16th Annual Alternative Christmas Market
Saturday, December 3, 2011
9 am – 1 pm
We’re celebrating the 16th Annual Alternative Christmas Market. Kirkwood Presbyterian, together with Palma Sola, Westminster, and First Presbyterian churches, invite you not only to experience this wonderful one-stop shopping extravaganza, but also to help change a life and the world!
What would you say if you could give a child a measles vaccination, buy a front porch light, send a packet of seeds to a struggling third world farmer, send the message of Christ’s love to a child through a color coded soccer ball, sponsor a troubled young man for an 18 month residential Christian discipleship training, feed a warm meal to a homeless person, clothe a homeless child, and send a child–friendly disaster kit where it is needed all for under $95?
It is possible, but that’s not all! These are just examples from hundreds of tangible gifts and gift ideas that will be available at the 16th Annual Alternative Christmas Market that will be held at Kirkwood Presbyterian's Pfrangle Hall on Saturday, December 3rd at 9am - 1pm.
When you shop at the Market you get a handmade card for each of your donations that you can then give to a friend or loved one to show them that in honor of them you made a donation. You’re giving a gift that counts twice!
Kirkwood Presbyterian Church - Pfrangle Hall
6101 Cortez Road West
Bradenton, FL 34210
For more information Contact Carolyn Roskamp 792-1191, altchristmas@kpcbradenton.org
2010 Herald Tribune Article Charity a gift that gives twice By CHRIS HAWES
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20101205/article/12051042
Twenty-three local and international non-profit agencies will be invited
American Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. www.manateesarasotaredcross.org
Anchor House reaches out to all seafarers who dock at Port Manatee. Motivated by the command of Jesus Christ, Anchor House seeks to meet all physical, emotional and spiritual needs of seafarers regardless of their race, gender, country of origin or religion.
Backpack Club Inc. assists elementary age children (whose parents are unable to provide the nutrition needed) through monthly take home backpacks filled with nutritious foods, hygiene products, and a book.
Beth-El Farmworker Ministry helps farmworkers achieve self-sufficiency through its open opportunities to worship, its extensive educational programs, and the many services it provides to meet basic needs.
Habitat for Humanity (Manatee) builds simple, decent houses with God’s people in need by “lending a hand up” to those willing to partner with Habitat and who meet financial guidelines. A Brush with Kindness offers exterior maintenance help to existing homeowners. www.manateehabitat.org
Heifer Project International provides food and income producing animals and training in animal management, farming and community development in more than 128 countries. www.heifer.org
Hope Seeds provides seeds and agricultural education and support to missionaries and mission teams while partnering with organizations to feed the world’s hungry and research improving food sources. www.hopeseeds.org
Humane Society of Manatee County leads the county in creating a No-Kill community where animals receive the compassion and respect they deserve. www.humanemanatee.org
J316 Ministries reaches the world with the Gospel of Christ using soccer camps, clinics and street soccer and ministers to international athletes through a chaplaincy at IMG in Bradenton. www.j316ministries.com
Life Connection Mission provides students with a quality education, feeds more than 500 children daily, and ministers to the general needs of the community in the village of Montrouis, Haiti. www.lifeconnectionmission.org
Loving Hands Ministries an eighteen month minimum Christ centered discipleship program designed to rehabilitate men who have life controlling problems. www.lovinghands.net
Meals on Wheels PLUS provides nutritional assistance and caring, supportive services to individuals in their homes or in centers throughout Manatee County to help them to continue to live independently. www.mealsonwheelsplus.org
Our Daily Bread of Bradenton serves daily lunch to clients, including holidays, with compassion and affirmation of their human worth as God’s creatures. www.ourdailybreadofbradenton.org
Project MedSend offers student loan repayment grants to healthcare professionals who are headed for career medical mission service under the authority of a recognized missions sending agency. www.medsend.org
Rivers of the World is a not-for-profit Christian ministry that targets remote river basins. Our goal is to serve with people who live in these river basins and those we serve determine our projects. www.row.org
SERRV promotes economic and social progress for skilled craftspeople in Africa, Asia, Latin America and parts of the USA by marketing handcrafts. www.serrv.org
ShelterBox USA delivers boxes containing a family tent for up to ten, water purification, basic tools, a stove, kitchen utensils and other essentials to disaster survivors worldwide. www.shelterboxusa.org
SOLVE Maternity Homes gives physical, spiritual, social, financial and educational support and a home to pregnant women (averages 50 women and infants per year) who desire an alternative to abortion. www.manasotasolve.org
Son Servants has provided opportunities for youth and adults to experience short-term mission trips, both within and outside the United States. http://ycmhome.org/son-servants/
Tidewell Hospice gives highest quality care to patients and families living with advanced illness and honors patient choice and dignity by providing range of programs regardless of ability to pay. www.tidewell.org
Women’s Resource Center of Manatee, Inc. supports the emotional and financial independence of women by encouraging educational and vocational success. www.wrcmanatee.org
YoungLife meets kids where they are, builds relationships with them, and shares with them the Good News of who Jesus is. http://sites.younglife.org/sites/ManateeCounty/default.aspx
Project Heart provides services for homeless students in Manatee County, including those who live in shelters, cars, hotels, campgrounds, abandoned buildings, etc. www.manatee.k12.fl.us/parents/support_programs.html
