Shiloh Church of God in C

Greetings Family and Friends:
You are invited to our Shiloh Missions Ministry Stay-At-Home Banquet honoring those in need.

We are sure that you will want to attend this special occasion in order to help us continue to assist those in need; however, considering the price of the ticket(s) and other expenses such as: for the female: a dress with matching accessories, shoes and handbag, a trip to the beauty salon, the price for a babysitter, etc. $$$$ and for the male: a haircut, shave, suit out of the cleaners, Uber fare or gas for the car, and/or the risk of not having a parking place when you return home and at the banquet, perhaps there will be a warm salad, cold rolls, dessert that has been on the table long before dinner, and vegetables not prepared the way you are accustomed.

So we respectfully appeal to you, instead of coming to the banquet, just “Stay At Home”, enjoy a scrumptious meal in your lounging attire and send a generous donation of your choice by December 31, 2024 to Shiloh COGIC Missions Ministry Stay-At-Home Banquet; 5950 Derry Street; Harrisburg, PA 17111. We assure you, it will be greatly appreciated and every cent will be used to help us continue to assist others who are in need.

Since the Pandemic we have: served over 4500 people in the US and abroad in the following manner:

• served homeless people in Tent City with meals and warm clothing, including blankets and loaded duffel bags;

• supplied men and women shelters with food for Thanksgiving, toiletries, items from their Amazon wish list and Christmas gifts;

• contributed to Women Who Will Ministries;

• contributed to The Imani School in Gambia, West Africa & sponsored a member of our Missions Ministry team to The Imani School where she took school supplies and other needed items as well as did mission work while there;

• supplied homeless families in the Harrisburg School District with needed items and Christmas gifts for all family members;

• contributed to Christian Churches United Dauphin County Prison Inmate Christmas Program;

• Contributed to Compassion Action Network Laundry Angel Project and sponsored a meal and personal items giveaway;

• contributed to the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey, PA;

• contributed to Shalom House;

• adopted Ecumenical Retirement Community, Bldg. 2 residents and distribut- ed Christmas gift bags to 86 residents and gift cards to essential workers;

• contributed to Brand New Images International, an organization that rescues females from sex trafficking;

• gave Christmas gift bags to selected widows, widowers and other members of Shiloh;

• contributed to Sonshine Ministries, a discipleship program that helps men break the bondage of addiction;

• contributed to The Salvation Army;

• contributed to The American Red Cross;

• contributed to Harrisburg Unhoused Emergency Assistance Fund;

• contributed to COGIC Charities Disaster Relief Fund;

• contributed to Paxton Ministries;

• contributed to Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child;

• assisted needy people in Shiloh and the Harrisburg Community-At-Large;

• contributed to Downtown Daily Bread; and

• hosted a Community Outreach Fair where we served over 650 people and dis-tributed free food & household products and clothing.

Since this is a “Stay-At-Home Banquet”, your contribution will be tax deductible. If you give online, please indicate in the Notes area which Mission member gave you the invitation. On the back of this invitation are listed several ways in which you can designate usage of your gift, feel free to check one or more; otherwise we will assume that we can use your donation wherever necessary. Please let us hear from you before December 1, 2024. Your gifts and prayers are truly appreciated, and we look forward to your continued support. May the Lord bless you richly. Thank you.

Our goal with this Stay-at-Home Banquet is to raise enough funds to be able to purchase a much needed large outside storage container in order to have a storehouse for items to give to the needy, including the homeless. We have been offered many items but have been unable to accept them because we have nowhere to store them; therefore, this container will enable us to gather more in order to meet the great needs of those in need. We hope you will give generously to help us reach our goal. Thank you and may God continue to bless you for going above and beyond to help those in need.

AREAS OF DESIGNATED GIVING:

$10 - Could purchase 5 pairs of warm socks for seniors in nursing homes or families in need
$20 - Could purchase personal care items for men or women living in emergency shelters
$25 - Could purchase a warm blanket for a homeless individual living on the street
$30 - Could purchase a duffle bag for children in the Foster Care system being moved from one home to another
$35 - Could purchase a warm and dry coat for a runaway teenager hiding from Human Sex Traffickers
$40 - Could help to purchase meals for families staying with a sick child at the Ronald McDonald House
$45 - Could help purchase toys to make a special Christmas for families in need
$50 - Could help with the purchase of tents to keep homeless veterans out of the elements while living on the street|
$75 - Could help support a ministry in The Himalayas rescue, house and train females from human sex trafficking
$100 or any amount - Could help purchase a much needed 20’ storage container for Missions to store items until distributed.

// Please kindly make your contribution by December 31, 2024 if possible