What ACWAM Does
ACWAM does a great deal of fundraising to purchase supplies and medical aid for the people of Haiti. Each time a team goes to Haiti we go fully loaded with medicine, school supplies, medical eqipment, etc.ACWAM takes teams to New York City each year for training and ministry to the homeless and less fortunate. Teams develop valuable ministry skills that are used locally as well as abroad.
ACWAM Outreach Ministries
ACWAM Outreach Ministires came into being in response to need. In 1995 Frank & Agnes DeGroot became aware of a "cry for help" from a missionary couple that had been labouring faithfully in Haiti for several years. At the point of "burn out", without sufficient funds to go on, and greatly discouraged, they sent out a plea, "would someone come and help us?". Sharing this burden with several friends, a vision was born. The first team was ready and willing to go to Haiti in response to a cry for help.After this initial trip, the response from the community was so great that the next step was to become a registered charity, giving us accountability and responsibility to our supporters. The name ACWAM means Active Christians With a Mission. This describes accurately what we are. ACWAM Outreach Ministries is unique in that our purpose is to come along side of already existing and proven missions and ministries and provide encouragement to them by providing them with medicines, various necessary supplies, raising funds for projects and sending teams to minister and help with work projects.
We carefully and prayerfully screen all ministries we support. God has given us a great team of volunteers and access to the necessary resources to bless several mission works and ministries.
Fundraising Policy
All funds raised go directly toward designated mission projects.
Fundraisers include:
• our annual walk-a-thon
• garage sales & barbecues
• chocolate bar sales
• homemade sausage patties
• A&P grocery store receipts
• displays at local malls
• sale of Haitian wood carvings which we bring back with us after each trip
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Receipts issued for donations of $10 or more.