Community Christmas: Families Strengthening Families

Community Christmas 2011

 "Every good and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights."James 1:17

Have you ever experienced a time where the love of God is displayed, gifts are wrapped, where the life changing power of Jesus Christ is shared, and a festive dinner with Christmas music is enjoyed with old and new friends?  It is an atmosphere filled with God’s love that is given and received from person to person.  That’s what we call a Community Christmas!

 

Families like Paulina Louis are served.  Here is a portion of her story: “When I was having a hard time, Frontline jumped in like a true family with role models and male figures that really helped my son and daughter.  In the heart of Orlando, one-parent families often live on the edge of survival. Not long ago, I was hard pressed as I held down two jobs. My son struggled academically and The Frontline team reached out and provided him with Early Childhood Education classes and enrolled him in the After School Program.  Today, Brandon’s name sparkles as a high school student.  My daughter Denise is involved in the weekly Read and Succeed Program.  Thanks to the Frontline team for linking arms with me,” said Paulina.

 

This year the the Robinson Bush Team, Love Orlando and the Bob and Cheri Vander Weide Foundation is enabling us to serve more families effectively. Robinson Bush is providing logistical support to organize Community Christmas. Love Orlando has provided matching funds to the Circle of Friends at Frontline to  increase support the families throughout the year. Gifts made to directly support families are being matched.  The Vander Weides' support helps fund some of the expenses for Community Christmas.

Here is the process to become engaged with Community Christmas:

•    The Frontline team selects the families from the one's served during the year.

•     The families' list the ages, clothes sizes for their children, and other gift requests

•     Your family chooses a family from the pool of those selected and you buy the gifts based upon the need expressed and your budget at www.communitychristmas.eventbrite.com

•     The day before Community Christmas you drop off your gift at Frontline to be catalogued

•     On the day of Community Christmas (12/10/11) your family arrives at 10 am  or noon to wrap the gifts and have lunch you bought for the Special Guest family

•     During the program you will have lunch with the family to hear about the life changing power of Jesus Christ

•    You are encouraged to get their prayer requests, pray for them throughout the year and engage in opportunities to mentor their children and encourage the family as they equip themselves at Frontline through the Parent 2 Parent sessions.

Thank you for sharing the Love of Christ and helping us to equip families with a vision for success and service! All past Sponsoring Families will receive a courtesy call from the Robinson Bush team to determine your commitment this year soon. If you are a new Sponsor please register at www.communitychristmas.eventbrite.com. email giving@fl-o.org or call the Frontline team at 407-293-3000 extension 122.  Blessings!

You can make a year end gift also www.flcof.eventbrite.com or www.fl-o.org

From our family to yours, Thank You!

In order to bless 90 families it takes other families to make a sacrifice. Together, with your commitment of love and generosity, we were enabled to bless 90 families this Christmas. You made this Community Christmas the best because in this tough economic time you displayed God's goodness! Please continue to pray with us for the families in our community throughout the year. We will be in touch to thank you again and keep you informed of how God continues to advance his work to equip young leaders through the team at Frontline Outreach. Blessings!

Serve with us on December 12th

Serve with us for Community Christmas on December 12th. We need volunteers for the following areas:

Parking
Join us at the Frontline campus to direct and coordinate parking area. Team of 6 needed.
Hours 10:30 am – 3:00 pm.

Registration
Help participating families sign in for the event. Team of 5 needed.
Hours 11:00 am – 2 pm.

Kitchen Team
Help plating and serving the holiday luncheon. Includes kitchen clean up. Team of 8 needed.
Hours: 11:00 am – 4 pm.

Kid’s Craft Team
Assist elementary age kids in creating a gift to give to their parents/guardians. As a group, you will work with our Learning Coordinator to decide a craft that would make a good gift and can be made in under 30 minutes. Group would also provide supplies for this craft. Wrapping supplies provided by Frontline. Team of 15 needed (ages 18+). Volunteers will be grouped with ages 0-1yr, 1-3yrs, 3-5yrs, elementary.
Hours 10:30 am – 4 pm.

Gift Wrap Team
Group to organize, and manage the gift wrapping area of the event. Participating families will be wrapping, together with their sponsor families, the presents for their children. Special socializing time between Frontline and sponsor families. This team is also responsible for helping families to transport gifts to their cars. Wrapping supplies provided by Frontline. Team of 5 needed. Hours 11 am – 2 pm.

Clean Up Team – Clean up Frontline arena and gym area after luncheon. Hours 12:00 pm – 4 pm.

Tree Delivery Team
Need a volunteers with pickup trucks to help participating families transport their tree to their homes. 4 Trucks Needed.
Hours 12:00 pm – 4 pm.

To sign up, please contact Stephanie Lutz at stephanie@frontlineoutreach.org or 407-293-3000 x127.