News For The Week of April 28, 2008

April and all of 2008 seems to be going by so fast. May is shaping up to be another busy month. We want to invite everyone to join us Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Munford First United Methodist Church for the National Day of Prayer Service at 7:00 pm. Saturday Night, May 3, 2008 we hope you will join us for "Music On The Square" in Covington at 7:00 pm. Music will be provided by the CIAA Choir and D'Bauch & G. Tipton Cares will be there with ice cream for sale. Stop by and visit with us and enjoy the music.

A special thanks to Rev. Tim Carpenter and everyone at Covington First United Methodist Church for allowing me to speak on Sunday Morning. We have made many friends from the church and thanks for all the church has done to help Tipton Cares help others. We truly are "Neighbors Helping Neighbors"

Mothers Day is May 11, 2008. Why not do something different this year to honor or remember you mother? How about making a financial donation to Tipton Cares, Inc. in honor or in memory of your Mother. With you permission we will honor your mother by posting her name and the names of the donors on this blog. Thanks Mothers for all you do! I remember what my mother taught me about prayer. She said, "You better pray that grass stain will come out of your new Sunday pants."

Don't forget to share this blog site with others and don't forget to pray for Tipton Cares, Inc. everyday.

Bro. Allen P. Brown, Executive Director

Happenings At Tipton Cares, Inc.

April continues to be a very busy month. With gas at an all time high and so many other places where the cost of living going up in costs, we continue to get what seems to be a record number of request for assistance. We have had a number of families and individuals who have had a fire resulting in loss over the past few weeks. We are working with these families to provide some assistance during this time of loss.

Let me remind each of you about our Kroger Gift Card program. In order for this program to be successful you must get your Kroger Gift Card from Tipton Cares, Inc. Each time you reload your Kroger Gift Card, Tipton Cares, Inc. gets 5% of the total loaded on each card. You can use your Kroger Gift Card at any Kroger location and the card can be used for both gas and groceries. Call me at 840-2273 or e-mail me at tiptoncares@gmail.com for more information on the Kroger Gift Card Program. If you eat, you need a Kroger Gift Card.

New Thrift Store Hours for April 2008. God has been good and has sent us the volunteers that we need to increase the hours that the Thrift Store is open. Our new hours are: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday open 9:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Friday & Saturday open 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. We will continue to be closed on Wednesday & Sunday. Want to volunteer? Call us for more information.

Serving Him By Serving Others,

Bro. Allen P. Brown
Executive Director

April Showers Of Blessings!

April is here and we have already had plenty of April showers. We want to say thanks to those who made a financial donation during March. We still need to raise $2,500 more each month. We are looking for 100 churches, groups, or individuals who would make either a one time donation or make a committment to give $25.00 each month for 10 months. Some will be able to give more and some less. Know for sure that "little is much" when God is in it.



A special thanks to all who worked so hard during March to help us do some Spring Cleaning. I had a wonderful time on March 30th at Munford First United Methodist Church. I was given the opportunity to preach in both the 8:00 am and 10:00 an services. Thanks again, for the opportunity to preach and for all you do for us at MFUMC.



We are currently looking for volunteers to help us at our new Covington location at 133 West Pleasant St. Our hours are 9:00 am until 2:00 pm Tuesday and Thursday. We need enough volunteers to expand our hours and add one or two more days at this location. Thank you First Baptist Church, Covington for giving us the opportunity to move to the square. Beginning

May 3, 2008 Tipton Cares, Inc. has been given the opportunity to provide the ice cream concessions at "Music On The Square". We will be needing volunteers for 8 Saturday nights. Come and enjoy some good music and volunteer.



Do you like to talk on the telephone? We are looking for some special people who would be willing to make some phone calls for us. Yes, you can work at home! Contact Bro. Allen P. Brown at tiptoncares@gmail.com or at 840-2273.



Looking forward to working with you in April.