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From Lutheran Community Services May 2007

Editors: Following is some information about LCS that you might want to include in your newsletter. This information is prepared for church newsletter editors, secretaries and pastors. Your help in getting the word out is appreciated and will help LCS achieve its mission of “Sharing God’s blessings by helping others in need.” Comments about format, timing or content are welcome. Contact Steve Tindall (stindall@lcsde.org). 302 654 8886.

Southbridge Grocery Club Planning Begins

LCS staffers recently met with church leaders from New Calvary Baptist Church in Wilmington to start planning an LCS grocery club there. New Calvary is located on South Heald Street in the Southbridge section of Wilmington, which is a distressed community troubled by crime, under employment, low incomes and environmental concerns. Initial funding for their grocery club program is being drawn from a $2,000 grant to LCS by the ELCA Division for Church in Society. Additional funding is sought. Grocery Clubs are designed to serve a set number of families (usually about 30) by providing them with supplemental groceries once a month. Donations are accepted but not required from members who take a role in planning and ordering the club’s food. Plans call for the new club to make its first distribution by July.

Radio Stations Sign On as Walk Run Sponsors

Planners for the 2007 LCS Hunger Walk Run are excited about having WDEL and WSTW back as media sponsors for this year’s event in Rockford Park on September 22. WDEL and WSTW have the largest share of the local audience which makes their sponsorship especially appealing. As part of the arrangement, they will have one of their on-air personalities at Rockford Tower playing music and making announcements. Race organizers can also count on a series of public service announcements and doing an on-air interview during “drive time” in the days leading up to the Hunger Walk Run.

LCMS Funds LCS Food and Housing

Lutheran Community Services recently received a check for $7,500 from the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod domestic grant program which was the first installment of its $15,000 grant commitment for our food and hunger programs in Wilmington and New Castle County. This year’s grant is a significant increase from last year’s $10,000 and very much appreciated!