Christ Lutheran Church’s next Blood Drive is this coming Saturday February 1 at 10AM. If you are an eligible blood donor please sign up at www.redcrossblood.org refine the search to zip code 30084 and the date. The blood supply in the US has been negatively impacted by hurricanes, snowstorms, wildfires, and other disasters. But the demand for blood and blood products remains the same.
It only takes about 8-10 minutes to donate blood. With travel time and check in time you could likely have only one hour from your home door to back home again.
During January and February
Helping Hands has chosen to reach out to our church communities in a couple of ways for the next two months.
1. Hurricane Relief
For the next two months, January and February, designated congregational donations will be given to the Lutheran Disaster Response of the Carolinas.
LDR Carolinas
With relief work still ongoing following hurricane Helene, much is still needed to help the communities recover. ELCA is servicing multiple areas throughout the southeast. With your help, the HH committee will focus on the efforts in North Carolina.
2. Pillow Drive
We want to make another “Pillow Mountain” for Simple Needs. So, bring in those new pillows from now thru February. A simple pillow can offer so much comfort when you have so little. And Simple Needs is always running out of pillows as they help families get on their feet with simple household items.
3. Small Appliances
And if you happen to see or have some basic household appliances such as microwaves, toasters, irons, crockpots, toaster ovens, bring them in for Simple Needs.
The Lutheran Coalition for Habitat is a group of thirteen Lutheran Churches in the northeast metro area. Christ Lutheran Church (CLC) is a member of the coalition. The coalition’s mission is to support the building of Habitat for Humanity homes in the area. There are several ways to support the coalition. The most widely recognized way is to participate in home builds. Jimmy Carter made this famous by helping build homes well into his 90s.
You can also support the building of homes for deserving families by making financial donations. Christ Lutheran Church has a budget line item to accept donations for the coaltion. Another way to support the coalition is to attend the Taste of Habitat fund raiser in September of each year or to be a chef at the Taste of Habitat. The 2025 taste will be September 12, 2025. For more information on The Lutheran Coalition for Habitat please contact CLC’s coalition Board Member, Rich Hallberg at 404-801-7883 or rcscout@bellsouth.net.
Make a difference in a deserving families life, support The Lutheran Coalition for Habitat.