Milford ShareFest 2012 - June 21-23! www.milfordsharefest.org
"Let your light shine..." Matthew 5:16 Trinity United Methodist Church joins volunteers from many churches in our area as we band together to help our neighbors in need.
ShareFest is an annual multi-denominational effort by churches in Milford and Miami Township to help the community's elderly and needy. The group tackles more than 75 different home repair and landscaping projects. All three days of ShareFest are spent doing projects in the Milford/Miami Township area, while the third day (Saturday) features the popular Free Sale, complimentary luncheon, and blood drive - which will this year be held at the Mulberry Elementary School.
As you do your spring cleaning, it is beneficial to hold back household and clothing items for the Free Sale. They can be brought to worship a few Sundays prior to the ShareFest event and volunteers will gather them from behind your car in the parking lot to be taken to the Free Sale location. The dates for those Sunday pickups during worship are June 3, 10, and 17. If you have bigger items that need to be picked up directly from your home, please talk to Jane L. or Pastor Laura for details on scheduling a pick-up.
You can submit a request for a ShareFest project, as long as the project location is fairly local. This project can be for a neighbor or family member or for you. Limited repair or maintenance jobs or yardwork are typical of the types of projects ShareFest accomplishes. The deadline to submit a project is May 3. Forms are available near the breezeway or in the narthex. See the ShareFest website for more information
ShareFest cannot happen without volunteers. Please register by May 27 to volunteer using a form available near the breezeway or in the narthex. You can request to partner with a particular person, or to do a particular type of job. Children able to assist on a project are welcomed, although any elementary-aged child must work with a responsible adult. Some of the projects are scheduled for Thursday or Friday workers, and the bulk of the work is done on Saturday.
ShareFest dates in 2012 are June 21 - 23. ShareFest has also been asked to provide the safety Patrol for the Frontier Day Parade on May 31. These are great mission opportunities for your small group. Contact Jane L., Trinity's Missions Coordinator, with questions.
See more about Trinity's Mission Areas - here.