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Backpacks of Love 

 

During the school year, Backpacks of Love helps to feed families at risk of hunger, by filling students’ backpacks with food. We’re collecting food to help stock the Backpacks of Love warehouse, so the mission is prepared to serve hungry families throughout the school year. Please bring any of the following items to place in the red bins in the first-floor lobby on Sunday mornings: 

Collection Dates:
12/11, 1/1, 1/15, 1/29, 2/12, 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/9, 4/23, 5/7.

Food items list:
• Protein: Tuna, chicken, Vienna sausage, small plastic jars of peanut butter (no jelly)
• Fruit: mandarin oranges, fruit cocktail, peaches (cans only please; the small plastic containers leak)
• Vegetables: Corn, carrots, mixed veggies
• Microwaveable items: individual mac and cheese cups (no boxes please), single-serve dinners, soup, chili
• Pasta: Canned pasta with sauce, ramen noodles
• Breakfast/Snacks: Protein or granola bars, single-serve cereal boxes, pop tarts, individual packs of crackers, oatmeal packets, small boxes of shelf-stable milk or juice

Serve with Mighty Mentes during the School Year

Join a team of volunteers who have a love for children and a desire to make a difference. The Mighty Mentes after-school program is seeking tutors for the 2024-25 school year. Tutor and mentor at-risk Latino students at Vickery Mill Elementary School, located on Hwy. 9 in Roswell, with homework, test prep, reading and math skills. No teaching experience is required. The program runs from September to May at VMES on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4:30 p.m. For information and to volunteer, contact Gilma Cantu.

Disaster Response Team
Recovery Trips

As we prepare for a predicted bad hurricane season, our Disaster Response Team coordinates trips to help with recovery and debris removal. All skill levels are welcome on DRT trips. As trips are planned, we’ll post the details here. If you’re interested in volunteering on a DRT trip, please contact Mike Derrick.

Year-Round Support for the Drake House

The Drake House is a transitional housing organization that houses, assists, and educates single mothers and their children. We have sponsored an apartment with the Drake House for over 15 years.

Two Opportunities to Serve:

1. When a new family moves into our apartment, we pair them with an advocate who acts as an encourager, mentor, and friend. This advocate is trained and supports the family so that they are better equipped to reach their goals. The advocate role time commitment is approximately 2 hours a week. If you are interested in learning more, please email Director of Discipleship and Connections Maggie Brannon.
2. We are in need of a volunteer to act as a liaison between the Drake House and the church. This volunteer would be the primary contact for any needs the Drake House has and would be in charge of communicating these needs to the congregation, such as our annual support of the families at Christmas. The liaison would also be informed when the families move in/out of our apartment and would help facilitate this transition. The time commitment for this volunteer role is approximately 3 hours a month. If you are interested in learning more, please email Maggie Brannon.

Help with Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious meals, Monday-Friday, to the homes of older adults who have trouble preparing, accessing or affording food for themselves. Meals on Wheels partners with local churches, like Alpharetta Methodist, to provide meals on the following holidays: Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Click here to learn more and sign up to help.

Donate blood

The American Red Cross blood drives at Alpharetta Methodist Church provide much needed blood for our community. Drives are scheduled on Thursdays from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Appointments are preferred. Walk-ins are welcome. Click below and enter the zip code 30009 in the search field to make your appointment.

Buddy Bag Ministry

A Buddy Bag is a canvas bag containing a handmade Teddy bear, a blanket sewn by our Blanket Ministry, a book, crayons, drawing paper in a pocket folder and an activity/coloring book. The Buddy Bag Ministry shares the love of Christ with children (infant-teens), by providing the bags to comfort them in the midst of a crisis, like family distress, a fire or hospitalization.