2016 Alternative Giving Market Brochure and Order Form

Gift $ Amt.

Emergency Aid Coalition $1 for apples $10 Clothing for one homeless client $50 Groceries for one shut-in $100 School supplies, backpack, and uniforms for one child $300 Jeans, socks, underwear, and toiletries for 30 people Have Shears Will Travel $5 brush or no-rinse shampoo $10 One straight iron or 2 hair dryers $500 Shampoo sink and chair $5000 Travel expenses $10000 Salary for a part-time stylist Kids Hope $1 for writing materials $20 Diary of a Wimpy Kid book & Mad Libs set for library $60 Lego building set for Kids Hope activity center $400 3D printer for elementary STEM classes $1000 Bus fees for one grade level to take a field trip Living Hope Wheelchair $1 catheter $25 One package of 18 adult diapers $100 A pair of tires for a wheelchair $300 One year of transportation support for a member $2000 Meals for our Promoters meetings for a whole year Lord of the Streets $1.25 for bus rides $25 Work uniforms for a client $50 A grocery gift card for a family in crisis $200 Large print Bibles for 20 individuals $400 Hygiene kits for 100 men and women Magnificat House $1 for a meal $25 Bedding and fresh clothes at the women’s shelter $90 30 bus passes for work and medical appointments $240 Christmas dinner for thirty $480 160 socks and hygiene items for residents NetsforLife $1 for part of a net $24 Two nets to protect a family of six $48 Four nets to protect an extended family of 12 $120 Ten nets, enough to protect a community of 30 $1200 Enough nets to protect a settlement of 300 Seafarer’s Ministry $1 for a Bible $15 Communion supplies for shipboard worship services $50 Supplies for two Christmas gift boxes for seafarers $100 Transportation for the port chaplain to visit ships $200 Underwriting for the port chaplain’s salary Sheltering Arms $1 for personal care items $25 To fill a prescription for an older adult $50 A month’s worth of meals for one senior $100 Eight hours of specialized care in the Day Center $350 A minor home repair for an older adult

Subtotal from other side $________ + Subtotal $________ = TOTAL GIFT $________

May the God of abundant love bless the work of your hands as you open them to help those in need. And may your heart and the hearts of those you honor with your gifts be made full to overflowing with the knowledge of God’s grace and God’s peace. Amen.

Alternative Giving Market at Christ Church Cathedral

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he Alternative Giving Market provides you an opportunity as a parishioner or friend of the Christ Church community to give generously to 16 Houston organizations whose goal it is to improve the lives of people in need. Most of the organizations listed in this brochure are small nonprofits with limited fundraising capabilities, so even the smallest donation will have an impact. All of the money raised will go directly to their service programs.

Giving generously through the Alternative Giving Market expresses the true meaning of Christmas. It allows you to replace traditional commercial gift-giving with presents that have a real significance.

To help you with the task of choosing an appropriate gift, we have included a shopping list that contains several suggestions for each of the agencies. However, any amount you choose to give will be appreciated.

It is especially important that you invite the young people in your life to experience the blessing of giving. Learning to give, not just to receive, at an early age can set a pattern for one’s lifetime. To that end, we have included a $1 donation level of giving.

You may make donations to the Alternative Giving Market online, by mail, and in person on Sunday, November 20th, when representatives from the organizations will be available to answer all of your questions. Gift cards to send to the person you are honoring will be furnished regardless of how you choose to shop.

Won’t you please join us to make the Alternative Giving Market a special part of your Christmas preparations?

