Christmas is coming FAST! Plan now for your family’s Christmas with a Parker Street family in mind.

Parker Street Ministries’ Christmas Store:

• allows parents to purchase new toys for a quarter of their retail cost;
• serves an impoverished neighborhood where 72% live below the poverty level;
• enables parents to provide for their children, building dignity not dependence; and
• served 204 children in 2010, selling 1562 gifts.

This is a great way to say “I care” to these parents and children who have been disproportionately affected by the economy:

• Generously give new gifts—We hope to serve 300 children;
• Generously donate funds. We’ll do the shopping;
• Spread the word to your friends, families, office, etc.

Working together, great things can be accomplished. All donations of toys or funds should be received before December 9. Make checks payable to Parker Street Ministries and write “Christmas Store” in the memo. Mail to Parker Street Ministries, PO Box 433, Lakeland, FL  33802.  Gift donations should be dropped off at 719 N. Massachusetts Avenue in Lakeland.

For more information email admin@parkerstreetministries.org or call 863.682.4544.

Gift Ideas (Gifts are given as new in the original package and unwrapped):

• MP3 players
• CD players
• Art supplies for children & teens
• Jewelry for teens
• Electronic games for teens
• Lotion & hair accessories for teens
• Purses and wallets for teens
• Alarm clock radios
• Footballs, basketballs, kickballs
• Jump ropes & outdoor games
• Educational toys, games & puzzles
• Skateboards
• Board games
• Dolls (Black, Barbie, no Bratz)
• Children’s books
• Baby/Infant toys
• Preschool toys
• Christmas Store supplies: Wrapping paper, nametags, gift bags, tape, large plastic bags, sharpies

Please spread the word!! See below for promotional materials.

PSM CS Email Flyer

PSM CS Flyer 2011 2up vertical – MASS PROD (for printing)

PSM CS Flyer 8.5×11 Horizontal Layout (1-sided/poster-type)

We are grateful for generous contributions from the Hazel Haley Fund and the George W. Jekins Fund, both within the Community Foundation of Lakeland, as well as Camp Rotary Foundation and many individuals, who made possible Summer-Bridge Camp 2011!

The word became flesh…and completely moved into the Neighborhood!

Thank you to all who were sweet on Parker Street, Tuesday, September 20. It was a fun day of celebration in newly renovated digs. If you missed the tours, please come by. We love to show off these buildings. Photos will be uploaded soon to our also-newly-renovated Facebook page. Let the tagging begin. And in a few days you’ll find a link to our newest video that premiered at the event.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Allen & Company

Anonymous

Team Hammer Screen Printing & Embroidery

Fitzwater Family Fund

Gray | Robinson, PA

Jane & Bob Macey

Register Construction

Marsha & Bill Vass

Jen & Justin Wilson

Event sponsors made it possible for hundreds of guests to enjoy sweet stories from around the neighborhood, sweet desserts, and sweet facilities. 

Please pray for us as we serve the residents and impact Lakeland in our beloved Parker Street neighborhood.

A big thank you to the nine volunteers from Marriott Vacation Club International along with staff and residents who worked tirelessly on a beautiful May day to landscape one side of the Family Life Center. Check out the results! Is your group looking for work this summer that is hot and labor-intensive but also rewarding and beautifying for our neighborhood?  We have landscaping projects literally all around us! Contact Hannah at admin@parkerstreetministries.org

      More than 200 people attended the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 16. Over 100 children registered for the hunt with students from St. Paul Lutheran School providing eggs filled with treasures. Host that churches brought games, food, and volunteers included Access, Highlands Park Church of the Nazarene and St. Paul Lutheran. Would you like to be part of our June event or another neighborhood event? Select an event that fits your organization’s schedule. Contact Hannah at admin@parkerstreetministries.org.