Backpack Event at Mableton First Baptist
Saturday, July 29, 2012
| The fellowship hall was a sea of yellow with our Love Loud T-shirts as we had lunch before the Backpack event.
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Soon the hall by the sanctuary was full of people coming in for school supplies. |
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| We registered them at the kiosk and gave them a card for a backpack and noted the other stations they were going to visit.
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The first staging area was the Depot where Greg and Stephen Hanthorn entertained them with juggling and magic tricks. |
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| The groups enjoyed the show and it was an excellent way to bunch the groups for the next stage.
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Then Pastor Stephen Byrd and Mike Anderson welcomed them in the Music Suite and Pastor Stephen shared the gospel with them. |
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| A group of guides was standing by to take them to the various stations.
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Laura Ervin guides this group to the backpack station. |
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| The team in the backpack room was standing by with a large pile of backpacks.
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Their backpack cards were checked off and the backpacks delivered. The process went smoothly and the backpacks were appreciated. |
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| Several haircut stations were kept busy all afternoon.
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Dr. Wayne Templeton and Matt O'Mahoney help a young boy with a vision screening. |
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| Sheryl Anthony helps another boy with a vision screening.
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A staffed dental van was parked outside the church to do dental screening. |
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| Jo Templeton did hearing screening in a quiet room downstairs.
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A free food service line was kept going all afternoon. Joyce Story, Carol Durand and Sharon Lance are on the front line, and at least a dozen of our folks were involved. |
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| Chris Ayers, Riley Brooks and Joe Burkhardt man the grill to cook hotdogs. The grill was also kept busy all afternoon.
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As you walked around, you couldn't miss the sense of fun and friendliness among our yellow-shirted workers. From balloon stations to security guards to guides, everyone was helpful and friendly. |
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| Chris could be proud of his youth division - they were everywhere and added to the spirit of friendliness and playfulness.
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As we back away from the event, we reflect upon the joy that was there, and the opportunity to be of service to our immediate community. |
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| An amazing haircare team rendered a lot of service in one afternoon.
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And our title event of the day, the backpack distribution, worked so smoothly that the families involved could just relax and enjoy it. |
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