Dear Members of St. John’s and Chapel of the Good Shepherd,
This year, Jubilee Christmas will be held as a drive-through, curbside event at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in West Lafayette on Saturday, December 12th from 10AM-2PM. In addition to monetary donations, we are still in need of volunteers to make this year’s Jubilee a success. The majority of volunteers will be needed as shoppers. Shoppers will need to start as soon as possible to buy the gifts for the children. The other volunteer opportunities will be for the day of Jubilee in December.
For the shoppers, we will need at least 36 volunteers, as we are hosting 36 families. A shopper will shop for all of the children in the family. Volunteers may join together to pool resources if shopping for a large family. You are not expected to purchase the gifts out of your own funds. You can do all, some, or none. Funds are available to cover these costs. We encourage shopping locally but online orders are acceptable too! A separate guide with details and logistics to assist shoppers will be sent out once volunteers have signed up. The guide will include details on how much to spend per gift, gift drop-off times and location, reimbursement if needed, etc. Shoppers will also have the opportunity to contact the family to get more information on the interests of the child, if necessary.
Jubilee Christmas will be from 10AM – 2PM, with volunteers signing up for 1-hour timeslots from 10AM-1PM (the last hour will be cleanup and for any stragglers). You may choose to sign up for more than one timeslot if desired. We will need volunteers for the check-in, runners who will be bringing the gifts out to the families after check-in, traffic controllers and floaters to assist in anything else with the logistics of gift organization and distribution. For the runners, this will be a good opportunity for the youth group to participate.
We are taking all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our volunteers and families. Masks and social distancing will be required. Small group congregating will not be allowed. Drivers will not be getting out of their cars. Since most of this will be occurring outside, please plan appropriately for the weather.
Click HERE to sign up as an IN-PERSON VOLUNTEER.
Click HERE to sign up to be a SHOPPER.
If you would like to be put on a substitute list in case a volunteer cannot make it, please let Mary Kay McCauley know (mccauley.mk3@gmail.com, 765-490-0797 cell).
We are looking forward to brightening the lives of children and families in our community in this difficult year. Your help and participation in any way possible will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
The Jubilee Christmas Committee (Maggie McClure, Georgia Brist, Angela Mosier, Mary Kay McCauley, Katie Elder, Cathy Barron, Hilary Cooke)