We need you!

Urgent call for any and all M25 volunteers...

We are calling on all of our M25 Network volunteers to join us in an exciting day of service on Saturday, November 12, as we partner with the Convoy of Hope event to be held at the Wells Fargo Arena.  

Hope Ministries will be joining 50+ agencies and over 100 churches in reaching out to homeless, disadvantaged and working poor people in Des Moines and central Iowa. Event coordinators plan to serve up to 10,000 people with groceries, health fair screenings, kids zone, haircuts, family portraits, live entertainment, new kids shoes and more. 

Event coordinators are recruiting 700-1,000 volunteers, and we are hoping to have a tremendous showing of our Hope Ministries M25 Network volunteers in full uniform (yellow M25 Network t-shirts).
You will help greet and usher and assist Hope Ministries as we distribute hundreds of quilts, over 1,000 new teddy bears, new winter coats and more. You are invited to sign up for the whole day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or for a half-day shift (9 a.m. to noon or noon to 3 p.m.). Lunch will be provided.  

Please let us know ASAP if you can participate by sending us an email or calling (515) 265-7272.  Thanks for your consideration!!!  We could really use your help!

Interested in learning more about Convoy of Hope? Check out their YouTube video below or visit www.convoyofhopedsm.com.

Holiday Update...

We're so grateful to everyone who has indicated an interest in volunteer on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days at Hope Ministries. At this point, all of our on-site volunteer positions for Thanksgiving Day have been filled. We are still in need of Christmas Day driver teams to help us deliver meals throughout the Des Moines metro. If you are interested in serving as a Christmas Day driving team, please fill our our Holiday Volunteer Interest Form online, or call Lyndsay at (515) 265-7272.

We're also looking for M25 volunteers to help at several pre-holiday happenings:

• Wednesday, November 23 ~ Thanksgiving Food Donation Delivery Day
• Saturday, December 17 ~ Bring Christmas to Hope
• Friday, December 23 ~ Christmas Food Donation Delivery Day
• Saturday, December 24 ~ Christmas Food Donation Delivery Day

Volunteers are welcome to sign up for a full shift from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on these days, or for a half-day shift (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:00  p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). 

You're also invited to volunteer on our Turkey Pickin' Day on Saturday, November 19, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. On that day, our staff and volunteers will be picking turkey in preparation for our big Thanksgiving Day celebration. 

If you're interested in any of the above volunteer opportunities, please call Lyndsay at (515) 265-7272. Or shoot her an email!