Thanks / Giving Season

During Thanks / Giving season every year we ask you to make a small sacrifice for others that may be in need. During the month of November and December we would like you to open your hearts, arms, and pantries for your brothers and sisters in need. When our neighbors are struggling it is our job to provide charity when it’s needed, have compassion for each other, give a hand-up when we can, and most importantly, instill a little hope. This is the season of being thankful for what we have and giving back what we can.

This year we are doing what we call “from your pantry to theirs”. Many of our members have been practicing food storage and preparing their own homes and pantries. This is a fabulous virtue and one we will begin to encourage even more. We also need charity as well and we are asking you to take just a little back out of those pantries and food storage and donate it to a local food pantry or food bank this month to help those in your community.

The need is immediate and here is what you can do:

- We will be working with God’s Pantry and Clear Channel WLAP 630am in Lexington and doing a food drive to collect food on November 18th (3pm – 6pm) and Saturday November 19th (11am – 3pm). Bring non-perishable food items and donations to 2601 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY at the times designated. Our goal is to completely fill up a cargo van!!!!!

- Continue to bring few food items and cans from your personal storage or homes to the next local 9/12 meetup. Drop them off at the meeting and as a group share with a local food pantry or food bank in your area. (if your local group would like help finding a local food pantry or help coordinating please contact us at membership@ky912.com)

- Don’t wait for us; take the holiday season and opportunity to open your hearts and help out others. Give your time, food, or money to a local food pantry or homeless shelter or charity of your own choice. We will be doing a day of service on December 10th and recommend everyone find your way to serve locally.

- You can give to ky912 and during the month of November and December we will use ALL donations (and then some) and use 100% of them to support God’s Pantry and other food pantries around the state. Just donate any amount during the next 2 months and we will make sure it goes to feeding your neighbors and helping your communities. Donate

Please consider the next random act of kindness and be someone of public virtue and help out others and take some from your pantry and give to theirs.

Complete list of food Pantries around the state we will be supporting with your donations:

Danville – Harvesting Hope Food Pantry
464 South 4th Street, Danville
(859) 319-0263

Georgetown – AMEN House
Main Street, Georgetown
(502) 863-5305

Harrison County– Living Hope Assembly of God Food Pantry
120 S Walnut, Cynthiana
(859) 235-4673

Lexington – God’s Pantry Food Bank
1685 Jaggie Fox Way, Lexington
(859) 288-5330

Louisville – Dare to Care Food Bank
5803 Fern Valley Road, Louisville.
(502) 736-9494

Owensboro – Saint Vincent DePaul Society
609 East 4th Street, Owensboro
(270) 683-5641

Richmond – Grace Now of Madison County
110 South Collins Street, Richmond
(859) 626-8990 office

Versailles – Hope Ministries Food Pantry
(859) 421-1217