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Pastor Jay Merritt Walgreens Food Drive for BFA and Manna

Just a quick heads up. Look for the BFA "food drive" kiosk at your local Walgreens store this month. Eleven area stores have given us permission to place a box and information in each store until the end of the month. Be sure to thank the manager while you are there. Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on March 8, 2010 at 11:06am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Photos from Haiti

A team of 8 people from all over the US traveled to Haiti on March 1st to purchase and deliver much needed food supplies to the Mountain Faith Orphanage in Saut 'd Eau (pronounced SO-do). These are some photos.
To God be the glory.

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Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on March 8, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Tueday Night from Haiti

Just a quick note from the field. I'm on a laptop, in the orphanage center. Electricity is from a diesel generator. Internet is from satellite. Group purchased TONS of food in Santo Domingo. Box truck and minivan went over roads made from river rock. Kidney jarring. Left at 5:30 am. Arrived at 4:30 pm. Group had to stop at border for over an hour to "negotiate" passage. Everyone exhausted. We, kids and adults unloaded ALL the food after we had lunch/supper - yummiest beans & rice I ever ate.… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on March 2, 2010 at 9:06pm — 1 Comment

Pastor Jay Merritt Going to Haiti

My wife, Diane, and I are flying our of ILM at 7am on Monday. We are going from Atlanta to Santo Domingo, where we will meet up with a native of the Dominican Republic who has been ministering in the states.
Monday we will stay at a local orphanage called Casa de Luz. They are letting us use a 16 foot box truck, which we will pack full of items we are going to purchase in the DR. Eight of us will make the journey into Haiti, about 8 hours by truck and van.
We are going to the Mountain… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on February 27, 2010 at 11:42pm — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Stuff for Haiti

Diane and I drove our third load of donated items down to the staging area at Faith Building Missions in Ocean Isle Beach. Thanks to folks in the Hampstead area as well as Scotts Hill Baptist Church.


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Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on February 27, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Manna News


Nearly 400 families in Northern Brunswick County received groceries in January and February, thanks to the help f… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on February 24, 2010 at 1:18am — No Comments

Billie Blackwell Volunteers needed at Vintage Values On Castle

Volunteers are needed at Vintage Values Resale Shop, located at 609 Castle Street. Just a few hours a week can help victims of domestic violence. Store hours: Mon- Sat 10-5. Please contact Janet Lewis @ 762-7720.

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Added by Billie Blackwell on February 18, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt We're going to Haiti!

Pastor Jay and Diane Merritt of Victory Church (http://vfwbc.org) will be heading to Haiti on March 1st. They will be traveling with Impulse Missions (http://impulsemissions.com) to directly assist the Mountain Faith Mission orphanage (http://www.mountainfaithmission.com/earthquake2010.html). They are collecting medical supplies that can be hand carried in… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on February 18, 2010 at 9:35am — No Comments

Si Cantwell Mallory's collection box for Good Shepherd is in StarNews lobby

WILMINGTON | Si Cantwell's Here Now column of Feb. 3 featured Mallory Carpenter, a sixth-grader who is collecting supplies for Good Shepherd Center.

I introduced her and her mom, Lisa Schmidt, at the 2010 StarNews Conscience Fair on Feb. 6.
The StarNews has invited Mallory to put a collection barrel in i

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Added by Si Cantwell on February 12, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Sarah Bon Event challenges young professionals to ‘Have a Heart’

Area non-profit organizations need volunteers, and local young professionals are willing to help – if asked. Knowing this, three businesses have joined forces to bring these two groups together.

