A dinner people already wanted to have, pointed at one bill somebody can’t pay. The specific number is what makes it work — “a single mom’s transmission, $1,400” gets funded, “families in need” doesn’t.
Throw a Progressive Dinner for One Named Need
Move the group house to house for appetizers, dinner, and dessert, and set one dollar number ahead of time for one specific neighbor's need.
What you'll need
- Three houses on the same night, one course each
- A number and a name, decided before anyone shows up
- One person who collects and delivers the money that week
Pitfalls
- Name the need and the amount in the invitation. Vague causes raise vague money.
- Get permission from the family or the benevolence committee before you use anyone's story.
- Deliver it within a week. Money that sits stops feeling like a rescue.
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. — 2 Corinthians 9:7