Aldersgate Experience 10
Dear Aldersgate Congregation, Thank you for your donation, because of you I will have a place to go every day so that I can learn new skills and live in our community. Sincerely, Mike Mackey, Threshold A Clubhouse Model Rehabilitation Program
I am writing to let you and your whole congregation know how very deeply we and more important, your neighbors in need appreciate your congregation’s amazing generosity of spirit. We know we would never be able to offer food, shelter, and a future to hungry and homeless neighbors without caring contributions from congregations like yours. As largest donor to the Food Pantry, Aldersgate UMC has become integral to our ability to meet our neighbors’ needs. Over the past year your congregation has donated some 8,000 pounds of food and hygiene supplies to the Food Pantry. In addition to donating much needed supplies, members of your congregation generously donate their time volunteering each month in the Food Pantry. We are especially thankful for the dedication of volunteers including Jean Mrosla, April Twine, and Diane Weller and for the wonderfully spirited teens in your youth group. Elizabeth Newman, Manager of the Food Pantry and Clothing Closet, and I both know UMD would not be able to meet neighbors’ emergency needs without the partnership of congregations like yours. I know that so many members of your congregation buy, cook, donate, and collect item to share through Urban Ministries of Durham, if you would be kind enough to share this letter of thanks in your newsletter, I would be grateful. Thank you for feeding the hungry and comforting the stranger. Very sincerely, Bryan Gilmer, Director of Marketing and Development