For the past 32 years, Christmas Outreach
has assisted thousands of children and their families
through your generosity. With your help we can do
it again. In 2010 we served 705 households in
Isabella County, including over 1,125 children. We expect an
even greater need this year. Christmas Outreach will
provide coats, boots, mittens, hats, books, Christmas
stockings, winter clothing, linens, care kits, and used
toys. The Salvation Army will join us again in
distributing new toys, and the Community Compassion
Network will assist with food distribution.

Financial Gifts
Your financial gifts may be deposited anytime during the
year directly into the Christmas Outreach account at any
branch of Isabella Bank. You may also choose to mail your
donation to:
Christmas
Outreach
c/o Immanuel Lutheran Church
320 South Bradley
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Please make checks payable to: Christmas Outreach
Donation of Items
We will accept as donations the following new
and/or clean gently-used items:
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Winter Clothing |
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Boots |
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Bedding & Towels |
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Mittens & Gloves |
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Coats |
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Books |
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Hats |
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Toys |
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Non-Perishable Food |
You may bring these donations to CMU’s Finch Fieldhouse
(on the corner of Preston & Franklin Streets) on
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November30-December 1 from 1:00-7:00 pm
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December 2 from 1:00-3:00 pm
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December 5 & 6 from 1:00-7:00 pm
Volunteers
We will need many volunteers to help make Christmas Outreach
work again this year during the dates and times below.
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Distribution of Items:
December 12 between 8:00 am-6:00 pm
December
13 between 8:00 am-6:00 pm
We ask that you sign up ahead of time and dedicate at
least 2 hours of your time when coming to help. Young
people under the age of 18 who are not
volunteering as a part of a service organization
must bring with him/her a work permit from his/her school. If
you would like to volunteer, contact our Volunteer
Coordinator at christmas_outreach@yahoo.com or 989-773-4204.
Many time slots and departments fill up quickly. Please be
flexible when scheduling your
volunteer hours.
Large groups
can be of service by organizing a collection of needed items
(listed above) and bringing them to Finch Fieldhouse on one of
the designated drop off
days. Service organizations, churches,clubs, government
agencies, schools, campus organizations, businesses, and
individuals all join together in this community
effort that we call Christmas Outreach.
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