Summer Serve Bingo: I Have Kids In School

The opportunities here help families connect their growing world to what God is doing around them. The goal is to build a habit of noticing people, asking questions, and taking small steps toward others.

1. With your family, create a map of your neighborhood. If you know the names of any neighbors, write their names over where they live.
2. Introduce yourself to a neighbor you’ve never met before.
3. Get ice cream at Zesto’s on South Riverside. How is this different from other ice cream shops?
   • 920 E Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN 47713 / Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 9:30 AM-10:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM-10:00 PM
4. Go to Tepe Park and play on their playground.
   • 1212 S Garvin St, Evansville, IN 47713
5. Serve breakfast or lunch at Potter’s Wheel Diner. (ages 8+)
   • 333 Jefferson Ave, Evansville, IN 47713 / The Diner is open every Tuesday for lunch from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM and every Saturday for breakfast from 9:00-11:00 AM
   • Please complete this form to let us know you’re interested in this opportunity. Once we have a group of interested participants, we’ll reach out with next steps and coordinate dates and times that work best.
6. Attend one of the Youth Choir Outreach performances.
   • Friday, June 12, 3:30-8:00 PM at Evansville Rescue Mission (500 E Walnut St, Evansville, IN 47713)
   • Saturday, June 13, 12:30-3:30 PM at Potter’s Wheel (333 Jefferson Ave, Evansville, IN 47713)
7. Drive through the Southside of Evansville and talk about what you notice.
   • Where would you get food if you lived there and didn’t have a car?
   • Do you find any doctor’s offices?
   • How many churches can you find?
8. Write thank-you notes to nurses at the Deaconess Emergency Room.
   • Email Chaplain Carolyn at carolyn.Edwards@deaconess.com to coordinate a time for delivery.
9. Take cookies to a Fire, Police or EMS station.
   • Click here to find a Fire, Police, or EMT Station on Google Maps!
10. Join a team of Crossroads volunteers to sort clothing at Borrowed Hearts.
    • Teams serve on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00AM-Noon. Upcoming Saturdays:
      1. Saturday, June 13
      2. Saturday, July 11
      3. Saturday, August, 8
    • Please complete this form to let us know you’re interested in this opportunity. Once we have a group of interested participants, we’ll reach out with next steps and coordinate dates and times that work best.
11. Donate new towels or blankets to Ozanam Family Shelter.
    • Donations can be dropped off at the Ozanam Family Shelter Office at 1100 Read St, Evansville, IN 47708 / Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
12. Tour the Susan H. Snyder Center for Women and Children.
    • Please complete this form to let us know you’re interested in this opportunity. Once we have a group of interested participants, we’ll reach out with next steps and coordinate dates and times that work best.
13. Visit Hope Gallery and have your children ask the story behind a piece of art.
    • 1109 S Green River Rd, Evansville, IN 47715 / Hours of Operation: Monday & Tuesday 12:00-4:00 PM, Wednesday-Friday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
14. Try to complete an errand as a family by utilizing the METS or WATS bus.
    • Click here to view the bus times through METS (Metropolitan Evansville Transit System)
    • Click here to view the route map for WATS (Warrick Area Transit System)
15. Introduce yourself to someone at church you don’t know.
16. Name 3 children your family knows and pray for them.
17. Walk a nearby park and say hello to 5 people.
18. Drive to the school that your children attend and pray for their classmates.
19. Help sort and stock food at Hope Central in Boonville, IN.
    • 4205 IN-62, Boonville, IN 47601 / Hours of Operation: Tuesday & Thursday, Noon-1:00 PM, 4:00-6:00 PM
    • Please complete this form to let us know you’re interested in this opportunity. Once we have a group of interested participants, we’ll reach out with next steps and coordinate dates and times that work best.
20. Eat lunch with Easter Seals program participants at Crossroads.
    • Please complete this form to let us know you’re interested in this opportunity. Once we have a group of interested participants, we’ll reach out with next steps and coordinate dates and times that work best.
21. Visit the Evansville African American Museum.
    • 579 S Garvin St, Evansville, IN 47713 / Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Friday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Saturday Noon- 4:00 PM
    • Please complete this form to let us know you’re interested in this opportunity. Once we have a group of interested participants, we’ll reach out with next steps and coordinate dates and times that work best.
22. Pray for a people group who live in another country who don’t have a church near them.
    • Click to learn how you can pray for Unreached People Groups!
23. Read a book about a family from a different culture.
    • My Food, Your Food, Our Food - Amazon
    • Alma and How She Got Her Name - Amazon
    • A Ticket Around the World - Amazon
    • Last Stop on Market Street - Amazon
24. Visit New International's website and read about one of the Massai families working with our partners at AfricaHope in Kenya. Pray for one a family.
    • Click here to read stories of God at work in Kenya!
25. Read a story in the Crossroads Extraordinary magazine and pray for those you read about.
    • Click here to read Extraordinary!