Acts Of Kindness

In the autumn season, we actively encourage individuals, families, small groups, and friends to partake in community service projects.

Our primary goal is to positively impact our neighbors and the broader community by embodying the love of Christ through acts of service. As part of this initiative, we challenge small groups, families, or friend groups to conceive and execute a service project by the middle of November. The most meaningful impact often arises when individuals or groups reach out to those they know personally, such as neighbors, co-workers, or schools attended by their children.

Projects can range from yard clean-ups for widows, repairing or painting a neighbor's home, contributing to a shelter or community building, landscaping at a child's school, volunteering at a food bank, creating cookies and encouragement cards for public servants, to cooking meals for elderly groups. The opportunities for service are boundless, emphasizing the enduring effects of such community engagement.

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For those of you who do not have a group to work with or your group needs a project, you can sign up for one of the service projects listed below.  If you have questions, email robin@tlc.org.

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2026 Projects

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Salvation Army Donation Drive - Clean out your closets and help support their Adult Rehabilitation Center. October 24th ONLY from 9 AM to 1 PM!  Help monitor the donations on one of two shifts: 9-11 AM or 11 AM-1 PM.  Sign Up Here. You can drop off your acceptable donations on Saturday, October 24th between 9 AM to 1 PM. NO EARLY DROP OFFS ALLOWED.  We have no place to store donations.  The trucks will be parked in the main parking lot.  Follow the directions of the staff. PLEASE, only drop off what is accepted (see list below).  If possible, pack things in boxes, bags or containers. For more information, contact Laurie Schlaepfer at  lauriesch@me.com

Assemble Gift Bags for Soquel High School Staff - family friendly!  Encourage and support the entire staff by giving them a gift bag full of goodies.  If you want to donate gift cards for the bags, see list and instructions below. We will assemble the bags at TLC in the pantry room in the Hope Center at 9:30 AM. Sign Up Here.  Questions:  Contact Robin Spurlock at robin@tlc.org

Project Pajamas - Family Friendly!  Help sort, bag and deliver NEW pajamas to kids in transitional housing situations (foster care, homeless, etc.) or who are dealing with cancer (Jacob's Heart).  We need NEW pajamas for boys and girls, infants through 18 years old and they can be donated in the barrels in the lobby from October 1st to October 22nd.  We will meet in the sanctuary lobby at 9 AM on Oct. 24th.  Bring a box of ziplock gallon sized bags and a black sharpie.  Sign Up Here. Questions:  contact Robin Spurlock at robin@tlc.org

Assemble Hygiene Bags for the Unhoused - family friendly!  Encourage those who are unhoused with a bag full of personal hygiene products, snacks and new socks.  If you want to donate items, see the list and instructions below. We will meet in the pantry room in the Hope Center at 10:30 AM. Sign Up Here.  Questions:  Contact Robin Spurlock at robin@tlc.org

Linen Drive for WINGS, an advocacy group that helps find housing for the unhoused.  Donations of NEW Twin and Queen Sheet sets, Twin and Queen Mattress pads, Twin and Queen Comforters, blankets, or bed-in-a-bag sets, and Standard or Queen pillows.  Donations can be dropped off in the barrels in the lobby from October 19th to November 8th.Questions:  Contact Robin Spurlock at robin@tlc.org

Winter Coat Drive for the Unhoused: Help keep an unhoused person warm and dry this winter by donating ONLY NEW or GENTLY USED CLEAN winter coats in the lobby barrels from October 1st to October 18th. Contact robin@tlc.

DONATIONS INSTRUCTIONS

If you would like to donate items that we are collecting for any of these projects, here are the instructions as to what we need, where to drop them off and when to drop them off by the designated date.

SALVATION ARMY DONATION DRIVE - ACCEPTABLE ITEMS

Here are the ACCEPTABLE items that we can collect for the Salvation Army and that are in GOOD WORKING CONDITION. Clothing for men, women and children. Shoes, purses, belts and jewelry.  Kitchen items such as dishes, glassware, utensils, baking pans, cooking pots. (NO appliances or microwaves).  Clean linens, tablecloths, blankets, and comforters (NO pillows or mattresses).  Books, CD’s, DVD’s and games.  Musical instruments that are portable (NO pianos or organs).  Sporting goods (NO large exercise equipment) and toys (NO stuffed animals).  Home decor such as pictures, candleholders, holiday decorations.  Small tools.  NO furniture, NO baby stuff (car seats, cribs, strollers…), NO paint or hazardous materials,NO food or drink, NO automobile parts, NO weapons, NO medical equipment, NO building supplies

ACCEPTABLE DONATIONS LIST

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NEW PAJAMAS - For Project Pajamas!

Infant to size 18 for boys and girls. NEW ONLY! We often need more for older elementary, jr. high and high school age.  Donations can be placed in the marked barrels in the church lobby until Thursday, October 22, 2026.

HYGIENE ITEMS FOR THE UNHOUSED - for bags to hand out year-round.  We are collecting new socks - men's and women's adult size, crew or knee high. Also NEW travel size shampoo, conditioner, lotion, body wash, soap bars, hand sanitizer, Kleenix, deodorant, and lip balm.  Donations can be placed in the marked barrels in the church lobby until Thursday, October 22, 2026.

GIFT CARDS for Soquel High School Gift Bags.  We are collecting $10 Coffee gift cards (Loft, Starbucks, Peets, etc.)  We are collecting $15 Eatery gift cards (Erik's Deli, Taquerias, Togo's, The Farm, Chilpotle, etc.)  We are collecting $25 Amazon gift cards. ALL cards can be dropped off to Robin in the church office BEFORE Thursday, Oct. 22nd.  

WINTER COATS for UNHOUSED (bolded please) can be placed in lobby barrels between Oct. 1-18.  Please be sure they are NEW or CLEAN GENTLY USED winter coats only.  

October 26 - November 22, 2026 - SECOND HARVEST FOOD DRIVE

Drop off canned, boxed and bagged dry goods in the bins provided in the lobby.  Give monetarily - mark your donation online or on check memo FOOD DRIVE.

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