Please join Bea Nettles, mixed media artist, and Mary Statzer, PhD, Curator of Prints & Photographs at the University of New Mexico Art Museum, for a conversation about Bea’s life and career, spanning fifty years. Nettles and Statzer will discuss Bea Nettles’ working process, self-representation, and how art can help the maker and the viewer […]
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New Volunteer Opportunities at the Food Pantry
Sign up if you can you help at the Garden Hills food pantry.
Those Flamingos Really Get Around
Six flocks of flamingos have been spotted around the Champaign-Urbana area spreading good cheer in honor of Pride month and helping the McKinley Foundation build its nest egg for student ministry activities and social justice outreach. Where will they migrate next? No one knows! Don’t want flamingos flocking to your yard? Protect yourself by purchasing […]
We Are a Faith in Place COVID-19 Food Crisis Relief Fund Grantee!
We are excited to announce we are a @faithinplace COVID-19 Food Crisis Relief Fund Grantee! @faithinplace is supporting us to continue our work at the McKinley Pantry at Garden Hills. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pantry served an average of 25-30 patrons/families representing as many as 200 individuals twice a month (on the 2nd […]
Round Up for the McKinley Food Pantry
If you are a member of the Common Ground Food Coop, you probably know they support local organizations through their Round Up For Good program. The McKinley Pantry at Garden Hills has been nominated this year. If selected as a recipient, we could receive around $3,000. That’s enough to fund the pantry for several months! […]
Did You Know? McKinley Food Pantry
The McKinley food pantry at Garden Hills Elementary School remains open and has been operating continuously without interruption during the pandemic. We distribute food boxes (which have approximately 1-2 weeks worth of food in each box) on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The boxes are prepared in advance by McKinley Church and […]
The Flock Is Coming
The McKinley Foundation is sponsoring a Flamingo Flocking Fundraiser for its student ministry and social justice outreach activities.
A Strange Sighting Is Headed Your Way
McKinley Foundation has received a report that a strange sighting of unidentified birds will be coming our way soon! Could it be penguins or ducks? Flamingos or pelicans? Who knows? … Stay tuned for updates!