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Countdown to MOM's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Count your blessings one by one, and day by day, up until June 12
Middleton Times Tribune - May, 2005
by Dietrich Gruen, Middleton Outreach Ministry
This 25-day calendar was created by MOM volunteer Connie Ott and staff Ellen Carlson for three reasons: (1) to give you and your family a way to reflect on the blessings you’ve received; (2) raise awareness of those in need; and (3) to tell how Middleton Outreach Ministry addresses those needs. Please adapt this calendar to suit your family by deciding what size coins you would like to use. If you are not able to use coins, say a prayer for each coin instead. To further explain a particular MOM program, visit our 25th Anniversary page.
Collect the money in a small container (coin boxes are available at the MOM office and at any of the 12 MOM churches) and offer your coins in our joint worship service 4pm, Sunday, June 12 at St. Luke’s. You may also bring your donations to the MOM office. Thank you for participating and giving to your neighbors in need.
May 19 Jesus says in Matthew 25 that whatever you do for those in need you are doing for Him. Add a coin for each time today that you helped someone.
May 20 On average, one out of three Americans live in poverty at least 2 months of the year. Add a coin for every three members of your family.
May 21 MOM began as a ministry to the large number of apartments in the Middleton area. Add a coin for every apartment your family has lived in.
May 22 MOM serves over 250 families each month with groceries. Add a coin for each grocery bag your household purchased this week.
May 23 Many people have no place to live. Add a coin for the home that your family lives in.
May 24 MOM’s symbol, two hands holding on together, represents the hand of someone in need connected with the hand of someone providing help. Add a coin for the number of hands in your family.
May 25 One of every six kids in America lives in poverty. Add a coin in for every six kids in your class at school or every 6 people in your workplace.
May 26 MOM provides a Christmas dinner for the community each Dec. 25th. Add a coin for each person at the table where your family eats Christmas dinner.
May 27 In some families, a mom or dad will not eat, so that their child will have enough food. MOM’s Food Pantry helps provide food, so that no one has to go hungry. Add a coin in thankfulness for your mom and dad, and for MOM.
May 28 MOM has been serving its neighbors in need for 25 years. Add a coin for each year your family has lived in your neighborhood.
May 29 By September 2003, 2.1 million American jobless workers—nearly a quarter of the total unemployed population—had been out of work six months or more, the highest level in 20 years. Add a coin for each month this year you or your parents have been able to work.
May 30 MOM provides filled backpacks for children every August. Add a coin for each child and adult in your family who went to school this year.
May 31 MOM assists people in paying for their medicine. Add a coin for each medicine someone in your family takes to keep them healthy.
June 1 The Project for Older People provides rides for about 25 elderly people each week. Add a coin for every time your family has driven in a car today.
June 2 MOM distributes donated towels to families from its Distribution Center. Add a coin for each bathroom in your home.
June 3 Over 200 families are connected to donors through MOM’s Adopt-A-Family program every Christmas. Add a coin for each family that your family gives gifts to at Christmas.
June 4 MOM helps provide energy assistance for those who cannot pay their energy bill. Add a coin for every appliance in your home that requires electricity or gas to operate!
June 5 Wisconsin had one of the top ten increases in poverty in 2003. Add a coin for every family member who lives in Wisconsin.
June 6 Around 20 families each month receive Rental Assistance from MOM. Add a coin for each $100 your family spent this month on rent or mortgage (for example, $800 = 8 coins).
June 7 Twelve core churches support MOM. Add a coin for your place of worship.
June 8 More than 90% of MOM clients live below the federal poverty level. Not until a family reaches twice the federal poverty level (twice for a family of four = $37,700) can parents provide their children with basic necessities. Add a coin for each meal you ate today.
June 9 MOM provides jackets for families unable to purchase them. Add a coin for every jacket in your family’s closet.
June 10 MOM employs 8 people to serve our community. Add a coin for each in thanksgiving for their work.
June 11 Today you may have participated in the “Walk-a-Mile-in-Their-Shoes” walkathon for MOM. Add a coin for every mile your family walked. If you didn’t participate, add a coin for every place your family volunteers.
June 12 MOM hopes to serve the community for another 25 years to come—at least! Add a piece of paper money for the next 25 of years of MOM, that MOM might be a “legacy of caring.”
This month we begin the final countdown to the actual 25th anniversary events coming June 6-12. For a preview of our weeklong birthday party, visit our 25th Anniversary Page.
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