WELCOME
First United Methodist Church is sponsoring the first annual Rockwall Great Days of Service (GDS) event.
Throughout the weekend, volunteers complete much-needed service projects for local non-profit organizations. These projects build community while educating citizens about the needs around them. In all, Great Days of Service aims to complete 25 different service projects that will impact hundreds of lives in our community.
In case you missed some of the details, here are a few...
OVER 235 MISSIONARIES
over 200 Troops Welcomed with 300 Treat Bags
over 600 pairs of shoes collected, cleaned and stocked at Crossroads Community Services, Dallas
233 hand made Birthday Blessings for the Children’s Methodist Children’s Home, Waco
321 Busy Bags for Hospitalized Children
84 handmade blankets for babies in need for Project Linus
7 carloads of food collected and stocked for Helping Hands
40 volunteers cleaning our local parks: Lofland, Myers, the Shores
dozens of loaves of bread for friends feeling alone/homebound
2 closets cleaned and ready for customers at One Man’s Treasure
bingo, singing, crafts, and fun with senior friends at Senior living centers
2 massive mounds of mulch moved for the Methodists
hundreds of toiletries collected for women in need at domestic violence shelter
120 square feet of tile for the Pregnancy Resource Center, Rockwall
2 bathrooms remodeled at the Helping Hands Health Center, Rockwall
hundreds of books moved for Wesley Rankin Community Center, Dallas
20 Habitat Helpers, new home in Royse City
Rockwall firefighters fed
5 new counselors for Society of St. Stephens
hundreds of homeless served breakfast at Stewpot in Downtown Dallas
GREAT DAYS OF SERVICE -2011
January 14-16, 2011
OVER 235 MISSIONARIES
over 200 Troops Welcomed with 300 Treat Bags
over 600 pairs of shoes collected, cleaned and stocked at Crossroads Community Services, Dallas
233 hand made Birthday Blessings for the Children’s Methodist Children’s Home, Waco
321 Busy Bags for Hospitalized Children
84 handmade blankets for babies in need for Project Linus
7 carloads of food collected and stocked for Helping Hands
40 volunteers cleaning our local parks: Lofland, Myers, the Shores
dozens of loaves of bread for friends feeling alone/homebound
2 closets cleaned and ready for customers at One Man’s Treasure
bingo, singing, crafts, and fun with senior friends at Senior living centers
2 massive mounds of mulch moved for the Methodists
hundreds of toiletries collected for women in need at domestic violence shelter
120 square feet of tile for the Pregnancy Resource Center, Rockwall
2 bathrooms remodeled at the Helping Hands Health Center, Rockwall
hundreds of books moved for Wesley Rankin Community Center, Dallas
20 Habitat Helpers, new home in Royse City
Rockwall firefighters fed
5 new counselors for Society of St. Stephens
hundreds of homeless served breakfast at Stewpot in Downtown Dallas
GREAT DAYS OF SERVICE -2011
January 14-16, 2011