~Group Involvement~
Many groups support St. Columba by activities that take little time at their
meetings, but make a huge difference in the help that we can provide to those
in need.  The following is a list of ideas that your group can implement.

1.        Collect items that we need at the Day Center:                
- food pantry items        
- used clothes        
- toiletries         
- linens        
- coffee

2.        Make sandwiches for our Day Center        
- groups get together and purchase supplies to make sandwiches:                
bread, baggies, cheese, ham – no condiments         
- make sandwiches as part of the group meeting put each sandwich into a
sandwich bag, put all sandwiches into the bread sleeve and deliver to St.
Columba.

3.        Create another snack for the Day Center folks
- some groups have made “trail mix” of various snacks, including cereal,
candy, pretzels, nuts, etc.
- put it all in individual baggies that can be handed out with the sandwiches

4.        Create hygiene kits for homeless individuals        
- include hotel/sample size of some of the following:                
shampoo          soap         toothbrush          toothpaste        razors                 

5.        Special occasion treats:
- e.g., baggies of Easter candy or cookies for Easter, Valentine’s Day or other
holidays                

Please, call Alicia at (757) 627-6748 if you are interested in helping in one of
these ways or have other ideas to help those in need.


St. Columba Ecumenical Ministries, Inc.
2114 Lafayette Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23509             Phone: 757-627-6748          Fax: 757-622-2569