COMMUNITY GIVING
April Community Shopping Day
Lighthouse Mission Ministries
Two ways you can support this month’s organization:
Shop on Saturday, April 15, to benefit this cause! Volunteers share smiles along with a delicious Thanksgiving meal.
Community Shopping Day SHOP on Saturday, April 15. The
Co-op will donate two percent of its total sales from this day.
Donate the Difference ROUND UP your purchase amount
and Donate the Difference at any Co-op register throughout the month. Register donations are also
accepted on behalf of: Co-op Farm Fund, Bellingham Food Bank, and Co-op Member-Owner Seed Fund (provides financial assistance for Co-op memberships).
spare change adds up to big change for our community
Recent Donations:
Every year, 100 volunteers get together to serve 400 to 500 Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Photos courtesy of Lighthouse Mission Ministries.
Lighthouse Mission’s Agape Home houses up to 50 women and children every night. Women and children enjoy a large variety of activities and can receive individual case management.
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ighthouse Mission Ministries breaks the cycle of homelessness in the lives of men, women, and children by giving the most vulnerable in our community access to meals and a safe place to stay—a place of healing and connection where life transformation can happen. This is done by providing three nutritious meals a day and safe shelter for 150 men, women, and children. But beyond that, it’s a place where people can access life skills classes, case management, and recovery and spiritual support. SEED funds will be used to support the new Drop-In Center (DIC) that opened in October. The DIC is a low-barrier shelter that has no religious requirements and can make accommodations for people with pets. The DIC has room for up to 80 men to sleep, which frees up space for up to 40 women to sleep in what was formerly the Mission’s Overflow Shelter thereby tripling the total number of people sheltered each night.
Upon entering Café Renovare, an informational sign welcomes visitors with daily updates about services available in the new Drop-In Center.
LEARN MORE at thelighthousemission.org or by calling 360-733-5120.
MARCH 2017
Futures Northwest $1,999.09 FEBRUARY 2017
Northwest Youth Services $2,092.98
A GROUP OF DEVOTED PEOPLE WITH PASSION AND VISION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY
JANUARY 2017
Friends of the North Fork Community Library $1,798.01 Thank you for shopping at the Co-op on the third Saturday of the month and supporting our community!
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