BE A SANTA SCOUT
Be a Santa Scout & Donate to MIYFS Families by Nov. 15
We will embark once again on our campaign to assist Mercer Island Youth and Family Services this holiday season but of course in a different way…….for all the reasons we are well aware of. We will not be asking for folks to contribute specific gifts like we normally do per a list that is generated from the kid’s families. Instead, we will become Santa Scouts by making donations via online or by gift cards.
HOW TO BECOME A SANTA SCOUT
We will embark once again on our campaign to assist Mercer Island Youth and Family Services this holiday season but of course in a different way…….for all the reasons we are well aware of. We will not be asking for folks to contribute specific gifts like we normally do per a list that is generated from the kid’s families. Instead, we will become Santa Scouts by making donations via online or by gift cards.
HOW TO BECOME A SANTA SCOUT
- Make an online cash donation to MIYFS that will be directed to the Holiday Program
- Purchase your own Gift Card and drop it in the blue drop box at the City Hall Parking Lot. Please mark the gift card with the dollar value and label the outside envelope with "For Holiday Program"
- What cards? Most requested are Amazon, Target, Fred Meyer. Others welcomed.
- How much? $25 or $50 but whatever amount you want to give is appreciated! Use your own judgment.
- Deadline: November 15
NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
Bake Cookies for Plymouth Housing Residents
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As a thank you to Mercer Island Presbyterian Church for meeting and storage space, Mercer Island Girl Scouts will be supporting one of MIPC's charity partners: Plymouth Housing. Plymouth Housing's mission is to eliminate homelessness and address its causes by preserving, developing, and operating safe, quality, supportive housing and by providing adults experiencing homelessness with opportunities to stabilize and improve their lives. Here's a 2 minute video about Myrtle's Story and a longer 8 minute video about all of Plymouth's Programs. Note that the longer video deals with the mature issues and may not be appropriate for all kids to watch.
When we talked to Plymouth Housing on Stewart about how we could help, they suggested that many of their residents don't often get home-baked cookies and would love to receive them! That's where Mercer Island Girl Scouts come in. Here's what you can do: 1. Sign up to be the Bakers of the Week. We have every week available between Oct. 7 and June 15 - that's 37 slots! Talk with your daughter about why and for whom you are baking cookies. It's something small to help those who are homeless in our community. 2. Bake two dozen cookies (any kind is fine - nuts okay) and put them in a container that you don't need to get back. Cookies do not need to be individually wrapped. Please put a label on your cookies if they contain common allergy ingredients such as nuts. 3. Deliver these cookies between Monday-Friday (7am to 7pm or outside these hours if necessary- desk open 24 hours a day) during the week you signed up to the Front Desk at Plymouth on Stewart (116 Stewart Street, downtown Seattle, near Pike Place Market). You can temporarily park your car in the alley on Stewart between 1st and 2nd Streets while you drop off the cookies. Tell them you are from Girl Scouts and this project was organized by Sofia Hussein from Plymouth. Make sure you go to the Plymouth location on Stewart Street - they have 15 locations in Seattle! |