Broadway Bridge Project

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This December marked the second full year of our participation in the Broadway Bridge Project! On the second Thursday of each month, we serve hot food to our brothers and sisters without homes under the Broadway Bridge. We also collect clothes, food and other necessities for distribution. We are always looking for volunteers and new ways to help our neighbors.

The Broadway Bridge Project is a local interfaith effort to help the homeless in Central Arkansas. Started by Elizabeth Dowell in 2006, there are now many local churches and groups that collect clothing, food, and other items. Each group sponsors a meal one night a month and takes the meal to Little Rock where the meal is distributed under the Broadway Bridge. Used clothes, donated goods, sleeping bags, work shoes, toiletry items are distributed along with cold drinks and bottled water.

Our upcoming dates (all Thursdays) for 2011 are:

   - January 13
   - February 10
   - March 10
   - April 14
   - May 12
   - June 9
   - July 14
   - August 11
   - September 8
   - October 13
   - November 10
   - December 8

If you would like to participate, there are several different ways you can help:

- Meeting at church at 4:00 to help prepare the meal.

- Meeting at church at 4:30 to sort donated clothes.

- Leaving church at 5:30 to take the food downtown.

- Serving food and distributing donations starting at 6:00.

- Return to church around 7:00 and finish cleaning up.

If you can't come with us but would like to contribute, consider making a donation of soft drinks (any flavor or brand), fruit (bananas or apples), bottled water or used clothing. We would love to have you help with this amazing ministry that gives you so much more than you put into it. If you have questions, email me or call 350-0886.

Michael O'Connor