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Making Service Personal

Contact us

Email: MakingServicePersonal

@gmail.com

485 Prairie St. Prairie du Sac, WI 53578

(608) 658-4700

Staff: John Ramthun

jramthun@gmail.com

Sarah Ramthun scramthun@gmail.com

Heather Brooks hrbrooks19@gmail.com

www.MakingService Personal.org

6:8 (inspired by Micah 6:8, Isaiah 6:8, Mark 6:8, & 1 Tim 6:8) is a not-for-profit organization, “Transforming communities by making service personal through Intentional Community.” Here are some highlights.

Find out more at www.MakingServicePersonal.org.

6:8 485 Prairie St. Prairie du Sac, WI 53578

Points of Interest:

The Pines

Fire on the River

Calendar of Events Sauk Prairie

Against Hunger

- Locally

- Globally Feed My Sheep

Internships

Free $$ for 6:8

Bake Sale Mission Trip

Applications

THANK YOU!!!

6:8 Wish List

www.MakingServicePersonal.org

The VFW has faithfully and diligently organized Sauk Prairie's Fire on the River and has provided so many memories for so many years!!! 6:8 is honored and very excited to have been asked to plan Fire on the River for 2014. We hope that Sauk Prairie's Fire on the River is an event that creates many amazing family memories and celebrates all the best Sauk Prairie has to offer.

6:8 is excited to work with the Sauk Prairie Community to make Sat, July 5, 2014 a

fuLl Day FamILy FriENdLy eVEnT

loCAl MusIC anD ArT taLEnT beER anD wiNE taStINg

FlaVOrS of SAuk PraIRiE foOD veNdORs

4tH of JUlY fiREwoRkS!

We plan to host the Event on the Sauk City Riverway near the Highway 12 Bridge and will promote Sauk Prairie and highlight so many amazing things going on in our Community, along with raising funds for Sauk Prairie Against Hunger, the HS Mission Trip, and more.

There are so many ways to help out . If you would like to get involved in planning or maybe have your business or talent highlighted, let John know. If you would like to sponsor the Fireworks as an individual or business, we are looking for dona ons.

The Pines This past summer, 6:8 introduced a new volunteer opportunity in our community, aimed at building relationships with those in need of friends. Once a week, we visit with the residents at the Pines Assisted Living Home in Prairie du Sac and help with a designated activity time. Working with Arlene Sykora, Activities Director for the Pines, we’re able to build relationships with the residents while giving them opportunities to socialize and be active. Each week is different as we help facilitate active games, board games, happy hour, and arts and crafts days. With our help, the Pines has been able to broaden the amount and variation of activities they can offer to their residents. Sykora says, “There’s so much I couldn’t do without the help, like working one-on-one with the residents during craft day. It makes such a difference to have the support and the residents look forward to the visit every week.” We meet every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the activity room at the Pines, located at 1050 Prairie St in Prairie du Sac. Our jobs can range from setting up pins for a bowling game, playing cards, or helping with crafts such as

pumpkin painting or jewelry making. We always welcome more volunteers and would love to have you! If you’re interested in joining us, please contact Heather at (608) 354-6048 or hrbrooks19@gmail.com. No experi-ence needed, just a desire to meet new friends and make someone’s day.

Pumpkin decorating with residents

at the Pines and 6:8 Volunteers

6:8 485 Prairie St. Prairie du Sac, WI 53578

Upcoming Dates

Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm - Visit Residents at The Pines

Wednesdays 7-8:30pm - Men’s Discipleship Group

Dec 15 & 22- Bake Sales at local Churches for food for the victims in the Philipeans

