It’s hard to believe that in just 5 weeks, we’ll be shopping, wrapping and delivering gifts to these families..

Secret Families’ Saturday: 

That is the fun part of what we do.

Getting a glimpse into a family’s life. Needs conveyed over the phone and transferred to a shopping list.

It’s intimate.

Through shopping for and wrapping their gifts, you can see needs being fulfilled.

• like the family with no bedding,
• the single Dad who doesn’t have any towels,
• the Mom who asked for shampoo…

Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that? Who wouldn’t feel amazing after assisting family after family? That’s what brings our volunteers back each year – giving to others in the name of Jesus and being a part of something beyond yourself.

Here’s where the leap of faith comes in…

Secret Families of Madison County commits to serving these families way before we have the financial  capability to do so; our goal is not even a remote possibility.

Every year.

But since 2010, God has been faithful to work on people’s hearts (individuals and companies alike) to give and help us reach or exceed the number of families we have committed to.

Every year.

This year, our 70 families equates to $38,500 that we need to raise. As of this writing, we are funded for almost 13 families (@ $7,100).

57 families unfunded.

We need YOU to help us bridge that gap.

We all love the energy and seeing the results of Secret Families’ Saturday. But we can’t get there without funding; without individuals deciding to donate to make this happen.

Help us get there.

•  Tell your adult friends and family to donate to Secret Families in your name instead of buying you a Christmas gift.
• Decide to give donations in your friends’ and families’ names (we have cards you can hand them as their gift)
  
• Get your friends, co-workers and club members to chip in to take care of a family. Ten people donating $50.
•  Put on a fundraiser for us (bake sale, BINGO, rummage, scrapbooking, concert, a dinner or a dance)
• Challenge another group or company to a fundraising race to see who can raise the most money.

The possibilities are only limited by your imagination and desire to help us help others.

Together, we can put a lot of smiles on children’s faces this season.

Our board has already met and have some terrific fundraisers in the works to get a head start on helping 100 families be able to experience the joy of Christmas. Here’s what we have planned so far:

• July 19th –  Christmas in July Motorcycle Benefit Ride (see fundraisers menu for details)
• August 23rd – 5-8pm Coopers Bowl-a-thon
• October – Craft/Vendor fair at mall with BINGO activity-  date TBD
• November – Pancake breakfast – date TBD
• laundry soap purchases from our website (on-going, see fundraisers menu)

If you’d like to help us get to that goal, here are some things you can do:

• Plan your own fundraisers for us – rummage or bake sales, dances, etc.
• Host a meal (dinner, cookout, dessert & coffee)  at your house and invite people who you
  think will support this ministry. Share the story or invite us to present the story
• Have targeted conversations with families who have not been involved
  or that you think can do more.
• Invite us to speak at your group/church to give a presentation
• Give us a hand at our fundraisers, help work registration tables, invite friends, spread the word.

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