Girl Talks Turkey to Raise Giving
11/27/2009
District Superintendent Eric Park’s call for creativity to encourage giving spurred 5th-grader Mikayla Mirich to action.
Shocked to learn that her church had paid just a small percentage of its Mission Share to support regional and global United Methodist ministries, Mikayla, 11, decided to talk some turkey—and sell feathers to raise money.
With permission from her pastor, the Rev. Keith Simmons, and help from her parents, Mikayla, 11, erected a large...