Teddy Bears for Children!

Gleaning For The World is blessed to have so many children and adults from churches, schools, businesses and other groups who donate their stuffed animals. This is one of our very special projects!

Just last week, Court Street United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia had their six young people in their youth group gather their collection. Before they knew it, more than 300 different stuffed animals were collected.

This group of kids rallied up their friends and family to be a part of it. They visited our warehouse for the first time to see how our their donation will be processed. It was great to see their excitement knowing they are helping to bring hope to others.

Also, a couple drove more than three hours from Hampton, Virginia to drop off their collection from their Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Pastor David Cook and his wife brought 80 stuffed animals with them.

And lastly, a family of eight helped sort all of the recent teddy bear donations! Tim, Julie, Emily, Johnathan, Rachel, Joshua, Judah and Sarah spent a few hours inspecting each one to make certain it meets our criteria. We want to make certain each stuffed animal is perfect for each child who receives one.

If you would like to get involved with this life-changing project, visit our website for more information. And if you cannot donate any stuffed animals, please help us transport them to children in need by clicking here. Thank you to all who have made a difference in a child's life!

Celebrate America

What better way to honor our nation's birthday than to attend the annual Celebrate America event at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Thousands and thousands of people flocked in throughout the day on Sunday. Great music, fun activities for the kids, good food and fellowship kept everyone busy.

Gleaning For The World was honored to be a part of the event. We ran a booth throughout the day. It's no surprise that face painting attracted the children. Our two Gleaning workers, Justin and Mandy, painted hundreds of faces. Anything from turtles to unicorns to the Dallas Cowboys star to the American flag to even the logo for Liberty University was requested.

We collected donations at the event to assist our life-saving programs at Gleaning. More than $300 was donated! This amount will provide approximately $21,600.00 worth of supplies into the hands of those who need them most. We are able to do that because every $1 contributed helps provide approximately $72 of supplies. Less than 1% of donations is applied to administrative costs leaving the other 99% to provide program support.

If you didn't make it out this year, make certain to plan to attend Celebrate America next year. We would love the opportunity to speak with you to tell you how Gleaning For The World is making a difference.

If you'd like to help save a life, please contact us!