GIVING YOUR
GIVING YOUR
GIVING YOUR
TREASURES TIME TALENTS TESTIMONIES
TREASURES TIME TALENTS TESTIMONIES
TREASURES TIME TALENTS TESTIMONIES
Whether you are bringing your gifts to The Warehouse Urban
Gleaning Hub, specifically to be distributed within our network
of relationships with churches, or engaging in Urban Gleaning in
your own context, relationships or church, always ensure that an
excellent standard of quality is upheld! No matter who you are
giving your gifts to, please do the following:
Whether you are bringing your gifts to The Warehouse Urban
Gleaning Hub, specifically to be distributed within our network
of relationships with churches, or engaging in Urban Gleaning in
your own context, relationships or church, always ensure that an
excellent standard of quality is upheld! No matter who you are
giving your gifts to, please do the following:
Whether you are bringing your gifts to The Warehouse Urban
Gleaning Hub, specifically to be distributed within our network
of relationships with churches, or engaging in Urban Gleaning in
your own context, relationships or church, always ensure that an
excellent standard of quality is upheld! No matter who you are
giving your gifts to, please do the following:
TREASURES
TREASURES
TREASURES
• Ensure that all items, whether clothing, household items or toys
are newly washed, smell fresh and are not stained, torn, chipped
or blemished.
• Ensure that all items, whether clothing, household items or toys
are newly washed, smell fresh and are not stained, torn, chipped
or blemished.
• Ensure that all items, whether clothing, household items or toys
are newly washed, smell fresh and are not stained, torn, chipped
or blemished.
• Donate items in a well-packaged, attractive condition: folded
or well stacked and protected in sturdy cardboard boxes or seethrough plastic bags (avoid using black refuse bags) and if possible,
pre sorted and labelled into genders, sizes and ages.
• Donate items in a well-packaged, attractive condition: folded
or well stacked and protected in sturdy cardboard boxes or seethrough plastic bags (avoid using black refuse bags) and if possible,
pre sorted and labelled into genders, sizes and ages.
• Donate items in a well-packaged, attractive condition: folded
or well stacked and protected in sturdy cardboard boxes or seethrough plastic bags (avoid using black refuse bags) and if possible,
pre sorted and labelled into genders, sizes and ages.
• If an item is in generally good shape but has something that
needs fixing (e.g. a button sewn on, a hem cleaned up or toy fixed)
please spend the time doing this before giving the item.
• If an item is in generally good shape but has something that
needs fixing (e.g. a button sewn on, a hem cleaned up or toy fixed)
please spend the time doing this before giving the item.
• If an item is in generally good shape but has something that
needs fixing (e.g. a button sewn on, a hem cleaned up or toy fixed)
please spend the time doing this before giving the item.
• Consider buying additional gifts such as brand new underwear to
accompany clothing.
• Consider buying additional gifts such as brand new underwear to
accompany clothing.
• Consider buying additional gifts such as brand new underwear to
accompany clothing.
• If you would like to spend money, contact the organisation you
are planning to give through to find out what current needs are,
especially during disaster relief. The Warehouse and churches will
also have this information on websites during specific responses
• If you would like to spend money, contact the organisation you
are planning to give through to find out what current needs are,
especially during disaster relief. The Warehouse and churches will
also have this information on websites during specific responses
• If you would like to spend money, contact the organisation you
are planning to give through to find out what current needs are,
especially during disaster relief. The Warehouse and churches will
also have this information on websites during specific responses
• Ensure that you donate seasonally appropriate items: this may
mean that you go through your cupboards at the beginning of
each season and donate what can be used immediately, or if you
have items for a different season, store them until the correct
season.
• Ensure that you donate seasonally appropriate items: this may
mean that you go through your cupboards at the beginning of
each season and donate what can be used immediately, or if you
have items for a different season, store them until the correct
season.
• Ensure that you donate seasonally appropriate items: this may
mean that you go through your cupboards at the beginning of
each season and donate what can be used immediately, or if you
have items for a different season, store them until the correct
season.
• It is difficult for relief organisations to store excess items and
often causes them to become mouldy or stale smelling.
• It is difficult for relief organisations to store excess items and
often causes them to become mouldy or stale smelling.
• It is difficult for relief organisations to store excess items and
often causes them to become mouldy or stale smelling.
• Ask yourself these questions: Would I give this to someone I
love? Would I be blessed to receive this? Does this give someone
the message that they are made in God’s image?
