Service Day 2021

Every year at the end of Spiritual Emphasis Week, we have the opportunity to partake in the SEW Service Day to benefit ministries and organizations around the city.  Over the next two weeks, the 9^th Grade Advisories will be collecting supplies that will help benefit one of our partner ministries, American Caribbean Experience.  ACE is an ministry in St. Mary’s, Jamaica that seeks to meet the basic needs of their communities through education, healthcare, enterprise, and discipleship.  We’ve had the opportunity to send 5 mission teams from FRA to serve in Jamaica over the years and look forward to serving them this year remotely.  

One of their biggest needs currently involves school supplies for the students in their programs and some basic hygiene items for their families.  We have an incredible opportunity to love our neighbors and assist them in serving our community by bringing in the following supplies:

• Archie: Backpacks
• Dawson: Pens, pencils, 24 pack crayons, Highlighters
• Kelso: Folders, College Ruled Paper, and Children’s scissors
• Maguire: Erasers, Pencil Sharpeners, Glue Sticks, Rulers
• Schneider: Composition Notebooks and Wipes
• Zenner: Bars of Soap and Wipes
• Bartha: Shampoo and Deodorant
• Hilkin: Shampoo and Deodorant
• Koogler, Pierce, Webber: Backpacks

Every year at the end of Spiritual Emphasis Week, we have the opportunity to partake in the SEW Service Day to benefit ministries and organizations around the city.  Over the next two weeks, the 10th Grade Advisories will be collecting supplies that will help benefit one of our partner organizations, The King’s Daughters’ School. TKDS promotes independence through educational, residential and community services for individuals with developmental disabilities.  

In years’ past, we’ve welcomed them on campus and thrown a Valentine’s festival for them, but due to COVID we will collect supplies and make each student a care package with goodies and notes of encouragement.  We have an incredible opportunity to love our neighbors by bringing in the following supplies:

• Berkompas: Stickers (at least 200-300 sheets) and Crayons (100 8-ct)
• Berry: Bouncy Balls (at least 200) and Popcorn (90 individually wrapped packages)
• Feyes: Blow Pops (at least 300) and Packages of Candy Hearts (at least 200-300)
• Halpin: Play Doh (at least 180 small (4oz) containers)
• Palmermore: Mini Bubbles (at least 200)
• Virgin, Wiley and Wilson: Coloring Books (at least 100)
• Zepeda: Small individually packaged candy

Every year at the end of Spiritual Emphasis Week, we have the opportunity to partake in the SEW Service Day to benefit ministries and organizations around the city.  Over the next two weeks, the 11th Grade Advisories will be collecting in order to replenish FRA Service Club’s Emergency Relief Supplies.  During local and regional disasters, such as last spring’s tornadoes, we want to be able to provide instant relief to local organizations and ministries serving the affected communities.

We have an incredible opportunity to love our neighbors at the drop of a hat when emergencies arise by bringing in the following supplies:

• Albright: Packages of Clothespins, Scrub Brushes (with or without handles), and Scouring pads (no stainless steel or pads with soap in them)
• Black: Re-usable cleaning wipes (no terrycloth, microfiber, or paper towels), 
• Cascarano: Air fresheners (size 4-8oz. or 3 solid/gel tabs – must be pump spray or tabs)
• Flegel: Work gloves (leather or cotton with leather palm) and Kitchen gloves (must be multi-use) 
• Gilreath: Dish soap (16-34oz. bottle – liquid only)
• Jones: Insect Repellent (sizes 6-14oz pump spray or pack of 10-20 wipes)
• Salato: N95 Particulate Respirator Dust Masks (1-3mm thickness; no surgical masks)
• Stabler: Trash bags (33-45 gallon sizes)
• Stacy: Laundry detergent (32-64 oz. – liquid only)
• Strazerri: Household cleaner (16-40oz. – liquid concentrate only; no sprays)
• EVERYONE: 5 Gallon Buckets (snap lid only) – new or used, but must be clean if used

Every year at the end of Spiritual Emphasis Week, we have the opportunity to partake in the SEW Service Day to benefit ministries and organizations around the city.  Over the next two weeks, the 12th Grade Advisories will be collecting supplies that will help benefit a local ministry, Nashville YoungLives. Nashville YoungLives is Young Life's local ministry for teen moms. They engage in relationships with pregnant and parenting teens and their babies by entering their world, displaying the unconditional love of Christ, and calling them into their role as women and mothers who have been deeply purposed by God.

One of their biggest needs currently involves creating newborn baskets for their expecting new parents. We have an incredible opportunity to love our neighbors and assist them in serving our community by bringing in the following supplies:

• Bachert and Climer: Backpacks, Baby Wipes
• Brady: Pacifiers, Baby Wipes, Small Snacks (such as Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Crackers, Crackers, Dried Fruit, Nuts)
• Hammat/Wisthoff: Baby Bottles, Small Snacks (such as Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Crackers, Crackers, Dried Fruit, Nuts)
• Kaiser: Diapers (size newborn and 1), Small Individual Wrapped Candy
• Scruggs: Diapers (size newborn and 1), Small Individual Wrapped Candy
• Tucker: Baby Bottles, Small Individual Wrapped Candy 
• Moix: Newborn Onesies, Little Lovies
• Huddleston: Newborn Onesies, Little Lovies