Dec 18 - Bags of Food go home with students

Dec 26 - SPAH Distribution at SP Food Pantry

Jan 8 - Feed My Sheep Kick-off in Madison

Jan 15 - Mission Trip Student Contracts Due

Jan 22 - SPAH Distribution at SP Food Pantry

Jan 26 - Mission Trip Team Meetings

Feb 15 - 6:8 Board of Directors Retreat

Feb 26 - SPAH Distribution at SP Food Pantry

March 9 - Mission Trip Student Mtg & Team Mtgs

See our website for more events

www.Making ServicePersonal.org

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THANK YOU to so many people who have sponsored families for the 2013-2014 School Year! Thanks to your generosity, 51 families will have food for all 4 school breaks! 100 Bags of food were sponsored and sent home for Thanksgiving. Will you help us do the same for Christmas? We have 47 families still in need of Sponsorship. $25 gives a family several meals of healthy food plus over $20 in local grocery coupons for meat, fresh fruits and veggies, dairy, etc.

The Journey Of A Year Sauk Prairie Against Hunger Pack Event

Feeding People Locally & Globally Oct 24-26 One year ago we set some goals - HUGE goals!!! And we saw HUGE results. The Sauk Prairie Against Hunger Core Team worked with numerous volunteers throughout the year. Here is the story: THANK YOU to WELL OVER 1,500 generous individuals who prayed, donated, volunteered, supported, and blew our goals out of the

water!!! We are in awe of what God has done in and through you!!!

Organizing fundraisers, collecting donations and publicizing the Event. (above, left, an 8 year old saved her change to donate)

Labeling bags; Vitamins, veggies, soy & rice through the funnel into bags; weighed, sealed, counted, and boxed;

Goal Actual

900 1,004 serving + 2,150 hours

200,000 217,728

$44,000 $62,000

3,000 lbs 5,001 lbs

Volunteers

Meals

Dollars

Food Pantry

Warehouse crews kept supplies

stocked, many prayed over the food

for safe delivery, (our food has been shipped to

the Dominican Republic via Cross International and to Haiti via Love A Child, Inc.); LOTS of fun all around; families, businesses,

organizations, Churches, & strangers working

together! All to feed

people locally and globally!!!

Financial Report Income Fundraisers* $23,697 38%

Individual Donations $18,858 30%

Organization Donations** $11,048 18%

Business Donations $9,004 14%

TOTALS $62,606

Feeding People Locally * Such as Purse Auction ($5,000), T-shirt

Sales, Flavors of SP ($7,500) etc. ** Churches, Non-profit Organizations, Groups

SPAH 2013 Expense 2013 Pack Event (meals) $47,900 77%

Admin (postage, printing) $446 <1%

2014 Pack Event (meals) $14,260 23%

TOTALS $62,606

597 kids will eat for a year!!!

P A G E 3

Financial & Volunteer Support I would like to make a donation for the following:

6:8 General Operating Fund (wherever it is needed the most) Sauk Prairie Against Hunger - Sponsor _____ Families for (circle) year ($100/family) or Christmas ($25/family)

High School Mission Trip Sponsor Fireworks for Fire on the River

I would like to volunteer with/for 6:8. I would like to become a regular/monthly 6:8 donor.

Name: __________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ____________________________________ Phone:________________________ **Please make checks payable to 6:8.

Return to: 6:8 - 485 Prairie St. - Prairie du Sac, WI 53578 Or email: MakingServicePersonal@gmail.com

Check out 6:8 at www.MakingServicePersonal.org

6:8 is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

Please (circle) mail or email me the

6:8 Quarterly Newsletter

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HS Mission Trip Applications are being accepted through January 15, 2014. Apply online at the 6:8 website. The process involves the online application, an interview with Sarah and at least one of your parents, and a commitment to fundraising, the pre-trip meetings, and the trip itself, June 14-21, 2014. If you are in high school, you’re eligible!

Get Involved

Sauk Prairie Against Hunger is sponsoring a Bake Sale at local Churches Dec 15 & 22 to benefit food for those affected in the Philippines. All proceeds will be donated to Feed My Starving Children and food will be delivered to the organizations they have on the ground already feeding thousands. FMSC has already sent 500,000 meals, but another 2.5 Million meals have already been requested by these organizations to feed people in the Philippines.

HS Mission Trip Applications

FREE $$$$ for 6:8 for gifts or for YOU!!!

