SLAM Nashville
Hayes Barton Youth sent a team to work with SLAM Missions (Students Living A Mission) in Nashville, TN again this year. Over 20 youth and adults headed to Nashville on July 9th for a week of service to people in need in the Nashville community.
From SLAM:
This week’s teams totally rocked! Thank you so much to @academyforgod, Arcola COYO, Galesburg UMC, @hayesbartonumc, First Presbyterian Port Huron and Midland Reformed Church. Together, you gave...
...to the elderly and disabled: -50+ pounds of produce delivery -87 hours of apt cleaning/fellowship with residents -50 women/men treated to foot and hand care through a spa day at their high-rise
... 200 hours of garden labor at @hopewell_farms_ and @thebranchnashville
...225.5 hours of facility preparation and organization for food pantry program at @thebranchnashville
...27 hours of yard work for elderly neighbors in hospice care
...43 hours facilitating English as a Second Language classes at @thebranchnashville
...27 hours fellowshipping with and providing household supplies for a newly arrived Congolese refugee family
...500 meals to homeless men, women, and children served lunch
...kid camps in 4 locations for 285+ kids from low-income families
...2,500 diapers sorted and bundled for distributing to struggling families with infants
...and cared for and loved on 25 kids during day care at a facility benefiting low-income families.
Grand Totals: 2,115 total hours serving 1200+ residents at 14 locations
