As of early November 2005, CWS has made material assistance shipments valued at more than $1.8 million. A major portion of these shipments have been made to Texas.

Bay City - American Red Cross
500 CWS lightweight blankets
Total value: $2,500

Beaumont - Cristo Rey Church
510 CWS Baby Kits
2,010 CWS School Kits
1,035 CWS Health Kits
2 Boxes UNICEF Recreation Kits
Total value: $57,835

Houston - Boat People SOS
60 CWS Baby Kits
150 CWS School Kits
630 CWS Health Kits
Total value: $12,240

Keene - Adventist Community Services Disaster Response Depot
10,000 CWS lightweight blankets
10,035 CWS Health Kits
Total value: $170,455

Livingston - American Red Cross
405 CWS Health Kits
405 CWS Baby Kits
Total value: $20,655

New Braunfels – Slumber Falls Camp
1 UNICEF Recreation Box
Total Value: $200.00

San Antonio - San Antonio Food Bank
6,030 CWS Health Kits valued at $78,390

San Antonio - Bexar Co Ofc of Emer Mgmt
1,000 CWS lightweight blankets
1,020 CWS School Kits
1,035 CWS Health Kits
Total value of shipment: $31,715

Stafford, TX - International Orthodox Christian Charities
16,875 CWS Health Kits
3,750 CWS School Kits
Total Value: $251,250

Victoria - First United Methodist Church
100 CWS lightweight blankets
135 CWS Health Kits
Total value of shipment: $2,300

Your assistance – through your congregation, organization or as a family project – can help Church World Service replenish its warehouse supplies of  CWS Clean Up Kits, Health Kits, and School Kits.

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Grades 3-5 Sunday School class at First Christian Church, Amarillo made mission possible through the Church World Service Tools & Blankets Program. This effort was part of a congregation-wide mission -- Mission: (Im)Possible – The Kingdom Assignment. Groups throughout the congregation were given $50 in “seed money” and challenged to “extend the Kingdom of God in the community.” Through the church’s request, a local agency was able to distribute 25 warm CWS woolen blankets to homeless persons last January. The Grade 3-5 Sunday School class decided to raise funds to help CWS pay for the cost of shipping the blankets to Amarillo.

We are grateful to everyone at First Christian Church, Amarillo – teachers, students, parents and those in the congregation who supported the efforts of the Sunday School class. Madison Jackson and Joel Oliver spoke on behalf of their classmates at the congregation’s celebration banquet in mid-January: “By helping others, we have learned that it’s better to give than to receive!”

Here is their story…

Neal Nossman, Chairman of FCC’s Christian Community Service Ministry Team, interviews Madison Jackson, left, and Joel Oliver on the Junior Sunday School class’s Mission (Im)possible project. The CWS bundle of 25 blankets, in the foreground, was distributed to homeless persons through Amarillo’s Tyler Street Resource Center.	Polly Hyatt, Community Resource Coordinator, Tyler Street Resource Center, accepts donation of CWS Blankets from Jonathan Wynne, Madison Jackson, Joel Oliver, Courtney Teichmann.
Jonathan Wynne, 3rd grader, works on his bookmark for the Kingdom Assignment: Mission (Im)possible Project. The class made $68 from the sales of their hand-made bookmarks to help defray shipping costs for CWS Blankets.	February 9, 2003: Dick Snyder & Marcy Mathis look over goodies at Valentine Bake Sale. Joel Oliver answers questions and Madison Jackson counts the money going into the basket” – adding $15 more for a total donation to CWS of $133 for shipping costs – the exact amount needed to defray the cost of 25 blankets shipped to Amarillo!

Church World Service knows about the commitment to mission at First Christian Church. Through the years, FCC has contributed over $12,000 to assist CWS in spreading tools of hope and blankets throughout the world. We are grateful to the congregation and their pastor, Rev. James Cobb, for their partnership with CWS.

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• Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.

• Order materials online or phone our national service center, 1-800-297-1516

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