CgN News Update
Update: June 27, 2023
A huge THANK YOU to Zonta for supporting our Apartment in a Box (AIB) with $1,000. This will go a long way in helping with two slice toasters, little crock pots and many other items to supplement donated items for this great ministry. Thank you Zonta !
The H Hotel - we are so thank you for their continued generosity in donating gently used linens & towels to our AIB ministry. Thank you H Hotel !
The Michigan Sugar / Pioneer Sugar Company - we received 750 lbs of sugar via a grant we applied for. We so appreciate The Michigan Sugar Company for their continued support of our Food Pantry!.
Update: May 15, 2023
A huge THANK YOU to our USPS - Midland Post Office for including us in their annual “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive”. We were blessed with many of our needed supplies for our Food Pantry. Thank you to the generosity of Midland residents who filled the blue bags and left them for their postal carrier - THANK YOU!! The Clients who will come to CgN’s Food Pantry will benefit greatly.
Here are few pictures of the food our Pantry was blessed with.
Update: February 22, 2023
Due to weather conditions, to keep our Volunteers and Clients safe, CgN will be closing our office and Food Pantry tomorrow, Thursday, February 23, 2023.
All Clients currently signed up for the Food Pantry has been called. CgN will resume normal business hours, Monday, February 27, 2023.
Update: January 17, 2023
Thank you, Midland High Student Council, Ms. Albright, the student body and their families, for the wonderful food drive that was recently held for Caregiving Network. Pictured are Emily, Alexander, Zoey, Isabella, Chloe, and Janelle, who were tasked with delivering the hundreds and hundreds of pounds of donated food to our pantry. Your compassion for our community and your willingness to serve those less fortunate are such an inspiration. Blessings to you! Thank you !
Update: January 4, 2023
Happy New Year everyone! A quick update from our Board of Directors:
Our dear friend Pesi, from the Emergency Food Pantry Network, has blessed Caregiving Network doubly in the last few weeks. 100 pounds of venison was donated to CGN for our food pantry, and then a donation of 12 lovely and warm bed comforters for our Apartment in a Box ministry. Both donations were gratefully accepted and joyfully given out to the community. THANK YOU, Pesi!
A THANK YOU to Midland’s Open Door for the amazing donation of over a hundred quilts for our Apartment in a Box ministry! What an absolute blessing those beautiful quilts are going to be to the people who are finally getting a place of their own after being homeless or displaced for such a long time. The quilts are bright and colorful, warm and cozy, and will bring comfort to those who are in need. Bless you, Renee and all the great employees and volunteers who make Open Door a haven in this city!
Case Systems/BOSTONtec, in recognition of the fantastic employees who made their year a great success in 2022, blessed Caregiving Network with a very large monetary donation. They are a very community-minded company, and their employees volunteer their time and talents in so many ways. We are very grateful for Kelly, their president, and all those who work for Case Systems/BOSTONtec, for their part in keeping our clients fed and warmed during this winter season. THANK YOU!
And to all our donors, THANK YOU for your generosity, compassion, prayer, and faithfulness in 2022. May God bless you and your families in this New Year with peace, comfort, prosperity, and health as you serve our Savior and Lord!
Update: November 14, 2022
Wildfire Credit Union
“Karen and Kelsey from Midland’s Wildfire Credit Union helped to bring an amazing harvest of red holiday bags to our food pantry because one vehicle could not hold all that had been donated! Each bag contained 10 items of staple foods and will be so appreciated by our pantry clients. We are more than grateful for Hidden Harvest, Wildfire Credit Union, and all their employees who worked so hard to make this harvest possible. Many thanks to all the Midland community members who have purchased a harvest bag or bags (we were told there were some very generous people out there!), we appreciate your compassion and generosity for our less fortunate brothers and sisters. May you all be blessed and made joyful for the joy you have brought to others. “
Update: October 30, 2022
Midland Evangelical Free Church - two fellowship groups ( Faithbuilders and The Well) held a food drive and wrote notes of encouragement for CgN to hand to people who visit our Food Pantry. Our Food Pantry has seen a 30% increase overall since last year. This was such a blessing to CgN and our Food Pantry. We are so grateful to MEFC for their continued support of CgN and our ministries. THANK YOU!
