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Help Guests of The City Mission by Donating Items for Comeback Kits at Bay Presbyterian Church
Bay Presbyterian Church (BPC) invites all west shore families and community members to be a part of comeback stories at The City Mission by donating items to make Comeback Kits.
BPC will be collecting items for The City Mission’s Comeback Kits. These kits are provided to guests of the organization’s shelters and include immediate care, relief, and encouragement products like:
Shampoo- Conditioner
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Body Wash
- Hand/Body Lotion
- Razors
- Shaving Cream
- New Underwear
- New Socks
- Women’s Hygiene Products
- Bibles (New Living Translation)
- Notebooks
- Daily Planners
- Pens
- Stationery
- Games
Shop for any of the items requested and drop off your donation at BPC’s main entrance (25415 Lake Road, Bay Village, at the corner of Lake and Columbia Roads) anytime during the week from Sunday, November 29 through Sunday, December 27.
Bus passes are an urgent need also, and they can be purchased at area Marc’s, Giant Eagle, and Discount Drug Mart locations. On December 17, students from the Westshore Young Leaders Network will gather at BPC to sort items collected as of that date.
The items requested may seem like a small contribution, but they are a significant part of providing practical help and restoring hope to men, women, and children in need. Jaime Buxton, The City Mission’s Community Engagement Manager, said, “The City Mission provides wraparound care through Help, Heart, Home, and sharing everlasting Hope. It’s our deep desire to meet each individual who comes to us in their need, and to help them begin the journey of their comeback story. It is by God’s grace, and through generous donations like these that those stories can begin.”
BPC has a long history of shared service with The City Mission. Pastor Mark Tumney said, “We appreciate that families in our west side communities may be looking for ways to celebrate the season with acts of generosity and service. COVID makes that difficult this year, but donating items for Comeback Kits can be an easy way to involve kids in providing meaningful gifts to people who may have little else.”
Help write a comeback story by dropping off needed items at Bay Presbyterian Church though December 27. Learn more at baypres.org or thecitymission.org/comeback-kits.
The City Mission is a nonprofit charity organization serving the Cleveland Community for over 100 years with homeless and women’s shelters. Every year The City Mission serves thousands of guests and offered more than 94,000 total nights of shelter and 154,000 total meals in 2019. The City Mission estimates the cost of serving someone for one year through its shelters and programs is nearly half of the estimated cost of government housing. The resulting savings to the Greater Cleveland Community in 2019 was $4.4 million.
Bay Presbyterian Church is an inviting community of Christ-Followers committed to the transformation of our lives, our families, our neighborhoods and the world through the surpassing power of the Gospel.
