IL 62629.
Did you know that you can buy in bulk for MMDC? MMDC frequently purchases from Dollar Days and has a Wish List set up with them. The items are purchased by you, and sent directly to MMDC. To view the centers Wish List please go to:
www.dollardays.com/midwestmission/wishlist.html
MMDC will be closed Thursday, March 24 through Sunday, March 27 in observation of Easter.
He is ALIVE!!
Check out our New Website at www.midwestmissiondc.org We are also on Instagram as
midwest_mission
MMDC had a staff retreat on February 6 at Chiara Center in Springfield. It was a day of prayer, teambuilding, looking at the past and preparing for the future. We thank Pastor Jack Wolfe and Brian Cowgur who helped facilitate the retreat. FEBRUARY
YEAR TO DATE
VOLUNTEERS
150
318
VOLUNTEER HOURS
2201
4273
42,438 Pounds
60,433 Pounds
11
20
38,809 Pounds
90,260 Pounds
DONATIONS RECEIVED
SHIPMENTS DONATIONS DISTRIBUTED
Shipments in February 2016 Mombasa Relief Initiative going to Kenya Africa 298 Personal Dignity Kits and 301 children’s school bags Sisters of St. Francis going to Africa 916 girl outfits; 558 boy outfits; 36 Jr. school desks; 336 children’s school bags; 16 electric sewing machines; 9 treadle sewing machines and 2,067 pounds of miscellaneous supplies World Missions Outreach going to Nicaragua 527 Medical Supplies (5,491 lbs); 86 Sewing Machines; 1,111 Personal Dignity Kits; 2,958 Student School Bags; 224 Teacher Bags and much, much more!!
The mission of the Midwest Mission Distribution Center is to compassionately help God’s people in need locally,
nationally and around the world and to offer a center to fulfill the call for service to our neighbors in Christ’s Name.