Agape Canisters

Recently the OYA Council ordered Agape Canisters from the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC). These are canisters that can get set out at local businesses to collect money for the OCMC Agape fund. Here's what OCMC says about Agape:

"The Agape Canister Program is an Orthodox non-profit development program of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center in St. Augustine, FL. It is dedicated to meeting the needs of children, families and communitities throughout the world regardless of race, creed or color. ~ All funds collected by the Agape Canister Program are earmarked for: medical care, agricultural development, building of schools, providing food, clothing, supporting medical clinics and personnel (e.g. docotors, nurses and teachers), construction of water wells and educating indigenous people in their own communities."

If you would like to have a canister to take to a local business to collect money, you can e-mail Amy at agape@ocmc.org. Or, if you want to do it through OYA, e-mail to orthodoxyoungadultsofin@hotmail.com.

If you see one in the community, please contribute! :)