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Lutheran Community Services July 2011
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Youthful Volunteers
Just before the close of the school year, a group of students from Friends School did some volunteer work at the LCS Pantry at St. Stephen’s in Wilmington. As luck would have it, a big shipment from the Food Bank of Delaware arrived. Three of the kids went to work counting the food that arrived, carrying it into the building, shelving it, breaking down the boxes for recycling, and then wheeling the pallets around the building to where they are picked up. Two students went to the Acme to get our regular “day old” baked goods donation. It was a Wednesday, and there was a long line of folks waiting in the heat for free produce (every Wednesday at St. Stephens). A couple of kids busied themselves providing clients with ice water. They had a cart with pitchers of ice water and paper cups, and they served the clients as they came in. Some of the students also worked in the pantry with the regular adult volunteers and packed bags. These kids were a great help. We believe it’s critically important to provide them with a fulfilling experience as we encourage future volunteerism. Other schools we work with include Tatnall and Tower Hill.
New Board Members
LCS has added four new board members and now has a full complement of 15. They represent our core of Lutheran Churches along with a number of other non-Lutheran partner churches and the community. The new board members include Sharon Boland, Manager for Community Development Programs at Citibank; Syl Legutko, Hope Lutheran; Jeremy Loesch, Our Redeemer Lutheran; and Pat Tomlan, Concordia Lutheran.
Grants Improve LCS Food
Ministry
LCS was thrilled to receive a grant from the Delaware Community Foundation for freezers at three food distribution sites: St. Stephen’s, St. Paul’s, and Zion. The $5,000 grant was enough to get large, high quality freezers that allow us to keep more healthy frozen food on hand. We also received a grant – for the first time ever – from the Lutheran Home and Hospital Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore for $2,000 for nutrition literature for LCS food clients.