Comments on: Open thread – Day of Service http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/ A Mormon Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mark Brown http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134522 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:53:29 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134522 Putting them up right now, LF! Thank you.

]]> By: Left Field http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134520 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:37:13 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134520 My ward in Louisiana collected canned goods for several months and donated them to three local charities. On April 25, ward members volunteered at the feeding ministry of the local AME Church. The Primary children sang several songs at the event. I sent in some photographs yesterday, but I don’t know if anyone got them.

]]> By: Kinda O http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134439 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:26:45 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134439 #3 — Indiana FEELS like the Bible belt, so the label is accurate in some sense! I didn’t hear a thing about an LDS service project, but a senior member in town organized the Mormons to rake up sticks at a local park as part of an interfaith “Beautify the town” effort this weekend. So for us, the impetus had nothing to do with the LDS church.

]]> By: rl http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134423 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:07:46 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134423 The Raleigh North Carolina Stake had a 5k “Lengthen Your Stride” race Saturday morning at the Wake Forest ward’s building. To register for the race you had to donate at least 10 canned goods/food items or ten dollars each. An announcer said that over 1000 people were running. No food was given but will be later. A great idea and activity for something I hope becomes an annual event.

]]> By: Jami http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134301 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:15:12 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134301 A service date night. Totally do-able. Ta-da!

]]> By: Scott B http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134300 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:45:42 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134300 Don’t you realize that the day of service conflicts with date night? May all of your marriages suffer because of your ill-timed Christian service.

]]> By: manaen http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134296 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:41:52 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134296 Our stake in OC, SoCal is participating tomorrow.

]]> By: Chad Too http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134202 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:29:19 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134202 Our NC/SC stake set it up so that every ward decided at the ward level what their ward would do. Of course, that mean that ward splits will happen the weekend before. :)

Our ward in its new configuration is doing a food drive to help stock a local food bank. The YM/YW passed out bags last Wednesday and we’re all gathering them in on Saturday.

]]> By: bbell http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134197 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:32:53 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134197 Our youth conference is at the Special Olympics tomorrow. I think we kind of overwhelmed them with our numbers of volunteers (275) but it will be great.

]]> By: Tiny G http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/24/open-thread-day-of-service/#comment-134195 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:14:53 +0000 http://bycommonconsent.com/?p=7633#comment-134195 Our stake has events at three buildings plus the youth are going to visit two “old folks” homes. Blood drives at two buildings, community gardening project, quilting projects, gathering food (for the last month) for the food bank and then working at the food bank to stock shelves, getting emergency training from the state, child school packet distribution, and a few other things going on.

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