11 Days. 1 Million Items of food. You can help!

Join Ivy Chapel from Nov. 1-11 on a shared mission to feed the hungry and confront food-related injustice. We are working with the United Church of Christ on Mission: 1.

This is MISSION: 1

•  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will collect more than 1 MILLION ITEMS OF HEALTHY FOOD and other household items for local food banks and outreach services. Please drop off your food donations at Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ, 620 N. Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO.

•  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will make an extra-special push to gather online contributions of more than $111,111 DOLLARS for Neighbors in Need food-related ministries, offerings that will be shared for hunger-action purposes with  agencies of justice and compassion throughout the United States; and $111,111 for East Africa famine-related ministries.

•  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will offer more than 11,111 LETTERS to Congress asking our government to reform U.S. foreign assistance in a way that more effectively benefits hungry and poor people worldwide, helping to provide a major final push to Bread for the World’s 2011 “Offering of Letters” campaign.

Will you help? Have you already helped? Let us know in the comments or send us an e-mail and let us know, or call (314) 434-4991.