Gifts by Category and Country
Education
haiti
Comprehensive Educational Support ($125)
Bestows all a child needs for one school year—covers teacher training, education, books, supplies, and uniforms
Jamaica
Yearly Educational Support ($20)
Contributes to the annual fund from FPC to cover school supplies, lunch, transportation, uniforms, and a new pair of shoes for residents of Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, a ministry of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
kenya
School Uniforms ($15)
Outfits a child with a school uniform at Hawa Boys’ Home or Tumaini Children’s home, a ministry of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA)
Tools to learn ($20)
Augments learning by providing students with school supplies at Hawa Boys Home, a ministry of St. Andrew’s PCEA
Economic Empowerment
Community Ministries
Amani Womens Center ($25-$200)
Buy part or all of a sewing machine that offer a way out of poverty for a displaced family.
Redemption After Prison (R.A.P.) ($25)
Grants socially empowering services for men participating in FPC’s Redemption After Prison (R.A.P.) program
Equipped for Work ($45)
Gifts a pair of work boots or work clothes to assist someone starting a new job
Food and Water
Community Ministries
Gift Cards (Kroger, Publix, Walmart) Community Ministries ($25)
Acts as a supplement to food bank donations for families in need
CUBA
Eggs for Seniors ($10)
Provides a critical supplement to senior citizens’ nutrition by purchasing, Feeding, and housing a chicken at the Presbyterian Church in Perico
Lunch for Seniors ($25)
Extends hospitality to seniors in Perico by providing meat or fresh produce for church’s senior lunch program
Clean Drinking Water for Perico ($25)
Allows access to clean water by giving a replacement filter for the church’s community water system
haiti
Lunch for 40 children for a day ($10)
Provides lunch for a classroom of children at the Ste. Croix School in Nouvelle Cité
Complete Child Nutrition ($70)
Gives a full six-week course of medical nutrition therapy for a malnourished young child
Kenya
Feed Hungry ($30)
Feeds a simple lunch to 600 elementary school students in the Thome community outside Nairobi or another local food distribution program
Special Gifts
brazil
Ballet Clothing or Shoes ($10)
Grants one child the ballet clothes or shoes to participate in the IPI after-school ballet program
Karate Gi ($20)
Outfits one child in a karate gi (uniform) to participate in the IPI after-school karate program
Gift of Music ($60)
Gives a kid a guitar for after-school music program
jamaica
Christmas Cheer ($25)
Gives a Christmas Market shopping day to a boy or young man living in Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, a ministry of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
Youth Connections ($50)
Helps defray the costs of future endeavors to connecting youth from FPC, Hillside PC, and UCJCI’s Southern Region
Give gifts that sustain, build hope, and celebrate God's love.
Honor a loved one or a friend to celebrate any occasion by making a contribution on behalf of a loved one. This can be a gift for a special occasion such as a birthday, Mother’s or Father’s Day, Christmas, or anniversaries, or you can give in memory of a loved one.
For more information contact Rev. Dr. Barry Gaeddert at bgaeddert@firstpresatl.org.