Vision Ministry
Vision Ministry is an outreach program provided by Denton Bible Church that ministers to others by going out into the communities to reach people where they are.  Clothing giveaways take place by going out to apartment complexes or mobile home parks and knocking on doors.  While the adults are looking through the clothes, Vision Ministry gathers the children and tells them a bible story.  It is so wonderful to see their eyes light up when they hear about Jesus and what he did for them. Donations of food, clothing, and furniture may be made at the Vision office at 107 Maple Street in Denton. For more information, contact Al Jacobson at 940 387 8230.

Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner
More than 2,000 people will share a free, traditional Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings at the metroplex area Salvation Army homeless shelters. This will include homeless individuals and families that cannot afford to have a Thanksgiving-style meal at home. The meals will include turkey, dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, yams, fresh rolls, and pumpkin pie. In The Salvation Army’s tradition, there will be festive decorations and place settings, to enhance the dignity of those who come for a meal, and volunteers will serve all participants at their tables.  You can participate on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, at the Salvation Army office, 1508 E. McKinney Street in Denton.

Angel Tree
Through the ever-popular Angel Tree program, The Salvation Army will collect hundreds of thousands of donated Christmas gifts to distribute to children and senior citizens. Local children’s names will be available to select from the tree.  The selection will include their list of a wish item, a need item and a clothing item, and the gifts will be collected at Golden Triangle Mall from Friday, November 13 until Sunday, December 13.  About 89 percent of recipients will be children and 11  percent will be senior citizens and disabled adults.  Please consider adding an extra “angel” to your tree this Christmas.

Christmas For Our Troops
Let our troops know we care!  That is the Christmas wish of Joan Anderson and her husband Jerry.  The two of them carry that blissful burden every week of the year.  For more than 18 months they have sent soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan requested want and need items.

Their list comes from Defenders of Freedom, and Joan and Jerry take as many as they possibly can. The names come consistently and, while using their own finances,  they want show these American Troops that “we are behind them and we thank them.”

They can use your help, especially for holiday giving.  You can donate any of the typical needed items: socks, CD’s, DVD’s, hygiene items, hand and feet warmers, warm gloves, snacks, international calling cards, or you can make a monetary donation that may help with the shipping and boxing of the items.

Make our country’s defenders part of your holiday, by being a part of a soldier’s Christmas. Contact Joan and Jerry at:  helpingoursoldiers@yahoo.com or 940-484-7646.