The Holidays at Ransom Cafe

Ransom Cafe is holding its 3rd annual Thanksgiving Meal for the Homesick on Thursday 11/22 from 11-2 at our Christ United Methodist Location.  This is a meal for anyone that doesn’t have anyone to spend the holiday with; Homeless, Widow, Widower, College Student, Elderly, Or even if you want to bring your family to eat with us.

Thanksgiving Day Meal for the Homesick  
Thursday, November 22th
11am-2pm
6101 Grelot Road
Mobile, AL 36609
(251)751-0044
www.ransomcafe.com

Ransom Cafe is also holding its 3rd Annual Candy Cane Christmas. This is a event to help supplement ones Christmas.  They are in need of new unwrapped presents for all ages to be delivered to the Airport location 7485 Airport Blvd Mobile 36608.

Candy Cane Christmas
December 8, 2012  
9am-12pm
Ransom Café  (West Mobile Location)

How It Works:
This event is first come first serve.  When the person participating enters the Café they will be given a Shopping Number.  This number will be called to allow you into the Christmas Shopping store. Each participant will receive 15 shopping points. Everything in the shopping store has been given a point value of 1-10 depending on the retail cost of the item. They will call out the numbers given the participants starting with number 1. Each Participant will have a 10 min. limit to shop and as they finish there will be volunteers to assist in getting your items to your car and then another person will allowed in the store. There will be a donation box inside the shopping store for you to donate what you can for the items you receive.  This will go on until they have served everyone or run out of presents whichever comes first.  They are providing a Continental Breakfast and crafts for the children.  Santa might even show up so have your camera’s ready!

How It Works:
This event is first come first serve.  When the person participating enters the Café they will be given a Shopping Number.  This number will be called to allow you into the Christmas Shopping store. Each participant will receive 15 shopping points. Everything in the shopping store has been given a point value of 1-10 depending on the retail cost of the item. They will call out the numbers given the participants starting with number 1. Each Participant will have a 10 min. limit to shop and as they finish there will be volunteers to assist in getting your items to your car and then another person will allowed in the store. There will be a donation box inside the shopping store for you to donate what you can for the items you receive.  This will go on until they have served everyone or run out of presents whichever comes first.  They are providing a Continental Breakfast and crafts for the children.  Santa might even show up so have your camera’s ready!

ABOUT RANSOM CAFE (provided by Ransom Cafe)

Ransom Café is a place where people can come and find nourishment both physical and spiritual.   A place where people will be able to have one of life’s basic necessities met. This will be a place to build relationships and to love our neighbors in a tangible way.

Ransom operates with a basic menu of Pizza, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches and dessert that is ever changing.  Our menu items will depend on donations and foods that are able to be purchased at little to no cost.   We will not have set prices on any of our menu items.  We believe that some can pay more and some may not be able to pay as much, but the ones who can will pay for the ones who can’t.  If someone can’t pay anything, they can volunteer   1 hour of labor and they will be given a voucher good for 1 adult meal + 1 child’s meal or they can give product to be used in the preparation of the meals. We promote the ideal of a hand up not a hand out.  We do realize that there may be some special circumstances and we will work with every individual to try to meet their needs.

It is our desire that Ransom Café will be able to give back to the community.  We want to not only provide a basic need, but also offer a mentoring program to help people learn valuable skills in the Hospitality industry as well as skills needed to obtain and keep employment.  Cooking classes will be offered for all ages and backgrounds. We hope to give people a basic knowledge to help them with their daily life and a sense of community so that they feel a part of something good.  Donations not needed for the daily operations of the café will go towards sponsoring school activities, community outreach projects, and other programs with common goals.  We would also like to bring in mission teams for projects like home improvements and backyard bible clubs.  

Vision Statement:
* Ransom Café is dedicated to reaching the needs of those around us both physically and spiritually.
* Ransom Café is dedicated to showing Christ’s love through acts of service.
* Ransom Café is dedicated to serving all people no matter their economic situation giving them a hand up and not a hand out.
* Ransom Café is dedicated to educating others