The Chattanooga Rescue Mission

Patten Towers has recovered from their fire and tenants are moving back into spaces. The Mission is going to be providing Thanksgiving meals through the carry-out arm of the Thanksgiving Day outreach.

The Harlows have made a substantial food donation at Thanksgiving for twenty years. They came by Saturday with canned food for the Thanksgiving meal. They will be back later in November with turkeys.

Ted donated 7 cases of socks to the mission. His ministry, The Odd Sock, distributed over 58,000 pairs of socks in 2020. You can find them at theoddsock.org.

We are looking forward to our Thanksgivingmeal coming up in a few weeks. The Mission is accepting food donations in preparation for thedinner. You can use a food donation form which lists needed items if you would like to provide food for this event. The form is on ourwebsite. It…

The kitchen staff is planning to cook twenty turkeys this year for Thanksgiving Day dinner. Each year the turkeys are donated from individuals and groups who want to help the homeless on this special day of the year.

Samuel took down the old outside lamps and installed new powerful LED lights on the outside of the mission. They have really brightened things up at night.

Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. We are getting excited about sharing this special holiday with our homeless friends and the community. Last year we served a record 968 meals!

Kenny helps a tremendous amount around the mission. He has been cutting the grass while we are looking for someone to help in that area. Now he has taken on the responsibility of watering the front Canna Lilys. They are looking great!

Roy and Ed came by and gave the mission a check for $310. They raised the money in 15 minutes! They are also working on acquiring sheets and blankets for the shelters.