#Tunesday: “She Who Makes Her Meaning Clear” @cincimusechoir

Let the words and the voices touch your soul. Happy Tunesday. Grateful for the power of these voices and the women who sing them.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. – Audre Lorde


https://youtu.be/kFnrq-U4_FQ

A way to help school kids

Buy supplies,volunteer to give them out, or register to receive them if you are in need:

via http://www.ogiveback.com

BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

The first day of school will be here before we know it, and it’s time to start thinking about school supplies! We invite you to support Sycamore Community School students by purchasing new supplies or donating unused school supplies to Operation Give Back.  Our goal is to provide over 350 students with a backpack, along with items from their specific school supply lists.  

Our School Supply Wish List includes (but is not limited to) the following NEW or UNUSED items:

 1″ or 1.5″ binders
 Dividers
 Folders
 Notebooks
 Pens
 Pencils
 Ear Buds
 Flash Drives
 Backpacks
 Ziploc Bags
 Tissues
 Hand Sanitizer
 Paper Towels

Please look through your child’s backpack before you put it away for the summer!  If there are any unused items from the list above that made their way home at the end of the school year, we would love to add them to our inventory.  Maybe you like to start your Back to School shopping early? Please consider buying extras when you find those great deals, and drop them off at an OGB School Supply Collection Site!!   Sites include:

 Sycamore District Office, 5959 Hagewa Drive
 E.H. Greene Intermediate School, 5200 Aldine Drive
 Blue Ash Elementary, 9541 Plainfield Road
 Blue Ash Recreation Center, 4433 Cooper Road
 Visit us at Operation Give Back’s Headquarters!! 10891 Millington Ct, Blue Ash, OH 45242. Donation drop offs will be welcomed on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 10AM-2PM.

Questions?  Please call us at 513-489-2023 or e-mail us at office@ogiveback.com.

Next Saturday: Volunteering @M25M in @BlueAshOhio

6/22/19: Join our core of volunteers to bring light into the world; helping those who help others. Helping at Matthew 25 Ministries helps their long-standing mission of “caring for the needy world with the things we throw away.”

Many hands make light work! Whether it’s sorting clothes, bagging goods for disaster kits, or stacking containers, it’s all for good, and that’s a good thing.

11:00 am-1 pm

11060 Kenwood Rd, Blue Ash, OH 45242, USA

Lunch after at Sammy’s

#FridayFeeling Turning Bad to Good

Following a natural disaster, there might be an outpouring of love and support that inspires people to treat everyone better. Perhaps a person who helps during this time might decide to dedicate their lives to helping others, affecting thousands of lives for the better. Technologies may be developed that prevent bigger disasters down the road. With our limited perspective, it’s impossible to see all the positive consequences that might arise from a personal crisis or natural disaster. Part of faith is learning to trust, as Swedenborg assures us, that the Lord will not allow anything to happen if it cannot eventually be turned to good (Secrets of Heaven #6574). via Swedenborg.com

Ways to Turn Bad to Good:

Via Dayton.com

Donations for Dayton Disaster

Foodbank Donations: bottled water and non-perishable food item donations, as well as volunteers to help sort food. The Foodbank ask that the non-perishable food items are easy to open.

Donate Type O Blood

Where to Donate Goods via Dayton.com

Matthew 25 Ministries :Monetary Donations, Non-Perishable Food, Personal Care Products, Cleaning supplies, Paper products, Baby and infant supplies, First-Aid items, New and gently used clothing, Candles and flashlights, Clean-up supplies

dayton-tornado-2019

photo by Maggie Panyko

Today’s Checklist: Support an artist, Help House a Mother and Child, Have some fun

You can reorder these in any way you choose, but today, you get to do all three if you attend “Something Wonderful” Art Show!

Where: 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH 45246

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

Free Admission!

Who it helps:

  • Local artists (some kids, too!) exhibiting and selling their work here today.
  • The women and children who use Bethany House Services as a temporary home while they receive guidance and training to gain permanent self-sufficiency 
    • Money from the reservation of tables, and proceeds from the raffles will go towards Bethany House Services. Some artists may decide to contribute a portion of their proceeds, separately.

What You’ll Find there: 

  • A new painting or drawing for your wall, pottery for your table, or card for your next occasion!
  • Hands-on art!
  • Awesome Raffles!
  • Goodies!

Don’t miss this first ever art-fundraiser from the New Church of Montgomery!

OliversArt

Art by Oliver Panyko

Sample Next Saturday’s #SomethingWonderful

“Something Wonderful” Art Show to support Bethany House Services Women and children’s shelters.

Saturday, May 25; 10am-4 pm.

All local artists!

845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH

Free admission! Raffles! Goodies!

Local Art Show One Week From Today

When: Saturday, May 25, 2019; 10 am – 4 pm

What: “Something Wonderful ” Local Artist Show, Benefiting Bethany House Services Women and Children’s Shelter

Where: Glendale New Church/Trillium Center for Small Group Experiences; 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH 45246