In May 2011, COF experienced a phenomenal participation increase when 112 courts and more than 7,900 volunteers fed God’s children. This service day was held in conjunction with American Fraternal Alliance’s Join Hands Day.

What contributed to 2011’s success? The participation upsurge reflects the number of courts and agents who partnered with local Catholic schools, parish youth groups, Confirmation class students, and community youth organizations. Increased numbers provided increased opportunities to tackle bigger projects, feed more people, pack more meals, stock more food shelves, clean more parks, church, and school grounds. During the past three years, one such ongoing and growing partnership of courts, agents, and schools allowed the group to restock nine food pantries in 2011, an increase of seven since their first 2008 FGC project.

Take a minute to familiarize yourself with all the materials FGC’s site has to offer, including:

·       T-shirt online order form

·       Volunteer recruiting and support materials

·       Brochure with activity suggestions and T-shirt order mail-in form 

¹ If more convenient, courts may hold event on another nearby alternate date; however, T-shirts must still be ordered by the March 9, 2012, deadline.

Enlisting help made easy. Click on the Volunteer Recruitment button and find:

·         Member invitation letter

·         Church bulletin insert

·         Youth recruiting fliers

Personalize by either typing in your court’s information on the blank lines or where indicated by brackets. Be sure to delete the brackets and generic information after inserting your court activity details.

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