Midnight Run
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IHM MIDNIGHT RUN NEWS - SUMMER 2019
Hope everyone has had a great summer. Fear not it's not over yet!
In fact it can't end until we've had our summer Midnight Run, and his year that's scheduled for the last Saturday of Summer 9/21. It''s a busy time for all but we hope you can make some time for those less fortunate.
How can you help?...
We need volunteers for the following roles:
9/14 Toiletry drive ( a great activity for High School students looking for Service hours. There are several two hour shifts available (9a-11a, 11a-1p, 1p-3, 3p-5).
9/18 Clothing Sort from 7p-9p in the lower church
9/21 Prep for the Run 7:15 - 9:15.
9/21 The Run itself 9:15 - 12a
We have a special need for Men's jeans, underwear, sneakers and backpacks
...AND DRIVERS!
Please let us know if and how you can help.
Families are encouraged to volunteer together. It's been a wonderful tradition in the lives of several families in the parish including ours!!!
You can also check the vestibules in the church for a sign up sheet for perishables that we need.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please contact:
Paul & Susan Doyle | 914.472.7515 | IHMMidnightRun@gmail.com. -
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Volunteers may go to MidnightRun.org to "join" an IHM Midnight Run group.
Watch the IHM weekly Bulletin for volunteer opportunities.For questions and more information contact:
Paul & Susan Doyle | IHMMidnightRun@gmail.com | 914.472.7515. -
WHAT IS MIDNIGHT RUN?
Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless. Midnight Run coordinates relief missions all year long, with volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups, to distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City. The late-night relief efforts create a forum for trust, sharing, understanding and affection. That human exchange, rather than the exchange of goods, is the essence of the Midnight Run mission.
MidnightRun.org is the site for the organizing body. The site has information on the organization.HOW IS IHM INVOLVED ?
Volunteers at IHM organize and participate in a Midnight Run four times a year. Additional runs may also be organized for any IHM group of volunteers that would like to do a one-group activity. In addition, groups are always welcome to organize donation "drives", for example, a sneaker or backpack drive. Such drives are a rewarding community service activity for youth groups and sports teams. . Associated with each run are a Toiletry Drive that takes place in the weeks prior to the event, with donations collected at Value Drugs in Eastchester, and a clothing/donation sort the Wednesday before the run. Both are great activities for families and kids looking for a volunteer opportunity. Community Service hours can be earned by our volunteer students.
MIDNIGHT RUN GIFT CARD
Leading up to the Christmas season, IHM offers "Midnight Run Gift Card" - the gift for those who have everything…and want to help those with less. Each is a beautiful art card telling the recipient that you have donated socks or blankets in their name to Midnight Run. The much needed and appreciated items are purchased and distributed to our homeless brothers and sisters on the streets of NYC.
The cards come in the following denominations:
$20 - 20 pairs socks | $30 - 6 blankets | $50 - 10 blankets.
Midnight Run Gift Cards can be purchased by stopping in at the rectory or by completing the Midnight Run Gift Card Order Form.