Padraig18
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Sun Dec-19-04 07:58 PM
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The annual Mennonite Charity Auction was today... |
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We live in that part of Illinois where both the Amish and Mennonite cultures are most heavily represented. Every year, the Mennonite Relief Association holds an auction of donated Amish- and Mennonite-made goods to raise money for it's year-round charity and assistance progams; 90% of all the money raised is used locally, and I can attest that these wonderful people are major supporters of our local food bank, Civic Association grant program (utilities/rent/medicine grants), children's after-school programs, summer youth baseball program--- well, you get the idea.
This year's auction raised $158,437, a new record. It is gratifying to live in a community that is so compassionate, and I am honored to call my Mennonite brethren 'brothers and sisters in Christ'!
Merry Christmas to them, and to you!
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Sun Dec-19-04 08:11 PM
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1. Wow, that sounds pretty cool... |
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I would have liked to have been there...
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Sun Dec-19-04 08:14 PM
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Hand-crafted furniture, quilts, crafts.... just everything you can imagine. It's soooooooooooooooooo cool!
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Sun Dec-19-04 08:12 PM
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2. Do they have relief sales where you live? |
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They have great food at those :)
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Sun Dec-19-04 08:13 PM
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We buy as mch as the freezer will hold, when they have one.
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Sun Dec-19-04 09:30 PM
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i was actually raised mennonite, guess i still am but don't attend services unless i'm at home with family. ever been to a 10,000 villages store?
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