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Sun, Nov 18 2018

PRE-THANKSGIVING FREE MEAL,

Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, Oakland, California, United States Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, Oakland, California, United States

  • About the event

     

    OAKLAND, Calif. – As Oakland and the surrounding Alameda County area dig in their heels to combat the homeless crisis, Taylor Church prepares to do its part. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, located at 1188 12th Street in Oakland, will hold its fourth annual Pre-Thanksgiving Meal event for the homeless from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the church's Fellowship Hall.

    This is a homecooked Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings: turkey, dressing, gravy, ham, rolls, macaroni & cheese, green beans, yams, cranberry sauce, cake and pie. In addition to that, Taylor Church will be giving away clothing and grocery bags.

    Homelessness in Oakland/Alameda increased substantially between 2015 and 2017, as shown by the results of the Everyone Counts! biennial point-in-time count and survey performed by the EveryOne Home initiative. The number jumped from 4,040 to 5,629, a 29-percent increase. According to local news reports, 2,761 live in Oakland.

    Hunger is only one of the many issues surrounding homelessness. The interplay between homelessness and rejection often creates a vicious cycle, as familial rejection or domestic abuse can result in homelessness, which leads to further rejection and abuse.

    Pastor Anthony L. Jenkins, Sr. wants to combat that feeling of rejection. He hopes that providing an opportunity to sit and share a meal with others will send a message of compassion to Oakland's homeless and inspire them with hope.

    Why should you sponsor?

    The event will attract local press: radio and TV.  The event will also be advertised widely on the web.  This is a great opportunity to create good will in the community.


    Lawson James

    I am active in my comunity and local church.  I have leveraged my professional experience to further develop my community and church.

     

    My professional bio:

    As the President of Horizon Projects Consulting Corp., (established in May 2010) Lawson James has more than twenty four years of project management and process improvement experience in software development and deployment for an array of business industries. Serving as a functional and technology leader experienced in designing, managing and implementing enterprise critical technology solutions, Lawson has proven to be an invaluable resource providing oversight during Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) selection and implementation projects. Lawson is a  proficient leader who  combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience. He uses this ability to manage efficiently and impart this knowledge to internal and external team members. Using skills developed from coaching and training programs, Lawson trains staff in all facets of the software delivery life cycle including, presale evaluation, requirements gathering, project documentation and planning, programming, implementation, stakeholder communications, training, deployment, and maintenance.  A working leader, her is committed to high performance, Lawson has been responsible for all aspects of the configuration, design, testing, training, conversion and implementation of Oracle Projects for corporate divisions and sub operating units. His experience improving business processes, optimizing supply chains, implementing business development strategies, and identifying ERP system solutions continues to prove fundamentally critical and operationally vital to his clients. Lawson is distinguished by his passion for business, his focus on collaborative team-building, and his commitment to meeting client demands has served him well as he lead the deployment of system with project budgets over $15M.

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  • 1001-2500 attendees expected


    50% Male Attendees


    50% Female Attendees

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