What can 8 volunteers, 4 trucks

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What can be accomplished
with an old truck,
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a few volunteers,
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and some gently used furniture?
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Nothing
without Gods help
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The Furniture Ministry
First Presbyterian Church of Burlington
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Our Mission
To provide new or gently used furniture to those
in need, treating each client graciously, with
Christian hospitality
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How We Accomplish Our Mission

• We collect gently used furniture other
• household items from generous donors
• Working with local charitable organizations,
• we identify those in need in our community
• Then we deliver the furniture where it is needed

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In 2013
We served 132 families with 249 children,
delivering 179 beds mattresses.
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We Convert Empty Houses
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Into Happy Homes
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And, with each delivery, we present
a Bible a Bless this Home plaque
To remind us all of the Source of our blessings
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Some of Those We Have Served

• A family of five, living in a one bedroom
  trailer,
• finally got a house but had no furniture
• A child with a rash from a bed bug-infested
• mattress was cured with a new, clean mattress
• A family lost their home belongings in a fire
• needed a little help to get back on their
  feet

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And What They Have Said
Im thanking God for sending you guys to help
my family. The furniture and Christian love
behind your ministry have really made our
apartment a home. Thank you for all that you
do!!
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What You Can Do To Help

• We need donations of gently used furniture
  (beds, dressers,
• mattresses, sheets, tables, chairs, sofas,
  kitchen supplies, etc.)
• We will gratefully pick up your items and
  provide a tax receipt.
• Even if you have nothing to donate, you can
  also help with
• deliveries (second Saturday morning of each
  month)
• Or if you cant do either, we can always use
  monetary gifts
• To help us with any of the above, please call
  336-212-2937

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Thank You!
And God Bless
Whatever you did for one of the least of these,
you did for me. Matthew 2540