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                                     Attention Church Treasurers and Board Chairs

           Just in case you missed the 2024 Mileage Rate, the IRS has boosted the standard mileage rate by
           1.5 cents per mile.

           Business standard rate is now  67 cents per mile

           Ministerial moving expenses and Medical  rate is now 21 cents per mile


                                          Southern PA District Congregations

            District Women’s  Camp, June 3-4, 2024, Camp Eder.  Guest Speaker—Gretchen Sortzi, “Finding
                                                         the Light”

           Each of the Churches are encouraged to contribute a quilt block to the 2024 Annual  Confer-
           ence Quilts.  See the attached flyer regarding this opportunity.


                                                  MEAT CANNING 2024

                                                   VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
            THE MEAT CANNING PROJECT IS STILL IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FIRST SHIFTS (7:15 AM TO NOON)
            ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

                  WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 3

                  THURSDAY, APRIL 4
            Please contact the district office if your congregation is willing to volunteer.

            Meat canning takes place at Christian Aid Ministries in Ephrata, Pa.



                                       2024 Disaster Relief Auction Report
                                                       Tom Fritz, Chair

          The 46th Brethren Disaster Relief Auction was held on September 22 & 23, 2023, at the Lebanon Expo Cen-
          ter.
          Some of the significant income was generated by, Food Sales-$33,942, Heifer Auction-$76,247, Theme Bas-
          kets-$14,755, Quilts-$31,945, Coin Auction-$9,270, General Auction-$30,355.  Overall gross proceeds were
          approximately $416,367, (including estate bequests), leaving $405,000 for distribution.
          Distributions made: $385,000 to Brethren Disaster Ministries and $20,000 to ANE for Disaster Relief Trips.
          As always, we appreciate all the support we receive from the Churches in the Atlantic Northeast and South-

          ern PA Districts and our many other supporters that have made the Brethren Disaster Relief Auction a suc-
          cess for 46 years.   We are an all-volunteer auction and any help you can provide to set-up the auction and
          to help on the auction days is welcome.  Please visit www.BrethrenAuction.org for additional information
          and to donate or volunteer.  Our next auction is September 27 & 28, 2024, Lebanon Expo Center.
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