HOSTED ACTIVITIES:
In addition to the activities and opportunities listed below, Trinity Presbyterian Church also hosts these very worthwhile organizations on our campus:

Philip's Academy: http://philipsacademync.org/

Shepherd's Center of Charlotte: http://shepherdscharlotte.org/

Freedom School Partners (during the summer months): http://freedomschoolpartners.org

Christmas Outreach Projects

Contact:  Peggy Harding (Peggy Harding - 704-846-4170)

The Christmas Gift List for Thompson Child and Family Focus is one way that Trinity brings joy and love to the many children that are living in dormitories and group housing at Thompson. These children are displaced from their parents due to abuse and mental problems within their families. Our congregation donates gifts to this project which runs from mid-November to early December.

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Crisis Assistance Ministry Clothing Closet

Contacts: Rick Hutchins – 704-366-2475

Trinity has designated a space in the Administrative building to collect clothing and other household items for Crisis Assistance Ministry.  Crisis Assistance Ministry is dedicated to helping low-income families who are facing a financial emergency and struggling to meet their basic needs.  The agency offers resources and programs to help them get back on their feet.  www.crisisassistance.org

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Friendship Garden

Coordinators:
Carol and Gary Sugg  704-552-2955

FRIENDSHIP GARDEN UPDATE: On Saturday, April 20, 2013, Trinity volunteers were joined by youth from South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church to plant the summer vegetables.  Jeff O'Keefe has returned the bees to our campus hive.  Fred Brandt and Dick Felkner have built a bin for the gardeners' use.  These combined efforts will undoubtedly produce bountiful tomatoes, okra, squash, beans, potatoes, cucumbers carrots, radishes, broccoli and pumpkins!  Our vegetables will help feed recipients of Friendship Trays meals in the Charlotte area.  We also planted a butterfly garden. 

Wanna get involved?  Contact Carol Sugg (csrsugg@aol.com or 704-552-2955).

A BIG TRINITY THANK YOU to Home Depot/Pineville, Blackhawk Hardware and Krispy Kreme/Cotswold, all of whom made generous donations to Trinity for our garden planting day held Saturday, April 20t, 2013.
 

Friendship Gardens on Facebook

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Friendship Trays

Linda Brown – 704-364-6631

Drivers are needed five days a week.  Volunteer assistance is always necessary to coordinate the route and to distribute the food to the drivers for delivery to the homebound.  Trinity delivers a route five days a week and always welcomes volunteers who are willing to be drivers.

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Habitat for Humanity Crew

Contact:  Jimmy Hair - 704-544-3131

Trinity’s Habitat Crew is part of a national ministry that builds and renovates homes in order to provide decent housing for all.  Our crew works approximately every sixth Saturday putting vinyl siding on the houses under construction.  With donations of time, money and materials, Charlotte Habitat crews have built more than 500 homes.

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Loaves and Fishes

Contact: Carolyn Voorheis - 704-544-034-

Loaves and Fishes is a nonprofit emergency food pantry program which provides a week’s worth of groceries to people in crisis in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.  Trinity has an on-going food drive to support the needs of Loaves and Fishes with special emphasis during February and July.   www.loavesandfishes.org

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Partnership with Nations Ford Elementary School

Contact: Susanne Sawyer – 704-375-7857

Trinity began a partnership with Nations Ford Elementary School in April 2007.  Since that time, our volunteers have contributed in many ways, including:  (1) proctoring tests for third graders in the fall and end-of-grade testing in May for the third, fourth, and fifth graders; (2) helping with the Spring Book Fair; (3) working in the classrooms with individual teachers; (4) providing a Christmas Breakfast and end-of-year Teacher Celebration Luncheon; and (5)going on field trips to the Columbia Riverbank Zoo with the first graders.

The work for the children at Nations Ford Elementary School is an exciting collaboration between the staff and our volunteers.  Please join us in this meaningful partnership.  We need you, the teachers need you and most important of all, the wonderful children need you to become a part of this rich ministry!

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RAIN (Regional Aids Interfaith Network)

Contact: Carolyn Voorheis - 704-544-034-

The RAIN (Regional Aids Interfaith Network) Team is a group of committed individuals who provide non-medical support for an individual living with HIV/AIDS.

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Room in the Inn

Coordinators: Tricia Sistrunk – 704-540-1572

The Room in the Inn program provides a bed, shower, supper, breakfast and bag lunch during the cold weather months for some of Charlotte's most needy citizens, the homeless.  Our church volunteers provide these services at Trinity for twelve (12) nights during the four winter months.  The dates for 2012-2013 are December 5, 12, and 19, 2012; and January 9, 23, 30, February 6, 20, and 27 and March 6, 13, and 20, 2013. www.urbanministrycenter.org.

Team Leaders:
Transportation - Richard Williams – 704-542-6150 or rdwilliams4@gmail.com
Overnight Hosts - Lynette Neel: 704-544-1575 or neeldurham@mindspring.com
Laundry - Happy Davis: 704-364-7526 or davis_happy@bellsouth.net
Lunches - Susanne Reid:  704-844-2885 or susanne.reid@providenceday.org
Breakfasts - Nancy Williams:  704-542-6150 or nancywilliams@carolina.rr.com

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Sew 'n Sews

Coordinator: Peggy Crowley - 704-366-7900

Sew N Sews is an ecumenical group of dedicated women who offer their sewing and knitting talents to several organizations in our community.  Trinity provides workroom space for these women on Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.  They sew over-sized women's dresses, infant layettes, children's tops and bottoms and they knit scarves, hats and baby blankets for Crisis Assistance Ministry.  They also provide special aprons and blankets for the Carolina/Piedmont chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.