DAY FIVE: REVIVE ECUADOR

 

Here we are at day 5 already!! We have dug through our craft areas, ventured into dangerous territory of our teenager's room, and sought out those beautiful but never to be worn again formals.  Nice job!!  I for one already feel the freedom coming on.

Today's challenge may have some of you stumped at the title.  Ecuador? 

Not exactly what you would might  expect on a 30 for 30 homespun charity challenge.

Revive Ecuador was started in 2012 by  Spanish Fort residents Ronnie and  Nancy Calvert.

Ronnie has served numerous years at SF United Methodist Church in youth ministry. I bet some of you and your children may already be familiar with him.  

When one of our locals has served our community faithfully and has their heart lead to our neighbors around the world, we can be the support system they need to bless others.  I reject the  "Compassion needs to stay at home " mantra. It is not a here or there, us or them mentality. That's the wrong conjunction. We are called to love . It's a  Here AND there, Us AND them action. So once a week I will feature such an extension charity.

Ronnie and Nancy will be serving as missionaries for a project called The  Shoeshine Boy Outreach, through Compassion International, a loving and financially transparent organization that serves up some hands and  feet of Jesus every day. The latest project for the Shoeshine Boys of Ecuador  has a great opportunity for us on the Eastern Shore and especially Spanish Fort.  I once heard Spanish Fort described as a great little drinking town with a sports problem.  To say we are competitive is to say water is wet.

Any resemblance to a parent you know
is completely coincidental.

 The Shoeshine Boys range in age from 8 to 16 years and money for their families by shining shoes n the city. They love to play soccer and need lots of sports jersey's so they can make  up teams. The jerseys can be from any sport baseball, soccer, Lacrosse, basketball it doesn't matter.  We have a plethora of old team jerseys from The Maniacs, Red Hots, ESVC, SF Lady Toros,  Pink Panthers and plenty of All Star teams. 

So go dig out those past team jerseys and donate them towards the Shoeshine Boys hall of fame.

Let me know if you need a pick up
Alison Hill
7371 Saluda Blvd
251-463-3511
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The 30 for 30 Plan

It is almost April!

It time to demand SPRING!!

Many of us will take on the big "Spring Clean"

We are ready to shake off winter in a big way.

But rather than just over-organize, over-schedule , and bark orders out at our family on that "Big Day",   why not tackle it a little at a time and with intention?

So here is a plan with purpose

For 30 days I will post a local charity, from our L.A. (Lower Alabama), 

along with it's  most immediate need.

Head to that area of your house where you keep that item and clean it out.

Contact me to pick them up or drop at my house.

You can do this daily or save it all for the end of the month (just separate by charity please)

You might be asking "Why not just donate it all to one place?"

 Because I want to  challenge you to clean out with care

Don't just throw it out and hope Goodwill can decipher your hoarding system in a box,

let is go where it is specifically needed.

Think how amazing it will me to bless the socks off (or on, if that's what they need) 

of 30 homespun organizations?

Each week I will give you an overview of the charities for the week. 

Then each day I will feature a single charity, it's purpose and its most its immediate need.

You can do 1, 5,30 --whatever.   It is up to you

You can give me donations throughout the month or all at once.

It's an  easy 15 minutes a day that can bless and give hope to others.

It's simple:

Check the Daily Charity

Gather Specific Items

Contact Me to Pick Up

and 

SPREAD THE WORD!!

Easy Peasy!!

You can contact me by

phone: 251-463-3511

email: alison_hill@bellsouth.net

On Facebook

or drop off at 7371 Saluda Blvd, Spanish Fort, AL