Our banquet this year is
being held in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Imperial at RTP on the evening
of October 24th. The banquet will be a
ticketed event with our Table Hosts handling those tickets. If you are interested in serving as a Table
Host this year we would love to hear from you.
Our Table Hosts will be
responsible for filling their table of 10 and serving as an ambassador of
Emergency Chaplains. If you would
consider partnering with us to raise awareness and funds please contact me
today. I would love to hear from you.
(Table Hosts will also be considered for partial tables if we have enough space.)
If serving as a Table Host is
not for you but you still want to attend the banquet, there are a couple of
other ways that you can be a part of the celebration on October 24th:
- · Contact our office and we will connect you with a Table Host who has space at their table
- · We will also need several volunteers to help with greeting and hospitality. If you would like to volunteer to help please let me know today.
Again this year, the cost of
our banquet will be paid for by our Banquet Sponsors. Would you consider being one of our sponsors
this year? Would you ask your church,
civic club or a local business to also support our Hometown Heroes Banquet as
we recognize our First Responders for their service and seek to raise awareness
and support for the ministry of Emergency Chaplains?
Each Banquet Sponsor will be
listed in our Banquet Program. Gifts may
be made in memory of, or in honor of a loved one. Gift levels for our banquet this year are:
Bronze Level: Banquet Sponsorship of $50
or more
Silver Level: Banquet Sponsorship of
$100 or more
Gold Level: Banquet Sponsorship of $200
or more
Platinum Level: Banquet Sponsorship of
$500 or more
Diamond Level: Banquet Sponsorship of
$1,000 or more
The ministry of Emergency
Chaplains continues to grow. Right now,
we have 38 volunteers, serving 19 agencies, in 10 counties across central North
Carolina. Our chaplains now offer our
services and care to over 2,000 First Responders. We continue to press on toward our goal of
having a chaplaincy presence in all 100 counties of our state.
A goal that we have talked about
often but still have not been able to establish is our Grief Ministry Team
(GMT). We envision dozens of volunteers
taking part in this ministry to those in our community who are grieving the
loss of a loved one. Individual and
group counseling, an annual memorial service and immediate care and assistance
during a time of loss are just some of the ideas that we have for the GMT.
In order to establish these
new ministries and maintain our current ministry growth we need to raise an
additional $60,000 annually to pay salaries for one full-time and two part-time
employees.
Our goal is to partner with
200 new Monthly Comforters by the end of 2014.
(A Monthly Comforter is one who donates $25 or more each month.)
Would you consider becoming a
Monthly Comforter to help us establish and expand these ministries? If you are already one of our Monthly
Comforters, would you encourage others that you know to join you in partnering
with Emergency Chaplains in our efforts to turn those in crisis towards Christ?
Emergency Chaplains does not
receive financial compensation or support from any of the agencies that we
serve. We are a faith based ministry
dependent upon the support of God's people to carry out this ministry to First
Responders and citizens in crisis.
Several of us, banded together by our desire to serve and love others in
Jesus' Name, have the potential to touch thousands of lives each year through
our service and our giving. Please pray
about how the Lord would have you partner with us!
Thanks for taking time to
read this. Thank you for your support
and encouragement. Together we are
making a difference in the lives of many.
Blessings to you!
Serving Jesus Together,
www.echap.org
e-mail: ralph@echap.org
Phone: 919-280-8908
Emergency Chaplains
PO Box 14762
Durham, NC 27709
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