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There are only 4 months left to finish lots of projects for the annual Harvest of Hands bazaar. Volunteers are needed to make this event successful; there are many projects to be completed and coordinator positions need to be filled by September.

July Crafts at Zion

Harvest of Hands volunteers meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening of each month. June’s stained glass class was a wonderful time and the butterflies that were made are beautiful. There are more great projects to come in July that you can help with:

• July 7, 9-11am: Stained Glass & beaded projects
• July 8, 7-9pm: Jewelry & beaded projects
• July 21, 9-11am: Ornaments & Bookmarks
• July 22, 7-9pm: Tree Skirts & Jewelry

Those unable to attend these times but want to help with the projects can call Joy to get the supplies to work at home.

Clean Out Your Junk Drawer: Donations of old custom jewelry, old silver hollow handled silverware, and old dishes are needed for upcoming projects (please bring them to the Wilderness Room).

Coordinators: Volunteers are still needed to coordinate White Elephant, Silent Auction, Baked Goods, Egg Rolls, and Omelets & Crepes. These positions need to be filled so the committee can start putting ideas together.

Harvest of Hands has had so much success over the years. . . Please say you will help make it a success again this year!

The project for the Wednesday evening session (June 10)  is changed. We will work on bookmarks and beaded projects. The scheduled project was Tree Skirts. We will work on that at the next evening session (June 24).

If you are interested on joining the Harvest of Hands group on Tuesday, June 9 to learn how to make these stained glass butterflies, please sign up here so we know how many to plan for.

Stained Glass Butterfly that will be taught on June 9

The annual Harvest of Hands bazaar is just 5 months away. Volunteers have been very busy and having fun at Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening sessions. They have created an assortment of crafts for our sale and have many projects to complete in the coming months.

Coordinators are needed early this year to be ahead of the game, positions include: White Elephant Silent Auction Bake Shop Demonstrators Cleanup Flyers Publicity Price tags, nametags, labels, & tickets.Please consider serving as a coordinator this year. If you have never been a coordinator and want to try, please call Joy Arens at 763.658.6124 for details.

Supplies are needed for some of the planned craft projects. If you have any of these items, please drop off in the Wilderness Room: Old jewelry to make brooches and chains, old silverware to make jewelry pieces, or old dishes to make mosaic art pieces.

Work on Crafts at Home: If  you like to work with beads making jewelry, bookmarks, and/or ornaments, or like to embroider, consider making jewelry or towels for this year’s sale. Please contact Joy for supplies if needed.

June Crafts at Zion are

• Stain Glass Butterflies on June 9th, 9-11am (with a special guest teaching the project)
• Tree Skirts & Jewelry on June 10th, 7-9pm
• Stain Glass Art on June 23rd, 9-11am
• Tree Skirts & Jewelry on June 24th, 7-9pm

Supplies are available for you to use in a variety of craft projects. Please let us know how we can supply you with material to complete projects at home or join other volunteers for one of the craft sessions in the Wilderness Room. Some of the supplies available are:
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This week is very busy with Easter so the Harvest of Hands craft group will meet next Wednesday, April 15, instead of this week. The other evening session has also been changed to the last Wednesday, April 29.

The revised schedule is

Tuesday – April 14th 9 AM to 11 AM
Wednesday – April 15th 7 PM to 9 PM

Tuesday – April 28th 9 AM to 11 AM
Wednesday – April 29th 7 PM to 9 PM

They are finishing up on projects started in March and working with beads this month. Some of the projects are Bookmarks, Jewelry, and Ornaments.

Supplies are available for many different work-at-home projects, contact Joy Arens if you need supplies.

Are you creative?
Come to one of our sessions to join us in creating crafts.
Create crafts at home to donate to the annual event. We have supplies available for you. Please contact Joy at 763-658-6124 for details.

Do you like to plan or organize things?
Come to one of our sessions with your ideas and help us plan and organize the annual event.

Do you like to make new friends and visit old friends?
Come to one of our sessions to meet new and old friends.

Do you want to make a difference in the world?
Come to one of our sessions to help us rid the world of hunger.
Projects for March
Tuesday Mornings: Painting
Wednesday Evening: Bead Work – Jewelry, bookmarks, ornaments

Members of the committee and craft groups would like to see you at one of the next sessions. If you have any questions, please contact Joy at 763.658.6124.
All proceeds from the November Harvest of Hands event benefit local and global hunger organizations such as ELCA World Hunger.