Use GoodSeach for your search engine and 6:8 gets a penny for each search. Go to GoodShop before you

purchase an item online at over 500 stores (Amazon, Target, Best Buy, etc) and a percentage of your purchase will be donated. Easy and FREE! Also, if you buy Kwik Trip cards from 6:8, we make 10%!!! You get a $100 Kwik Trip card for $100 PLUS 6:8 makes $10!!! We have $10-$100 cards in stock.

Feed My Sheep T-shirts are $25 and sponsor 50 meals each. 2 Colors available

Also available, long-sleeve purple EVENT: Back April 5 at the Catholic Multicul-tural Center in Madison. 500+ volunteers and 100,000 meals

6:8 is offering year long paid internships. As a 6:8 Intern you will have the opportunity to work closely with the 6:8 Executive Directors to coordinate and lead your program area. You will be responsible for leading in such a way that transforms communities with and for Jesus Christ by making service personal and helping individuals discover and share their gifts. You will have the opportunity to build and develop relationships with the community in Sauk Prairie and the other communities we serve. Each intern's ultimate responsibility is to ensure your program runs smoothly (before, during, and after each event) and that all the volunteers and clients have the best experience possible. The Intern should live in a simple manner, by their works and words that exemplify 6:8's four pillars of ser-vice: experience, education, exhortation, and embodiment. 6:8 has 5 Intern positions available:

Community Garden High School Mission Trip Restoration Project Fire on the River Feed My Sheep

For details and to apply, go to www.MakingServicePersonal.org/internship

Feed My Sheep

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We are in awe!!! Thanks to YOU and your GENEROSITY, 6:8 has grown by leaps and bounds this year! Over 1,500 volunteers packed over 317,000 meals in Sauk Prairie and Madison, 60 volunteers went on our High School Mission trip, donating and building a house. Together we are providing 100 Sauk Prairie families with food for 4 breaks this year, donated our 7th full house to MadCAAP, distributed over 23,700 pounds of food and fresh produce to the Sauk Prairie and Madison areas, 6:8 donated $116,032 to other agencies ($40,000 to MadCAAP for a house; $14,122 to Kids Against Hunger for Feed My Sheep food;

$61,160 to Feed My Starving Children for Pack Event), and are projecting doing even more in 2014!!! In the last 2 months we have shared about 6:8 and Sauk Prairie Against Hunger on the ABC Morning Show, with the SP Optimists, Community Club, Rotary Club, at Get Moving Sauk Prairie, and more. SO many individuals, organizations, and businesses have contributed their time, talents, resources, and money to make 6:8 grow in 2013! THANK YOU!! Will you join us in 2014?

THANK YOU From John & Sarah

We pray for you, our newsletter readers, each day,

At the SPAH Pack Event, volunteers loaded over 5,000 pounds of food for the Sauk Prairie Food Pantry. Mueller won the creative display (above). Culver’s won the most weight with 1,377 lbs & Village Family Dental won with most items: 1,973 (pictured below).

Students from SP FFA helped build raised beds in the Community Garden

Cooked and froze 296 cups of squash & apples for Sauk Prairie Families. Thank you to Green Thumb, Joe Keller, and Richard Price who donated.

Wish List Dry Storage for 1-3 Pallets of

KAH Food (in boxes)

Forever Stamps

Businesses or Individuals to make copies

Regular Admin help (weekly and/or monthly)

Propane Heater for wood shop

Baked Goods for Sale Dec 15

Remember Kwik Trip Cards and to GoodShop this Christmas Season!!

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage

PAID Permit No. 6 8

Pr du Sac, WI 53578

(left) Sarah presents at the Called & Gifted Workshop (right) Restorations items for sale

Village Family Dental

Pack Event Packers enjoyed pack-ing meals. Food display items were

donated to the SP Food Pantry

Mark your calendar for July 26 Mission Trip Alumni and Benefit Event.

Help us celebrate our 10th Trip!!!

John & Sarah

Culver’s