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Moravian Open Door hosts at least five major events each year, in addition to those special occasions that are hosted by churches, youth groups, or other volunteers. These celebrations help bring another bit of normalcy into people's lives – people who may not have had much to celebrate before coming to MOD.
Please contact Moravian Open Door to schedule an event hosted by your group!
Events hosted by Moravian Open Door in the last year:
Independence Day Barbeque: MOD clients, client guests, interns, and staff celebrated with hot dogs and hamburgers grilled on the patio, potato salad, juice and soda.
Labor Day Barbeque: MOD clients, client guests, interns, and staff celebrated with hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, juice and soda.
Thanksgiving Day Dinner: MOD clients, staff, and interns enjoyed a feast of baked turkey, cabbage, rice, macaroni & cheese, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, cake, coffee, tea, soda and juice.
Christmas Day Celebration and Dinner: A festive celebration in the Common Room with a beautifully decorated Christmas tree offered a feast of baked turkey, chicken, ham, rice, macaroni & cheese, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, cake, coffee, tea, soda and juice. After the meal, personal gifts were distributed to each client and intern; these were provided by the Angel Tree program at Castleton Hill Moravian Church.
Women’s Luncheon: This special event in June brought together the women who reside at MOD. Lunch was prepared by caseworker Desiree Barrett. In the coming year, it will be held close to Mother’s Day.
Events hosted at MOD by others in the last year:
Friday midday meal in March for clients at MOD, prepared by the Parents Association of Girls Prep Charter School on 4th Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Visit by Schoeneck (Pennsylvania) Moravian Church youth, delivering a large number of books and reading material.
Saturday health fair in May at MOD, sponsored by Beth Israel Hospital/Karpas Health Information Center, providing baseline health screening to all of MOD’s clients, staff, and some interns and neighbors. Fruit and juice was provided.
Saturday visit in May by a group of 30 Sunday School students and members of Nazareth (Pennsylvania) Moravian Church. They toured the building, provided cake and juice for clients and staff, and led group singing.
Saturday luncheon in May prepared by Sunday School class members of John Hus (Brooklyn) Moravian Church.
June visit by New Dorp (Staten Island) Moravian Church member to deliver food for the food pantry. This pantry helps supply clients who have lost their jobs or find meeting payments difficult.
All-day workshop in June by Village Care Health Center, providing refreshments and information, focused on prevention of Swine Flu.
Spaghetti luncheon in November prepared by college students and leader Jill Kolodziej from Sturgeon Bay (Wisconsin) Moravian Church.
Dinners prepared and delivered to MOD in early December by United (New York) Moravian Church.
Youth group from Schoeneck (Pennsylvania) Moravian Church with leader Mike Rampulla erected and decorated the Christmas Tree in early December; they also brought videos, games, and books and donations from Riverside Moravian Church.
March visit by 14 students from Point Park University in Pittsburgh who did volunteer tasks: helping instruct in basic computer skills in the Life Skills Center, preparing snacks, working the front desk, and putting together a bed frame.
NOTE: We would love to have the support of cooks, stores, restaurants, bakeries, etc. to support meals for special events.
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