Event Calendar

JANUARY 2026

JANUARY 14 – Helpers Brad and Janet arrive in Tegucigalpa to assist Michael and Glenda in putting together nearly 350 packs of school supples for 1st grade through 12th grade for School Year 2026. To see what it looks like watch this video PACKING AND SORTING SUPPLIES

JANUARY 18 – Signing of contracts for the 2026 school year have started. Students and their parents/guardians are promising to meet stands of performance or risk losing their sponsorship.

FEBRUARY 2026

FEBRUARY 2 – Monday – HELPING HANDS Volunteers – Monthly meeting to coordinate activities. At Hamlet Delights, 103 Sayre, St., Horseheads. 5:30 to 6:30 pm. For more information, please contact Gerri at gerriteam359@aol.com.  For more information HELPING HANDS

MARCH 2026

MARCH 2 – Monday – HELPING HANDS Volunteers – Monthly meeting to coordinate activities. At Hamlet Delights, 103 Sayre, St., Horseheads. 5:30 to 6:30 pm. For more information, please contact Gerri at gerriteam359@aol.com. For more information HELPING HANDS

 

MARCH 14 – Saturday – 3 to 5:30 pm – BUDDY BOWL and BAKE SALE at Dixie Bowling Lanes, 1154 Broadway St. Elmira, NY, 14904

It was a GREAT SUCCESS. Thank you to all volunteers, supporters and participants.

APRIL 2026

APRIL 6 – Monday – HELPING HANDS Volunteers – Monthly meeting to coordinate activities. At Hamlet Delights, 103 Sayre, St., Horseheads. 5:30 to 6:30 pm. For more information, please contact Gerri at gerriteam359@aol.com.  For more information HELPING HANDS

MAY 2026

MAY 4 – Monday – HELPING HANDS Volunteers – Monthly meeting to coordinate activities. At Hamlet Delights, 103 Sayre, St., Horseheads. 5:30 to 6:30 pm. For more information, please contact Gerri at gerriteam359@aol.com. For more information HELPING HANDS

MAY 23 – Saturday – VENDOR AND CRAFT FAIR – Fund raiser for BBM General Fund. 9 am to 3 pm at Horseheads 1st UMC, 1034 W. Broad St., Horseheads, NY.

JUNE 2026

JUNE 12-13 – PINE CITY STREET OF SALES – A community wide rummage sale on Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira, NY between Broadway and Pine City. Border Buddies will be set up at the Fresh Start Church parsonage at 1240 Penn. Ave.

Thank you for Supporting Border Buddies Ministries – the event was a success!!

Thank you to all the volunteers and for their hard work that made this possible!!

JULY 2026

JULY 18 – SATURDAY, FIRST EVER BORDER BUDDIES GOLF TOURNAMENT

at THE CLUB AT SHEPARD HILLS, 17 Chemung Street, Waverly, NY 14892

IT WAS A SUCCESS!!!!  THANK YOU TO HAMMOND LAW FOR BEING OUR MAIN SPONSOR

AUGUST 2026

SHORT TERM CONSTRUCTION TEAM – July 31 through August 13 – Team Leaders James and Heather Waters

SEPTEMBER 2026

WATER FILTER TEAM – September 17 through 24