Monroe church’s gift aids Sky Valley Food Bank

Published 11:25 pm Friday, July 25, 2008

The Rock Church of Monroe recently donated a pallet of food to the Sky Valley Food Bank to help the increasing number of people in their community who need food.

Church members had been storing food for disaster relief, but upon hearing about the many people who are in dire need, they chose to donate the food.

The pallet included a variety of nutritious and easy-to-prepare foods and paper products. Julie Morris, food bank executive director, and volunteer Ted Koval helped unpack and sort the items.

The Sky Valley Food Bank of Monroe helps families and seniors, disabled, home-bound and homeless people in the Monroe area. Donations can be sent to Julie Morris, executive director, Sky Valley Food Bank, P.O. Box 724, Monroe, WA 98272.

For more information, call 360-794-7959 or go to www.­svfoodbank.org.

Monroe, Sultan churches plan to serve community

Cascade Church and Crosswater Community Church are among 13 churches in Monroe and Sultan that plan to participate in Servefest, a ­community-wide day of service on Aug. 10.

The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe and culminates with a family festival at the fairgrounds that includes food, music and comedy.

Volunteers can sign up for a variety of service projects listed on the event’s Web site. Help is needed at Matthew House, Housing Hope and various community organizations, including schools.

On Servefest day, many church members will step out of their sanctuaries to serve the community by folding clothes, painting bathrooms or doing yard work instead of having their normal Sunday services.

Last year, more than 1,400 people from Monroe and Sultan churches participated in the event.

Servefest’s goal is to “show Christ’s love to our communities,” said Brad Moore, Community Care Pastor at Cascade Church.

For more information, go to www.servefest.org.