The Colvin Project @ Cross Road Church:Part 4

It’s the anticipation – Just like “The Night Before Christmas.”

“…. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there…..”

Everything is ready, waiting on the families.

      

      

      

The table to write thank you notes, the table with cookies and hot chocolate, the boxes – just waiting!

Then they came! We had such a good day and it was so fun to watch the excitement of these wonderful families.

      

350 boxes of food delivered.

The Colvin Project 2013 - completed.

The Colvin Project @ Cross Road Church: Part 3

 Day 4:

After purchasing the food and getting it set up to pack in boxes – see H.E.R.E.  and then packing the boxes and loading them on the truck – see H.E.R.E. – we unloaded the boxes at Colvin Elementary on Monday morning. Not as many workers needed for this phase but they had to have strong backs!

Thank you to The Blues Brothers Realty Company for the loan of the truck. We couldn’t take on this project without a big truck to work with.

   

 

Every box of food gets a jug of juice.

350 boxes of food and 350 jugs of juice waiting for Wednesday to be taken home.

Each box includes:

3 lbs of rice

Quick Oats

Cut Green Beans

Fruit Cocktail

Instant Mashed Potatoes

Pinto Beans

Instant Corn Masa

Bath Tissue

Canned Chicken Breast

Vienna Sausage

Tuna

Cream Corn

Peanut Butter

Crispy Oats
Grape Jelly
Hot Cocoa Mix

Saltines

Stewed Tomatoes

2 Chicken and Noodle Soup

Tomato Soup

This is one of those projects that blesses all the way around. Those receiving food are blessed. The school is blessed by watching their students be blessed. And we, as a church are blessed beyond belief. Filling a need, spending time together, working together for a common goal. - and the blessings go on and on.

The Colvin Project @ Cross Road Church:Part 2

Day 3:

After getting everything set up - See Part 1  H.E.R.E. – We come together on Sunday morning and pack the boxes. Everyone gets involved from the youngest to the oldest. It is a very impressive assembly line and we always have such a good time!

   Joanne gets the homemade cookies ready to transport. We serve cookies and hot chocolate to the parents as they come to the school to get their boxes of food.

   

Some of the people helping with the assembly line. 

              

   

 

            

             

The Assembly Line in action!

A well oiled machine!

  

 

      

  

    

This assembly line is 3 sides in a U shape.

As the boxes are filled, then taped, a group takes them to the truck to prepare for delivery to Colvin Elementary first thing tomorrow (Monday) morning!

       

       

       

       

 

Thank you to Rod Brown for taking pictures while I worked the assembly line.