Garden Angel Project
The congregation of Unity Northwest Church, 259 E. Central Road in Des Plaines, invites everyone in the northwest suburbs to participate in a project to feed the hungry and the homeless over the next few weeks.
"Just drop off a few of your spare fresh vegetables at the church, and representatives from Wings ("Women in Need Growing Stronger") of Palatine and the Self-Help Food Pantry and Closet of Des Plaines will pick them up and distribute them to the needy in our community," said Rev. Greg Barrette, Senior Minister of Unity Northwest Church.
"In May, we distributed plants to our congregation, and we are now harvesting a bumper crop!" said Rev. Barrette. "Our children, under the direction of Rev. Diane Venzera, planted a huge garden behind the church that they have been tending and harvesting each week in anticipation of this project. Their Sunday lessons are about being good stewards of the earth, and taking responsibility for feeding those in need."
"But now, we want to share the wealth of this experience with the community and invite everyone to participate. It will warm your heart and lift up your mind. It is so easy to feed the hungry! So much of the food collected by our wonderful local social service agencies is canned or processed, by necessity. We thought that we could each dedicate at least one vegetable plant and donate this healthier food to the hungry," said Rev. Barrette.
"Just drop off a few of your spare fresh vegetables at the church, and representatives from Wings ("Women in Need Growing Stronger") of Palatine and the Self-Help Food Pantry and Closet of Des Plaines will pick them up and distribute them to the needy in our community," said Rev. Greg Barrette, Senior Minister of Unity Northwest Church.
"In May, we distributed plants to our congregation, and we are now harvesting a bumper crop!" said Rev. Barrette. "Our children, under the direction of Rev. Diane Venzera, planted a huge garden behind the church that they have been tending and harvesting each week in anticipation of this project. Their Sunday lessons are about being good stewards of the earth, and taking responsibility for feeding those in need."
"But now, we want to share the wealth of this experience with the community and invite everyone to participate. It will warm your heart and lift up your mind. It is so easy to feed the hungry! So much of the food collected by our wonderful local social service agencies is canned or processed, by necessity. We thought that we could each dedicate at least one vegetable plant and donate this healthier food to the hungry," said Rev. Barrette.