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Good Samaritan Center of Excelsior Springs is a not-for-profit 501 (c ) (3) organization committed to showing compassion and love to the poor and needy by providing emergency assistance with shelter, utilities, food, clothing, transportation, and health care. Once emergency needs are met, further guidance is provided to address educational, emotional, and spiritual issues.
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Donations for annual fundraiser begin
 Good Samaritan's annual Christmas in July fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, July 12, has already begun its list of donors.
Donors include Shannon Ivie, Frame of Mind, Bross & Spidle, Ray's Lunch, Crescent Lake Christian Center, Ambassador Signs, 'Mpressions, Clint Hilton, Shelter Insurance, Leatherman Clinic, and American Italian Pasta Company.
The event starts with a 7 a.m. registration, followed by a rally on the Center's lawn, which is located at 108 S. Thompson, and concludes with a march throughout downtown Excelsior. Christmas in July proceeds go toward restocking the center's shelves.
The entry fee due the morning of the march is either $20 per person walking ,15 pounds of food or toiletry products or filling a Christmas sack, available at the center's Broadway Bargains service desk, with items.
Sponsors can purchase a "gift of love" for $200, which are displayed on the lawn of the Center through July.
"Gifts of love" qualify for Neighborhood Tax Credits through NAP.
NAP is a program of state tax credits for businesses and individuals that give money or other forms of contribution to projects that benefit Missouri communities.
For more information about tax credits for the event, contact Senior Home Repair Director and Planned Giving Vice President Greg Martin at (816) 785-7661
Food Pantry donations earn you dollars!
This year you might want to take advantage of a new Missouri law that allows donors to food pantries to receive tax credits worth 50% of the value of their donation. The food pantry donation can be either money earmarked for the pantry or items donated directly to the pantry. Click here for more information and donation form.
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Did you know that you can now make your donations through an automatic debit system from your bank? It is as easy as downloading a form.
Click here to give now!
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