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- What is alternative giving?
- What is different about Scattered for Service alternative giving?
- What is the Scattered catalog?
- What is a "Scattered Card?"
- Does Scattered for Service offer any gifts to "wrap?"
- When is Scattered open?
- How can you help?
What is alternative giving?
Alternative Giving is a unique way of holiday giving. The concept is relatively simple … make a monetary donation to an organization that you know about and believe in and ask that organization to send an acknowledgement card to your honorees … to the loved ones or work-mates on your Christmas list. It’s a lovely way to acknowledge the people in your life that you want to honor without adding to Holiday Consumption Disease. At the same time, the organization is the beneficiary of your generosity. It’s a win-win-win situation.
What is different about Scattered for Service alternative giving?
What is the Scattered catalog?
The Scattered for Service catalog is the collection of organizations, chosen by congregation members. The catalog describes the organizations, the outreach programs, how we can support them, and how we can get involved with the organization. The finished product is not only a gift-guide but also a volunteer-guide, a prayer-guide and all-around inspirational-guide. On each page of the catalog – for each organization – there are up-to five different gifts to give. With this option in Scattered for Service, we can then often find items to give to our loved ones that are meaningful to them in their personal lives.
View the 2009 catalog and order form:
Link to 2009 Scattered for Service Catalog
Link to 2009 Order Form
What is a "Scattered Card"?
When you make a donation to an organization through Scattered for Service, we provide you with an acknowledgement card to give to your loved one. At Scattered, we have personalized gift cards. Each card includes a description of the organization that you’ve chosen and then is calligraphied – by calligraphy volunteers in our congregation – with the specific item that you’ve chosen and your name. You then send the cards directly to your honoree.
Does Scattered for Service offer any gifts to "wrap?"
SERRV International, Ten Thousand Villages and Equal Exchange are fair trade programs that work with artisans and farmers in developing countries worldwide by marketing their handicrafts 
and products in North America. The S.A.M. Plan: Support a Missionary is a cash/gift card ministry that raises funds to support our missionaries in full covenant relationship. Scattered for Service purchases goods, crafts and cash cards through these programs and makes them available to you in time for holiday gift giving. 
While your cards are being prepared, shop the Fair Trade Craft Market supporting struggling artisans from around the world.
When is Scattered for Service Open?
Sunday, December 5 & 12, 2010
9 AM - 1 PM
except during worship
How can you help?
Scattered doesn't happen without volunteers! Start planning early to be a part of Scattered 2010!
Consider Alternative Giving as a way to honor the true meaning of Christmas. Consider Scattered for Service as your Alternative Giving source.
What is different about Scattered for Service alternative giving?
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Scattered provides the opportunity to give to any number of worthy organizations, in one-stop shopping
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Members of our local community select the organizations in the catalog
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We offer actual "items" to give from each organization
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We provide you with a card personalized (calligraphied as requested) describing the organization, your gift item and your name.
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You send the card directly to your honoree
What is the Scattered catalog?
The Scattered for Service catalog is the collection of organizations, chosen by congregation members. The catalog describes the organizations, the outreach programs, how we can support them, and how we can get involved with the organization. The finished product is not only a gift-guide but also a volunteer-guide, a prayer-guide and all-around inspirational-guide. On each page of the catalog – for each organization – there are up-to five different gifts to give. With this option in Scattered for Service, we can then often find items to give to our loved ones that are meaningful to them in their personal lives.
View the 2009 catalog and order form:
Link to 2009 Scattered for Service Catalog
Link to 2009 Order Form
What is a "Scattered Card"?
When you make a donation to an organization through Scattered for Service, we provide you with an acknowledgement card to give to your loved one. At Scattered, we have personalized gift cards. Each card includes a description of the organization that you’ve chosen and then is calligraphied – by calligraphy volunteers in our congregation – with the specific item that you’ve chosen and your name. You then send the cards directly to your honoree.
Does Scattered for Service offer any gifts to "wrap?"
SERRV International, Ten Thousand Villages and Equal Exchange are fair trade programs that work with artisans and farmers in developing countries worldwide by marketing their handicrafts and products in North America. The S.A.M. Plan: Support a Missionary is a cash/gift card ministry that raises funds to support our missionaries in full covenant relationship. Scattered for Service purchases goods, crafts and cash cards through these programs and makes them available to you in time for holiday gift giving. While your cards are being prepared, shop the Fair Trade Craft Market supporting struggling artisans from around the world. When is Scattered for Service Open?
Sunday, December 5 & 12, 2010
9 AM - 1 PM
except during worship
How can you help?
Scattered doesn't happen without volunteers! Start planning early to be a part of Scattered 2010!
- Craft Inventory - times vary, dependent on arrival
- Event set-up - Saturdays, Dec. 4 & 11, 8 AM - 2 PM
- Calligraphy - during the event
- Catalog Sales - during the event
- Craft Sales - during the event
- Coffee hour - during the event
- Event take-down - Sundays, Dec. 5 & 12, 1 PM - 3 PM
- Post-event inventory - Sunday, Dec. 12, 1 PM - 5 PM
Consider Alternative Giving as a way to honor the true meaning of Christmas. Consider Scattered for Service as your Alternative Giving source.