Back to School Outreach
We want to help the students at North Douglas Elementary School start off this school year in a big way! Through the month of July, we are collecting school supplies for students in need. We are also raising money for teachers to have the supplies they need this year.
To help, you can stop by Crossroads Church or email us giveloveaway@xroadschurch.net.
Oneday was a success
On Saturday, May 1st, 266 volunteers took on 33 different projects all over the city of Douglasville, GA to show bring hope to people in need. Volunteers met at 9 in the morning to gather with their teams and begin work on projects ranging from painting homes for senior citizens, cleaning up community centers, filling boxes of love for the homeless, hosting birthday parties for foster children, and working with the children of Inner Harbour.
As work was being completed throughout the city, the true goal for ONEDAY was to make an impact in the lives of those involved in each work project. From the workers to the people recipients of the work, ONEDAY was creating to make a real difference in the lives of those in need in our community. We hope that throughout the day lives were touched, memories were created, and real change happened all around our community.
If you have a story we would love to hear it. Leave a comment!
ONEDAY is one week away!
We are less than one week away from the biggest community work event our city has ever seen. You must register by Sunday April 25th at Crossroads Church. Walk – up registration will not be available the day of the event.
There is still room to join a project. Here is a list of the current project opportunities.
NEW Projects – Just added:
- ***NEW *** #11 Woodie Fite Center Project #1: Pressure Wash building
- ***NEW*** #28 Inner Harbor – Arts & crafts, games and outdoor activities with children ages 5-10. Must be 15+ years old.
- ***NEW*** #23 Douglas County Parks and Recreation – Several parks are in need of clean-up & planting flowers, etc.
Painting Projects
- #1 Douglas Senior Center Project #1 – Inside painting project: 2 rooms and a ladies room to be painted.
- #1 Douglas Senior Center Project #2- Exterior painting project: 6 benches, 3 small porches with stairs, 1 wooden awning, and some railing needs to be painted.
- #14 Share House Project #1: Interior Painting: There are 2 bedrooms that need painting.
Family Projects
- #14 Share House Project #2: Babysitting: Babysitting for children while house is being painted.
- #13 Shoe box project for Homeless – Children from X-Kids will fill pre-bought plastic containers with personal supplies and food to take to homeless.
- #27 Hospice Care - One on one time with the residents with activities like Bingo, checkers, and planting flowers & veggies. They have a salon with all the supplies needed and would like for some girls to do resident’s nails.
- #11 Woodie Fite Center Project #2: Sheppard’s Garden: Help elderly with gardening.
- #19 Douglasville Nursing Home – Visit one on one and in groups with nursing home residents.
- #18 Douglas County Foster Care Association – Provide Birthday Cake and Party for Foster Children.
- #21 Douglas County Animal Shelter – Volunteers are needed to walk dogs, clean cages and bathe dogs (if weather permits). Must love animals and children must be accompanied by an adult.
People in Need Projects
- #3 Fowler Homes – Vial Project – Interview the residents and obtain a list of medications, primary care physician, and who to contact in an emergency. For this project must be able to print clearly and be able to walk a good distance. All minors have to be accompanied by an adult.
- #12 Helping the Homeless – Wear work clothes and comfortable shoes/boots and be prepared to clean up area (woods) where homeless live & take food and shoe boxes filled by X-Kids. Must be able to rake, use a shovel and haul trash.
- #15 The Pantry – The Pantry will be finishing up a food drive and will need food sorted and stacked. Wear comfortable clothing. Must be able to pickup boxes and stack food.
- #16 Hope Project #1: Pick-up trash and clean-up on Grady Street, & paint sign on Grady Street
- #16 Hope Project #2: Tear out and remove carpet from Hope Project building
- #17 Faith In Action – Two men crews to pick-up donated furniture and appliances from donors and distribute them to those who need them.
Specialty Projects – Construction
- Various Home Repair Projects at homes for elderly – There are 7 homes that are in need of home repair. Roofing, plumbing, electrical work, repairing decks, etc.
Outdoor work Projects
- Various Landscaping Projects at homes for elderly – There are 8 homes that need general yard work – leaves to be cleaned up, bushes trimmed, fallen branches and sticks picked up, and grass cut, etc.
ONE DAY Event Staff
- #22 Volunteer Support/Runners – Stay at the church and assist wherever needed: Gofer, deliver lunch to work sites, volunteer table check-in, hand out T-Shirts, take water and supplies to work sites as needed, fill in at worksites as needed. Including:
- Registration & Support Staff
- Lunch Delivery
- Parking Lot Team
- Setup/Tear down Team
- Shuttle Bus Drivers
ONEday – a one day service project event
It only takes ONE DAY to love our community like never before.
