Email - Volunteer Updates - December 2011

Greetings, lovely Breakthrough Volunteers!
I can't believe it's December already! We're gearing up for this year's Big Serve opportunities at both the men's and the women's facilities. Please take some time to read about what each Big Serve opp may entail and let me know if and how you can help out! We'd love for you to be involved in these opportunities in any way possible.  Hope to see you soon!

DECEMBER MEN'S MEAL DATE CHANGE
For December 2011 only, the Men's meal has been moved from the 2nd Thursday (12/8) to Tuesday, 12/20. If you were already planning to join us on the original date, please update your calendar and schedule to this new date. We are so very sorry if this causes any complications or problems for you - please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about this new serving date.

DECEMBER MEAL OPPORTUNITIES  

Here are the details for the meal serving ops this month:

• Tuesday, December 20th - Men's Facility 
• This month is our annual 'Big Serve'! We need tons and tons of volunteers to make this month happen! We've been told that this is one of the highlights of the holiday season for many of the guests that stay at the Breakthrough Ministry Center. For the first time in many of their lives, they have the opportunity to experience restaurant style dining. So please consider joining us and bring your friends, small group, work team, neighbors, condo board - anyone that's interested! In addition to volunteers, we also need side dishes, desserts and financial contributions for the meal. Please let me know if you can donate time, food or money.  ;)
• (Great ideas for side dishes are corn casserole, mashed potatoes, salads, etc.)
• Friday, December 16th - Women's Facility (AKA Joshua Center)
• This is also the month of the 'Big Serve' for the women's facility! Every year, we lead quite a few crafts, bring some music and have delicious morsels to help get everyone in the Holiday spirit. We need people willing to lead a craft, bring music (either live or CDs) and helpers in the kitchen. Also - if you'd like to bring a side dish or dessert, just let me know! 
  

Let me know if you'd like to sign up for either or both of these meal times and I'll make sure to reserve a spot for you - and feel free to invite friends that might be interested. Keep in mind that even if you can't make it to either of these meal times, you can still contribute financially or maybe prepare some food ahead of time for the serve.