People Helping People

Goal: $10,000.00

Specific Need

To raise funds to help individuals with medical, living, and travel expenses usually for people with life threatening illnesses.  We've been doing individual fundraisers to help people in our community since 1999.  100% of all funds raised go to the individuals we do the fundraisers for.  Some of the people we have done fundraisers for have insurance, some do not.  I've never turned down anyone who's asked for a fundraiser, I don't feel that it's my place to say I'll help one person, and not the other.  Since the last Gather for Good Match Day, we've helped the following people - James Crimmins, Megan Griffiths, Stephanie Ryals, Curtis Sorell, Bill Spice, Tami Wolf, Grace True, Roger Young, Andy Eidenmueller, Diane Millhomme, Dakota Holle, Wilder Yarrow & Les Laffery.  I'm working on a fundraiser now for Jimmy Gordon and Gary Pedigo.  

Mission

To provide a place of grace, a source of hope, & a mission of mercy.  Existing in God's love and forgiveness, St. Paul helps people grow in faith, and nurtures lives of worship and service.

Profile

We also involve many members of our congregation through Thrivent Community Action Teams.  We can use the Thrivent seed money to purchase the food we serve at our fundraisers or to purchase items for the various gift baskets we assemble for the KCLY radio auctions.  If it's a person suffering from cancer or another illness, we hold a fundraiser at one of the various churches in our area, but usually at the United Methodist Church Family Life Center.  The amount of money needed varies from year to year as we are never sure who will be needing help.  We've managed to have a fundraiser for someone every month thus far with the exception of June & August when we do the Clay County Relay for Life fundraiser.  I know that the Good Lord up above gives me the strength to keep up what I do, and I sometimes wonder how I did this when I was working.  I also want to thank the ladies who volunteer each time we do a fundraiser and for the businesses & community for graciously supporting all the fundraisers we do.  As I've said many times before, it takes a village to make these happen, and we live in such a caring, generous, & kind community.  God Bless You All.