What is ShareFest? Each of our churches is an individual light to the Tri-Cities community. The question is this: How bright of a light can we shine if we bring all our churches together for one week? . As the churches in the Tri-Cities show, in a tangible way, that we care for the community, it will send a great message showing our love for God and the love our churches have for the people in the community. The result will be: Proclamation + Demonstration = Transformation!     Here are the results for ShareFest 2009 Churches working together: 32 Volunteers: 2,320 Projects: 164 Units of blood donated to Red Cross: 181 Lives saved from donated blood: 543 Pounds of food donated to Tri-City food bank: 8,100 (over 4 tons) Money donated to local agencies: $55,000 Columbia Basin Veterans Coalition Union Gospel Mission Money saved to Tri-City community over the last 4 years: ~ $1.28 million (Figure is based on 5 years worth of volunteers, working at least 6 hours at a rate of $19.53 per hour. This rate is set by Washington State as the value put per hour on a volunteer. Source is Benton-Franklin Volunteer Center). Giving back to the Tri-City community in a big way: Priceless! Here is what ShareFest has accomplished in the last 5 years: Volunteers: 10,920 Projects: 737 Units of blood donated to Red Cross: 761 Lives saved from donated blood: 2,283 Pounds of food donated to local food banks: 25,300 (~ 12.5 tons) Money donated to local agencies: $223,000 Grace Clinic Domestic Violence Services Boys & Girls Club Innkeepers Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery Community Action Committee Adult Drug Court Jail Treatment Center Benton-Franklin Substance Abuse Coalition Skills Development Mission Young Life Olive Crest at Bailie Youth Ranch Columbia Basin Veterans Coalition Union Gospel Mission We look forward to having you partner with the many Tri-Cities churches who have already signed up to be a part of ShareFest.