Foster Family Fun Day

In August, Stacy Guerin, our Foster Care Ministry Lay Leader, began work on putting together a Foster Family Fun Day for foster families in our community.  The goal was to provide a day of fun for children in foster care and support the families doing the hard work of fostering these children.  She relentlessly called and emailed vendors to support this event.  She rallied volunteers.  She made posters and signs.  She led an incredible team of people to provide a memorable experience for foster care families in and extremely short period of time.  We are thankful for and amazed at her dedication, time, and heart to put this event together.

On October 8th Heritage hosted Foster Family Fun Day.  We had bounce houses, ax throwing, train rides, games, skateboarding and more!  This event saw 97 children and 52 adults in attendance.  We also had 71 Heritage UMC volunteers (plus many more that showed up ready to help), 15 women from the GFWC North Pinellas Women’s Club, 15 volunteers from Boards for Bros, 3 Ballroom Dancing Instructors, and 5 members of the 501st Star Wars Militia.

The GFWC North Pinellas Women’s Club brought in Harbor Dish to provide a free meal to these families.  Three Brothers Pizza also provided pizza for the families.

Boards for Bros gave away a skateboard to every child that wanted one and gave skateboard lessons in the parking lot.  There was even a station to decorate your skateboard!

Check out some pics from the day!

Half a million children are in foster care in the United States.  Statistics show that on average 1,600 children are in foster care in Pinellas County each day.  Heritage is able to provide support to the foster care community in large part to the financial giving of the congregation.  I am honored to be part of a church that prioritizes care for those that are most vulnerable among us.  

Special thanks to our sponsors:  

Dr. Maggie Davis Pediatric Dentist

drmaggiedavis.com

3840 Tampa Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 · 

(727) 786-7551

Harbor Dish

harbordish.org

3380 SR-580 E, Safety Harbor, FL 34695 ·

(727) 796-8286

Seminole Subs

2298 Main Street, Dunedin, Florida  34698 

Three Brothers Pizza

3436 Tampa Rd., The Village at Lake St. George, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

(727) 474-3797 -Takeout / Delivery

Star Wars 501st Legion

501st Legion - Vader's Fist

B2B Digital Marketing Agency

Theb2bmix.com

GFWC North Pinellas Women’s Club

Clearwater, FL 33766
727-238-5702