Looking for service ideas for your Uniteen group? Here's a list of ideas from A-Z. (Well almost - if you have any ideas for Q, X, Y or Z please let me know!
There is nothing more rewarding than service to others. Help your Uniteens experience the gift of giving with one or more of these simple ideas.
· Adopt a Highway
· Animal Shelter (collect food, kitty litter, etc.)
· Area Clean-up (grounds, area park, senior center, senior's yards)
· Assist w/Sunday Service
· Book Drive (Collect paperbacks for veteran's hospital
· Child Care (provide child care for a church sponsored function)
· Children's Hospital Visit
· Clean Grounds
· Clean Senior's Yards
· Clean up an area park (good spring activity)
· Clothing Drive
· Deliver meals/lunches to local warming center or shelter
· Easter Egg Hunt (organize for younger children)
· Food/Toy Drive
· Fund-raising for another group
· Heifer International has a great program with lots of educational items for youth ministry programs. Check their website at: www.Heifer.org
· Uniteens raise $ for YOU, YOU raise funds for church project. . .
· Grass cutting for senior citizens
· Habitat for Humanity (Check their website for projects for all ages)
· Holiday Pageant
· Invite younger class to an activity
· Jump rope for pledges for a charity
· Kids Prayer Project (Rev. Diane Venzera at consultant@glrkids.org)
· Leaves - Rake leaves for seniors or shut-ins
· Make/Send greeting cards
· Seniors
· Veterans
· Children's Hospital
· Meals for Shut-ins
· Nursery care (help with the nursery during service or during a church function)
· Nursing Home Visit
· Offer free lemonade after service or during a church event
· Plant flowers
· Prepare meal or fellowship for congregation
· Rake Leaves
· Shovel Snow - for church, seniors, etc.
· Soup Kitchen - Capuchin
· Sox for homeless shelter. Call to determine needs and arrange drop off
· Stuffed Animal Ministry (collect & deliver to seniors/children's hospital)
· Take cookies to senior center (be sure to take some sugar free ones!)
· Toiletries for homeless. (Collect hotel size, unopened toiletries for homeless.)
· Uncover flower gardens in spring
· Volunteer at Local Event
· Warming Center - Prepare lunches "to go" for a local warming center
· Wash Car Windows (during church service - and leave an affirmation slip)