SUMMER 2021 COMMUNITY OUTREACH S.A.L.T. This year, over 150 6th-9th grade students were involved in Shiloh’s Service and Leadership Team (S.A.L.T.) program. Finding service opportunities during a global pandemic was challenging, but this group worked hard, shared the love of Christ, and made a major impact in our community despite the challenges they faced. S.A.L.T. members took four major field trips this year including a 6th grade service day at Feed the 479 where they formed an assembly line to fill the carts for food distribution, re-stocked the food pantry, packed bags, and loaded groceries into vehicles for families in need. The 7th graders participated in a service day at the NWA Food Bank and packed food boxes for local elementary schools. The 8th and 9th grade boys partnered with Operation Open Season and Northwest Arkansas Community College to build a deer blind that was placed on local land for veterans to use. The 8th and 9th grade girls spent a day at Restoration Village raking leaves, clearing limbs, moving pavers, and cleaning up the space for the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy (CLA) Impact Project play structures. These students also completed seven major projects on campus. They created and sent 150 cards each month to Village on the Park and Village on the Creek Senior Living Centers to encourage residents during the pandemic. They filled 1,500 Easter eggs for an Easter egg hunt hosted by Children’s Therapy Team. They held a food drive at school for Feed the 479 and collected 1,125 canned food products. This team also raised over $3000 for the Restoration Village - Hope for Holidays campaign to help women and children in need over the holidays and donated/ collected over 2,000 hygiene products for the Rogers VFW to benefit HOUSE, Inc to minister to veterans in crisis. S.A.L.T. members participated in Do Good December by making encouraging bracelets and helped donate over 700 games for Tyson Elementary School students. To end their incredible year of service, the team raised funds for the CLA Impact project Saints Assembling Hope. COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMUNITY OUTREACH 5
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