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Old First Reformed 
United Church of Christ
151 N. 4th Street (at Race Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106 · (215) 922-4566
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Volunteer Appreciation Brunch- RSVP now
Posted May 2, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Events, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter, Wellspring.
Hello Volunteers, The Outreach Ministries of Old First is hosting a Volunteer Appreciation brunch on May 12th. All of your hard work has not gone unnoticed! We will be serving brunch and will have a time for idea sharing and story telling regarding the Shelter and Cupboard at Old First. If you want to help plan or have any [...]
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Old Firsters Participate in the Walk Against Hunger
Posted April 20, 2012 by Suzanne Cole. Filed under Featured, Fellowship Groups, News, Saturday Cupboard, Stewardship, Wellspring, Youth.
Old First once again participated in the 16th Annual Walk Against Hunger on Saturday, April 14. It was a beautiful day for a walk in the park. With the help of Anna, Annemarie, Freja, Kristen, Iyabo, Jackson, Madelyn, Mark, Michael, Warren and Yiwola we raised over $1,000 in the fight against hunger. About 80% of [...]
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Family Fun Day Success
Posted March 21, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Events, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter, Wellspring.
Family Fun Day was held on March 17th, and it was a success! The sun was shining on Old First which helped to make the event more inviting. Youth from buildOn were here to help us with the festival, and it was great working with these motivated young people. There many visitors from the community [...]
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Sign-up for or Support Someone in the Walk Against Hunger, Sat. 04.14
Posted February 23, 2012 by Mindy Beecher. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Saturday Cupboard, Wellspring.
WALK AGAINST HUNGER April 14, 2012, Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The walk starts at the Art Museum Every step counts in the fight against hunger. ALL PROCEEDS WILL HELP WITH OUR SATURDAY MORNING FOOD & CLOTHING CUPBOARD Walk! The scenic 5K Walk starts and ends at the Art Museum. Bring your family and [...]
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Old First Family Fun Day – St. Patrick’s Day!
Posted January 31, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter, Urban Service Camps, Wellspring.
The Outreach Ministries at Old First are hosting their first event of the year, a family festival that was inspired by an upcoming service camp. Old First will be hosting the Mott Campus Clowns March 10-18, 2012. We came up with a great way for them to be of service in our local community – [...]
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Volunteer Satisfaction Survey
Posted January 3, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Featured, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter, Wellspring.
The Outreach Ministries are trying to collect data to help improve volunteer experiences at the shelter and at the Food and Clothing Cupboard. We receive a lot of feedback during the year and this is a way to pull all of it together. Billi has posted an anonymous survey that can be taken here: volunteer [...]
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The shelter needs you!
Posted December 29, 2011 by Billi. Filed under Featured, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter.
There are various volunteer opportunities available in the coming weeks that will benefit our men’s shelter and clothing cupboard. If you’d like to get your friends together and prepare a meal for the shelter, these are the available dates: January 1, 3, 6, 11, 14, 24, 25, 26, and 31. The students from SREHUP that [...]
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Volunteer this Christmas!
Posted December 20, 2011 by Billi. Filed under Events, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter.
If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity on Dec 24th, the Food and Clothing Cupboard is your place. Volunteers can come help distribute items between 9am and noon. We will be distributing the filled backpacks to the guests with good cheer and well wishes. On Christmas Day, we are opening the shelter for the [...]
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Young Children’s Toys Available for the Giving
Posted December 18, 2011 by Michael Caine. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Saturday Cupboard.
Sean, a neighbor stopped by today out of the blue. Not even anyone we know. He wondered if we could receive a donation of toys for Christmas. He’s a Spanish teacher at Northeast Regional High School over in New Jersey where they took up a collection. Michael had to think for a minute. Do we [...]
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2011 Alternative Christmas Gift
Posted December 8, 2011 by Billi. Filed under Events, News, Saturday Cupboard, Shelter, Wellspring.
Each year Old First offers an “alternative gift” to which you can give in the name of your loved ones. For instance, we raised money to support Native American Ministries the last time. It’s an option the church offers in light of how commercialized Christmas can become… The alternative gift this year is backpacks filled [...]