Veritas: Community Service

Community Service

Service is woven into the fabric of life at Veritas Christian Academy. One of the most important goals we have is to inculcate within our students a desire to engage in quiet servanthood; therefore, we have given our students many opportunities to serve those within our community. Here is a sampling of the service projects in which our students have participated and in which they continue to serve:

Lower School Service Projects

• Adopted nine local families and provided them with items

    at Christmas, including warm clothing, toys, items for

    personal hygiene, and food

• Collected over 500 bags of individually wrapped candy for

   distribution at the Boys and Girls Club of America during

   their Fall Festival

• Collected 373 teddy bears and other stuffed animals and

    donated them to law enforcement agencies to give to children

    during traumatic situations

• Bringing food to restock the St. Barnabas Catholic Church

    Food Pantry for Thanksgiving

• Helping the Asheville Pregnancy Support Center by

    collecting baby clothes, diapers, wipes, toiletries, diaper

    bags, small toys, and bibs for these precious gifts from God

• Conducting food drives for Manna Food Bank

• Visiting nursing homes and singing on special days, such

    as Valentine's Day

• Assisted the Presbyterian Children's Home

• Collected coats to be distributed to needy families through

    Asheville-Buncombe Christian Community Ministry

• Collected pennies and other change for Penny Praise for

    Hurricane Katrina Relief through Samaritan's Purse

• Participated in Operation Christmas Child, choosing

    appropriate gifts and toiletries and placing them in shoe

    boxes for children in other parts of the world

• Provided backpacks for needy children attending the

    public school system

• Prepared age appropriate tote bags for children of mothers

    undergoing chemotherapy

• Prepared letters, amassing phone cards, and sending boxes

    to the soldiers serving our country in Iraq

Upper School Service Projects

• Adopted nine local families and provided them with items

    at Christmas, including warm clothing, toys, items for

    personal hygiene, and food

• Collected over 500 bags of individually wrapped candy for

   distribution at the Boys and Girls Club of America during

   their Fall Festival

• Collected 373 teddy bears and other stuffed animals and

    donated them to law enforcement agencies to give to children

    during traumatic situation• Working at Manna Food Bank

    to clean and restock shelves

• Collecting coats to be distributed to the homeless in the

    Asheville area through WNC Rescue Mission

• Collecting food for the St. Barnabas Catholic Church Food

    Pantry

• Middle School girls provide and decorate Christmas trees and

    prepare a special meal for the residents of the Asheville

    Women's Shelter. They also provide gifts for the women and

    children.

• Cleaning homes, raking leaves, hauling debris, and making

    repairs for the elderly in Henderson County through Habitat

    for Humanity

• Middle School boys ministered to those at the Asheville Men's

    Veteran's Mission, writing individual letters to each veteran

    thanking each one for his service to our community. The

    boys also prepared a soup and sandwich lunch for these

    deserving men and presented them with large baskets of

    toiletries, magazines, and books.

• Prepared and decorated tote bags with creative art work and

    filling them with a specially made card, devotional book,

    hand lotion, lip balm and many other useful items for women

    undergoing chemotherapy through HOPE: A Cancer Center

    For Women

• Cleaned and reorganized the warehouse for Asheville-

    Buncombe Christian Community Ministry in preparation

    for the holiday season

• Served meals at the Rescue Mission

• Helped the Skyland Fire Department by cleaning the bays,

    washing the trucks, blowing leaves from the parking lots

    and grounds, and cleaning the entire building for an annual

    event

• Raised funds for the Eblen Foundation, which helps families

    in Western North Carolina with medical and other needs

• Middle School students made and sent Christmas cards the

    troops in Iraq. They also sent bags of candy for the soldiers to

    give to the children in Iraq.

Service is woven into the fabric of life at Veritas Christian Academy. One of the most important goals we have is to inculcate within our students a desire to engage in quiet servanthood; therefore, we have given our students many opportunities to serve those within our community. Here is a sampling of the service projects in which our students have participated and in which they continue to serve:

Lower School Service Projects • Adopted nine local families and provided them with items at Christmas, including warm clothing, toys, items for personal hygiene, and food • Collected over 500 bags of individually wrapped candy for distribution at the Boys and Girls Club of America during their Fall Festival • Collected 373 teddy bears and other stuffed animals and donated them to law enforcement agencies to give to children during traumatic situations • Bringing food to restock the St. Barnabas Catholic Church Food Pantry for Thanksgiving • Helping the Asheville Pregnancy Support Center by collecting baby clothes, diapers, wipes, toiletries, diaper bags, small toys, and bibs for these precious gifts from God • Conducting food drives for Manna Food Bank • Visiting nursing homes and singing on special days, such as Valentine's Day • Assisted the Presbyterian Children's Home • Collected coats to be distributed to needy families through Asheville-Buncombe Christian Community Ministry • Collected pennies and other change for Penny Praise for Hurricane Katrina Relief through Samaritan's Purse • Participated in Operation Christmas Child, choosing appropriate gifts and toiletries and placing them in shoe boxes for children in other parts of the world • Provided backpacks for needy children attending the public school system • Prepared age appropriate tote bags for children of mothers undergoing chemotherapy • Prepared letters, amassing phone cards, and sending boxes to the soldiers serving our country in Iraq



Upper School Service Projects • Adopted nine local families and provided them with items at Christmas, including warm clothing, toys, items for personal hygiene, and food • Collected over 500 bags of individually wrapped candy for distribution at the Boys and Girls Club of America during their Fall Festival • Collected 373 teddy bears and other stuffed animals and donated them to law enforcement agencies to give to children during traumatic situation• Working at Manna Food Bank to clean and restock shelves • Collecting coats to be distributed to the homeless in the Asheville area through WNC Rescue Mission • Collecting food for the St. Barnabas Catholic Church Food Pantry • Middle School girls provide and decorate Christmas trees and prepare a special meal for the residents of the Asheville Women's Shelter. They also provide gifts for the women and children. • Cleaning homes, raking leaves, hauling debris, and making repairs for the elderly in Henderson County through Habitat for Humanity • Middle School boys ministered to those at the Asheville Men's Veteran's Mission, writing individual letters to each veteran thanking each one for his service to our community. The boys also prepared a soup and sandwich lunch for these deserving men and presented them with large baskets of toiletries, magazines, and books. • Prepared and decorated tote bags with creative art work and filling them with a specially made card, devotional book, hand lotion, lip balm and many other useful items for women undergoing chemotherapy through HOPE: A Cancer Center For Women • Cleaned and reorganized the warehouse for Asheville- Buncombe Christian Community Ministry in preparation for the holiday season • Served meals at the Rescue Mission • Helped the Skyland Fire Department by cleaning the bays, washing the trucks, blowing leaves from the parking lots and grounds, and cleaning the entire building for an annual event • Raised funds for the Eblen Foundation, which helps families in Western North Carolina with medical and other needs • Middle School students made and sent Christmas cards the troops in Iraq. They also sent bags of candy for the soldiers to give to the children in Iraq.