Care, Prayer, Dare

Let’s commit together to Care, Prayer, and Dare on September 1!

• Care: Donate a toy for children at Walter Reed Hospital
• Prayer: We’ll come together in prayerful worship on September 1 at 10:00 am
• Dare: Take the care challenge! We’ll commit to acts of Christian love in ways small or large.

Join us for hands-on activities, lemonade, and cookies on the lawn after the 10:00 am service on September 1, outside on the upper plaza.

Military Ministry Toy Drive

This summer the Military Ministry will be collecting toys for children hospitalized at Walter Reed Military Medical Center.

Children are transferred to Walter Reed from around the country, and the Red Cross collects toys to help make their hospital stays less traumatizing. This year, they’ve asked us to help in their Toy Drive; the list of requested toys is below. All toys must be new, and can be brought to the church beginning on July 7. There will be marked boxes outside the sanctuary and downstairs near Stone Fellowship Hall. We will complete our collection on Sunday, September 1!

Online Giving

If you would like to participate online, we will shop for you! Simply choose “Other” on the NPC giving page drop down, add “Toy Drive” in the memo line, and donate any amount for toys.

List of Requested Toys

• Infants
  Rattles, teethers, any plastic toys (Fisher Price is great!), board books, crinkle paper, any stimulation toys with sound and light
• Toddlers
  Bubbles, crayons/coloring books, soft balls, magnadoodles, cause and effect toys, light up toys, Fisher Price Little People toys, play phones, play vehicles, building blocks, duplos
• Preschoolers
  Baby dolls, Barbies, Hot Wheels, stuffed animals, board games (chutes and ladders, Candy Land, etc.), Play-Doh, slime, magnatiles, puzzles, imaginary play Items
• School age kids
  Lego sets, arts and crafts sets, action figures, I-spy/look and find books, board games, puzzles, sports balls, Pokemon cards
• Teenagers
  Gift cards (Starbucks, Target, Dunkin’, Amazon), nail polish, makeup sets, more complex lego sets, teen coloring books, arts and crafts kits, books, squishmallows

Contact Ginny Beeson with questions about the Toy Drive.