More Things To Do -- Before the Sale, At the Sale, and After the Sale!

Plants

A wide variety of house plants, bedding plants, perennials, grasses, bulbs, roots, shrubs and trees are sold in a section known as Plants and Things in the Sunflower South Building.

Pocket Pennies = Clean Water

Mennonite children are encouraged each year to take up a collection for Mennonite Central Committee Penny Power program--pennies standing for but promising peace has taken hold in Angola. The coins assisted by funding pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, lose bills or checks of any amount. The collection teaches children that no matter how small the donation, God can work wonders with lose change.

Last year, the Penny Power collection generated over $19,000 at the Kansas Sale and can generate $300,000 between all the sales.

Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus 'sings that other may live'

Two concerts of sacred music by the Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus (KMMC) are scheduled for Sunday, April 10, at 4pm at Hesston College, Yost Center, in Hesston, and Sunday, April 17 at 7pm at Bethany College, Pressor Hall, Lindsborg.

The KMMC, consisting of about 350 to 400 male voices, annually presents spring concerts benefiting Mennonite Central Committee. Free will offerings are taken at the concerts, and the revenue from the sale of tapes is also donated to MCC. "We sing that others may live," continues as the KMMC motto.

Directing the chorus is Ron Graber, Hesston, professor of choral music at Butler County College.

Run for Relief

Contribute $15 ($18 at sale time) to run, jog, or walk five kilometers in the Run for Relief at Hutchinson on Saturday, April 9. The fun run starts at Rice Park Shelter House (not at the fairgrounds) at 8am. Registrations postmarked by March 31 assure entrants a T-shirt.

Those wishing to participate may register by mail using This Form, or sign up in the quilt building at the fairgrounds the evening before (April 8), or at Rice Park 7-7:30am Saturday morning.

Entrants may also solicit their own sponsors (vs. paying entry fee) to raise additional money for MCC.

House Against Hunger

The 11th House Against Hunger is located in the Campus Woods Addition in North Newton at 500 Witmarsum West-a project of the Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale. Normally about half of the house's selling price is donated to MCC. The large profit margin is realized through cash donations, donations of materials and services (either free of charge or at greatly reduced prices), and volunteer labor. Bruce Ediger, Bruce Ediger Construction Inc. of Hesston, served as general contractor. The Hunger House is listed with Wade Brubacher with Stucky and Associates, Coldwell Bankers, in Newton, 316-283-1330 or wade@stuckyandassociates.com or online at www.stuckyandassociates.com.

The ranch style home is 1,711 square feet on the main floor with three-bedrooms and two and one-half baths including a whirlpool bath in the master bath. It features custom oak cabinets, 9 foot ceilings throughout the main floor plus a raised ceiling in the living room. It will also have a brick front and a deck in the rear. The basement will feature an additional 800 finished square feet. It will include a bathroom as well as a living room and bedroom. The living room and bedroom each feature a daylight window.

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Volunteers

MCC is the service, development and relief agency of North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches.

Each year some 250 people enter MCC assignments in more than 50 countries in North America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. About 860 board-appointed MCC workers serve in assignments such as community development, education, health, food production, emergency response and administration.

The printed KJRG book lists a dozen recent Kansas volunteers.

Visit MCC's Service Tree to see other service opportunities at MCC.