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Yard Sale to Benefit NORCROSS COOPERATIVE MINISTRY

Saturday, September 21, 2013

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM



On Saturday, September 21st, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church will be holding a neighborhood-wide yard sale on the front lawn of the church (or Fellowship Hall in case of rain). All proceeds from this yard sale will benefit Norcross Cooperative Ministry’s Restoring Hope program.

What is “Restoring Hope!”?
The Norcross Cooperative Ministry (NCM) will work closely with a minimum of 100 families over the next five years to help them break the cycle of poverty and return to a productive lifestyle. These clients will receive expanded services, such as housing assistance, education programs, money management and employment preparation.
NCM will also increase food distribution and emergency housing and begin to provide non-food items to families in need. Food bags distributed by NCM currently have about a four or five day food supply. NCM would like to give a week’s worth of food.  (For more information about this program, go to NCM's website at http://www.norcrossco-op.org/index.htm)

How YOU can help…
  1. Donate items: If you would like to donate items to the yard sale, bring these items to the Mt. Carmel UMC Fellowship Hall at 5100 South Old Peachtree Rd., Norcross, GA 30092, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday, 9/16 through Friday, 9/20.  If you have large items that you need picked up either on Thursday, 9/19 or Friday, 9/20, please contact Sam Tapley at 770/833-0091 (e-mail spt404@hotmail.com).  
  2. Volunteer your time: We also need volunteers to help us set-up and price things on Friday, 9/20 and volunteers to help with the sale on 9/21.  If you would like to volunteer your time, please contact Jacque Tapley at 404/395-3326 or e-mail at jks1972@yahoo.com.
  3. Come out and shop: If you don’t have anything to donate, we hope you will come out and shop with us on September 21st. 

There will also be hot dogs, chips, drinks and baked goods for sale, so come out, shop and have some lunch. Please help us raise money for this worthwhile local cause.
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