Our city, Douglasville, is full of neglect, abuse, hurt, poverty, and despair. ONEDAY will allow volunteers from all over this city to help those in need in our community. On Saturday, May 1st, hundreds of volunteers will take on projects all over our community. Projects will range from skill specific projects to projects that can involved your entire family.
We have partnered with multiple organizations that are committed to helping those in need through West Georgia. Our goal is to use these great organizations to connect us to people who need help as we provide the volunteers.
Here is a list of our partnerships:
Douglas County Senior Center
The Share House
The Woodie Fite Center
Mission on a Move
United Way
The Hope Project
Douglas County Parks and Recreation
Douglas County Foster Care
Fowler Homes
Douglas County Animal Shelter
Helping the Homeless
The Pantry
Douglas County Nursing Home
Senior Apt. Living
Faith in Action
Disaster Relief
Crossroads Church
Register in person @ Crossroads Church.
Give Love – Get a Tee!
On Sunday Feb 21, 2010 GiveLoveAway launched its newest endeavor, Give Love – Get a Tee! We have partnered with the Hands and Feet Project Orphanage in Jacmel, Haiti. If you donate more than $25, you get a free Least of These Tee created by the folks at wethekingdom.org.
The launch was an overwhelming success. Over 120 shirts have already been given away due to your response to helping the children of Haiti.
Thanks to those who have supported this new partnership. There is still time get your Tee while supplies last.
You can give online at wethekingdom.org or locally at Crossroads Church in Douglasville, GA.
Help Haiti: Hands and Feet Orphanage
For our next give love away endeavor we want to help the children of Haiti. We are partnering with the Hands and Feet Project, an orphanage in Jacmel, Haiti. This was an area, like many, devastated by the earthquake. The Hands and Feet orphanage was established in 2005 and houses 50 children and that number grows weekly. We are collecting donations starting at $15. Donations of $25 or more will receive a free Least of These t-shirt. Give today and help change a life in Haiti!
***Donations can be made @ Crossroads Church in Douglasville, GA or go to www.xroadschurch.net
Help for Haiti
If you would like to help those devistated by the earthquake in Haiti, we are partnering with two incredible organizations that are mobilizing aid and support.
Help today by choosing one of these organizations:
visit Compassion International or visit Sumaritan’s Purse
Help Give Love Away today!
Clike here to view our Help Haiti video
Flood Relief Work Team – Thursday
We are partnering with www.hopeatl.com and Courageous Church who have created an amazing network of churches and volunteers on the ground helping people in need. Here is how you can help:
Our staff team will be traveling directly to Austell tomorrow to work with Courageous Church and the HopeATL team. We will meet at Crossroads at 8:15am and travel to Ewing Road Baptist Church (4699 Ewing Road in Austell) for a 9:00am meeting. We will dispurse into work teams from the school.
If you can join our team tomorrow, please let me know so I can be expecting you. If you are coming tomorrow, need you to wear a long sleeve shirt and pants with shoes you don’t mind ruining (also bring some work gloves!).
Here is a list of tools you can bring with you:
ALL tools required to demolish and build a home (hammers, carpet knives, exacto knives, screw drivers, saws, drills, bits, crowbars, wrenches, measuring tape, levels, sledgehammers, etc.)
Pressure Washers to clean mold, sewage, mud, muck, etc. off of homes
If you cannot make it during the week, we are hoping to have hundreds -maybe thousands- of people at Clarksdale Elementary this Saturday at 9am. There is so much work to do. Thanks for giving love away.
Flood Relief Donations
Flood Relief Donation Drop Off Locations
The follow locations are drop-off & distribution centers that we have monitored, used, and approve. It is our preference that you use these sites to drop off your donations because they get supplies to the people that need them right away! See the list of urgent items needed here.
Sweetwater Valley Camp/770/819-0662/www.svcamp.org
6289 Veterans Memorial Drive, Ste 12A
Austell,GA 30168
- Accepting donations of food and clothing, donations accepted at back door Mon -Sat 9Am-12:30 PM
Turner Field
- Flood Relief donations will be collected at Turner Field Tuesday, September 29 – Sunday, October 4, from the time gates open 2.5 hours before the game and continuing through the second inning each day, in Turner Field’s Monument Grove. The Braves are asking fans to contribute any of the following:
- Monetary donations
- Gift cards
- Hygiene items
- School supplies
- Non perishable foods
- Baby items
Atlanta Community Food Bank 404/892-9822
732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
8:00 am to 5:00 pm MON – FRI
If you would like to donate nonperishable food items, the Atlanta Food Bank will be providing items to those agencies that express a need. You must drop off your donation (no-pickup). Please note that they can only accept unopened, unexpired items and no “homemade” jellies, jams or vegetables. Most Needed Food Items Peanut Butter; Canned Tuna; Beans, Soups, Pastas, Fruits; 100% Fruit Juice; Cereals .