• Ask yourself these questions: Would I give this to someone I
love? Would I be blessed to receive this? Does this give someone
the message that they are made in God’s image?
• Ask yourself these questions: Would I give this to someone I
love? Would I be blessed to receive this? Does this give someone
the message that they are made in God’s image?
• Please see the insert regarding what Urban Gleaning at
The Warehouse is able to help you distribute, and our website
during disaster responses.
• Please see the insert regarding what Urban Gleaning at
The Warehouse is able to help you distribute, and our website
during disaster responses.
• Please see the insert regarding what Urban Gleaning at
The Warehouse is able to help you distribute, and our website
during disaster responses.
TIME
TIME
TIME
• When seeking to give time, consider how much and how often this will help those to whom you are offering it, know best how to
use your gift.
• When seeking to give time, consider how much and how often this will help those to whom you are offering it, know best how to
use your gift.
• When seeking to give time, consider how much and how often this will help those to whom you are offering it, know best how to
use your gift.
• If you have committed to a specific time, honor the commitment
or make sure you advise if you will not be there- those you are
helping may be counting on your presence.
• If you have committed to a specific time, honor the commitment
or make sure you advise if you will not be there- those you are
helping may be counting on your presence.
• If you have committed to a specific time, honor the commitment
or make sure you advise if you will not be there- those you are
helping may be counting on your presence.
• Be up front about what you are able and willing to do during the
time you are giving.
• Be up front about what you are able and willing to do during the
time you are giving.
• Be up front about what you are able and willing to do during the
time you are giving.
• Be willing to do the less glamorous work when you give time.
You may be very keen to have contact with the people you want to
serve but contact with vulnerable people, especially children, often
needs to be reserved for those who are able to work with them
on a more full time basis- your offer of time could be used to
support the full time workers.
• Be willing to do the less glamorous work when you give time.
You may be very keen to have contact with the people you want to
serve but contact with vulnerable people, especially children, often
needs to be reserved for those who are able to work with them
on a more full time basis- your offer of time could be used to
support the full time workers.
• Be willing to do the less glamorous work when you give time.
You may be very keen to have contact with the people you want to
serve but contact with vulnerable people, especially children, often
needs to be reserved for those who are able to work with them
on a more full time basis- your offer of time could be used to
support the full time workers.
• See if there is anyone who would want to join you- it is always
more fun doing things together and they may be looking for a way
of getting involved.
• See if there is anyone who would want to join you- it is always
more fun doing things together and they may be looking for a way
of getting involved.
• See if there is anyone who would want to join you- it is always
more fun doing things together and they may be looking for a way
of getting involved.
TALENTS
TALENTS
TALENTS
• Closely linked with giving your time, you may have a specific
talent that you know could be of use to others e.g. tutoring school
learners, plumbing, computer skills, counselling.
• Closely linked with giving your time, you may have a specific
talent that you know could be of use to others e.g. tutoring school
learners, plumbing, computer skills, counselling.
• Closely linked with giving your time, you may have a specific
talent that you know could be of use to others e.g. tutoring school
learners, plumbing, computer skills, counselling.
• Consider how many hours you are able to give of this skill per
month before offering it.
• Consider how many hours you are able to give of this skill per
month before offering it.
• Consider how many hours you are able to give of this skill per
month before offering it.
• Find out what community outreach relationships your church is
involved with and offer your skill to one of these if appropriate.
• Find out what community outreach relationships your church is
involved with and offer your skill to one of these if appropriate.
• Find out what community outreach relationships your church is
involved with and offer your skill to one of these if appropriate.
• You are welcome to contact The Warehouse for advice.
• You are welcome to contact The Warehouse for advice.
• You are welcome to contact The Warehouse for advice.
TESTIMONIES
• Remember that sharing your story of God’s faithfulness in your
life is also a gift that can be shared generously with others.
12 Plantation Road
Wetton, Cape Town
FB: The Warehouse Trust
Tel: 021-761-1168
www.warehouse.org.za
[email protected]
TESTIMONIES
• Remember that sharing your story of God’s faithfulness in your
life is also a gift that can be shared generously with others.
12 Plantation Road
Wetton, Cape Town
FB: The Warehouse Trust
Tel: 021-761-1168
www.warehouse.org.za
[email protected]
TESTIMONIES
• Remember that sharing your story of God’s faithfulness in your
life is also a gift that can be shared generously with others.
12 Plantation Road
Wetton, Cape Town
FB: The Warehouse Trust
Tel: 021-761-1168
www.warehouse.org.za
[email protected]