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Published on Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007
Hats off to Cornerstone Free Methodist Church at 578 Killian Road, Coventry Township, which recently suspended services for a week. But for very Samaritan reasons.
It closed its doors but opened its heart.
Kari Hicks, a member there, shared the heartwarming news that has the entire congregation leaping into action, focusing on serving the community:
''We have people delivering meals to the needy, doing clothing giveaways, conducting resume-writing classes, and giving haircuts to those who can't afford them.''
Members also were working with Habitat for Humanity, cleaning up parks, and doing a variety of other missions.
Here's how that impressive event called LEAP unfolded, statistically speaking, according to a church bulletin.
''We hoped for 300 people to participate in serving in one way or another. Best calculations are that more than 400 officially participated through service.
''We hoped to serve at least 400 on Sunday by giving school supplies, backpacks and clothes. At the end, we lost count, but over 600 were officially served.
''The Red Cross hoped we could donate 25 pints of blood. We donated 34, with 14 deferred givers (generally because of low iron).
''We hoped to give at least 75 free haircuts with five stylists. Over 300 haircuts were given.
''We registered voters for the upcoming election.
''The folks in the parking lot had serviced more than 50 cars shortly after noon (Sunday).
''Services were held in five nursing homes.''
The congregation also fanned out to help with Mobile Meals, do park cleanup, assist local families with home repair, and clean homes for the elderly or shut-ins.
Justice Akron Ministry
Beautiful bouquets to Archbishop Hoban High School students whose hard work in the Justice Akron Ministry (JAM) is paying off in big ways to the Akron community.
Jason Horinger, a sophomore religion teacher and assistant campus minister, said the project, which started in 2000, is so popular that there's now a waiting list for students to join.
JAM, he said, is not service at a distance.
This year's effort focused on making a difference in the following programs: SUM Fun, ACCESS, Akron Rotary Camp, South Street Ministries, Emmanuel Christian Academy, Catholic Worker, OPEN M and with the disabled.
Akron Rotary Camp
Excitement is building for the second annual Poker Run Sunday, Aug. 26 to benefit Akron Rotary Camp, founded in 1924 to provide special-needs children with a summer camp experience.
The Akron Area YMCA began partnering 12 years ago with Rotary to provide camp programs and staffers.
The idea for the poker run comes from chairperson Pam Kiltau the first female member of Akron Rotary and a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast after she attended the popular Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.
Registration for the Akron Rotary Camp Poker Run which will wind its way through a 76-mile route will be 10 a.m. to noon at Century Harley-Davidson, 3053 Eastpointe Drive, Medina Township. Refreshments and raffle tickets will be available. Cost is $20 per rider and $10 per passenger.
For more information, please call 330-376-1335 or visit http://www.akronymca.org.
Heart Walk at UA
The American Heart Association has tapped Hudson residents and civic-minded Nick and Cindy Browning to chair its ''2007 Start! Heart Walk,'' to be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the University of Akron's athletics field house.
Nick Browning is regional president/CEO of FirstMerit Bank, headquartered in downtown Akron.
His wife, Cindy a registered nurse with 21 years' experience has worked as a home care nurse for 10 years.
For information on setting up walk teams or to register for the walk, please call Julie Johnson at 330-777-6205.
Jewell Cardwell can be reached at 330-996-3567 or jcardwell@thebeaconjournal.com.
Hats off to Cornerstone Free Methodist Church at 578 Killian Road, Coventry Township, which recently suspended services for a week. But for very Samaritan reasons.
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