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Recycling Drive
Mar
13

Recycling Drive

Do you have old, defective, obsolete or spare electronics at your home or business you need to get rid of? This is your opportunity to do so in a way that is environmentally friendly, provides a little income for church ministries, and serves as a potential tax deduction for donors. Collection boxes will be set up near the church office starting on February 27.

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Network Mobile Food Distribution at Dobie PreK
Sep
8

Network Mobile Food Distribution at Dobie PreK

If you are available every other Wednesday afternoons for a couple of hours, you can help make a big difference in your community. Families are still struggling from economic hardships due to the pandemic. These mobile food pantries provide meals for the unemployed and working poor in Richardson ISD whose children suffer from food insecurities.

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Network Mobile Food Pantry Distribution at Dobie PreK
May
26

Network Mobile Food Pantry Distribution at Dobie PreK

Arapaho United Methodist Church has partnered with the Network of Community Ministries to staff volunteers at Dobie Pre-K to distribute food boxes from their Mobile Food Pantry on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

Seeking help with the following tasks:

· Obtain basic information from clients

· Direct traffic

· Unloading food boxes from the truck (heavy lifting required - up to 20 lbs.)

· Load food boxes into cars

If you are available Wednesday afternoons for a couple of hours, you can help make a big difference in your community. Families are still struggling from economic hardships due to the pandemic. These mobile food pantries provide meals for the unemployed and working poor in Richardson ISD whose children suffer from food insecurities.

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Network Mobile Food Pantry Distribution at Dobie PreK
Apr
14

Network Mobile Food Pantry Distribution at Dobie PreK

Arapaho United Methodist Church has partnered with the Network of Community Ministries to staff volunteers at Dobie Pre-K to distribute food boxes from their Mobile Food Pantry on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

Seeking help with the following tasks:

· Obtain basic information from clients

· Direct traffic

· Unloading food boxes from the truck (heavy lifting required - up to 20 lbs.)

· Load food boxes into cars

If you are available Wednesday afternoons for a couple of hours, you can help make a big difference in your community. Families are still struggling from economic hardships due to the pandemic. These mobile food pantries provide meals for the unemployed and working poor in Richardson ISD whose children suffer from food insecurities.

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Treat a Teacher Day at Dobie
Mar
28
to Mar 29

Treat a Teacher Day at Dobie

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Make a teacher smile by taking treats and other home-made goodies to Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School for our “Treat a Teacher Day.” Donate baked goods and other pre-packaged treats to show our appreciation to our amazing Dobie teachers. Bring your individually wrapped goodies to the church on Sunday afternoon, March 28th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and Monday, March 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Then join us at 10:00 a.m. so you can personally deliver them to Dobie. Please remember, all items MUST be individually wrapped in order to meet school requirements.

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Scouts Virtual Food Drive
Mar
7

Scouts Virtual Food Drive

Every year the Scouts in our local area collect thousands of pounds of food for the Network of Community Ministries. Due to the pandemic, the number of clients the food pantry is servicing has significantly expanded. Still, it is not possible yet for Scouts to safely canvass the neighborhoods for food donations.

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