The Mission Outreach Council of Christ Church Cathedral

Participating Organizations

At-Risk Youth provides immediate financial assistance to working poor families who have had their stability threatened by crime, family violence, job loss, injury, accident, illness, fire, flood, or death. The children benefit because their education is not disrupted by eviction or homelessness. $1 To help replace a child’s toy destroyed in a fire $25 Reconnect fee when electricity is cut off $50 Medical copay for an injured breadwinner $100 Help with rent to avoid eviction $700 One month’s rent following a job loss

The Beacon provides services that restore dignity, self-respect, and hope to Houston’s poor and homeless through The Beacon Day Center, Beacon Law, Brigid’s Hope at The Beacon, and Cathedral Clinic at The Beacon. $1 A meal for a client in the Beacon Day Center $50 Scrubs and toiletries for one client in the Beacon Day Center $200 An apartment starter kit for a Brigid’s Hope client $500 One meal for 500 clients in the Beacon Day Center $1200 Total case costs for one client of Beacon Law

Brigid’s Place, a soul sanctuary for women, provides education, dialogue, and celebrations that foster personal and spiritual transformation.

$1 Bookmark for Brigid’s Day Celebration $25 Scholarship for Soul Collage $50 Tuition for Spring Book Study $100 Support for Easter in Memory of Her $500 Table Sponsorship for 20th Anniversary Luncheon

Cathedral Missions organizes all mission trips from Christ Church Cathedral to places such as Oklahoma, Boston, Costa Rica, and even Houston.

$1 Public transportation for a mission participant $25 Food for a day $50 Lodging for a day $100 One-fifth of the cost for air travel $1900 A full scholarship for a high school mission participant

Christmas at the Cathedral provides a special meal with entertainment and gifts for the community of low income children in families near downtown Houston.

$1 A pair of gloves for one guest $20 A meal and gifts for one guest $100 A meal and gifts for a family of five $200 A meal and gifts for ten guests $2000 A meal and gifts for 100 guests

COMPASS offers clients compassionate direction toward independence with case man

agement, referrals, and guidance for those eligible for “permanent supportive housing.” $1 A pair of reading glasses for a client $50 Metro bus cards for a client with a new job $75 “Good house-keeping basket” for new apartment $250 Steel-toed work boots for six clients $750 One month of intensive “housing navigation” services

Crossroads at Park Place provides services to promote the health, hygiene, and dignity of people experiencing homelessness and poverty in southeast Houston.

$1 Reading glasses, snacks, or bottled water for one client $25 A hot breakfast and lunch, shower, hygiene, and haircut for one client $125 Tennis shoes, socks, clothing, and a backpack for a homeless client $250 100 round-trip bus rides to job interviews or medical appointments $500 500 hot meals for homeless clients

Emergency Aid Coalition (EAC) promotes self-sufficiency by assisting clients

with basic needs through a food pantry, clothing center, sack lunches, backpacks, school supplies, and school uniforms. $1 Apples for three children $10 Clothing for one homeless client $50 Groceries for one shut-in $100 School supplies, a backpack, and uniforms for one child $300 Jeans, socks, underwear, and hygiene products for 30 people

Have Shears will Travel is a non-profit hair care ministry that gives free

haircuts and hair products to the homeless, hospice patients, and hospitalized and special needs adults, reaching hundreds of people each month.

$5 One brush, combs, bottle of no-rinse shampoo or aftershave $50 One straight iron or 2 hair dryers $500 Shampoo sink and chair $5000 Travel expenses $10000 Salary for a part-time stylist

Kids Hope volunteer mentors, supported by prayer partners, meet one-on-one with at-risk elementary-aged children from Houston’s Rusk School each week.

$1 Super Hero Aluminum Pencil Storage Box for one Rusk Student $20 Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and Mad Libs set for Kids Hope library $60 Lego building set for Kids Hope activity center $400 3D printer for elementary STEM classes $1000 Bus fees for one grade level [3 classes] to take a field trip

Living Hope Wheelchair association provides survival services for people with spinal cord injuries, many of whom lack benefits, insurance, or stable income.

$1 One catheter $25 One package of 18 adult diapers $100 A pair of tires for a wheelchair $300 One year of transportation support for one of our members $2000 Meals for our Quality of Life Promoters meetings for a whole year

Lord of the Streets ministers to the spiritual, emotional, physical, and social needs of individuals in transition, many of whom are homeless.

