Community Care Campaign: “Love In Action”
How do we reach out and bless our community?
In a time when our society is gripped by panic and fear of the unknown, people look to the Church to remind them of a God who is caring and unshakable. Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by the COVID-19, and we strive to love our neighbors in tangible and noticeable ways. SGBC OE Ministry (Outreach & Evangelism) wishes to offer encouragement and help to those in need. Even in this unique time amidst the pandemic, we are committed to the practice of "Love In Action" and take the following step.
* We will make and donate DIY reusable hand-sewn masks
* Reusable hand-sewn masks are non-medical-grade but serve as an additional measure that people can take to protect others around them, especially in situations where maintaining physical distance is a challenge. Our action also aims at reducing the consumption of one-time use surgical masks in order to save them for the frontline health workers who need them the most. Please refer to CDC-US webpage for additional usage instruction and guideline: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
Who can help and contribute?
- A task group of 8 volunteers has been formed to help make this campaign up and running under the supervision of OE Ministry (Spencer) and pastoral staff (Pastor William).
- As a start, we plan to make 500 masks within April. We have already completed half of this goal and donated almost a total of 200 pieces to Northern Gate, Eastridge, Markham Stouffville Hospital and many individuals who needed them.
- We wish to recruit 5 more sewers, and to procure elastic band and cotton fabric material as required.
- We have set up designated email account for communication on this project, and would like to rally Christians to partner with us, reaching out and connecting with families and friends through our SGBC Life Groups network. Designated email address: [email protected]
- Beside the DIY hand-sewn masks, we are grateful to have received a donation of 500 pieces of N95 Masks for frontline health workers. We plan to distribute them to needed health institutions in the forthcoming week. If you know of any frontline health workers personally and would like to recommend specific health institutions that may need N95 masks, please contact our church office or email to [email protected] as soon as possible.
- OE will further identify, on an ongoing basis, the needs and other serving opportunities in our community that SGBC may participate in. We look forward to receiving creative ideas from our fellow church members, any ways and means to put our God-given talents and resources to make an impact.
If you have other questions on this project, please feel free to contact us by phone or email:
647-547-3618 (SGBC office: Connie Siu)
[email protected] (Pastor William Wong)