Food Bank Donations Will Be Accepted At Craft Bazaars
More than 70 vendors will offer a plethora of diverse items during the Christmas craft bazaars that will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The vendors will be divided between Wesley Church, 1104 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville, and Colerain Church, 1923 Noble Road, Kirkwood.
Bazaars coordinator Bonnie Aukamp noted that Colerain Church will have 20 vendors, up from only 12 last year.
"With the second location being only 2 miles away, it was very convenient for the shoppers to visit more vendors," she said.
Breakfast and lunch will be available at both churches. Vendors will also sell food items for people and pets, glassware, recycled/repurposed items, knitted/crocheted/sewn goods, woodworks, candles, health and beauty supplies, handcrafted jewelry and hair pieces, note cards, painted signs, wreaths, seasonal and home decor, and more.
While those involved with the bazaars hope that shoppers take home a wealth of products, there is also a desire that attendees will bring items to the bazaars as well. Donations of nonperishable foods and warm accessories such as mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves for children and adults will be accepted for Solanco Neighborhood Ministries (SNMinistries). The accessories will be added to the holiday boxes distributed through SWEEP, a program of SNMinistries that provides supplemental nutrition to children in the Solanco School District on weekends and holidays during the school year.
The nonperishable food will be used to restock the shelves at the SNMinistries food bank.
"This is a great way to partner with both the church and the community," SNMinistries executive director Teresa Dolan commented, noting that the organization is supported by local churches. "November has been extremely busy at the food bank, and we are serving four to five families a day. This, coupled with donations being slightly down, makes the timing of this event perfect."
According to Dolan, items that would be particularly helpful include sugar, pancake mix and syrup, soup, jelly, canned fruit, saltines, mayonnaise, vegetable or canola oil, rice, and toothpaste.
Readers may learn more about SNMinistries and its programs by visiting http://www.solanconeighborhoodministries.org. Those with questions may contact the organization at office@snministries.org or 717-786-4308.
To learn more about the Christmas craft bazaars, readers may contact Wesley Church at 717-786-8322 or info@wesleyqville.org.
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