Easter Bag Drive
The Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry is a Christian organization providing food for people in need in Lawrenceville and Dacula. They are an emergency food bank helping those in need by providing food, personal care items, and connections to other supporting resources. One of their primary goals is to help clients get back on their feet. Depending on the need, clients may receive food from the Lawrenceville Co-Op every four weeks. The Co-Op can provide clients with a few household supplies, such as toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, diapers, and laundry detergent.
New Hope supports this organization financially, and we take donated food and household items as often as they are brought in. When the Oakland Community Garden was built, we began donating fresh vegetables within hours of being picked. Do you have a box of pasta in your cupboard, but you recently decided to go gluten-free? Do you ever get an extra box of cereal because it is buy one, get one free? The items you are no longer eating or the free item from the store could change someone’s life. We will bring all your non-expired food or excess household supplies to the Co-Op, and all you have to do is drop them off in the Small Fellowship Hall.
Our Easter Blessing Bag Drive for the Co-Op will begin on February 18th. All bags should be returned by March 24th to be delivered to the Co-Op before Easter Sunday. This year, we are asking for something a little different. In consultation with the Co-Op, we will ask you to concentrate on applesauce and canned fruits. We are calling this our “Lenten Fruit” drive. Fruit items are chronically needed at the Co-Op as they cannot be obtained from the Atlanta Food Bank. Also, there is a need for a portion of the canned foods to be opened without a can opener, as the Co-Op regularly sees people who cannot access a kitchen.
We give as we are reminded of the greatest gift we have received. All you have to do is grab a bag on your way out anytime during the drive. Fill the bag with the items listed on the front. Return the bag to the Small Fellowship Hall no later than March 24th. There is no limit to how many bags you can fill, and there is no limit to how many lives you can touch this Easter.
Please see Jim Durant with any questions or ways to get involved with this extraordinary mission! For information about the Co-Op, please visit their website at https://lawrencevilleco-op.org/what-we-do/