Harvest of Hands

Harvest of Hands is a committee made up of Zion members that meets ever second and fourth Wednesday evening to create crafts and organize an annual bazaar and brunch.  The funds raised go to help the World Hunger Appeal.

Changes This Year

One of the biggest changes will be a new session on the second and fourth Tuesday morning from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Wilderness Room.  It can be a teaching session or just a session to come and work on the project of the day.

The schedule for the first few months is as follows:

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The Harvest of Hands Committee, the World Hunger appeal, and the hungry would like to thank you for your contribution of supplies, time, and money to make the harvest of Hands Bazaar a success this year. Your generosity is enabling us to donate to the Buffalo Food Shelf ($3,000), ELCA Food Crisis ($3,500), and Darfur ($3,500) to help people in need nearby and around the world.

The Harvest of Hand Committee would like to personally -thank you‖, but that is not possible. So, as you read this, please hear our voice: -”Thank you for your contribution to such a worthy cause. It is greatly appreciated.”

The event is over . . . Is it really over though? The Harvest of Hands Committee is always looking for projects and volunteers for the next event. Please consider coming to one of our sessions. You will find, as we have found, that it is very rewarding and satisfying. The friendships, the satisfaction of a good job done and contribution to a needy and worthwhile cause say it all.

We need you. Many talents are needed to put on an event. Please think now how you can help us to be a success again next year.

Zion’s Harvest of Hands to benefit World Hunger is such a success each year because of the commitment of many, many dedicated volunteers who make crafts, prepare foods, help with publicity, organize sale areas and more.

A full report of the totals raised will be posted when it is available.

Harvest of Hands is an annual bazaar and brunch organized by Zion members to benefit the World Hunger Appeal.

Consider how you can contribute . . . . by making crafts, donating brunch ingredients, volunteering your time, shopping (gifts, crafts, food items, white elephants & more) or enjoying brunch here that morning. Consider donating an item for the silent auction.

All procedes from the Harvest of Hands goes to the World Hunger Appeal. With the money raised, the Lutheran World Federation provides food, water, emergency shelter, quilts and health kits to people in need around the world.

We are down to the last few weeks of preparations for our annual bazaar and brunch, which is set for November 1, 9 am to 1 pm. Many extra hands are needed to help this event be a success. (Only 10 Days left). Please check out the activities and upcoming volunteer opportunities.

There might be an extra craft session scheduled to finish some projects next week. Look for more information in the next few days.

Something new this year to involve the younger generation: a table for “Crafts by Kids”. If your child (any age) makes a craft that can be donated for sale, please encourage them to make something to help the hungry.

Craft Session
Wednesday, October 22 – Wilderness Room

Other volunteer opportunity dates:
Saturday, October 25 – Candy and Cookie Baking Session

Set-up for Harvest of Hands
Many helpers are needed on any of the following dates to set-up and organize for the event:
Wednesday, October 29 — Friday, October 31 (check the book for times)

Friday, October 31 – baking goodies for the event. (starts at 9:00)

Saturday, November 1 – Harvest of Hands Event
Check the book in the narthex, as we still need many volunteers to help the day of our event. Please bring your family and friends to shop and have brunch.

You may begin bringing items for the White Elephant Sale on Monday, October 27. Please do not bring them earlier as we do not have the space to accommodate extra items at this time.
If you have any questions, please contact Joy at 763.300.4542.

Thank you.
The Harvest of Hands Committee

Harvest of Hands Lefse making days on September 25, October 2 and 9 have been cancelled as there is no coordinator.

Harvest of Hands has been a very successful annual event at Zion.  Each year we are able to give a gift of many thousand dollars to the World Hunger Appeal of the ELCA.  It does not just happen by chance!  Hours of planning and creating items to sell at the event are in progress now.  It gives everyone an opportunity to be involved.  The sign up book is in the narthex, stop by to see how you can contribute and make this year’s event an even bigger success.

This year we are repeating history with a sweater bar, as was part of the event in the 70s.  During the next few weeks bring sweaters your family no longer wears or has outgrown to the collection box in the narthex.

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The Harvest of Hands event on November 1st is coming fast.  Your help is needed to make this event a success.October preparations include Lefse Making, Posting Flyers, Apple Pie Making,  Egg Roll Prep , Egg Roll Making, and Candy & Cookie Making.

The craft group and committee meet every Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM in the Wilderness Room.  Come to help with tasks of the evening including creating crafts, planning and organizing the event.

Do you like to make jewelry or embroider towels? Do you need supplies for craft projects to be made at home for the event?  Supplies are available so you can work on projects at home.  Read the rest of this entry »