United Women in Faith (UMW) News
No April meeting
District Meeting at Main Street Sat. April 13
Register today for District Meeting - Deadline, April 3rd
Since we are hosting the Dist. meeting in April we decided to forgo our monthly meeting. We will be sponsoring an UMCOR clean up bucket and Feminine Hygiene kits to assemble at our May meeting. Watch for future information about donations for those. Thank you to those who are involved in providing pies for the April Ham & Bean Supper.
Below are some notes that Cheryl Merrill took at our March meeting:
Stepping Stones Volunteers:
"As volunteers at the Stepping Stones Program in Nashua, Lynn Moseley and Mavis Pyle spoke of their opportunities at this drop-in center. Stepping Stones provides supportive services for eighteen to twenty five year old young adults facing homelessness in the Nashua area. At the drop-in center, young people have the ability to meet their basic needs and receive help with plans to reach their goals. If they have success there, they can move to the Step-Up Program where they can live on-site to work on the skills they need to live independently. Lynn is at Stepping Stones one day a week and works mostly in the kitchen preparing foods which are much appreciated by the young people and also doing cleaning chores. She also encourages them to observe the rules which are intended for the kitchen department. Mavis is very busy with tasks in "back storage room". She organizes food that comes from Amazon deliveries and the Nashua Food Bank. There are many clothing donations that have to be sorted and shelved. An inventory of goods is kept and clothing is there for the young people to take. Items that are always needed are toiletries for males and females plus cleaning supplies, i.e. mops, buckets, and cleaners. Lynn and Mavis encouraged those interested in volunteering as there are many tasks available to choose from. It was suggested that the program could really use a water dispenser. Check out https://www.steppingstonesnh.org for more information."
Layette Inventory:
Sara Chambers has inventoried the items we currently have for layettes:
She also reported that 9 to 12 month items are in low supply and handmade blankets/sweaters are appreciated. Donations of items for the categories which have very few would be helpful. There is the veteran's baby shower and other opportunities to share these much needed items for new moms.
Recycling Opportunities:
There was a discussion around recycling ideas we could participate in along with suggestions on recycling to reduce our carbon footprint to helpfully effect the aquaculture and agriculture fields and to take time to compost. Many plastic bags and wraps are recyclable in bins at grocery stores and the Nashua Senior Center - we encourage you to recycle these on your own and drop off at your local store. They end up at NexTrex for recycling and are made into park benches, decks and the like. Look for numbers 2 and 4 in the recycling triangles. All bags must be clean, dry and with paper stickers removed. Bubble wrap needs to be popped - a fun activity!
