Learn about 2009 Thank Offering recipients
 Twenty-seven projects received grants from the 2009 Thank Offering. From nearly 70 requests, the Creative Ministries Offering Committee selected 14 projects in the United States and 13 projects in other parts of the world to receive a total of $684,000. At least 40 percent of the offering is designated for health ministries.
Projects must meet criteria established by the committee including:
- consistency with the mission concerns and policies of the PC(USA),
- a purpose that meets basic human needs,
- providing a form of aid that relates directly to the people being served and
- being a creative project less than three years old or a new direction for an existing program.
The committee selects programs based on merit, regardless of geographic location. At least 40 percent of the Thank Offering funds go to health-related projects.
Help support projects like these – give to the Thank Offering.
Synod of Alaska/Northwest
Synod of Living Waters
Synod of Mid-America
Synod of the Mid-Atlantic
Synod of the Northeast
Synod of the Pacific
Synod of the Rocky Mountains
Synod of the South Atlantic
Synod of Southern California and Hawaii
Synod of the Sun
Synod of the Trinity
International
Synod of Alaska/Northwest
Finding a Home
Craig, Alaska, $23,200
Mission/Purpose Statement: Bring people together to build a safe island community and provide safety, support and advocacy for people who have experienced personal or domestic violence.
Synod of Living Waters
Youth at the Family Room
Nashville, Tennessee, $50,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Empower Nashville youth and adults through education, spiritual development, cultural enrichment, social justice advocacy and civic engagement.
Synod of Mid-America
Recession Rescue
Wichita, Kansas, $15,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Help the homeless discover abundant life through a living faith in Jesus Christ.
Synod of the Mid-Atlantic
New Center Project
Williamsburg, Virginia, $25,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Ensure access to services to meet basic daily needs for people of low income, as well as elderly and at-risk residents in the community, through a new outreach center.
Synod of the Northeast
KinderSmile Oral Health Care Program
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, $21,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Provide optimal oral care access and oral health education for children in underserved communities.
Synod of the Pacific
Veterans Family Reunification Program
Medford, Oregon, $30,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Transition homeless vets back to productive lives through self-empowerment programs.
Food Bank
Medford, Oregon, $15,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Fight poverty and feed economically deprived individuals and families in the Rogue Valley area.
Synod of the Rocky Mountains
Helping Children Transition from a Polygamous Lifestyle
Washington, Utah, $40,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Assist survivors of abuse within polygamous relationships, offering support, protection, assistance, choices and opportunities.
Synod of the South Atlantic
Food Bank
Elberton, Georgia, $13,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Provide safe, short-term emergency shelter, food, clothing and furnishings for victims of domestic violence.
Transportable Cottage Refurbishment and Set-up for Elderly
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, $35,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Address housing needs of low-income families in rural communities, especially those at risk of becoming homeless as a result of substandard housing.
Synod of Southern California and Hawaii
Education and Resource Library
Inglewood, California, $50,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Educate the general population about systemic and discoid lupus erythematosus and help patients communicate accurately with their doctors about the disease.
Synod of the Sun
Tamina Community Life Fitness Program
Conroe, Texas, $32,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Improve the quality of life for the Tamina community by offering educational programs, activities and services emphasizing self-determination and personal responsibility.
Compounding the Impact
Rockport, Texas, $10,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Provide a safe, community-based after-school enrichment program for children.
Synod of the Trinity
Community Outreach Project of Edinboro (C.O.P.E.)
Edinboro, Pennsylvania, $5,200
Mission/Purpose Statement: Coordinate efforts to meet the mental and emotional health issues of young adults and their families.
International
Cisterns Project
Haiti, $20,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Improve the economic situation of area farmers by providing access to potable water.
Mission Ranch
Gaithersburg, Maryland/Haiti, $30,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Serve abused and abandoned children through outreach programs and orphanage.
Community Cement Block Factory
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, $28,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Provide economic empowerment and job stimulation to address hunger and poverty.
Building a Christian Women’s Leadership and Conference Center
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, $20,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Build permanent women’s center for spiritual growth, leadership training, and development of entrepreneurial skills.
Holistic Health for Women
Lima, Peru, $7,500
Mission/Purpose Statement: Nurture women, educating them about their health.
Cerro de Oro Clean Water Project
Lafayette, California/Guatemala, $12,500
Mission/Purpose Statement: In partnership with Living Waters for the World, provide clean water projects for up to 18 villages serving indigenous Mayan peoples around Lake Atitlán.
Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Training for Women in the Presbyterian Church of Sudan
Kampala, Uganda, $40,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Promote civic education and trauma healing to help resolve conflicts between communities and tribes in Sudan.
Love In Action
Bangalore, India, $40,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Rescue women and girls who were forced into human trafficking and/or abandoned on the streets.
Purchase Color Doppler Ultrasound Machine
Kerala, India, $20,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Provide more effective treatment of pregnant women through purchase and use of color doppler ultrasound machine.
Medicine Box Program
Malawi and Democratic Republic of Congo, $16,500
Mission/Purpose Statement: Deliver basic medicines and medical supplies to Presbyterian hospitals in Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tailoring and Design, Shoemaking and Repair Project
Kigali, Rwanda, $16,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Offer training for tailoring, knitting, and shoemaking and repair to women and youth who are marginalized in Rwanda.
Developing Tea Plantation for Lancang Lahu Christian Training Center
Yunnan Province, China, $50,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Purchase seedlings and fertilizer that local people will use to initiate tea production, thereby developing a sustainable livelihood and lifting their community out of poverty.
Income-generating Activities for Kenyan Women Caregivers
North Richland Hills, Texas/Kenya, $20,000
Mission/Purpose Statement: Improve the quality of life for orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya by providing services that promote education, good health and general development to caregivers.
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