Update: September 17, 2022
Our Care Office is now located in the Care Chapel on 200 West Grove Street (on the corner of Gordon & Grove). Look for the signs leading to the office. We hit the ground running with no interruption to service. We give special thanks to the volunteers who helped us move as well as our friends from Midland’s Open Door! THANK YOU!
Update: August 5, 2022
CgN would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Midland’s Open Door and Corteva for sharing food with us for our Pantry from Corteva’s food drive. Thank you so much for supporting CgN and those with food insecurity. You both are such a blessing to us !
CgN would also like to recognize the H Hotel of Midland for their recent donation of gently used linens and towels for our Apartment in a Box/Home Life Essentials Ministry. Thank you for your continued generosity and support of those in need. Thank you !
Update: June 29, 2022
We are in need of new or gently used house hold items for our Apartment in a Box / Home Life Essentials Ministry. Please see the “How you can help” link below. Thank you!
Update: April 14, 2022
Caregiving Network would like to give a BIG thank you to to Members First Credit Union for donating $330 in gift cards for our Food Pantry clients in need. THANK YOU!
Update: March 9, 2022
Caregiving Network would like to give a HUGE shout out to Midland High School / Food Pantry for donating close to $490.00 to help our CgN Food Pantry clients in need. Thank you Midland High !
Update: February 18, 2022
Thank you Kroger-Midland for the food drive you held for our Caregiving Network Food Pantry this week ! Thank you for being such a huge supporter of CgN and ensuring we have food in our Pantry !
This is one of our Volunteers - Caleb helping us unload the donated food.
Update: February 11, 2022
Hello Everyone,
Please consider donating items to our Food Pantry. We are in urgent need of the following:
Fruit Juice
Spaghetti sauce
Cooking oil
Flour
Sugar
Saltine or Ritz like crackers
Cereal
Ramen Noodles
Eggs
Toilet Cleaner
Deodorant
Shampoo & Conditioner
Thank you !
Update: February 3, 2022
Hi everyone,
A quick update on 2022 so far :
Clients serviced:
Food Pantry - 52 families ( 157 individuals )
Utility assistance - 43 individuals / $9,678
Transportation - (gas assistance) 39 individuals / $1,170
Home Life Essentials : Apartment in a Box = 6 / HLE = 6
Non-primary - 8 families (emergent need for plumbing, car repair, two night hotel stay, bus ticket )
Grants & Donations:
In our December update we mentioned we received a grant from the Food Bank of Michigan to purchase reach-in freezers. We now have added three new freezers to our food pantry allowing us to buy larger quantities of meat at reduced rates. Thank you Food Bank of Eastern Michigan !!!
Are you feeling led to volunteer? Please consider Caregiving Network. Give us a call and we can tell you what volunteer opportunities we have at 989-837-9757. We are always looking for volunteers who want to serve Jesus by serving others!
Update: December 16, 2021
Grants & Donations:
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (FBEM) has awarded Caregiving Network a $3,200 grant to purchase a reach-in freezer for our pantry. The freezer will make it possible to take advantage of sales and better pricing from wholesale distributors when it comes to purchasing meat for our clients. Thank you, FBEM!
The Big Give (a giving circle representing more than 100 men from the greater Midland area who are dedicated to helping local non-profit agencies) awarded a $14,200 grant to Caregiving Network for new food pantry ramp! This will enable safe access to our Caregiving Network Food pantry. CgN is so grateful to The Big Give for their support! Featured below in photo are members of The Big Give and our CgN Board President - Steve Lampi far right.
Trinseo - donated 1,500 toothbrushes and 500 tubes of toothpaste for our personal care items available in our Food Pantry. Trinseo has been a big supporter of CgN and we appreciate all they do for us !
