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Bazetta Christian Church is involved in many ministries
LOAF & Cortland Area Cares Food Pantry	LOAF - which stands for Lakeview Outreach and Fellowship is an ecumenical organization that includes 7 churches in the Bazetta/Cortland area. They participate in community, nation and worldwide outreach events. The local food pantry called Cortland Area Cares is formed by a group of volunteers and the LOAF churches provide financial support and food donations. Cortland Area Cares provides food distribution monthly to families in need in the Cortland area.
Habitat for Humanity - 17 Years of Mission Work - 268 Participants - 9649 Hours of Work - 48 Houses Lisa Bellin Bob Lewis Pat Bissol Jane Lewis John Bisson Alan Lininger Bardner Ken List Bardner Shirley List Rob Cellars Ray McFadden Paul Chaney Clyde McKenzie Lance Elmore Don Murphy Chuck Frantz Grace Murphy John Jacobs Tom Neighbarger Jerry Kaiser Ron Overly Carl Kreimer Dan Pedigo Dan Kreimer Steve Stimper Greg Kreimer Bill Weiham	Habitat Photo Gallery 2009
Project Christmas Child	Sponsored by our Habitat group. Please click this link to to the website for Project Christmas Child. If you are interested in providing support for this project you may mail donations to the church.
Thanksgiving Meals	For the past 10 years, the youth and adult volunteers have provided a Thanksgiving meal to individuals on Thanksgiving day. They serve 300 - 500 people each year. Turkeys, pumpkin pies and all the fixins are donated by church members and the meals are lovingly delivered on Thanksgiving afternoon.
Boy Scout Troop 50	We are a charter sponsor for Troop 50. The scouts meet weekly at BCC.
Cortland Humanitarian Outreach Worldwide C.H.O.W.	CHOW Sends Desks to Panama Cortland Humanitarian Outreach Worldwide (CHOW) continues its mission of taking discarded items in our society and providing them to people in need. July 8, 2010, CHOW volunteers loaded a container with 212 student desks, school supplies for two hundred students, teacher supplies, and teacher desks and chairs. The desks were collected from area schools that might have thrown them into landfills. Instead, the schools chose to donate them to CHOW, and they will be used by students in Panama. The Minister of Education in Panama will see that the supplies are distributed to the schools in rural areas that are in most need. CHOW has been collecting, storing and shipping desks and school supplies since January, 2000. Since the first container was sent to El Salvador, 4,550 desks have been sent in twenty-four shipments to twelve different countries in Central and South America. School Supplies are Needed CHOW has student desks for future shipments, but is in need of new school supplies to send along with the desks. When you are out shopping for your children’s school supplies, please consider buying a few items for children who might not be able to attend school without them. The items most needed are scissors, pencil sharpeners, and 12-inch rulers. The items can be dropped off at Bazetta Christian Church, Prince of Peace Church, or St. Robert Church Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information on CHOW, visit the website at www.chowohio.org KY Flood Victims While traveling to Grahn KY in June on a mission trip, CHOW volunteers viewed the destruction caused by heavy flooding in the neighboring community of Olive Hill. Residents of a federally funded housing development have been displaced, waiting for the cleanup of their housing to be completed. But when they return to their homes, all of their furniture will need to be replaced because everything had to be discarded. July 22, 2010 CHOW got word that the Grahn community experienced devastating flooding, washing away some homes. CHOW collected furniture and kitchen supplies to help the people in both communities start over again. Scrappers Tickets To raise funds for its activities, CHOW is selling vouchers for Scrappers home games. The cost is $5.00 for a box seat. If you’re planning to attend a game, please consider buying a voucher and supporting CHOW before August 27. Volunteer Opportunities CHOW is always in need of volunteers to sort and pack school supplies into boxes, to load trucks when desks are collected from area schools, and to load containers bound for schools in foreign countries. If you are interested in offering your help or if you would like to purchase vouchers for a Scrappers game, call Becky or Bill Costas at 330-637-0219 or email chowohio@gmail.org