2010 - Ebensburg Sunday School Group Helps Healing Patch & Local Groups The Sunday School children at South Ebensburg United Church of Christ presented a challenge to their parishioners during the 2009 Advent season. Each Sunday during Advent, members were asked to help local organizations by bringing in items that many people often take for granted. The goal of the challenge was to focus on giving at Christmas instead of receiving and emphasizing that there are little, inexpensive ways to help others. They kicked off the challenge by collecting used books to be donated to Bright Beginnings Preschool for a book sale to benefit children in their programs. On the second Sunday, pillowcases were selected for Home Nursing Agency's Healing Patch: A Center for Grieving Children and Their Families. According to the agency's bereavement services manager, Allison Stockley, pillowcases are typically used in an activity during discussions about nightmares, bad dreams, and fears at night. Following the death of someone close, Stockley said children often experience difficulty sleeping and pillowcases are used during an activity geared to help alleviate a child's fear and anxiety. For the third Sunday, socks were collected and delivered to homeless men and women in Pittsburgh. From the last Sunday collection, the Ebensburg Food Pantry received boxes of facial tissues. The act of kindness and generosity proved to be a very worthy project as many individuals were provided with added comfort during the Christmas season and in the months to come.
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