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Mission Of Hope
6030 Industrial Heights Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909

Directions:

From Downtown: Come down Middlebrook Pike and turn right on Amherst, right beside Party Rentals. Turn left on Industrial Heights drive.  Our Warehouse/ Office is at the top of the hill on the left. We have our MOH Trucks & Sign there.

From Weisgarber: Come towards town on Middlebrook Pike and turn left on Amherst.

Please remember that our ministry is a licensed 501c3 nonprofit organization. We are not to be confused with any other group or organization that has a similar but different name. We have all the proper licenses for local, state, and federal requirements. If you need additional information, or have questions regarding our ministry, please call our office.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

2010 Key Dates and
Volunteer Opportunities

Note:  Dates & locations will be confirmed for upcoming events on the Mission of Hope website and through Emmette’s e-mail updates.

ONGOING NEEDS

	Warehouse Workers and/or Drivers (with good backs) to pick up donated items throughout Knoxville & surrounding areas; deliveries to  ministries; and help with organization and drop offs at the warehouse.
	Office and Phone Volunteers

Sit N Sew-Complete It In A Day for the Hope

We are extremely excited about a first time event at the Mission Of Hope with our dear Friends from The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild. They are having a "Sit N Sew-Complete It In A Day" for The Hope; on Saturday, May 15th; from 9 AM to 4 PM. They actually had one of these wonderful events at another location in October 2008 and made 60 New & Beautiful Quilts; for the Children we are so blessed to serve. Mammaw's Thimble is graciously Donating the fabric for this event. Please bring a Covered Dish to share with others. The Smokey Mountain Quilters also welcome others to come and join them as well for this very special day.

To register and sign up for the Event, or get additional details; please call the Mission Of Hope Office as soon as possible at: 865-584-7571 or e-mail us at: info@missionofhope.org.

We also need some VOLUNTEERS for this event:

-Piecers with sewing machines, thread, and walking feet.
-Designers to layout, pin, and make cut outs.
-Pressers for ironing fabric and finished products.
-Quality Control checkers.
-Lunch servers and clean up needs.
-Overall General Volunteers (for various tasks-no sewing experience required).

This will be a wonderful opportunity to come and fellowship with other Quilters from our area. Please feel free to share about this exciting event with your other Sewing Groups & Sewing Friends.

Summer Mission Opportunities

I am excited to share with you about two AWESOME Summer Mission Trip Opportunities for you and your Church Youth and or Adults to consider. Many of you have asked us from time to time about such an opportunity and I would welcome you to consider either one of these as a NEW SUMMER IDEA this year.

BIG CREEK MISSIONS (Big Creek, KY)

We have been blessed to work with Kevin Rogers and this wonderful Ministry, for the past few years. They will be doing several week long Summer Mission Trips; this Summer. They have put together quite an interesting format and a mixture of Construction, Outreach, and Evangelism activities and tasks; to reach out to those in the rural Appalachian Communities where they are serving. They also have a need for the following summer Volunteers:

1. Construction Crew Chiefs (experienced) / who might want to come and pull a trailer and live at Big Creek for a few weeks this summer. This task would involve coordinating and leading the Construction Teams and the projects they will be doing.

2. Kitchen Coordinators & Helpers / who might want to come and assist in the kitchen for a few weeks this Summer. This task would involve planning, preparing, and feeding approximately 220 Volunteers/Staff each day, in their full size commercial kitchen.

Please go to their web-site at: www.BigCreekMissions.com or call them at: 606-653-0513; to get complete details and additional information or to inquire about serving along with them.

THE HOPE ACADEMY (Black Mountain, KY)

We have been blessed to work with Ginger Forbes and her Mission Of Hope Team at Christ Covenant PC, for the past several years. They have created a wonderful Summer Mission Trip which involves Outreach, Evangelism, Teaching/Mentoring, and light Construction tasks. They operate out of the Black Mountain Elementary School and stay in Harlan, KY; at a Hotel there (approximately $80 per night). There are also Camp Sites available in the area as well. The dates are: Monday June 7th thru Friday June 11th. They also conclude with an awesome and very special event for youth and adults. The trip objectives are as follows:

1. To teach classes for younger students about a Biblical world view.

2. Provide work projects at the School and nearby Community.

3. To teach adults/parents some basic courses to better enrich their lives (intro to computers, basic finance, quilting, cooking with a budget, crafts).

Please contact Ginger Forbes at: gingerforbes@hotmail.com or by phone at: 865-850-2628; to get complete details and additional information or to inquire about serving along with them.

These opportunities could change you and your Families lives. Go...and get blessed this Summer.

Thanks for your friendship and support and for helping extend True Hope.

MINISTRY NEWS

SUCCESS, and yes spelled with capital letters, is the best word to describe our Annual Christmas Program. This is due to the generous support provided by many corporations, schools, churches, civic groups and individuals which gave our Program and Delivery Teams the opportunity to take Christmas blessings into the 26 Elementary Schools. . . (more)

The 7th Annual Chick-fil-A & MOH Golf Classic on August 13, at Willow Creek Golf Club is coming up soon.  The Golf Classic proceeds support our Back To School program, which assisted over 17,000 children and their families in 2009 with food, clothes, toys and hygiene items, as well as much needed school supplies. . . (MORE)

Once again we were blessed to have the support of our Friends at the Knoxville Zoo. Nov. 14 was MOH Day, and canned food items were given as the “price for admission.” Our thanks go to the Zoo Staff . . . (DETAILS).

I recently met a dear Christian Brother from Kentucky Mountain Mission in Beattyville, KY. He needs a team of Volunteers to do some overall cleanup, yardwork, painting, carpentry and masonry repairs, and install some new carpet . . . (MORE)

Healthcare Clinics

We are still looking for volunteers to help Remote Area Medical (RAM) by assisting them with their amazing Healthcare Clinics in Rural Appalachian Communities. On May 22nd and 23rd, 2010, MOH will once again be providing healthcare professionals and volunteers . . . (MORE)

The Mission of Hope began Spring Resurrection in 2001 to provide another opportunity for our church teams to partner with our Ministries and Schools in the rural Appalachian areas. (DETAILS)

We trust you will help us to extend the Hope to our neighbors in need, just up the road in rural Appalachia. When you do something for others, you're really doing something for yourself as you follow the Golden Rule!

It takes so little on our part to make a huge difference in someone else's life. Thanks for helping Mission of Hope to continue sharing the Hope!