$1.25 One bus ride $25 Work uniforms for a client $50 A grocery gift card for a family in crisis $200 Large print Bibles for 20 individuals $400 Hygiene kits for 100 men and women

Magnificat House

has ministered to Houston’s neediest since 1968 by feeding the hungry, clothing the unclothed, housing the homeless, and reaching out to the mentally ill and imprisoned. $1 A meal for a homeless person $25 Bedding and fresh clothes at the women’s shelter $90 30 bus passes to get to work and medical appointments $240 Christmas dinner for thirty $480 160 socks and hygiene items for residents

NetsforLife® empowers communities to fight malaria by providing life-saving prevention training and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets.

$1 A share in a net to protect a mother, father, and baby $24 Two nets to protect a family of six $48 Four nets to protect an extended family of 12 $120 Ten nets, enough to protect a community of 30 $1200 Enough nets to protect a settlement of 300

The Seafarer’s Ministry at the Port of Houston carries out an ecumenical

ministry for international seafarers whose ships transport cargo to and from Houston.

$1 One pocket New Testament Bible for a seafarer $15 Communion supplies for shipboard worship services $50 Supplies to make two Christmas gift boxes for seafarers $100 Transportation expenses for the Episcopal port chaplain to visit ships $200 Underwriting for the Episcopal port chaplain’s salary

Sheltering Arms Senior Services supports the dignity and independence of older adults with home care, a dementia-specific adult day center, telephone reassurance, care management, and caregiver support. $1 Personal care items not covered by food stamps $35 To fill a prescription for an older adult $50 A month’s worth of meals for one senior $100 Eight hours of specialized care in the Day Center $350 A minor home repair for an older adult

Learn more about these organizations and donate online at www.christchurchcathedral.org Social Justice

Shopping List Please fill out the shopping list and bring it to the Alternative Giving Market on November 20, 2016, in the Reynolds Hall or mail it with a check payable to Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002. Your gift will be gratefully accepted anytime.

You may also donate by credit card or electronic check online at www.christchurchcathedral.org Social Justice.

Name _______________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________ City _______________________ State ______ Zip ___________ Phone or Email ________________________________________ Children’s shopping items are in italics

Gift $ Amt.

At-Risk Youth $1 for a child’s toy $25 Reconnect fee when electricity is cut off $50 Medical copay for an injured breadwinner $100 Help with rent to avoid eviction $700 One month’s rent following a job loss The Beacon $1 for a hot meal $50 Scrubs and toiletries for one client in the Day Center $200 Apartment starter kit for Brigid’s Hope client $500 One meal for 500 clients in the Day Center $1200 Total case costs for one client of Beacon Law Brigid’s Place $1 for a bookmark $25 Scholarship for Soul Collage $50 Tuition for Spring Book Study $100 Support for Easter in Memory of Her $500 Table Sponsorship for 20th Anniversary Luncheon Cathedral Missions $1 for public transportation $25 Food for a day $50 Lodging for a day $100 One-fifth of the cost for air travel $1550 Full scholarship for a high-school mission participant Christmas at the Cathedral $1 for gloves $20 A meal and gifts for one guest $100 A meal and gifts for a family of five $200 A meal and gifts for ten guests $2000 A meal and gifts for 100 guests COMPASS $1 for reading glasses $25 Metro bus cards for a client with a new job $75 “Good house-keeping basket” for new apartment $250 Steel-toed work boots for six clients $750 One month of intensive “housing navigation” services Crossroads at Park Place $1 for snacks or water $25 Food, shower, hairdressing, and laundry for one client $125 Tennis shoes, clothing, and a backpack for one client $250 100 round-trip bus rides to job interviews or doctors $500 500 hot meals for homeless clients continued on other side

Subtotal $__________