Convoy of Hope 2011

Convoy of Hope is a free carnival-like outreach event that includes distribution of food, dental services, haircuts, shoes, medical screenings, family portraits, community services and more!! This outreach event is a collaboration with local churches, businesses and community organizations. NEIGHBORING participated for the second year of this amazing event!! Some wonderful stats from this year’s Convoy held July 31 are:

  •   Over 4500 people attended – up from approximately 3,000 last year. These people were honored guests for the day.
  • 1700 volunteers served– up from about 1400 last year
  • 51 area agencies took part in the event
  • 62 churches in the area participated
  • Choir – members from 18 different churches sang together
  • There were over 500 haircuts given
  • Over 3000 people were prayed for. (People were asked if they wanted to pray or be prayed for)
  • Almost 900 pairs of new shoes given away. (Shoes were donated by the community versus being purchased by Convoy.)
  • Over 350 family portraits taken
  •  70 tooth extractions took place
  • Guests received groceries
  • Clothing was offered to guests
Our Lake County community is to be praised for many things associated with the Convoy of Hope.  The effort put forth is astounding and the people that received assistance is a ton of good work for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon.
 
Many NEIGHBORING staff were part of the Convoy of Hope yesterday.  Not all were staffing the NEIGHBORING booth.  Our staff helped in many capacities and in several booths.  Thank you to NEIGHBORING staff and all other volunteers for giving freely of their time and resources to make the Convoy of Hope a success with almost 5,000 of our neighbors in need.