This project encouraged and honored those that do good and serve others in our community. Often times, people and organizations serve and do good and no one ever hears about it. We called it the FOR Anderson County award to give to organizations and people that were doing good FOR Anderson County. We gave out 12 total awards. 

At Claxton Elementary, one of our Ridgers put together a "coffee cart" with coffee and creamers for teachers and staff that went around on Wednesdays as a way to "warm up during the winter blues"! It was a huge success! Teachers loved it! 

At one local school, a Ridger did a teacher appreciation holiday party! There was food, prizes and lots of fun games! "We had an absolutely wonderful time yesterday celebrating with our staff. I had so many people say that it was just what they needed. I talked to yet another teacher about our amazing church and invited her to join us Eve Eve. God is moving here."

"For the past several years we have provided full Thanksgiving meals for families in the Oak Ridge area. This year was different- because we provided meals for the most families we have ever done.  Plus gift cards with enough money to purchase a turkey, a gallon of milk, 2 dozen eggs and butter!"

A need that often gets overlooked at local schools in economically depressed areas is the care for students who have gotten lice. It can be a big problem for school administrators to deal with. One Ridger did something about it. "The hair ministry is set! We purchased a giant bottle of lice treatment. We also purchased 900 hair ties, 6 special hair brushes, 72 combs, and 24 regular bushes and enough sanitizer to last 2 or 3 years.  Thanks for your support on this one!"

For the month of August, the Ridge Church Homeschool Group wrote 50 encouraging cards to give to children who were in extended care at the Knoxville Children's Hospital. Students loved writing words of encouragement and bible verses! 

For this project and group of Ridgers did a beautification project for Sacred Ground Hospice House. One Ridger said,  "They have a large area of landscaping that still needs to be done on the front of their building. They have a lot of visitors and would love a peaceful and beautifully landscaped area for their guests to enjoy. It will be a beautiful place for guests to feel at peace and ease as they experience the end stage of life with a loved one." They were also able to place painted rocks on the grounds full of encouraging words! "I want the rocks to have positive messages on them so they can feel peace and hope." 

This Dollar Club:Go project helped hand made pajamas for children going into foster care through the Isaiah House ministry. "Children in foster care will receive a new pair of pajamas. Many of them come to Isaiah House with only the clothes on their backs."

For this project, some Ridge families hosted a dinner party every 3 months in their neighborhood for new people moving into the neighborhood. It was a good way to meet new people in their immediate area and build relationships to open up conversations about Christ and invite them to church. "Our hope is to build relationships with new people moving here. We will also volunteer ourselves to help them with questions, concerns , childcare when needed., and to be a contact person at the school for their children because many people moving in, have no family here."