Helping Hand Rescue Mission: News and Notes

* * * 45th Anniversary Benefit * * *

The Bethany Presbyterian Church in Huntington Station is sponsoring a benefit for the Mission on Saturday, September 25 @ 7pm. Please join us and help celebrate the Mission's 45th Anniversary! There will be a concert featuring local Christian musicians and a Chinese Auction!

* * * Socks and Underwear * * *

Having new socks and underwear when we need them is awesome! Unfortunately, our Happy Day Express children don't have this luxury. As such, we plan on doing a special distribution of these items during an upcoming Happy Day Express session. We would greatly appreciate any donations of new socks and underwear for boys and girls ages 5-13, or financial donations marked for Happy Day Express, to help us to achieve this goal.

* * * Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen * * *

The Mission has been blessed in so many ways. While some food pantries on Long Island have little or no food, we have been blessed with enough to meet the growing demand. Praise God!! But, the need continues to grow and grow in these tough economic times. We provide bags of food to individuals and families in need that come to the Mission for help. The number of people that have signed up is greater than ever. Food that is donated to the Mission is also used to prepare the hot meals on Wednesdays and breakfast and lunch for the Happy Day Express kids on Saturdays. Please consider dropping off some non-perishable food or sponsoring a food drive on the Mission's behalf. The shopping list on the right side of this page lists our current needs. Many will be blessed as a result of your time and generosity!