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Mission Athens is team of Christians working together to share the love of Jesus and to serve the world. We are supported by the Dollar Club, members of Central Church of Christ in Athens, AL, and fellow Christians from several other churches. Our purpose is to serve those in our community who are most in need. Our work includes helping the homeless, serving underprivileged children, supporting the elderly, and loving those who are lost in our community. Please join us in "being the church" in our town.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Back to School, Back to The Haven

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it."  Proverbs 22:6

We are excited that school is back in session, and after a great summer of fun at The Haven, we are ready to get back into the swing of things with our afterschool program.  As a reminder, The Haven offers afterschool homework help on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.   We are kicking off our afterschool program on Tuesday, September 10, and we need your help!

Volunteers are needed to help the kids with their homework on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Our goal is to provide help for elementary aged children, and we need lots of folks to help us provide the one on one help these kids need.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our curriculm coordinator Lynn Abernathy.

If you are unable to volunteer during those after school hours, there are lots of other ways to get involved at The Haven.  First, you can donate Walmart gift cards to Beth Patton for use at The Haven.  We use these cards to purchase fresh healthy snacks each week as well as to replenish the supplies we need to keep The Haven clean and kid friendly.

If you want to get your hands dirty, consider volunteering to help with the yard work.  You can sign up to cut the grass, and one area that needs attention right away is weeding the flower beds.  No signing up or volunteering needed--if you have a spare hour, just swing by and tackle some of those beds.  The weeds need to go.

We can't wait to see the kids back at The Haven in a few weeks, and we look forward to seeing you there, too!

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