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TEENS 'SIT AT THE TABLE' DONATED BY THEIR CHURCH AT UNION VILLAGE

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Double Oak Community Church donated funds for the Presbyterian Home for Children to purchase a special green picnic table for the residents at Union Village.

The table was given for our residents who are blind, deaf, or deafblind, and it was placed in an ideal spot for these residents to enjoy fellowship and the outdoors.

In early June, a group of teens from Double Oak Community Church in Mt Laurel and Chelsea came to volunteer and clean up around the PHFC campus and Union Village and happened across the picnic table their families and church donated last year.

After these 45 students with their leaders trimmed bushes, placed pinestraw, and pressure washed sidewalks to beautify our campus, they stopped to spend some time at this special picnic table. Student Pastor Hunter Gregg said it was the perfect way to show the students the importance of giving to help others in need.

“We connected the dots for the students,” he said, adding they all took turns sitting around the table that has a plaque that reads what Jesus says, “Come and sit at my table.”

Gregg told the students tables are there for friends and family to form a community and minister to others – in this case by beautifying the space of those living at Union Village and the Home. This way, when the residents of Union Village get home each day, they are proud of where they live.

We are so appreciative of these wonderful students and leaders for making a huge difference at the Presbyterian Home!

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