When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn

People To People Ministries

Volume 1, Issue 3

March 2018

454 East Bowman Street, Wooster Ohio 44691 (330) 262 - 1662 WWW.PTPM.NET

From the Desk of Amy Hostetler & Teresa

Marley, Food Pantry Coordinators

Pantry News

What wonderful devotion to our ministry. These volunteers wake up bright and early to serve our community. They are picking up food from the Akron Food Bank which is delivered to the Wooster area. They arrive there at around 6:30 AM the second Tues-day of every month and load several pallets of food to be then delivered to People to People Ministries. Once at our center they unload and the food is brought in to be sorted so we can distribute to our clients. Thank you to all that serve our community and helping People To People Ministries be able to help people in need.

God Bless You All!!!!

CAN WE EMAIL THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOU?? Email us at specialprojects@ptpm.net and help us reduce our costs.

From the Desk of Michelle Weaver, Manager

of Special Projects, Boutique, & Social Media

Special Projects News & Dates

Clothing: We have been reorganizing since the week after Thanksgiving in our clothing room. We have made a lot of changes to help better assist our clients. We now have departments. We have a men’s, women’s, baby’s & children's, career & work area, a seasonal section, housewares, and a new Boutique. We still have some fine tuning but stop by and check it out!

Music of the Heart: Will be held on Sunday, April 22...more information to come next month. Also keep checking the website for more updated information as we receive it. Ticket sales will be announced soon.

Annual Meeting: Will be held on May 1st, 2018 at the Wooster Presbyterian Church from 6:30 PM till 8:30 PM. Stay tuned for more information.

Back to School Program: Will be held on August 5th - 9th, 2018 at the Church of the Nazarene. We are still looking for more people to help out with the committee we are putting together for this event. We are wanting to plan the meeting the middle of April on a Sunday after church.. Please contact me with any questions you may have.

From the heart of the Director, Joe Szeker

People to People Ministries –some say its

all in a name, so what about our name. I

considered that question as I got a chance

to sit at our intake desk this week and

meet “people” that come into our building

looking for assistance. There are varied

needs and reasons for each one, and it

falls upon our “people” at the intake desk

or our financial office to determine best

how we can help them. People listening to

people, caring individuals with a common

desire to serve “people” and show com-

passion and respect, yet they have a few

decisions to make in a short period of

time. I watched and listened and observed

the real desire of a heart to help and yet a

thought to be responsible to properly han-

dle the resources GOD has provided to us.

Resources provided by many gracious

“people” from churches, organizations,

business and individuals who give of their

resources. People using their hearts and

heads for a common desire to help people.

I am so thankful for all those who have

been any part of the great blessing People

to People Ministries has been to this coun-

ty, to our loyal donor base, one time

champions and the churches that follow

the leading of GOD to help us continue to

be a LIGHT to reach out in compassion to

be JESUS and show HIS love. Thankful to

each and every staff member and volun-

teer that have endured changes, learning

some new things in some time stressful

situations all to serve people. I truly be-

lieve we must serve with hearts and minds

set on loving people. Being People to Peo-

ple is our ministry.

Ways you can help…… Volunteer: We need volunteers on all shifts in the clothing department. Come help shop for our clients.

Household Items: Silverware, adult sleeping bags, skillets, pots, & pans, can openers, toasters, dishes.

Clothing: Men's jeans (small sizes), tennis shoes & steel toed shoes/boots (size 9 and larger.)

Personal Items: Razors (men or women), Laundry Soap, Dish Soap, Body Wash, Toothpaste

Food Items: Spaghetti Sauce, Cereal, Manwich Sauce, Taco Shells, Coffee

Akron Canton Regional Food Bank

Non-Profit

Organization U.S. POSTAGE

P A I D Wooster, OH 44691

Permit No. 69

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

REPORT OF ACTIVITIES: JANUARY 2018

TOTAL APPLICANTS 983 (Representing 2,489 individuals with 982 needs) TOTAL NEEDS ASSISTED 976 (91 with funds, 885 in-kind) TOTAL NEEDS TURNED DOWN 4 (0 for lack of funds, 4 for other reasons)

Fiscal Year October through September

People To People Ministries 454 E. Bowman Street Wooster, Ohio 44691

Month Month Needs Value of Assisted Assistance MINISTRIES: FUNDS 91 $19,060 Utilities 54 $9,311

Shelter 31 $8,577

Medical 4 $565

Transportation 0 $0 Miscellaneous 2 $608 MINISTRIES: IN KIND 885 $30,855 Food 411 $15,103

Food Individuals 1085 Clothes/House Items 173 $13,293 Other In-Kind 301 $2,459 Special Projects Special Project Individuals

TOTAL ASSISTANCE 976 $49,915 NEEDS TURNED DOWN 4 $585

ASSISTANCE WITH FUNDS $19,060 FUNDS IN FROM 13 CHURCHES $6,572 PURCHASES FOR MINISTRY

$712 OTHER DONATIONS

$8,669 FUNDS USED FOR MINISTRIES

$19,772 TOTAL DONATIONS

$15,241 VOLUNTEERS:184 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED 1,011 HOURS

AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT: Wooster 695 Burbank 2 Fredericksburg 0 Sterling 5 Orrville 103 Doylestown 14 Marshallville 3 West Salem 8 Rittman 45 Creston 18 Shreve 39 Other WayneCo 1 Apple Creek 11 Dalton 9 Smithville 23 Transients 0

Doug Haidat, Bike Repair Volunteer

The mission, said Haidet, is to provide roadworthy bikes for children whose parents may not be able to afford one, as well as adults who may need a bike as a means of transportation to their place of employment.

A true story of our prayers being answered here at PTPM. We prayed for a bike repair person and Jesus sent us Doug. We couldn't be happier.

Thank you Jesus for answered prayers.