United Church of God
Congregations Raise Money
for the Developing Nations Scholarship Fund on January 21, 2006
The congregations were from Santa Rosa, Oakland, and San Jose with a few members from the Stockton congregation. We had our combined Italian pot luck and cake auction tonight; then we had numerous spirited bidding wars. The auctioneer, Fred Crow, an elder in the San Jose congregation, kept the pace lively and humorous. Everyone enjoyed the experience very much.
We raised somewhere over $3,762 for the developing nations scholarship fund. The brethren were really enthusiastic about the scholarship fund for young people in the Church in Developing Nations. Many were not aware of it before, but they really liked the program once they found out.
From notes that appeared in the May 2006 United News:
Bay Area Auctions Cakes for ScholarshipsOn Jan. 21, 2006, the Oakland, San Jose and Santa Rosa, California, congregations held an Italian potluck dinner and cake auction. Cakes were baked by local brethren. The lively cake auction was organized to contribute to the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund. This is the second year a cake auction has been conducted to raise money for a worthy cause. Auctioneer and San Jose elder Fred Crow led several spirited bidding wars that helped produce a total of $3,762. The money will be used to help young adults in the Church in Latin America and Africa attend college or university. —Mark Rorem |