Question 1

Roots & Shoots Garden

Accepted Answer

Provides fresh produce from the garden on OPC’s grounds to the food insecure in our community through partnership with Highland & Sherando food pantriesOPC volunteers do a variety of gardening tasks (watering, planting, weeding, mowing) with seasonally variable volunteer needs

Question 2

Senior Outreach Ministry

Accepted Answer

Provides a hot meal and basic necessity items to low-income residents @ Shenandoah Senior ApartmentsOnce a month OPC volunteers sort groceries, transport food & supplies, cook & serve lunch

Question 3

Family Promise

Accepted Answer

Family Promise identifies specific families open to building a relationship and receiving support from OPC as they transition into permanent housing.OPC volunteers assemble welcome baskets, visit families, and maintain relationships to support  these families.

Question 4

CCAP (Congregational Community Action Project)

Accepted Answer

Helps those in need of food, clothing, and financial resources.OPC volunteers staff the clothing house, collect & distribute food, transport donations, serve on the board/committees, assemble Thanksgiving banana boxes, and donate in a variety of ways

Question 5

Sherando Food Pantry

Accepted Answer

Supplies food to those in need (primarily in Frederick County), promoting individual & community health by providing sound nutritional support.Twice a month OPC volunteers fill boxes of food chosen by clients at the Sherando Food Pantry.

Question 6

Highland Food Pantry

Accepted Answer

Provides twice weekly food assistance in the form of weekly food distribution. Once a month OPC volunteers fill boxes with food & help with client intake, but lots of volunteer opportunities are available at different times/on different days for anyone interested.

Question 7

Jubilee Kitchen

Accepted Answer

Serves guests in need of a meal @ First Presbyterian Church in downtown Winchester.Once a month OPC volunteers sort donated food, setup tables, serve food, and cleanup afterwards

Question 8

Orchard View ES Partnership/Monthly Lunch Bags/Bright Futures

Accepted Answer

Ensures that children in need at Orchard View Elementary School have access to meals over the weekend. Once a month OPC volunteers pack bags with food & deliver bags to the school.

Question 9

WATTS (Winchester Area Temporary Transitional Shelter)

Accepted Answer

Provides a warm place for homeless guests in our community during the coldest weeks of the year.Once a year OPC hosts WATTS for a week, providing hospitality to homeless guests in our community.

Question 10

International Missionary Support

Accepted Answer

Dr. Catherine “Katie” Wolf (Friends for Health in Haiti)Cindy Corell (PCUSA)Brooke & Eduardo Beato (missionaries working with MMI in the Dominican Republic)

Question 11

Dominican Republic Medical Mission Trip

Accepted Answer

Provide spiritual and compassionate health care (medical, surgical, dental, health education) by serving alongside Medical Ministry International in the Dominican Republic.OPC volunteers join a team every March - Spanish language helpful but not required.  Medical skillset helpful but general helpers also welcome

Question 12

NOROC

Accepted Answer

NOROC-
https://www.noroc.org/Offer new opportunities for spiritual, physical, educational, and emotional growth so that at risk institutionalized children (orphaned, abandoned, abused and neglected) in Tulcea County, Romania, may escape cycles of poverty, dependency, and abuse and may become independent adults who can nurture meaningful relationships and contribute to their communities. OPC volunteers can sponsor individual students or travel on a mission trip.

Question 13

Baja Mission Trip

Accepted Answer

Baja-https://shenpres.org/baja/Annual mission trip through the Shenandoah Presbytery to Baja, MX

Question 14

Ethiopia Partnership / Friends of the Gore Home

Accepted Answer

Longstanding relationship and support of the Ethiopia Church Mekane YesusOPC volunteers have travelled to Ethiopia in years past, and continue to support projects and ministries related to education, women in ministry, and caring for children

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