Hi FWCS Friends and Family! We've got an exciting new fundraiser to share! Last week, we sent home in the communication folders copies of the Literati Holiday Catalog, which includes top-rated books, educational games, and STEM kits that are now available through our online fair! Every purchase supports our school, so shopping this catalog is a wonderful way to give back while purchasing your holiday gifts. Explore the catalog with your children and follow the instructions to visit and shop at our online fair. And continue shopping at literati.com/store.

We need someone to manage receiving donations after 1pm today. Let me know if you can help

NC Update: If you are eager to help, here is what we need. Western NC towns are lower on supplies. It would actually help us if groups from more than four hours away or more would load small Uhaul's with supplies and unload at specified staging locations. It also helps if we have churches from the Tennessee area becuase we cannot get through from this side. You can also get loads to Gastonia and we will get the loads to locations. PLEASE SHARE. If you or your group decide to help, please contact Jerry Lumston or myself. We will point you to a location. These are yesterday's needs though any eta would be welcomed. If you were to come with a team, we can point you in the direction of cleanup locations or areas to serve meals. Some areas are simply needing people to help salvage materials and cut brush off of homes. 1. Water (lots and lots, you cannot bring too much) 2. Water filtration systems 3. Camping Showers (lots - power will be out for most residents for an estimated six weeks; these homes are on well so no power means no water) 4. Wipes (for bathing purposes) 5. Diapers 6. Toilet paper and toiletries 7. Underwear and socks (new only) 8. Canned Food 9. Nonperishables 10. Foods individually wrapped (poptarts, beef jerky, snack bars) 11. Gas cans, if you can fill them up, all the better. 12. Blankets and pillows 13. Feminine products 14. Energy drinks and gatorades for lineworkers 15. Generators (if you bring a load, please include two generators in a load) Get it to us in Gastonia (FWC) or McAdenville Wesleyan. Just drop it off under the awning if we are not there. 16. Dry pet foods 17. Antiseptics, antibiotic creams, first aid kits 18. Have your kids ministries make cards for people. We delivered some of these yesterday and they were quite the blessing. If you want to offer labor but not money let us know. Or money and not labor.