Hurricane Eta (Cat 4) hit Honduras on Nov. 3^rd & Iota (Cat 5) hit today! I received a call from my friend, Rob Alexander from the Valley Church in Piqua, OH who coordinates Honduras mission trips & forges those relationships with our Honduran friends called me last week. He asked if wapaknaz would want to put a trailer on property to collect. We wanted to see a large community effort so I connected with Rebecca from the WAC to have a centralized drop-off location! And here we are! The trailer is being dropped off tomorrow to start this huge effort for a very short time. So, below is some basic info & we are asking as many organizations to partner with the effort as possible. Other than collections, we are asking businesses & organizations to Serve One Day at the trailer to assist people who drop-off items! Would you please Be Hope By Giving Hope Because When We Are Hope We Ourselves Receive Such a Great Blessing! Please let me know how you would like to partner in this effort! Thank You! Thank you!

Collection Location:

• Tuesday morning November 16^th a 40ft trailer will arrive at the WAC (Wapak Athletic Club) 610 Dixie Hwy Wapakoneta

Collection Days/Times through November 30^th:

• Mondays-Fridays: 11am-6pm
• Saturdays: 10am-4pm
• Closed Sundays & Thanksgiving

Community Partners: the following have partnered to support the effort thus far

• the WAC: drop-off location
• Dream On: Signed-up to Serve a Full Day
• Cridersville Elementary School: Collection of items
• Wapak First Methodist Church: Collection of items
• Wapakoneta High School National Honor Society: Signed-Up to Serve a Full Day
• Winans Chocolates + Coffees: 100% of sales on all Honduran Coffee Beans
• wapaknaz: Coordination/Signed-up to Serve a Full Day

We Are Asking You & Your Organization If You Would Be Willing To:

• 1) Serve One Day (this is a short sprint & time is a factor)

o   Group Requests:

• Wear Face Masks When Assisting those Dropping Off Items
• Retrieve Donated Items & Place Items in Trailer (no need to sort or count)
• Stay Warm in Your Car In-Between Donations
• Direct ALL Monetary Donations to: www.wapaknaz.org/give earmarked for Operation Hope for Honduras

o   Sign-up Here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14EXFSto2JubSQR5qcHBS3QaUA965gyxRaMAy_f2YwYE/edit?usp=sharing

• 2) Collect & Drop-Off Items
• 3) Get the Word Out
• 4) Suggest or Contact Any Potential Organizations or Connections for a Greater Impact

What Happens After Nov 30^th:

• Currently, Rob Alexander from the Valley Church is checking with large corporations such as Cargill, Dole & Chiquita to inquire about filling their empty shipping containers headed for Honduras & then headed for distribution

Questions can be directed to the Wapakoneta Coordinator, Stephen Ambrose of wapaknaz at 419-738-9070 or stephen.h.ambrose@gmail.com