FAIRFIELD, Ohio — At the Tri-County Assembly of God Church in Fairfield, valuable supplies were being donated to hundreds of people who really need them. And traffic was backed up as far as the eye can see.
- Tri-County Assembly of God Church in Fairfield donated $35K worth of household supplies
- Items given out were bleach, detergent, cleaners, toilet paper, paper towels and soap
- The lead pastor said the giveaway was all about spreading hope and positivity to members of the Fairfield community during this difficult time
Hundreds of cars lined Dixie Highway in Fairfield, as people waited for hours to get their hands on valuable supplies.
Tri-County Assembly of God Church provided a massive giveaway of items like bleach, soap, and toilet paper.
The lead pastor for the church, Brad Rosenberg, said he was not expecting this many people to show up.
“With so much uncertainty and anxiety in our culture right now with this crisis, we wanted to do everything we could to bring some hope and kindness to our community, and that was our desire,” Rosenberg said. “We had no idea the need was this great.”
The donation was made possible through their partnership with Convoy of Hope.
“We actually purchased this semi full of supplies, which is about $35,000,” he said. “They brought them to us. And throughout their partnership we were able to get those supplies at a discounted rate and then give them as a gift to our community to say: We love them, God loves them, and there are no strings attached.
For Stacey Taylor it helps her tremendously because she said she can never find the items she’s looking for when she goes to the store.
“I also don’t want to risk my health because I do have asthma, and I’m kinda in the higher risk group,” Taylor said. “This is easier to pull around, pop your trunk and you don’t have to make direct contact with people and you can practice the social distancing.”
She said it took about an hour to get through the line, but it was worth it and she she can’t say thank you enough.
“I’m very grateful because there is five people at my house,” she said. “We go through these necessitates, these items, very quickly. And when people go to the store, and they are hoarding stuff, you just can’t find them.”
For the volunteers, they want to spread positivity and hope through the community. Steve Brown was the one passing out the most coveted item — toilet paper.
“Just being the hands and feet of Jesus,” Brown said. “I’m excited about that aspect of it.
And Rosenberg couldn’t agree more — parting with these words of advice:
“Spread hope, spread kindness, be generous to people,” he said. “With God’s help were gonna make it through this, we’re gonna make it.”
