shawnsgirl
05-28-2007, 08:25 AM
We have decided what we are doing for our favors for our guests. Instead of purchasing favors we are taking the money in which we would have spent on favors and donating in honor of our guests.
Instead of spending money on favors that some will cherish and some will throw away we decided to put the money that normally is spent on them to some good use. We are donating $1.00 per guest to charity.
Our church is building a brand new church. Our current church is small, the sunday school rooms and our meeting areas are down in the basement. We only have one of those lift chairs that ride along the steps for our elderly and handicapped members. Our community and our church is in need of something that will better serve those that cannot get around as they wish. So, a few years ago we took two sister chruches and brought them into one and sold the other church. We have begun to break ground for the new builiding (our church on the hill) but it's still a long road ahead when it comes to finances and the actual building process.
With that said we decided that it would be best to donate what we normally would have spent on wedding favors to charity.
We will have a piece of parchment paper rolled up and tied with a ribbon. On the piece of papers we are going to have a little saying such as:
Thank you for sharing our day. With your love and friendship we have decided to honor our guests today with a donation of $1.00 per person to the building fund of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church. The money we would have normally spent on favors has been given to a well worthy cause which will not only enrich our lives but our community as well.
Instead of spending money on favors that some will cherish and some will throw away we decided to put the money that normally is spent on them to some good use. We are donating $1.00 per guest to charity.
Our church is building a brand new church. Our current church is small, the sunday school rooms and our meeting areas are down in the basement. We only have one of those lift chairs that ride along the steps for our elderly and handicapped members. Our community and our church is in need of something that will better serve those that cannot get around as they wish. So, a few years ago we took two sister chruches and brought them into one and sold the other church. We have begun to break ground for the new builiding (our church on the hill) but it's still a long road ahead when it comes to finances and the actual building process.
With that said we decided that it would be best to donate what we normally would have spent on wedding favors to charity.
We will have a piece of parchment paper rolled up and tied with a ribbon. On the piece of papers we are going to have a little saying such as:
Thank you for sharing our day. With your love and friendship we have decided to honor our guests today with a donation of $1.00 per person to the building fund of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church. The money we would have normally spent on favors has been given to a well worthy cause which will not only enrich our lives but our community as well.