Christmas cards anounce gifts to hunger-relief agency

In John 14:27 Jesus promises to give his peace to followers.
The peace of God is the theme for this year’s Christmas card gift donation program from the Society of St. Andrew.
An exclusively designed Christmas card conveys the spiritually satisfying message of God’s peace. Gift donations help provide fresh food for the physical hunger of millions of Americans who don’t get enough to eat.
The Society of St. Andrew’s national hunger relief ministry (Advance Special No. 801600) uses more than 93 cents of every donated dollar to save excess fresh produce that would go to waste and gives it to agencies that feed the hungry.
Last year’s gift donation program provided nearly 6 million servings of nutritious vegetables and fruits to hungry families throughout the nation, the society reported.
“This popular alternative Christmas gift program continues to grow each year by leaps and bounds,” said Mike Waldmann, the society’s director of operations. “We anticipate being able to feed even more hungry people using the donations from this year’s effort.”
When you make a Christmas gift donation to the Society of St. Andrew to feed the hungry in the name of special people in your life, the society will send your honorees this year’s custom-designed Christmas card announcing your “gift.”  It’s a simple, common-sense way to feed the hungry, finish your Christmas shopping and get your Christmas cards out all at the same time.
Each $10 gift donation will help feed about 750 hungry people.
The one-of-a-kind Christmas card—12th in a series—was designed for the Society of St. Andrew through the generous donation of Annis McCabe, a prominent Virginia liturgical artist. The full color, 5-by-7-inch card features original art and scripture about God’s peace. The card announces the name of the person who made the honorary donation.
This gift is ideal for the person who has everything, a wonderful way to say “thank you,” a terrific stocking stuffer, host/hostess or last-minute gift, society leaders said.  No other gift can do so much, for so many, with so little.
Those who participate in the Christmas Card Gift Donation program receive a card confirming the number of people they honored along with the thanks of the Society of St. Andrew on behalf of the thousands of needy people fed.
Minimum gift donation for each card is $10. Be sure to provide names and addresses of your recipients and how you want each card signed as well as your name, address, daytime phone number and e-mail.
If you want to charge to your VISA, MasterCard or American Express account, provide your number and expiration date. Checks should be made payable to the Society of St. Andrew.
More information about the Society of St. Andrew’s national hunger relief work through its Gleaning Network, Potato Project, Harvest of Hope and Hunger Relief Advocate Initiative is available at www.endhunger.org.