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March Youth Retreat

Admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:06:28 +0000

March 11-13, 2011

The cabins are booked for the youth group retreat at Thousand Pines Camp! Be sure to be at church this Sunday to get your retreat packet and info! Jesus, paintball and zip lines…is there anything better?

Check out Thousand Pines Camp website for for facility and location information.

We’ll need the following form for everyone who is going.

camper release form (pdf)
registration/consent/release form (pdf)

TOMS Style Your Sole Event – May 14, 2010

Admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:18:37 +0000

Music, fun, and TOMS! Let’s get together to express ourselves and help children in need by customizing our own blank, canvas TOMS. Invite friends and family too! The event is May 14th but we need to order our shoes by April 25th! Please place your order and submit your money for your white canvas TOMS to Jeff Partain or Redlands Church of Christ by April 25th to receive the low price of $30 per pair. That includes shipping! If purchased after April 25th, the price is $40 and we cannot guarantee they will arrive by the May 14th event date. With every pair of TOMS you purchase, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. Learn more about TOMS shoes at Toms.com!

Please complete the form and return ASAP to Jeff Partain. If submitting a check for payment, please make out to Redlands Church of Christ.

One Day Without Shoes

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:48:46 +0000

Why Shoes #1
In some developing nations, children must walk for miles to school, for clean water and to seek medical help.

Why Shoes #2
Cuts and sores on feed can lead to serious infections.

Why Shoes #3
Often, children cannot attend school barefoot.

Why Shoes #4
In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from Podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil.

Why Shoes #5
Podoconiosis is 100% preventable with basic foot hygiene and wearing shoes.

Teen Winter Retreat

Admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:29:51 +0000

the Teen Winter Retreat is just a couple of weeks away, March 12-14. Your registration form and $75 fee are due by next Sunday, March 7. If you need information about a scholarship, please see Jeff. And, don’t forget to sign up to bring food and other supplies for the retreat. Sign-up sheets are on the little table at the back of the auditorium.

(P.S. If you are willing to help sponsor a retreat scholarship, please see Jeff. Any amount will help…$5, $10, or $20 can make a big difference.)

2010 calendars

Admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:55:40 +0000

Twenty-Ten … The youth group is selling 2010 calendars. Beautiful wall calendars ($7), handy pocket calendars ($5), and magnet calendars for your

fridge or file drawer ($2). You get a beautiful calendar, and the proceeds will support our youth group. See Jeff or Michelle Partain…

Teen Fundraiser Lunch/Brunch

Admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:38:35 +0000

Join us for the Teen Fundraiser Lunch/Brunch next Sunday, January 31, at the conclusion of our assembly and corporation meeting… It’s only $3/person or $10/family and guests are free…

Back to School Soles4Souls Fundraiser

Jeff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:06:37 +0000

We are partnering with Souls4Souls Inc., the shoe charity, August 9-30, 2009 in an effort to “Change the World One Pair at a Time”. Every 23 seconds, Soles4Souls Inc. gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need.The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people who truly make the non-profit organization effective are those who partner with Soles4Souls in its mission of Changing the World One Pair at a Time ™. That’s where our youth is getting involved – by becoming the hands and feet of Soles4Souls in Redlands. In addition to helping Soles4Souls reach needy people around the world, Redlands Church of Christ youth group is also raising critical funds for their own programs. “At this time of year, when we are buying back to school items for our kids, we thought this fundraiser would be a good way to raise awareness about those in need of the most basic living essentials. Not only does it help a great cause, but it is a unique way to fundraise for our youth group. We are looking forward to this service project. We’re hoping that while people shop for back to school clothes and supplies they can donate five to ten dollars to help a child somewhere who cannot afford shoes,” explains Jeff Partain, Youth Minister, Redlands Church of Christ. Like many other schools and organizations, Redlands Church of Christ often utilizes fundraising programs to generate critical revenue for its operations and goals. The Soles4Souls program provides an innovative alternative to traditional fundraisers, so students are able to raise money while making a significant difference in the lives of others. Here’s how the program works:

Students collect monetary donations from family, friends, teachers and neighbors for the purchase of new Soles4Souls clogs or flip-flops.
Soles4Souls ships the shoes directly to people in need, domestically and internationally.
For every pair of $5 flip-flops or $10 clogs sponsored, the school organization receives 40% of the proceeds in the form of a check from Soles4Souls, along with unique incentives for students and the programs they are representing.