World Vision is one of the charities benefiting from LRAH.  World Vision founded in 1950 is an international Christian relief and development organization working to promote the well being of all people - especially children. World Vision is serving the world's poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries.  World Vision continually supports regions of severe poverty, giving some form of support to over 85 million people in about 90 countries. Money provided by Lexington’s Race Against Hunger in 2005 and 2006 sponsored 14 children and 1 family throughout the world.

 For more information on World Vision, go to www.worldvision.org

Lexington Interfaith Community Services will receive 40% of the profits after World Vision sponsorships in 2007.  LICS is a local Christian social service ministry serving the families and individuals struggling to meet their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. Through the support of 100 Christian congregations, LICS primarily serves residents of Lexington County and some portions of Saluda Counties and some zip codes of Calhoun County. 

The LICS Food Pantry is broken down into two social services.  One is the LICS Emergency Services that provides assistance to an average of 20 families per day.  The other program is called Food For Living (FFL).  FFL provides food for families and individuals who suffer from frequent food insecurity due to a fixed income.   LRAH donations will purchase food for the pantry when donations are low.

For more information on LICS go to www.licssc.org

Souper Bowl of Caring will receive 25% of the profits after World Vision sponsorships in 2007.  SBC was begun and is based right here in Columbia, SC.  This grassroots movement enables young people to put God's love in motion by helping hurting and hungry people on Super Bowl weekend. The fundamental concept is very simple-youth receive one-dollar donations from parishioners as they depart worship on Super Bowl Sunday. The youth will send ALL the proceeds directly to a local charity of their choice. The vision, however, is to see this youth-led movement of God’s love transform Super Bowl weekend into a time of caring and compassion that touches the hearts, inspires the souls and feeds the stomachs of millions of people.

Since the inception of Souper Bowl, over $33 million has been generated for soup kitchens, food banks and other charities.  Also, over the past two years over 28,000 youth has served hands-on at a charity the Saturday before the big game.

Money donated by LRAH in 2006 was utilized to promote local participation in the Souper Bowl collection, creating tens of thousands of dollars that fed area hungry while hundreds of young people benefited from putting God’s love in action.  This is made possible by SBOC unique ability to generate an average of $10 per every dollar raised the past two years.

For more information on Souper Bowl of Caring visit www.souperbowl.org

 Area Churches Together Serving (ACTS) will receive 15% of the profits after World Vision sponsorships in 2007.   ACTS mission is to give temporary and emergency aid, in the name of Jesus Christ, to persons in need in the Aiken area.  Since opening in August 1986, 76,057 individuals or 1,597,197 meals have been provided.   LRAH donations will support their meals ministry.  ACTS also provides clothing, house wares, furniture and utility assistance.  An attempt is made to meet both the physical and spiritual needs when clients are interviewed.

For more information on ACTS email: actsdirector@bellsouth.net

Oliver Gospel Missions (OGM) will receive 20% of the profits after World Vision sponsorships in 2007.  OGM is the oldest rescue mission in South Carolina and fourth oldest in the nation, seeks to see that homeless and broken men are sheltered, given the gospel of Jesus Christ, and equipped to live responsibly. LRAH donations will provide funds to cover the expenses of fulfilling this mission, part of which is feeding and sheltering. In 2006, the Mission provided over 17,000 nights of shelter, 43,000 meals, and over 32,000 attended chapel services.

Phone (803) 254-6470; email ogm@olivergm.com; web www.olivergospelmission.org