closed for thanksgiving week
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CGM will be closed the week of Thanksgiving. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 2nd. You can still contact us through our CONTACT page, or direct message us on our social media channels.
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13th annual christmas store is coming up!
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We’re changing this up this year for our Christmas Store. This year it only take place on two days, but it will be two full days and end at 8 PM each day.
Shopping
Friday, December 20th, from 10am-8pm, will be the first day, and it will require a ticket for entrance. This day is reserved for families that have a student in our program. (Parents and Guardians, please see your program director for ticket information.)
Saturday, December 21st, from noon-8pm, will be an open to the public day - so no ticket will be required. We will be open until 8pm or until all the toys are sold (whichever comes first).
Volunteering
Volunteer slots are quickly filling up. Check out this page for sign up info: https://signup.com/go/YtkCnSW
Donating to the Christmas Store
Drop-off days are Monday - Friday during normal office hours.
o Donate gift cards from the following stores: Target or Walmart
o Donate Cash or Check (please be sure to note “Christmas Store” in the check memo line)
o Donate pre-paid Visa or MasterCard cards.
You can drop off toys, check, cash or gift card donations at our office, or you can mail monetary donations to P.O. Box 1866, Montgomery, AL 36102. Please specify somewhere on the donation that it should be used for The Christmas Store. If you are ordering a toy online and wish it to be sent to us directly, please have it mailed to 1516 Mobile Road, Montgomery, AL 36108.
o Donate Toys!
Purchase any new toy(s) for children up to age 14.
Leave price tag intact or leave receipt in bag. DON’T WRAP ITEMS, PLEASE.
In an attempt to reflect the students in our program we ask that you only purchase brown baby and Barbie dolls.
Toys can be dropped off at the CGM office (if other sites become available, we will update this posting)
Our main office building at 1516 Mobile Road.
volunteer sign up is available for the fall
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You can be a part of changing the odds for the youth in our community by volunteering! If you would like to volunteer in our after school Leadership Development Program for this Fall 2019 semester, you can sign up now at the following link:
The link will take you to a third-party site to sign up.
If you have any questions about volunteering, you call email our coordinator at sheree@cgmlife.org, or click the button below to go to our online contact form.
cgm will be closed july 29 - august 2
/With the end of the Summer Camp, staff will be taking some time off to rest up. The office at CGM will be closed on Monday, July 29th, through Friday, August 2nd. The office will resume normal school year hours (noon-6 pm) starting Monday, August 5th.
The Leadership Development Program will start on Monday, August 19th.
the summer camp comes to a close
/Today is the last day of the 2019 Summer Camp, and we’ve had a blast! Thanks to all the donors and volunteers that helped make this happen.
