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From: CWS Lancaster <sponsorlanc@cwsglobal.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:05 PM
Subject: CWS Newsletter
To: "info@gehmanmennonitechurch.org" <info@gehmanmennonitechurch.org>

Web Version Dear Friends, As some of you may know we are currently halfway through our busiest month on record, with more than 60 refugee individuals arriving in September alone. We are grateful to you for your strong and continued support in welcoming refugees. As case managers, employment specialists, legal counselors, welcome teams, and volunteers are busy, busy getting newly arriving families adjusted as quickly and efficiently as possible, we want to take a moment to say thank you, for your commitment in walking beside these new community members. Together, we are making an impact. Thank you for the time that you spend with us! Below are a few updates for the upcoming months. Gratefully, Urgent Items Needed We are in urgent need of in-kind donations for our household set ups! Some of the most urgent items are as follows: - large plates and bowls - serving sized plates and bowls - glasses and mugs - eating and cooking utensils - soap, shampoo and deodorant - blankets, towels and new sheets - dining chairs and tables - sofa chairs and loveseats - rice cookers and complete pot/pan sets with lids - small dressers and lamps Please visit our website http://www.cwslancaster.org for a complete list of accepted in-kind donation items. Then call Christine at (717) 358-9278, or Josh at (717) 615-0974 to schedule an appointment to drop off your items at our 308 East King Street location in Lancaster. Blessing Baskets Have Returned! Blessing Baskets are back! For those of you who don't know, a blessing basket is a basket filled with gift cards that you can purchase and donate to families who may be facing challenges in their resettlement. CWS-Lancaster partnered with many wonderful churches last year, and were able to recieve a few dozen gift cards to give to our clients-- but we have run out of our supply! This is a great opportunity to get your place of business, organization, or church talking about refugees and make a difference for local refugees in Lancaster. Gift cards such as Walmart and Giant are preferable, please! You may contact Christine Baer at cbaer@cwsglobal.org for more details. Save the Date! Recommended background reading  is suggested (but not required).  The recommended book is City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence. Stay tuned for more details as we near the dates! Fall is in the air, it's time to start thinking of EXTRAORDINARY things! Extraordinary Give is on November 18th, 2016. Be sure to follow us on Facebook for more exciting details of the day!            CWS Lancaster Immigration and Refugee Program 308 East King Street Lancaster, PA 17602 cwsglobal.org  •  cwslancaster.org  •  donate now remove me from this list