Share the Plate

Share the Plate

From Nancy Pajewski

Share the Plate Nomination Form

The Share the Plate team is pleased to report that donations to Capuchin Apartments totaled $1,677.27 in April.

Our children have joined our Share the Plate efforts this year.  Parents/guardians, please talk with your kids about this month’s recipient and how their small contributions can make a big difference! Look for the new Golden Collection Box at the Social Justice Table during Coffee Hour.

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Can I contribute cash to our Share the Plate partner? Yes, but be aware that all cash not designated as a pledge payment is divided 50-50 between our partner organization and the church. So when you put cash in the plate you are helping both our partner agency and our own congregation, which includes cash from the collection plate in the yearly budget. Cash contributions to Share the Plate are not hurting the church’s bottom line.

• If I write a check to our partner agency, will that amount be subtracted from their share of the 50-50 split amount? No, checks written directly to the partner agency are sent there at the end of the month. The check total has no affect on the partner’s share of the collection plate cash.

May Recipient

MADACC seeks to provide animal regulation and care services that protect the health, public safety and welfare of people and animals in Milwaukee County’s nineteen. In its first year of operation MADACC accepted 13,559 animals. A dozen years later, it continues to rescue and assure safe, temporary shelter, veterinary and humane care for nearly 13,000 stray, unwanted, abandoned, mistreated and injured animals each year — more than any other animal control shelter in Wisconsin. MADACC provides a central location for owners to find and recover their lost pets at 3839 W. Burnham St. in West Milwaukee and is open seven days a week, including evening hours on weekdays. MADACC rescues strays and removes dangerous animals from public areas providing effective animal control services by active enforcement of Wisconsin State Statues pertaining to animal welfare.

Each Sunday in May the cash in the collection plate will be split 50-50 between the congregation and the recipient. If you wish to donate only to the Friends of MADACC, please write a check directly to them and we will forward it for you.

Parents/guardians, please talk with your children about how their small contributions may help a lost pet find its way back to it family and give stays or abandoned animals a chance for a new life in a new home. Look for the children’s golden collection box at the Social Justice Table.