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2009 has come to a close, and it has been a blessed year for Ministry. This is just a synopsis of what has been accomplished during the year.

·       Fed and clothed over 4500 participates.

·       Provided temporary shelter for 15 single moms and family units.

·       Provided lunches for the working homeless and needy in community.

·       Paid electric bills for 10 single moms, and paid water for 2 families.

·       Provided bags of groceries in 102 homes with the number of children ranging from 4-8 who couldn’t receive food from any other source.

·       Provided groceries to approximately 15 – 20 homeless on a weekly basis.

·       Also provided assistance to our homeless who live in the county parks – relocating to another park every 14 days.

·       During Monthly Outreach, we serviced 45-80 homeless and needy guests with clothing shoes, toiletries, groceries, hot meal, etc.

·       Provided furnishings for families who had little/nothing.

·       Provided Bus tickets for homeless participates relocating with family members in other cities/states.

·       Donations of food, clothing, toiletries, infant formula, pampers were given to other agencies who needed resources to help their clients.

·       Offered prayers and consolation to grieving members of homeless and needy population who were in desperate situations.

·       5^th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner provided over 3000 pieces of clothing, toiletries, socks, blankets shoes, etc. Gave out approximately 200 bags of groceries to families, and over 100 bags to the homeless. Served a 7 course meal, and provided services of haircuts, foot massages, school supplies, children arts & crafts, etc. Over 800 guests participated in the festivities.

·       3^rd Annual Christmas Dinner, co-hosted with River of Life Cluster Churches, served over 450 guests with delicious hot meal w/full trimmings. We also provided clothes, toiletries, shoes, blankets, socks and many other items.

·       We gave out over 400 gifts to children as we celebrated the birth of Jesus.

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

• Publix Corporate Office in Lakeland

• SweetBay Store #1867

• Winn Dixie Store # 0647

• TECO

• 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

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!