Serve In the Community

Thank you to all who ordered school supply packages through Winkies Toys & Variety! We received 38 orders! There are a few things needed to go with each of those 38 supply packages that we will collect at FPLC. We are collecting ONLY these things at the Church office:

New sturdy backpacks (empty) for kindergarten – high school children (No purse-like bags nor sling bags please)
Packaged KN95 masks—both children and adult sizes
Scientific Calculators—new or used (approx. $10 at various stores/online)
Individual-sized hand sanitizer bottles
Books—see the list below for examples of culturally diverse book suggestions.
Monetary donations—if you would like to make a monetary donation, the funds will be used to buy these items. (Please write All Peoples School Supplies in the memo line. Online donation option to come later this week by clicking HERE)

Please contact Stacia if you have any questions.

Donating

Help the guests of MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary stay warm and well-fed this winter. We have set up an Amazon gift regisry with the items they need most and will update it seasonally.

Go to our registry (click the button below or search Amazon's custom gift registries for MBHS).
Select and pay for the items you choose
They will be sent directly to MBHS's delivery address

Purchase items where you like and deliver to FPLC.

Crock pots
Toaster ovens
Space heaters
Electric skillets
Electric hot plates
Blenders (for those who have trouble chewing)
Fans
If you have any questions, please reach out to Stacia Hickey through the link below.

Serenity Inn's goal is to provide a safe place for men in Milwaukee to recover from their addiction to either drugs or alcohol. FPLC volunteers provide dinner to the residents 3 times a month. Eat with the men, drop dinner off or even order them a meal to be delivered by a restaurant! They are following COVID-19 protocols. For more information on volunteering, Covid requirements, and/or to sign up, click the "Make a Meal" button below. It's a great activity to do with your middle/high school-aged youth so they can hear the anti-drug/alcohol message.

If you can't make the FPLC dates, or they are full, you can sign up for other dates directly through Serenity Inns' volunteer page. Just click the button below to go to that page.

For more information about volunteering, please contact Lorraine Buehler.

Donating

After a break due to Covid and the construction, we are now able to schedule blood drives again right here at FPLC in Fellowship Hall!

We will have 7 drives throughout the next 12 months—approximately every 9 weeks, so you can donate at each one or whichever dates best fit your schedule.

We have 6 dates scheduled over the next year:

2023

July 26; 1 - 6 pm

September 28; 1 - 6 pm

2024

January 17; 1-6 pm

March 21; 1-6 pm

May 23; 1-6

July 23; 1-6 pm

September 24; 1-6 pm

November 26; 1-6 pm

Volunteering

If you are interested in volunteering at the blood drives, we would love to have one volunteer at each date for the last 45 minutes to answer any questions the Versiti staff may have and to lock the building up afterwards. If you are interested in one or more dates, please contact Stacia Hickey; stacia@foxpointchurch.org or 414-352-8990.

The Gathering is committed to feeding the hungry in body, mind and spirit. By preparing & distributing bag lunches, you can do this too! When you arrive at The Gathering, you will be greeted by the day's coordinator and given instructions for the morning. Generally, you'll be packing hot meals in "to go" containers, making sandwiches which go along with each meal and handing the meals out to guests at The Gathering. Afterward there is clean up time and some dishes to be washed. Please wear clothing you don't mind working in.

When minors are volunteering, FPLC requests that an adult either volunteer with them or that you arrange for them to join another family attending the event who can get them home or stay with them until they are picked up.

Click the button below to sign up. FPLC dates will resume in the fall, but you can sign up for other dates at The Gathering by clicking The Gathering's Volunteer Button below.

For more information about volunteering, please contact Stacia Hickey by clicking below.

FPLC has a committee of devoted members who are sponsoring two refugee families from Afghanistan. Without donations of funds, furniture and time, we could not have dreamed of being able to do this! Thank you!
Members of both families are busy! They have begun school and English classes, some have found jobs while others are preparing for employement, they getting to know their way around their new city. They have begun taking the bus and are working toward getting their drivers lisenses.

We have a strong committee of people who are very dedicated to assisting these wonderful families. If you have any questions about the program or would like to donate funds to help support our efforts, please contact Stacia Hickey through link below.