TIPS FOR PARTICIPANTS:

THINGS YOU NEED TO BRING on SUNDAY:

-          A rake

-          Leaf bags

-          Water

-          Leaf funnel (if you have one)

-          Leaf blower (if you have one)

-          Raking clothes to change into, or wear them to church

-          A donation (if you can) to help pay for lunch and the T-shirts

-          Someone on your team should have a digital camera

 

THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU LEAVE ON SUNDAY:

 

Each Person should:

-          Eat lunch in the gym (if you signed up)

-          Listen to the instructions shared in the gym

-          Pick up a T-shirt for each person who is raking

-          Give a Free Will donation for lunch and t-shirts (if you can)

 

Each Team should:

-          Pick up a YARD SIGN to put in each yard that you rake

-          Pick up a desert for each recipient you rake for

-          Pick up a map to the yards you are assigned to rake

-          Connect with your small group or the team of people you are assigned to rake with (you will find out on Sunday at noon)

-          Pick up a devotional to read with your team and recipient

-          Pick up a Thanksgiving worship invitation to give to those you rake for

 

THINGS YOU NEED TO DO WHILE YOU ARE RAKING:

-          Talk to the recipient – It is as important to talk with and pray for the recipient as it is to rake their leaves.

-          Give them the Thanksgiving invitation and a dessert

-          Take a picture of your group with the person you are raking for and e-mail that picture to info@yourchurch.com.  If you finish with your yard(s) early and you want to do more raking do some “RAKE ‘N RUN”  Surprise some people by raking their yard.  Rake the yard next to the one(s) you were assigned or rake a yard of someone you know who is going through a hard time.  Just be a blessing to someone by raking their yard.

-          Rake Competition: Send your pictures to info@yourchurch.org on Monday.          

·        Largest number of people buried under leaves

·        Craziest picture

·        Largest number of bags

·        Largest pile of leaves

IMPORTANT TIPS:

-          Wear the Webster Gardens T-shirt on the outside of your jacket or sweat shirt

-          Talk to people - neighbors, the people on your team, especially if you don’t know everyone.  Be sure to be friendly.  You are representing Webster Gardens and Jesus Christ.

-          If you don’t know what to do with the leaf bags because the recident lives in Webster, Kirkwood or Affton and they have to pay extra to have the leaf bags removed. Find someone who lives in Crestwood and leave them there because leaf bag removal is part of our trash pick up charges.