4th of July Picnic Update
Here's the latest status on the picnic for the homeless that our friend Hugh is planning. There's still plenty of room for you to help out if you'd like. Give Hugh a shout! Dear Friends, Well, our picnic on the 4th of July is coming together. I have had a lot of response and a lot of people offering to help - thank you all! This email is to let you know where we are, what we are still missing and how you can help. Many of you have asked for a list of things that are still needed. Time & Place Just so you all know, we will be setting up at about 3:30pm on the Person Street side of Moore Square in Downtown Raleigh. We hope to start serving about 4:30pm, but would like all the food to be there by 4pm so we can rush and buy whatever we lack. Things we still need to have someone bring: GRILL: we have one grill lined up, but we need at least one more. If you have a propane grill we can borrow, let us know. If we have to, we can get someone to come pick it up, but if you could deliver it, that would be just awesome. HOT DOGS: We have several hundred committed to, but we could use a few hundred more. I have been told that Lowe's foods has them on special, buy one get one free. If you can bring hot dogs (please bring the all beef ones, not the mystery meat pink ones), let me know how many you are bringing. Buns: We MAY have a source for these, but if not, we will be buying buns on Friday. If you can bring buns, let me know how many you are bringing. Condiments: Mustard, relish, ketchup. Squirt bottles would be easist. Watermelon: Again, some are coming, but we are lacking about 10... if you can bring one (or more) let me know. Chips: We need 200 small bags of chips, assorted. They are available by the case fairly cheaply at Costco. Some more baked beans. I have beans for 100 committed, with some more that may be on the way. I really need to have some assurance on the beans and hot dog counts... we can run out of almost anything but these. Cash: If we don't get enough donations and food, we will be buying stuff out of pocket. The pockets are pretty slim... if you want to drop off some cash to buy food with, or a gift card to a local grocery or whatever, please email me asap about where we can meet. A few have done this already - Thank you! Things we have plenty of (I think) Paper products (plates, napkins, cups,etc.) If you are bringing these, please remember plastic forks and black trash bags. Lemonade - again, we have plenty committed. Cool things to bring: Frisbee Wiffle Ball Guitar The Salvation Army has confirmed that they will not be feeding that night (they had considered it, but with us setting up they decided not to). Therefore, these folks are counting on us... not counting those of us who are reading this email, we can expect about 175 or so homeless and poor to eat with us... with all of us, I am thinking maybe we will be feeding as many as 200-225. Please email me with specifically what and how many of whatever you are bringing, so I can be sure of what I have before I go to the grocery Thursday night. Thanks for everything, and God bless you all. Love Wins. Always. Hugh Hollowell
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