Rotary Club - Awarded a grant of $3,000 to CgN to build a computer lab for our After School Program. Thank you for believing in all that we do here at CgN!
United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) - awarded a $500 grant for dairy products for our Food Pantry. Thank you UDIM for supporting our efforts to help those in need !
Panera Bread - weekly donations of bread and pastries for our Food Pantry. Thank you so much for being such a supporter of CgN and providing those extra treats for our Clients to enjoy. Thank you !
Health Hut - regular donations of oatmeal for our Food Pantry. Thank you for donating to CgN in support of our Clients !
The H Hotel - donated bedding and towels in support of our Home Life Essentials / Apartment in a Box. Thank you for being such a huge supporter of our Apartment in a Box!
Update: September 26, 2021
Caregiving Network will be sending out our annual Newsletter during the 1st week of November. So many exciting things going on. As always, we are so blessed by all the volunteers who dedicate their time to CgN and our faithful donors. Thank you all for what you do. We will send out our newsletter in paper form as well as an electronic version to folks who have requested that. There will be instructions if you wish to receive our Newsletter electronically in our November update.
Update: July 29, 2021
Grants & Donations:
Kroger - Midland, MI - continues to be such an incredible supporter of Caregiving Network. Kroger held another Grocery Cart Food Drive for our Food Pantry resulting in $975 worth of food and personal care items donated to Kroger. Such a blessing for our Clients. A few photos from this Drive. Thank you Kroger !!
Kroger Grocery Cart Food Drive
Costco - Midland, MI - donated a $100 gift card to be used in our Food Pantry. Thank you Costco! Such a blessing to our Clients.
Gordon Foods - Midland, MI - donated to CgN 10% off any food purchases from Gordon Foods through Spring 2022. Thank you Gordon Foods for your support of CgN and our Food Bank!
Update: June 14, 2021
Grants & Donations:
Michigan Sugar Company (Pioneer Sugar) donated 640 pounds of sugar (white, brown & powered) for our Food Pantry. Such amazing generosity ! Thank you Michigan Sugar Company!!
Kroger in Midland donated $800 in food gift cards to be used for our Food Pantry! Thank you Kroger for all your support!.
Yeo & Yeo Foundation awarded Caregiving Network a grant for $5,000 supporting Apartment in a Box. Joe Smith, an employee of Yeo & Yeo and a volunteer at CgN, presented Board members - Steve Lampi-Board President & Jim Boeve-Board-Vice President with the check!. Thank you Yeo & Yeo for supporting this very important ministry and recognizing the need in our community. ( Featured in the photo are from right to left, Joe Smith, Steve Lampi and Jim Boeve. )
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Update: May 5, 2021
Dear Volunteers and Friends of Caregiving Network !
Our matching donation initiative was a complete success ! From your generosity – as of April 30, 2021 - we raised $25,027.07 exceeding our request for help to match the $25,000 from an anonymous donor! God loves and blesses a cheerful giver. Thank you all !
We have exciting plans for the donations – funds will go towards:
Home Life Essentials (HLE) – Apartment in a Box – this is the concept of supplying household items (excludes furniture) that a family/single needs to set up a new life after leaving a shelter or difficult life situation, as well as offer food from our Pantry so their living situation is as comfortable as it can be.
HealthAssist Ministry – dental assistance for uninsured single women/mothers who find it difficult to pay for cleanings/xrays or emergency dental needs
Client Services – assistance with electric, propane, wood; transportation – gas cards, County Connection & Dial-a-Ride bus passes and other emergent situations that may arise with people in need.
Food Pantry
After School Youth Program is coming closer to fruition this year as the Chapel remodeling is almost done. Steve Lampi, Board President, will have more to say on this topic in the near future.
None of what we do at Caregiving Network would be possible without our Volunteers who have given and continue to give so selflessly to this ministry.
Blessings,
Caregiving Network Board of Directors