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Monthly Updates and Opportunities
November    Food Pantry:  NOV 8TH, 22ND    Food Truck 15th Community Kitchen Lunches  NOV 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th   Dinner NOV 14th Thanksgiving Food Drives,  Christmas Food, Toy & Stocking Drives Gobble for Groceries 4K FUN RUN/ 2K WALK  Thanksgiving Morning,  November 28, 2013 To Benefit the Springville Community  Kitchen 8:00 a.m. registration—9:00 a.m. start   Run/Walk Starts & Ends at the Trading Post Community Care Center, 38 Franklin St. Springville, NY 14141 ENTRY FEE:  A Bag of Groceries or Cash Donation                PRE & POST Event Refreshments Available     Courtesy of local area merchants &  private donors  (sponsorships available)   For more info: (716) 592-4455 Community Kitchen Lunches DEC 4th, 11th, 18th  Dinner 12th. TOY DEPOT:  TOY DRIVES &  Extra VOLUNTEER hands needed DEC 12th thru 18th December—GIVING TREE    FOOD PANTRY: DEC 6TH, 20TH   Christmas GIVING TREE DRIVES!  DONATIONS OF GIFTS, FOOD, AND TOYS NEEDED!		FOOD EXPRESS!!  As you see from the dates on the left,   The WNY Food Bank truck will be here once a month until November. The Food Bank Express Food Bank Truck arrives at 1:30pm.  There are no income or residency requirements and all food is free! Please, bring your own bags.   There will be NO FOOD BANK TRUCK IN DECEMBER

ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE TRADING POST! CHECK IT OUT!

Holiday Opportunities
CHRISTMAS OUTREACH: Christmas –time and that heartwarming feeling of helping others comes but once per year, but the Trading Post Community Care Center and Giving Tree is alive all year long. The Trading Post mission simply put, is to provide a common ground to encourage those who love God, to work together to see His will established, and to provide a place and opportunities for outreach to families who need a helping hand.  The Trading Post represents the Love of God in name and purpose. Jesus became the ultimate TRADING POST, when He gave His life, in exchange for us to be reunited with the Father.  This Trading Post is a place where people can exchange their wares, but can also exchange their worries as well.  We encourage those who are burdened down, to cast their care on our Lord who loves them with a deep, unconditional love.  The focus of the Trading Post is to encourage dignity, value, and God given worth to struggling hearts while helping them obtain everyday needs.   Our primary objectives are to instill HOPE, DIGNITY, and VALUE into the lives of every person that we serve, meeting basic needs in Spirit, Soul, and Body.	*	*
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We are looking for people who love God, and have a desire to help others and come work alongside us…becoming the hands and feet of Jesus!  Consider joining our TEAM of volunteers… and become a VOLUNTEER TODAY!  We are your local missions Outreach Center, providing a Clothing Exchange Program, Southerntier Food Pantry, Community “Soup” Kitchen, “Baby Love” items, household items, home skills classes, and so much more!!!  We have many outreach opportunities available…we also have lots of regular behind the scenes jobs that are so important too!   So whether you like to organize a fundraiser, or cook a great pot of stew, or just like to organize and clean we have a spot for you to fill!   Many of our volunteers started with us to fulfill a short term project…but then one by one we saw them coming back…they just loved being part of something that is so rewarding!     Feel inspired to get involved?   YOU CAN BECOME A PART OF OUR TEAM!	*	*
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Our ongoing monthly outreach events include: Food Bank of WNY: Food Express TRUCK:   3rd FRIDAY at 1:30  (no December Truck)   FOOD PANTRY FRIDAY  10:30-12:30pm:  (Serving communities that surround Springville)   COMMUNITY KITCHEN  - Hot Meals:     Lunch-Bunch Wednesdays:   12pm-1pm    2nd Thursday  Dinners:  5pm   Gluten FREE/ Wheat FREE Support:  Call or stop in for info!	*	*