{"id":17,"date":"2015-09-21T12:05:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T12:05:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-09-21T12:05:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T12:05:05","slug":"water-bottles-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2015\/09\/21\/water-bottles-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Bottles for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love hearing ideas from our constituents. Bonnie from <a href=\"http:\/\/gravesmemorialpresbyterianchurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church<\/a> in Clinton, NC called recently to say that their congregation had found a great idea &#8211; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/specofferings\/\" target=\"_parent\">Pinterest<\/a>, of all places!<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that the summer Vacation Bible School was using a &#8220;water&#8221; theme, Bonnie was looking for a fundraiser to tie in the Giving Catalog. Their goal was to buy a whole <a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/OG10008\/\" target=\"_parent\">well<\/a>! She found the idea to fill water bottles with dimes as a fundraiser, and decided to make it work for her congregation. When I talked to her after the project had completed, she said the whole process was wonderful &#8211; and very easy to get everyone excited about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Bonnie bought 8 oz water bottles, and found that they held roughly $40 worth of dimes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">She used address labels to put instructions on each bottle &#8211; the youth group helped her stick them on in no time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Kids handed out bottles on Mother&#8217;s Day, and extras were kept in the church office for those who missed it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Members were reminded to bring their bottles back (filled!) on the Sunday after Father&#8217;s day &#8211; to kick off VBS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/sd103630_wi08_cover_xl.jpg\" alt=\"Water bottle piggy bank\" width=\"250\" \/>\n<p>This inspiring story (and some Pinterest searching of my own) got me thinking &#8211; what about changing it up and making a piggy bank to <a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/OG20009\/\" target=\"_parent\">sponsor a piglet<\/a>&nbsp;from the new catalog?<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a great idea for promoting the Giving Catalog? <a href=\"mailto:specialofferings@pcusa.org\">Let us know!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I love hearing ideas from our constituents. 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