6517 - CENT A MEAL THANK OFFERING TABLE BANK
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6517 - CENT A MEAL THANK OFFERING TABLE BANKDescription
6517 - CENT A MEAL THANK OFFERING TABLE BANK. "Cent A Meal" types of banks were to be placed on family, home kitchen tables. The purpose in use was to have the youngest family member put small coins in the box at start of each family meal. Large donations were not regularly given in the years immediately after the Depression. The concept of "a little over time becomes much" prevailed at the time in the years during and after the Great Depression. This highly decorated box gives explanation of the purposes of the coins gifted and placed inside. When the boxes were full, the boxes were picked up or delivered to the recipient address; for this box, The Student Volunteer Mission Movement in New York. The mission would then pierce the bottom of the collected-back box. Accountants for the mission would peel back the paper and a lever would appear. Depressing the lever would release the coins inside. The box could then have the lever pushed back flat against the bottom, and another new sticker affixed to cover the lever and bottom of the box. The box could then be re-issued to another family to collect small funds at every meal. Prayers and small contributions at every meal helped families to commit to prayer the missions they supported, and without pressure, give families a method to contribute a little, consistently. The more families that daily practiced this model, the more funds raised over time.Collection
Banks - Penny A Meal BankCategory
Cultural Stewardship Leveraging Biblical Stewardship Foundations
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