Collecting These Items
Help others and protect the earth! We collect the following items which are then distributed, re-used or re-purposed: plastic shopping bags, amber prescription bottles, non-perishable food items, Best Choice product UPC bar-code labels.
Hats, Gloves & Scarves: You can drop these off at the church in the Narthex in a bin labelled “The Gathering Table”. The items will be given to the homeless who are facing a cold winter.
MLM Christmas Store: We are collecting NEW items which will be used to stock a Christmas store where clients of Metro Lutheran Ministries can do their Christmas gift shopping. Most wanted are small appliances, toys, clothing in sizes XL, XXL, 3X, electronics and gift cards. You can also make a monetary donation by using our Donate buttons and noting it is for MLM Christmas.
Best Choice Food Labels: Our Quilt Group and Merriam Circle collect UPC bar codes from Best Choice food labels. The labels are redeemed for cash which is used to buy batting and other supplies as well as to support Lutheran World Hunger’s Barnyard Program.
New Socks, Underwear, Shirts & Jeans: in sizes to fit children in kindergarten through 6th grade (the size your children or grandchildren wear). These will be given to the school counselor at John Diemer Elementary for students as needed at school.