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Thanksgiving Day Dinner, 2007

Click here to view our Thanksgiving Day activities held at the Bill Carey Boys and Girls Club.  We had over 900 volunteers and guests walk through the doors for a spectacular event.  We gave out over 3,000 articles of clothing for men, women and children, as well as shoes, toiletries, blankets and other miscellaneous items.

Christmas Day Dinner, 2007

Our Christmas Day dinner was held at the Bill Carey Boys and Girls Club, and over 400 men, women and children were served.  We distributed clothing, shoes, toiletries, blankets and other items to our guests.  There were over 150 children present and we gave out toys to each of them.

The ladies were given gift boxes with soft personal items donated by the ladies from Curves of Valrico.  The Holiday Cheer Sponsorship program was a huge success.  The Ministry sponsored 12 families for Christmas, and was able to convince local businesses and organizations to sponsor another 10.  The look of happiness on the faces of these family members receiving their gifts is something words cannot describe.

New Certification Policy for 2008

Training Sessions for ALL volunteers will begin in April.  Upon completion of this training, each volunteer will receive a certificate and completion card allowing them to volunteer at any Ministry event.  While the tangible needs of the homeless are blatantly apparent, the emotional needs are not.  Our training will equip our volunteers to better serve the homeless with not only theirs meals, but in showing great care and compassion to these displaced loved ones of our Father. 

All volunteers are required to be certified in order to serve for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas events.  Contact Cynthia AFTER MARCH 1, 2008 for more information about this.

But don’t think these have been isolated events because Cynthia Pinckney Ministries provides help on a daily basis to the needy, hungry,  homeless, and displaced.  In 2003, the Ministry served Thanksgiving Dinner to about 200.  Between 2004 and 2007, over 1,500 Thanksgiving and Christmas meals were served to the needy in our community.

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

• Publix Corporate Office in Lakeland

• SweetBay Store #1867

• Winn Dixie Store # 0647

• TECO - Mr. Earl Haugebook

• Brandon Foundation

• Brandon Network Association

• Brandon Leadership Class of 2006

• Brandon Leadership Class of 2007

• Ice Pro Mechanical

• Curves of Valrico

• Brandon Business Generators

• Brandon Rental Centers
   

• Curves of Valrico donated over 700 pounds of goods and staples;

• Brandon Business Generators of Brandon donated $1,000 worth of clothing, shoes, toiletries and miscellaneous items;

• Publix at Kingsway Shopping Center in Brandon donated gift certificates;

• Winn Dixie Store #0647 at Kingsway Road in Brandon donated gift certificates; also 15 bags of groceries;

• TECO gave the ministry $500 to be used at our annual Thanksgiving Day dinner;

• Brandon Rental Centers provided tables and chairs for Thanksgiving Day.

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Cynthia Pinckney Ministries, Inc.
P. O. Box 1079  -  Seffner, FL  33583
Phone 813.571.1556

www.cynthiapinckneyministries.org

cp@cynthiapinckneyministries.org

Affiliations:

• Brandon Chamber of Commerce

• Brandon Leadership Class 2006

• Life Center of Brandon Church

• Presidents' Round Table

• Christian Business Connections

• Leadership Brandon Alumni Board

We are grateful to reporter Linda Chion Kenney with Greater Brandon Today, who has graciously provided us with our 2007 Thanksgiving Day dinner in pictures.   There is also a place to view and place comments.  To access those pictures, Click here!