The Vine at Doylestown United Methodist Church

02/02/2023

We are starting a new level up initiative to send college care packages to young adults who are in our program. These will be sent out to Fellows who are meeting and exceeding their educational goals but could use an inspirational boost. Their peer counterparts receive a few of these packages a year from home and we wanted our Fellows to know they have a community who cares for them.

To donate, please visit www.rjleonardfoundation.org/donate. Just be sure to note "College Care Package" in the comments. Or contact [email protected] to make an in-kind donation. No contribution is too small!

12/03/2022

Bucks County Synergy project is in the need of tents, tarps, and sleeping bags. If you have any you would like to donate please reach out to us to arrange drop off! Thank you!

11/30/2022

11/30/2022

70 Thanksgiving dinners and 70 bags of groceries delivered last week!! We would like to give a big thank you to this amazing community for all your donations. The meals went to a local youth shelter, the R.J. Leonard Foundation, and to the USO. A special thanks to the various scouting groups who donated apples, apple cider, breakfast goods, and made the cutest turkey bags filled with candy to accompany the meals! A big thank you to the DUMC preschool teachers who donated 3 complete meals and grocery bags. Thank you to the New Britain food pantry for your donations! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are blessed to live in such a generous community!

11/09/2022

There is still time to help with our Thanksgiving baskets! Did you know that it cost about $24 to make a thanksgiving basket and about $19 for a grocery bag to accompany it? If you would like to help fund a basket or grocery bag we will do the shopping for you! You can donate through this link https://onrealm.org/doylestownumc/give/vine and we will receive the funds! Thank you for helping make Thanksgiving brighter for so many!

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10/18/2022

We will be holding our 6th Thanksgiving event this year! Our team is working with Liberty USO, The Synergy Project Bucks, and the R.J. Leonard Foundation to provide Thanksgiving to all those in need of a hand up this holiday season. Our goal is to provide 70 Thanksgiving meals and 70 grocery bags!
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Please use the link below to sign up for needed items. Please be sure to scroll through as there are many items on the list. Once you have signed up - please purchase your items and then drop off 24/7 at Doylestown United Methodist at 320 E. Swamp Rd. in Doylestown - the front entrance is around the rear of the building and our totes are grey with green lids and have the logo that is our profile picture on the lids. Donations MUST be received by November 9th to allow us time to pack the boxes and prepare for the outreaches pick up.
Sign up link:
https://tinyurl.com/thevinethanksgiving22
If you would rather provide financial support for needed items and supplies please use this link.
https://onrealm.org/doylestownumc/give/vine
Many thanks in advance for the help this year!! We love helping our neighbors in need and appreciate you joining our efforts!!

10/07/2022

I'm so very glad that, in a short amount of time, we were able to put together so many items for this young man. Thank you so much to all who contributed and donated items. We here at The Vine are so happy to be the bridge between need and resources. "The Vine - growing where it needs to go!"

All donations were delivered to R.J. Leonard Foundation today for the gentleman we were collecting for! Thank you for your continued support whenever we put the call out for donations! Keep an eye out for information on our Thanksgiving collections coming soon!

10/07/2022

All donations were delivered to R.J. Leonard Foundation today for the gentleman we were collecting for! Thank you for your continued support whenever we put the call out for donations! Keep an eye out for information on our Thanksgiving collections coming soon!

10/03/2022

We have a local man that needs the following items. If you can help please drop off items to our totes at the main entrance of the church! Any items need to be in by Wednesday so we can purchase any other items and get them to him! Message us with any questions! Thank you for your support!

Bar soap
Shampoo
Deodorant
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Wash cloths
Razors
Shaving cream
Socks
Underwear (XL)
Shirts - long sleeve (XL)
Pair of shoes (Size 11)
Jeans (38×30)
Belt
Winter coat (XL)
Winter hat
Sweatshirt (XL)
Usb-c charger for phone

08/25/2022

With your help we were able to collect enough school supplies to get everything we needed for the 10 kids we were collecting school supplies for! Everything is packaged up and delivered to R.J. Leonard Foundation to be distributed! We couldn’t do it without all your help! We even had extra gift cards and were able to stock one of the CB middle schools with a trunk full of food for kids to be able to take home to their families when needed. Thank you so much for your continued support to the kids in our community who benefit from your generosity!

08/24/2022

A “sweet” donation from Pink Skirt Desserts for the youth shelter! When I let them know they were coming they were so excited because they know how delicious they are from your last donation to them!! Thank you for always thinking of us!

08/07/2022

**update- we are almost there!! Only a few items left! Thank you to everyone who has helped out!

Please help us fulfill the back to school wish lists for the R.J. Leonard Foundation for the 3rd year in a row!! Items can be purchased directly from the wish list and will be sent to us or you can purchase in store and drop off at our totes located at the main entrance of DUMC (back of church). The address is 320 E. Swamp Rd. Doylestown. If you would like to purchase something from another store and drop off just let us know and we can take it off our list! Items are due 08/21 so we can get them to the kids before school starts! Thank you for your continued support for our community!