SUMMER OUTREACH PROJECTS
Farmworkers Children’s Center
Farmworkers Children’s Center serves Elementary, Middle, and High School children in South Palm Beach by providing free education, cultural, social, and recreational services to underprivileged children. These are primarily children of laborers working at local agricultural farms, landscaping nurseries, and equestrian fields in coastal South Palm Beach County.
The MISSION of Farm Worker Children Center is to give children the chance to excel in life through academic achievement. It is their belief that all children have the potential to learn and to follow their dreams. Children are like seedlings that need water, sun and someone to care for them in order to grow and Farmworkers Children’s Center provides those necessities.
Please drop off donations on the Outreach Table outside the library through Sunday, August 3. Monetary donations can be put in an envelope labeled “Outreach July Collection” and given to the church office. Money will be used to purchase supplies that are still needed at the end of the month.
Requested items to support the services they offer:
School Supplies: Construction Paper, White Copy Paper, Colored Paper, Regular Lined Notebook Paper (200 Count), Spiral Notebooks with Lined Paper, Composition Books, 2 Pocket Folders With & Without Prongs, Glue Sticks, Dry Erase Markers, Yellow Highlighters, Washable Markers, Index Cards, Post It Notes, Hand Sanitizer, Facial Tissues
Snacks (Individually Wrapped): Ritz Crackers, Club Crackers, Cheddar Goldfish, Welches Fruit Gummies, Nilla Wafer Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oreo Cookies, Cheerios: Original, Rice Krispie Treats
Port of Palm Beach Seafarers’ Center
Did you know, 90% of everything we use in our daily lives comes to us through the labor of those from 80+ countries who work on the worldwide oceans and U.S. inland waterways.
The Port of Palm Beach Seafarers’ Center is open year-round and offers a welcoming place to all those who work at or serve the greater Port of Palm Beach community. The Seafarers’ Center is a place to rest and recharge, connect with families, friends and the community, and when needed, receive emergency assistance.
From June 1 to August 31, we will be accepting donations of toiletries for the seafarers. Donated items can be placed in or around the ship located across from the gift shop.
Items most needed:
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Body Wash
Though some hotels are no longer placing mini-toiletries in their rooms, you may be able to request them at the desk. Another alternative is to purchase larger sizes at Dollar Tree.
And, heads-up: Seafarers also appreciate billed caps and blankets.
No need to purchase these specially, but if you have one you do not need, please also place it next to the ship.
Best wishes to everyone for a wonderful summer wherever you may go.
And don’t forget to bring back a little something -- or somethings -- for the seafarers!