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Embracing Community, Glen Mar Continues to Support Cold Weather Shelter

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February 26 – March 4, 2024 In a heartfelt collaboration with Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, local faith congregations, including Glen Mar, rally each year to provide food and support for those in need in Howard County. This year, Glen Mar’s sponsored week for the Cold Weather Shelter (CWS) is set to run from February 26 to March 4. Similar to…
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Day of Service Support Team

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Glen Mar’s Day of Service will be held on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15, 2024 AND it will be, once again, in person at Glen Mar and at locations around the community. We are looking for volunteers to help lead the various activities and provide hospitality and other support during the event. We have two shifts: Morning –…
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It’s Giving Tuesday

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On Giving Tuesday, we join the world in celebrating a day when millions of people around the world come together in gratitude to celebrate generosity by giving back to causes that are important to them. For the Glen Mar community, we cannot think of a better way to celebrate Giving Tuesday than with giving to Glen Mar who in turn…
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Meals for December & January Cold Weather Shelter

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Howard County’s Cold Weather Shelter will house guests in a hotel during December and early January, and they are asking local churches to help supply meals. Each day they will need 40 dinners, plus 40 bagged breakfasts and lunches for the next day. Dinners, as well as bagged breakfasts and lunches can be delivered to the Extended Stay Columbia 100…
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Hygiene Kits & Supplies for Migrants

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Donate hygiene items, warm clothing, and shoes for migrants arriving by bus in Washington, D.C. The collection will run through December – drop off donations in the Gathering Place. Glen Mar’s Social Justice Group is partnering with Capitol Hill UMC in Washington, D.C. to provide hygiene kits and other supplies to migrants who are sent by bus from Arizona and…
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