Gift of Love 770/947-8200/3870 Longview Dr. / Douglasville, GA 30135
10:00 am to 7:00 pm MON – FRI; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm SAT
- Accepting donations of food, school supplies, clothing, shoes, linens/blankets, household items
Warehouse Of Hope/770/ 489-0509/warehouseofhope.org
100 Hunter Road
Douglasville, GA 30134
Hosea Feed the Hungry/404/755-3353 X318/1035 Donnelly Ave. SW / Atlanta, Ga
10:00 am to 6:00 pm MON – FRI
- Collecting nonperishable food and other items to include in survival kits that will help storm victims in Metro Atlanta and the surrounding counties. Accepting donations of dry cereal, dry milk, flour, sugar, canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned meat, toiletries, infant formula and diapers, school supplies. CAN NOT ACCEPT CLOTHING
Northwest Christian Church – Helping Hands Pantry
3737 Dallas Acworth Hwy. / Acworth, Ga
- Accepting donations of baby items, food, water, personal care items, animal food, and school supplies. Pick up is not available.
The Pantry 770/217-0729/ 5960 Stewart Pkwy,Ste. C/Douglasville, GA 30135
Leave message for donation p/u
- Accepting donations of food, water and toiletry items
CLOTHING DONATIONS
County Line Baptist Church 770/942-0190
1814 N. County Line Rd. / Lithia Springs, GA 30122
9:00 am to 9:00 pm MON – FRI, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm SAT September 28 – Oct. 7
- Accepting donations of clothing and food. Donations will be distributed to flood victims on Oct. 10.
Church at Mirror Lake in Villa Rica 770/459-8653
501 Permian Way / Villa Rica, GA
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm THU, 9:00 am to noon, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm FRI
- Accepting donations of clothing
West Ridge Church 770/222-2125
3522 Hiram Acworth Hwy, / Dallas, GA 30157
- Accepting donations of clothing
FURNITURE DONATIONS
Faith in Action/770/833-7236/gafaithinaction@aol.com
- Accepting furniture including washers, dryers, refrigerators, sofas, dressers, microwaves, TV sets, kitchen table and chairs, mattresses and box springs. Items must be gently used and in good working order. Donation pick up in Douglas County and surrounding areas
West Ridge Church brittneyf@westridge.com
3522 Hiram Acworth Hwy, / Dallas, GA 30157
- Accepting donations of household items
TOOLS
Atlanta Community Tool Bank 404/880-0054 ext. 12 or cj@toolbank.org
- Accepting donations of new and gently used tools that will be provided to groups involved in clean-up efforts.
- ACTB requires appointments prior to drop-off.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES DONATIONS
- The Cobb Schools Foundation is accepting monetary donations for the Clarkdale Elementary School Relief Fund. A secure link to the fund is on the system’s web site at http://www.cobbk12.org/ . Donations can also be mailed to the Cobb Schools Foundation, 514 Glover St., Marietta, GA 30060.
PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL:
991 Old Alabama Rd. / Mableton, GA 30126
7:30am to 4:30 pm MON – FRI Sept. 24 – Nov. 1, 2009
- This school is accepting donations of school supplies and clothing to assist their staff and students affected by the floods.
New Playground for NDES
Imagine if recess was not a highlight of a child’s day at school. Imagine if the playground at your school regularly had over 45 children but was only designed for about 20 children. Imagine if teachers had no place to sit and relax for a moment while children played. Imagine if disagreements and arguments regularly broke out because children just did not have enough engagement on the playground. Hard to imagine but that WAS the situation for North Douglas Elementary School.
God, however, imagined something very different! Thanks to some amazing generosity from Playland (a playground company in Carrollton), North Douglas Elementary School has more than doubled the size and play capacity of its playground. Not only did they add a huge new play area, they surprised the school with six new swings! It was an amazing completion to the playground landscaping project began by Crossroads and Team Jesus at the beginning of the school year. Check out the video below to see the first children to enter the new playground.
We are still needing to raise about $1500 to cover additional costs for the North Douglas project. If you would like to give, please contact Kurt Dean at 678-370-0555 or kdean@xroadschurch.net.
Super Saturday at the Pantry
September 26
Our next Give Love Away outreach will involve feeding families in our community on September 26. The Pantry (our community food partner) has been allocated enough food from Atlanta Community Food Bank to feed 500 families on this particular weekend. For this event, we are going to need over 150 Crossroads volunteers! Crossroads volunteers will be giving away food, directing traffic, and entertaining children as their families wait to receive their food. Please visit guest services on September 13 or September 20 to volunteer.
