CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN
CHANGE FOR CHANGE
For Lifenets Vinogradov, Ukraine Street Children Program
Posted June 25, 2009
In January the Seattle congregation of the United Church of God started a program to encourage its children to support LifeNets’ Street Children program in Vinogradov, Ukraine. For $25, the soup kitchen provides clothing, food and personal items each month for a child. Many of these children come from abusive and alcoholic situations. The Street Children program cares for about 30 children. In addition to physical needs, the children are given love, care and training.
LifeNets Puget Sound member Larry Hardison decorated a large jar, which is set out every week for congregation members and their children to donate their spare change. The goal was to raise at least $25 a month. Every time $25 is reached, another marker goes up. So far, donations have been collected to help a total of seven children – beyond the goal of collecting enough to help at least one child a month. Members are able to teach their children about giving and showing compassion for other children who may not have the opportunities or care they have.
-- Catherine Brumbaugh
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 Brother-sister Hunter (4) and Gloria (2) Williams of the Puget Sound Chapter of LifeNets in the Seattle United Church of God donate some of their lemonade stand money to help LifeNets Vinogradov, Ukraine Street Children's Program.
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