The Giving Place-Tolono

The Giving Place-Tolono The Giving Place is a community ministry designed to help families in the Unit 7 school district.

Donations may be dropped off every Wednesday between 4:00 - 6:00pm or every first Saturday between 9:00 - Noon. Please do not leave donations outside of the building during closed hours.

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”― Margaret Mead“A baby is God's opinion that the world should ...
08/22/2026

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”― Margaret Mead
“A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.”― Carl Sandburg

Not quite as busy this afternoon at The Giving Place. Volunteers served 6 families (1 new), 24 people and 8 kids. Food totaled $450.00 (9 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

Needs at The Giving Place

Boy’s clothes, sizes 7, 12, 14 & 16.

Girl’s shorts, sizes 8-12.

Men’s shirts.t-shirts with pockets, size 3x.

In the food pantry, well, pretty much anything, lol. Canned beans, canned fruit, canned chunky soup, other than chicken and noodle, rice, dried pasta, instant mashed potatoes, saltine crackers.

The Giving Place will once again be collecting school supplies for children in need in the Unit 7 School District. Local stores, (Walmart, Target, Meijers, etc.) should have a list of supplies needed by grade and school district.

Thanks to Miranda, Linda, Jo Ellen, Sharon, Ernie, Dale, and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV - Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Matthew 19:14 ESV - But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Proverbs 17:6 ESV - Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things whi...
08/22/2026

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.”― Robert Louis Stevenson, Lay Morals

An extremely quiet late afternoon at The Giving Place. Volunteers served 1 family (0 new), 1 person and 0 kids. Food totaled $50.00 (9 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

Though quiet in the food pantry, many were served in the clothing area.

Needs at The Giving Place

Boy’s clothes, sizes 7, 12, 14 & 16.

Girl’s shorts, sizes 8-12.

Men’s shirts.t-shirts with pockets, size 3x.

In the food pantry we are in need of the following items: condensed chicken noodle and tomato soups, chunky style soups other than chicken noodle, saltine type crackers, instant mashed potatoes, canned beans of all types, canned fruit of all types and baking goods.

The Giving Place collected school supplies for children in need in the Unit 7 School District. If you know of any child in need, pass on this info.

Thanks to Miranda, Caitlyn, Jo Ellen, Sharon, Ernie, Dale, and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

1 What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

3 Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

“Even if no salvation should come, I want to be worthy of it at every moment.”― Franz Kafka “If man had his way, the pla...
08/07/2026

“Even if no salvation should come, I want to be worthy of it at every moment.”― Franz Kafka

“If man had his way, the plan of redemption would be an endless and bloody conflict. In reality, salvation was bought not by Jesus' fist, but by His nail-pierced hands; not by muscle but by love; not by vengeance but by forgiveness; not by force but by sacrifice. Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.”― A.W. Tozer

“You have one business on earth – to save souls.”― John Wesley

“It is not great faith, but true faith, that saves; and the salvation lies not in the faith, but in the Christ in whom faith trusts...It is not the measure of faith, but the sincerity of faith, which is the point to be considered.”― Charles H. Spurgeon

Another busy late afternoon at The Giving Place. Volunteers served 11 families (0 new), 42 people and 25 kids. Food totaled $850.00 (17 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

Needs at The Giving Place

Boy’s clothes, sizes 7, 12, 14 & 16.

Girl’s shorts, sizes 8-12.

Men’s shirts.t-shirts with pockets, size 3x.

The Giving Place will once again be collecting school supplies for children in need in the Unit 7 School District. Local stores, (Walmart, Target, Meijers, etc.) should have a list of supplies needed by grade and school district.

Thanks to Cindy, Sandy, Linda, Judi, Jo Ellen, Sharon, Ernie, Dale, and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Titus 3:5 ESV - He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 4:12 ESV - And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Romans 10:9 ESV - Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

07/30/2026

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“If you are going through hell, keep going.”― Winston S. Churchill

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”― Maya Angelou

“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

A busy late afternoon at The Giving Place. Volunteers served 9 families (1 new), 48 people and 30 kids. Food totaled $850.00 (17 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

Boy’s clothes, sizes 7, 12, 14 & 16.

Girl’s shorts, sizes 8-12.

Men’s shirts.t-shirts with pockets, size 3x.

The Giving Place will once again be collecting school supplies for children in need in the Unit 7 School District. Local stores, (Walmart, Target, Meijers, etc.) should have list of supplies needed by grade and school district.

Thanks to Linda, Judi, Jo Ellen, Sharon, Ernie, Dale, and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

Volunteering and why we’re here. We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

James 1:12 ESV - Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Galatians 6:9 ESV - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Romans 5:3-5 ESV - Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

James 1:2-4 ESV - Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”― Desmo...
07/23/2026

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”― Desmond Tutu

“We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.”― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”― Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Giving Place served 10 families (1 new), 35 people and 13 kids. Food totaled $650.00 (13 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

Needs at The Giving Place
Boy’s clothes, sizes 7, 12, 14 & 16.
Girl’s shorts, sizes 8-12.
Men’s shirts / t-shirts with pockets, size 3x.

