Upcoming Holiday Events

Thank you for your continued patience as we iron out the details for our holiday events! Two of the three are now in full swing so I wanted to share all of the details.

Candyland Christmas

Foster the Family is hosting a Christmas party for foster children in the area to come out, have fun, decorate a gingerbread house, and make some memories! We are asking for your help in collecting supplies for those gingerbread houses. They are expecting up to 300 children to attend so we’ll need A LOT of supplies!


We are asking for the following items:

Square pretzels

Gum Drops

M&Ms (holiday color)

Peppermint Round Candies

Mini Candycanes

White Royal Icing

Icing Bags


We will be collecting items until December 5th. As you can imagine, Amazon carries all of these items so if you wish to order from there you can have them directly shipped to me. Otherwise, I would be more than happy to arrange a meet, pick up or drop off. Here are the links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T6G966L/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_T2ABHFZY6MZDQDJ2VVQH

Our second opportunity with Foster the Family is “Toys to Traditions” where we are asking you to sponsor a child for $15.00 to go with their foster families to either Johnson’s Farm or Diggerland to experience the Christmas lights show. We have commited to 20 children with hopes of far exceeding that number! We will be collecting sponsorships until December 17th.


Donations can be made by Paypal (theshineministries@gmail.com), Venmo (@jreakus), or cash. Anything you are able to do would be greatly appreciated and go a long way in making a difference. Please be sure to reach out with any questions.

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