GIFT OF MISSION AT CHRISTMAS

SAUSALITO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Gift of Mission at Christmas (GOMAC) Order Form

DONOR’S NAME_______________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________ PHONE__________________________

There is so much need in the world, while we are blessed with abundance. A Gift given in the name of a friend or relative, as an alternative to the traditional gift, will send a message of love, will provide life support, and will give you the knowledge that you have helped. You may give to any or all of the programs outlined below. Please use this form for all contributions. You will receive a gift card for each purchase.

BRIDGE THE GAP –“B-t-G” B-t-G is a tutoring program that provides after-school help with reading and math to 50 to 60 students from Marin City. Our tutors develop friendships with their students, building confidence and self-esteem that are essential to achieving success in school and life. We follow the students from B-t-G through their high school years and provide financial aid for post-high school education to assist in tuition, books and housing.

SCHOLARSHIPS (for COLLEGE BOOKS financial aid) __$25 __$50 __$100 OPEN GIFT TO B-T-G __$10 __$25__$50

CASA HOGAR, LEON MEXICO This program supports over 100 abused and/or abandoned children in four houses in and around Leon. These impoverished “street kids” have the needs of all children: love, spiritual nourishment, counseling, and education; as well as the basic needs of food, a safe place to live, and medical/dental attention. Our help makes a real difference in the quality of their lives and their sense of self-worth.

SCHOLARSHIPS (education is the key; tuition for HIGH SCHOOL or TRADE SCHOOL makes becoming self-supporting possible) __$25 __$50 __$100 OPEN GIFT TO CASA ”KIDS” __$10 __$25 __$50

CENTRO INDIGENA, LEON MEXICO This program provides transitional housing for indigenous families living in severe poverty. The tribal groups immigrate to Leon, but integration is very difficult. The goal, to provide a safe and sanitary community center that could ultimately serve as an outstanding pilot program in Mexico is happening. And, we are there, having built 18 casitas, and now starting work on 5 more off-site housing units, and a training facility.

BUILDING MATERIALS FOR CASITAS & TRAINING FACILITY __$25 __$50 __$100 OPEN GIFT TO” INDIGENOUS __$10__$25__$50

WHEELCHAIRS FOR CHILDREN IN VIETNAM Over 500 children are injured each year by many acres of still-existing land mines in Vietnam. The Vietnam Children’s Wheelchair & Prosthetics Group has been created under the leadership of Corbin Cherry who lives in Mill Valley, is a retired Chaplain and friend of Wayne Hoffman, and who is, himself, a land mine victim. His recent trips back to Vietnam have led him to a mission of gifting wheelchairs to children, and Corbin has found an outlet there where a wheelchair can be purchased for $75. ___$10 ___$25 ___$50 ___$75 or ___$___

HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL This well-known program is best known for gifting animals to struggling people around the world. Their outreach involves ending hunger and caring for the earth. Heifer International has been in existence for almost 60 years and has embraced 128 countries. We have chosen the following for Gift of Mission at Christmas:

1) a small flock of chicks ___$20 2) three rabbits___$60 3) one goat___$120

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH & ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING This highly respected and powerfully effective mission has provided aid in times of disaster, new opportunities for the hungry to feed themselves, hope and healing of people experiencing the hardship of war, promise to those who have found a new livelihood. For each gift given here, 32% will go to PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE, 36% to the PRESBYTERIAN HUNGER PROGRAM, and 32% to SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE. ___$10 ___$25 ___$50 ___$75 ___$100 or ___$___

Thank you!

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Please make checks payable to: SAUSALITO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – MISSION; Memo—Gomac

Drop this form in the collection plate; attend the Gift of Mission at Christmas gift market after church on Dec. 4th, 11th and/or 18th in Thomson Hall.

OR mail to: SPC – Mission c/o Carole Jehling 524 Manzanita Ave. Corte Madera, CA. 94925

OR email to: cjehling@msn.com