On Feb. 18, Greater Good Productions, Self-Help and Bon’s Eye Marketing will present “HAVE A HEART: What are YOU doing for the Greater Good?” The event, slated from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Self-Help Center (272 N. Front St.), will feature interactive booths showcasing the work and needs of more th… Continue

Added by Sarah Bon on February 12, 2010 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Haiti needs

Locally, we are collecting six specific items for "Food for the Poor" canned vegetables canned meat canned fish canned milk powdered milk bottled water We also received this urgent request from "New Missions" for First Aid Supplies Rubbing alcohol – bottles & swabs Calamine lotion Benadryl cream, liquid and tablets – 25mg Sterile 4x4s (gauze) Chlomec 3-0 sutures St… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on January 19, 2010 at 8:15am — No Comments

bernertry Clinton, Bush say saving lives is top goal in Haiti

Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say. In a pre-recorded interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Bush and Clinton said the new fund created by President Barack Obama also seeks to ensure that money keeps coming in after the news… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 17, 2010 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Haiti - direct connection

All, You may see on the news tonight - Jan 17, (Fox 26, Wect 6) where we are working on a local project to get specific items to the folks in Haiti. Victory Church of Leland is again teaming with Faith Building Missions of Ocean Isle. We are working to provide food for Haiti. The organization Food for the Poor is in Florida. They have arranged with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to carry large shipping containers of relief items. Locally, we are collecting six specific items: canned vegetables… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on January 17, 2010 at 3:16pm — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Haiti

All, I have had many of you contact me regarding prayers for Haiti. Many of you want to help in other ways, but are not sure how. My family and I have experience with two mission organizations that I trust. S.T.E.M. Intl. http://www.stemintl.org/news/2010/01/13/help_haiti_now_ Many of you may have a desire to physically serve on the ground in Haiti, as my wife and I do. We have been quickly deciding how we… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on January 14, 2010 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Mebane Boyd "Children's Champions" nominations sought

Smart Start of New Hanover County is seeking nominations for Children’s Champions. We are seeking nominations for individuals, groups, organizations, agencies, etc who have provided exceptional service to young children, birth through age 5, and their families in New Hanover County. At Smart Start of New Hanover County, it is important to us to encourage action in our community that supports the early care and education of young children and their families. Each year we host the annual Breakfas… Continue

Added by Mebane Boyd on January 13, 2010 at 11:58am — No Comments

Pat Hairston Seems all quiet, but it's not

So, the end of the year has come and gone and it seems like all is quite. What is your local non-profit doing? If they are like us at Carolina Canines, we are feverishly working on our end of year/beginning of year tasks. What does that mean? We are preparing our files for the 2010 calendar year, scheduling upcoming events, copying our financial records and preparing those for the auditor, closing the 2009 accounts, getting reading to have the taxes prepared and preparing our donor letters in c… Continue

Added by Pat Hairston on January 13, 2010 at 7:52am — No Comments

bernertry Google Embraces Partners to Straddle Desktop-Cloud Divide

Google has unveiled plans today to allow Google Docs to store any type of files, and revealed a new tool from Memeo to enable users to access, migrate, and synchronize files between their desktop and Google Docs. These announcements signify a broader strategy by Google to help business customers bridge the gap between the desktop and the cloud. Google has been aggressively vy… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 4:54pm — No Comments

bernertry Google Reacts To Nexus One Complaints

With complaints about its online-only support for the new Nexus One smartphone piling up, Google said it is moving as quickly as possible to address customer dissatisfaction. The company's support forum is loaded with complaints about spotty 3G coverage from carrier partner T-Mobile, a lack of information on delivery status after a phone is purchased and getting the run aro… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 1:05pm — No Comments

bernertry Fiorina Lends Campaign $2.5 Million

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina loaned $2.5 million of her own money to her campaign for the U.S. Senate, an indication she's willing to invest significant personal resources to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Fiorina also raised nearly $1.1 million in donations during her first two months in the race. After expenses, that gives her about $2.7 million going… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 12:56am — No Comments

Si Cantwell Nonprofits can benefit by using social media

Shannan Bowen, a reporter here who is helping the StarNews jump into the world of social media, thought ConscienceOnline.com readers might be interested in this article about how nonprofits can benefit from using social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook. He mentions Ning sites as a way to recruit and retai… Continue

Added by Si Cantwell on January 6, 2010 at 10:19am — 2 Comments

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