Monthly mission and service opportunities:

April 17th, 2010 1:00-3pm

We will be potting plants and flowers for a local retirement home. Location TBA

The local food pantries are always in need of donations of nonperishable food items

Here is a list of the closest food pantries in the area along with hours of operation:

Arlington Heights
1616 N. Arlington Heights Road
847.259.7730
9am - 4:30pm Mon - Fri

Palatine
721 S. Quentin Road
847.358.6700
8:30am - 4pm Mon - Fri
8:30am - noon Sat

Mount Prospect
50 S. Emerson, 2nd Floor
847.870.5680
8:30am - 5pm Mon - Fri

Past mission and service opportunities have included:

February 20th, 2010 1:30-3pm

We met up at Jason's Deli in Palatine and put together 115 hygene kits that are being shipped to replenish the stock of Church World Service who emptied thier stock sending all of their kits to Haiti. We had the opporunity to get to know each other better while making a difference and we also had the opportunity to enjoy some of Jason's fine food.

Any items left over from the hygene kits are being donated to the local PADS organization so that these items can make it into the hands of those who are homeless in our area.

January 23rd, 2010 1-3pm

Two groups from the Gathering walked the neighborhood surrounding Pioneer Park and asked for non-perishable food donations for the Wheeling Township Food Pantry. We had the opportunity to get to know each other better, collect food for the food pantry, introduce The Gathering to a few neighbors, and we finished the afternoon by gathering for food and coffee at Panera Bread in downtown Arlington Heights.