HEADLINE STORY
Monday, November 10, 2003

The Piedmont Women’s Center was overwhelmed by the generosity of our SFCS Upper School students last week. Our Key Club members proudly presented colorful baby bottles filled with funds totaling $1,142.20!

Upper School students proudly display baby bottles full of "love!"

The club collected donations for about three weeks and were able to see the benefits of their mission unfold in a special chapel held last week. Elaine Ham, Director of Development for the Piedmont Women’s Center shared how the funds would benefit those in need.

The money donated will pay for any one of the following groups of items:

• 1,292 pregnancy tests
• 1,006 Bibles
• 23 ultrasounds for abortion-minded women
• 144 bags of diapers

”We are thrilled at the generosity of the SFCS students, said Ham. “I was so impressed by their concern for the unborn and for young women in crisis pregnancies.”

The center sees over 3500 clients each year and provides free counseling and pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds, free diapers, baby clothes, maternity clothes and baby supplies. Last year 123 women accepted Christ as Savior during a counseling session. The ministry at the center is 100% dependent on the generosity of people like our SFCS students. Ham added, “Please give them our love and sincere appreciation for helping us in this ministry of life.”

Top SFCS Class Donations:
1st Place: 8th Grade $487.19
2nd Place: 7th Grade $258.57
3rd Place: 11th Grade $123.95

Honorable mention goes to the 10th Grade who came in just $3.34 behind the 11th Grade. Thank you to all who donated this gift of love.

Sharing the gift of Jesus Christ with the world.

Christmas is about sharing the gift of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, with the world. You can share Christ with needy children around the world by taking part in Operation Christmas Child. Simply fill a shoe box with toys and other small gifts (see suggestions printed below) and bring it either of these locations:

• SFCS Lower School Office
• SFCS Upper School Room 205 (Mrs. Suzanne Holcombe’s Room)
• Shannon Forest Presbyterian Church (SFPC) Choir Room.

All boxes must be delivered on or before Monday, November 17, 2003.

Complete details are outlined in the Operation Christmas Child brochures that are available in the Lower School Office, Mrs. Holcombe’s Room 205 and the SFPC Lobby. This is a joint mission project effort between the SFCS Key Club and SFPC. Help spread joy and peace to hurting children by taking part in this special Christmas project!!

YES! Please put these items in your shoe boxes:

• small toys (non-combat in nature)
• hygiene items (no liquids)
• hard candies
• sunglasses
• ball caps
• socks
• T-shirts
• jewelry
• other items you feel are appropriate

NO! Please do not include these items in your shoe box:

• candies that may melt
• toy guns
• knives
• used items
• medicines
• liquids

If you have any other questions about these projects, please contact Ben Van Dyke, Key Club President, at 286-6787, Mrs. Holcombe at 678-5165 or the SFPC Church Office at 288-0436.

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