January 2011
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Davis Mercantile Fifth Saturday To Benefit Local Family
Wayne and Leora Miller, owners of The Daily Bread
Restaurant located on the third floor of The Davis
Mercantile, will be the recipients of the proceeds from
the first Davis Mercantile Fifth Saturday Community
Day. The merchants of The Davis Mercantile will be
donating a percentage of their sales on January 29,
2011 to help with the ongoing needs of Wayne and
Leora Miller, victims of a tragic fire that occurred at
their residence on June 30, 2010.
In addition to what the merchants will be donating,
family and friends have joined together to offer events to
be held at The Davis Mercantile to help raise additional
funds for Wayne and Leora.
There will be a cookie walk in which individuals
may purchase an empty box at The Daily Bread for a
ten dollar donation and then meander through 20
different shops to pick up 20 different cookies to fill
their box. Guy Thompson’s Mousetrap Puppets will
be presenting the puppet show entitled “Jack Frost
Winter Wonderland” for a free will donation and
The Abundant Life Ministries Worship team will be
singing. One hundred percent of the proceeds from
these activities will benefit Wayne and Leora Miller.
The Shipshewana Fire Department will be present to
talk with the public about fire safety and prevention
and will be giving away free smoke detectors while
supplies last.
On June 30, 2010, Leora Miller was awakened to
smoke filling their family home. Leora ran over a mile
to her closest neighbor, clad only in the clothes on
her back, to obtain help. In the process of escaping
her burning home, she was burned severely over a
large portion of her body and suffered damage to her
lungs. She spent several weeks in the burn unit at a
Fort Wayne, Indiana hospital struggling to stay alive.
The recuperation and rehabilitation has been long
and painful for Leora but she is quick to share with
numerous family and friends that her strength to keep
on going can only be attributed to have come from
the Lord. The Millers lost their home and all of their
belongings. Leora’s treatment and rehabilitation is
PING PONG
TOURNAMENTS
START FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY!
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Tournaments Will Be Held In The Topeka
Elementary Gym on Monday evenings, 6 p.m.
ongoing at this time.
The Millers have operated The Daily Bread
restaurant for two years at The Davis Mercantile.
Although the 5th Saturday Community Day program
is to assist non-profit organizations, it was a unanimous
decision among the merchants of The Davis Mercantile
to make an exception with the first event and assist
Wayne and Leora Miller. The Millers hold a special
spot in their hearts since they are considered to be
a part of The Davis Mercantile family. Wayne and
Leora’s example of steadfast faith and perseverance
have been an inspiration to many of the employees
in the building. Proceeds raised will be donated to a
trust fund established and administered by Abundant
Life Ministries to meet the ongoing needs for Wayne
and Leora Miller.
The building will be open January 29, 2010 from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. and the public is encouraged to come
show their support and offer words of encouragement
to Wayne and Leora Miller at the first of The Davis
Mercantile 5th Saturday Community Days.
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