is asking for our assistance!

They are asking that we provide at least 40 pairs of thermal underwear to assist the homeless in our community. They will accept any of these sizes:

S – M – L – XL

Please bring to the church no later than Sunday, November 28.

For Sunday School Classes who are participating in the food drive, for each pair of thermal underwear your class provides by the end of the food drive competition on November 21, add an additional 20 items to your total for that Sunday!  Just leave these in your classroom with the food!

Questions?  Contact Rev. Troy Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229).

With 8,000 WFISD students considered economically disadvantaged, many cannot afford school supplies. How are we to transform our community if we do not provide our children the tools they need to succeed in school?

One of the ways we can help is by providing volunteers for the Project Back to School Roundup on Saturday, August 14, 2010 (CLICK HERE to learn more).  This will be an informative, fun family event that provides WFISD students with the essential supplies and services they need to start the school year ready to learn.

The Roundup will include:

• Exhibit booths about school and social services to assist students and their families;
• An immunization clinic;
• Vouchers for free student haircuts provided by Carrigan cosmetology;
• Free sports physicals for junior high students provided by Champions Clinic; and
• School supply kits and backpacks for eligible students.

As volunteers, we would help distribute supplies to the families.  We need you to sign up for at least one shift:

• 8:30am-12:00noon; or
• 11:30am-3:00pm.

To volunteer, fill out the form below!

The 2010 Relay for Life in Wichita Falls was a huge success.  Overall, $112,157.29 was raised by 97 different teams for cancer research and awareness.  In particular, this is what the FUMC- Wichita falls team raised:

• Team:  $4,780 – making our team the 4th in overall money raised of 97 teams!
• Individual, Trudy Wilcox:  $3,530 – Trudy raised the 2nd highest amount of 1031 individuals.

GO TEAM!

Mark your calendars for the Wichita Falls Relay for Life on June 4-5, 2010 and join our team NOW!

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a fun-filled, overnight experience you’ll never forget! Relay mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones, and raise money to support the mission of the American Cancer Society, which provides support for patients and families while seeking a cure for cancer.

This year, FUMC will have a team participating in the local Relay For Life, to be held:

• June 4-5, 2010
• At McNiel Junior High School

There are several ways to be involved in this worthy cause:

• You can sign up to be on the FUMC team (CLICK HERE to sign-up on-line now.  Our team name is FUMC- Wichita Falls!);
• You can buy a luminaria in honor or memory of a loved one to line the track on the night of the Relay (CLICK HERE purchase on-line now);
• Any cancer survivor can attend a dinner before the event and participate in the Survivor’s Lap (CLICK HERE for more information);
• Sponsor a team member; or
• Providing snacks for the team members for the night of the Relay.

Contact Team Captains for more information:

• Kim English
• Matt English
• Trudy Wilcox

This was the first year that FUMC had an official American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team to raise money and awareness for the elimination of cancer. We had 20 official team members who raised money and walked at the event held at McNiel Jr. High on June 5-6, 2009.  As of this writing, the FUMC team raised $2,483, and their goal was only $1,000. Way to go team!  It is not too late to make a donation, so feel free to CLICK HERE to make a donation on-line.

In addition, we had many support folk (especially some FUMC youth) who came out to McNiel Jr. High for the event to support the team and to even help walk! Paul & Carol Ellis provided us water, Gatorade, and snack crackers to help us make it through the night of fun.

Special thanks go to Trudy Wilcox for being a WONDERFUL team captain who kept us in the know and cheered us on.  We hope you’ll join us next year to help bring an end to cancer!

You can be on the team!

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a fun-filled, overnight experience you’ll never forget! Relay mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones, and raise money to support the mission of the American Cancer Society, which provides support for patients and families while seeking a cure for cancer.

This year, FUMC will have a team participating in the local Relay For Life, to be held:

• June 5-6, 2009
• At McNiel Junior High School

There are several ways to be involved in this worthy cause:

• You can sign up to be on the FUMC team;
• You can buy a luminaria in honor or memory of a loved one to line the track on the night of the Relay;
• Any cancer survivor can attend a dinner before the event and participate in the Survivor’s Lap;
• Sponsor a team member by donating money; or
• Providing snacks for the team members for the night of the Relay.

Team registration forms, luminaria forms, and other information about the Relay may be picked up in the Church office OR click here to find the same information.  You can even register to be on our team or purchase luminarias there!

For more information, contact
Team Leader, Trudy Wilcox: 940-691-5647)
or Rev. Troy Sims: 940-766-4231, x229.