The Giving Place will once again be collecting school supplies for children in need in the Unit 7 School District. Local stores, (Walmart, Target, Meijers, etc.) should have list of supplies needed by grade and school district.

Thanks to Linda, Judi, Jo Ellen, Caitlyn, Sharon, Ernie, Dale, and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV - Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Luke 6:35 ESV - But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

Proverbs 11:17 ESV - A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

Colossians 3:12 ESV - Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

This week’s quotes “God is never late and rarely early. He is always exactly right on time--His time.”― Dillon Burroughs...
07/18/2026

This week’s quotes



“God is never late and rarely early. He is always exactly right on time--His time.”― Dillon Burroughs

“With God, there’s always an appointed time for things, and when you put Him first, trust in His timing, and keep the faith, miracles happen!”― Germany Kent

“Sometimes we have to let our dreams go in order to allow God to bring them back to us - in his way and his timing.”― Melody Carlson

The Giving Place served 4 families (0 new), 13 people and 7 kids. Food totaled $250.00 (5 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

The people we would like to thank this week!

Thanks to Linda, Jo Ellen, Sharon, Ernie, and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

Volunteering and why we're here!

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

Lamentations 3:25 ESV - The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Psalm 27:13-14 ESV - I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

James 5:7-8 ESV - Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

“The problem sincere Christians have with God often comes down to a wrong understanding of what this life is meant to pr...
07/18/2026

“The problem sincere Christians have with God often comes down to a wrong understanding of what this life is meant to provide.”― Larry Crabb

“The world says, "It's too hard," but You say, "My yoke is easy, and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:30). I rest in Your sufficiency.

The world says, "You're not good enough," but You say, "You are accepted in the Beloved" (Ephesians 1:6). I thank You for acceptance in Christ.

The world says, "Focus on the problem," but You say, "Focus on Me, and I will give you peace" (Philippians 4:6-7). I fix my eyes on You.

The world says, "You're just a sinner," but You say, "You are a saint, a holy one" (1 Corinthians 1:2). I thank You for making me holy.

The world says, "Don't forgive," but You say, "Forgive seventy times seven" (Matthew 18:22). Help me to forgive freely.

The world says, "You're not important," but You say, "You are valuable to Me" (Matthew 10:31). I thank You for valuing me.

The world says, "Life is meaningless," but You say, "I have come that they may have life in abundance" (John 10:10). I thank You for purpose and meaning.”― Shaila Touchton

The Giving Place served 8 families (0 new), 40 people and 24 kids. Food totaled $650.00 (13 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

The people we would like to thank this week!

Thanks to Linda, Judi, Jo Ellen, Sharon, Ernie, Jerry and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

Hebrews 11:6 ESV - And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Matthew 21:22 ESV - And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Romans 10:17 ESV - So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Mark 11:22-24 ESV - And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Give thanks with a grateful heart,give thanks to the Holy One;give thanks, because he’s givenJesus Christ, his Son.Give ...
07/05/2026

Give thanks with a grateful heart,
give thanks to the Holy One;
give thanks, because he’s given
Jesus Christ, his Son.
Give thanks with a grateful heart,
give thanks to the Holy One;
give thanks, because he’s given
Jesus Christ, his Son.

And now let the weak say ‘I am strong’,
let the poor say ‘I am rich’,
because of what the Lord has done for us;
and now let the weak say ‘I am strong’,
let the poor say ‘I am rich’,
because of what the Lord has done for us.
Give thanks…

The Giving Place served 3 families (1 new), 14 people and 10 kids. Food totaled $250.00 (5 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

The people we would like to thank this week!

Thanks to Linda, Judi, Sharon, Ernie, Dale and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV - Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Colossians 3:17 ESV - And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Psalm 100:1-5 ESV - A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

07/05/2026

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”― Henry Ward Beecher

“God bless us, every one!”― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

“When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.”― C.S. Lewis

The Giving Place served 9 families (1 new), 31 people and 13 kids. Food totaled $550.00 (11 boxes at ~$50.00 per box).

The people we would like to thank this week!

Thanks to Linda, Judi, Cindy, Sharon, Ernie, Dale and Mike for serving our clients Wednesday.

We are always looking for people willing to volunteer for Wednesday night food and clothing distribution. Feel free to visit some Wednesday and see all the blessings that are happening and maybe become a part of it.

The Giving Place started as a way for our church and other community churches to minister to the Unit 7 School District and help those in need. This ministry will continue for as long as we are able. If you know of any families in Unit Seven that are in need, please encourage them to visit TGP on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00.

Numbers 6:24-26 ESV - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

James 1:17 ESV - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Psalm 34:8 ESV - Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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