Outreach Committee Report

Ou t r e a c h C o m m i t t e e R e p o r t

The year was a challenging one for Outreach. Early in the year our chair Jennifer Moore resigned to be able to spend more time with at home schooling needs. For the second year in a row due to Covid-19 it was necessary to cancel the Stable Tour, one of our main source of funds. In addition, led by Randy Mullett, we were given the challenge of integrating the Thrift Shop operations and accounts under the same tent as “Outreach”. During October significant repairs were completed to the Thrift Shop property, which allowed the shop to re-open in November. Thank you to everyone who came along to the clean-up events and prepared the shop for re-opening.

The following charities were recipients of Grants and Assistance in 2021 Trinity Church Food Closet reopen and re-stock : $933.10 Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding: $2,500 By His Wounds - Nigel Mumford Therapy for Vets: $2500 Piedmont Child Care Center, Upperville: $15,000 Second Mile Haiti: Earthquake relief: $2,500 Christ Episcopal Bowling Green, KY. Tornado Relief: $10,000 Helping Haitian Angels Capital fund for Middle and Trade School: $10,000. Tree of Life Church, Purcellville Bimonthly meal serving: $3,375.04 Total grants: $46,808.14 The charities that benefitted all had close connections with Trinity Church parishioners or leadership. Much of this was made possible by the fund raising efforts of Laurie Volk and team, through previous Stable Tour donations, or was raised by the a wonderful virtual Christmas Auction. We are deeply grateful to the Christmas Party & Auction working group who worked together to host an enjoyable and memorable Party and Mini-Auction to begin the Christmas Season and which launched the online auction. An extensive offering of amazing items and experiences, so generously donated by people from near and far, resulted in strong online bidding and an eventual auction profit of almost $40,000. Of course, all of this goes direct to our Outreach budget to assist those most in need, locally, nationally, and internationally. We wish Laurie Volk a speedy recovery and thank all those who have served on the Outreach Committee and within the Thrift Shop during 2021. If you’d like to join us we’re always in need of more volunteers for this vitally important work of loving our neighbors as God loves each of us. “We’re always in need of more volunteers for this vitally important work of loving our neighbors as God loves each of us.”