Although the pandemic has placed some restrictions on activities, Knox Mission Group initiated a collaborative “Change for Change” program to raise funds to purchase a ShelterBox. Shelterboxes provide critical shelter and necessary items for people whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters.
The “Change for Change” project invited anyone to use the small change that everyone collects at home and put it to good use by donating it, or by making a small contribution towards the Knox Mission Group’s purchase of a ShelterBox. Generous donations from congregation members enabled the Mission Group to purchase a ShelterBox.
Due to the hardship many people in Red Deer faced during the pandemic, Knox Mission Group donated $500 to the Red Deer Food Bank, and because many families in our community are still struggling, a donation of $1,000 was made to The Mustard Seed for the school lunch program.