C.R.O.S. Ministries // This Week! December 21, 2011
A weekly update especially for C.R.O.S. Liaisons, Board Members, and Volunteers |
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Come Glean with C.R.O.S. on Christmas Eve!
Saturday, December 24 in Palm City at Agri-Gators Farms, 8:45am to Noon. For more information, please contact Viviane Fils-Aime at 561-233-9009 x107, vfilsaime@crosministries.org. |
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Food Pantry Needs This Week
Canned Tuna
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Food Pantry UpdateFeeding South Florida recently inspected our pantries and storage space and we received a grade of A+! Thank you to all of our pantry and storage volunteers who made this success possible!
Please note that the C.R.O.S. food pantries will be closed for the holidays on the following dates:
Closed Fri., Dec. 23 to Tues., Jan. 3: Lake Worth, Delray Beach, North County, Lighthouse, and Indiantown
Closed Fri., Dec. 23 to Wed., Jan. 4: Riviera Beach
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Save The Date
Lunch-n-Learn
Especially for C.R.O.S. Liaisons
February 13, 2012
C.R.O.S. Office at Calvary UMC
301 First Avenue South
Lake Worth
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Join us for lunch and learn about all of the programs of C.R.O.S. and how to engage your congregation in our efforts to end hunger and homelessness in Palm Beach County.
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Save The Date
The 7th Annual C.R.O.S. Ministries
Magical Evening of Music
April 12, 2012
Old School Square
51 N. Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
VIP Ticket: $100
Regular admission ticket: $75
Limited seating
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C.R.O.S. Ministries
The Caring KitchenCommunity Food PantriesACCESS ProgramAfter School Snack ProgramSummer CampsGleaning and Food RecoveryCommunity AdvocacyC.R.O.S. Ministries 301 First Avenue South
Lake Worth, Florida 33460
www.crosministries.org For more information, please contact Rev. Amy Baer at 561-233-9009 ext. 105 or abaer@crosministries.org If you would like to make a donation to C.R.O.S. Ministries, please contact Gibbie Nauman, Director of Development and Community Relations at 561-233-9009 ext. 106 or gnauman@crosministries.org. Click here for a PDF of the Winter 2011 Issue of C.R.O.S. Currents Newsletter.
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Dear Friend of C.R.O.S.,In the busyness of this holiday season, if you read nothing else in this email, please read the letter linked here. Just yesterday, April, the CROS Caring Kitchen Director, received this extremely moving thank you letter from a young woman who visited the Kitchen as a child. Please click here to read her beautiful letter and know that you truly are a blessing to so many! Peace to you,Rev. Amy Baer
Director of Volunteers and Congregational Development
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Caring Kitchen Update
Volunteers needed for children's meet and greet with Santa on the 27th at 4pm at The Caring Kitchen in Delray Beach.
Please call April at 561-308-7980 for more information.
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A Unique Way to Give
Recently we received a letter from a family who realized while eating out at a restaurant that there are many people in the community that don't have anything to eat.Their solution was to put aside the same amount that their meal cost them and donate to C.R.O.S. Ministries' feeding program so that someone else could eat.
If you would like to learn about other ways of giving to C.R.O.S. or to make a donation, contact Gibbie at 561-233-9009 ext. 106 or gnauman@crosministries.org.
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Pantry Volunteers Needed
In three weeks, the C.R.O.S. Riviera Beach Food Pantry is moving from its current location to a new space in the Port Center Building at 2051 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Riviera Beach. We anticipate that this new pantry will need to be open five days a week. We are looking for weekly volunteers to make food bags and distribute to pantry clients on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to Noon!
For more information, please contact Rev. Amy Baer at 561-233-9009 ext. 105 or abaer@crosministries.org.
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C.R.O.S. Gleaning Update
On Sat., Dec. 17, 81 volunteers from Roots & Shoots Club, First Presbyterian Delray, First UMC Boca, Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and First Baptist West Palm Beach Gleaning gleaned 11,550 lbs of sweet corn at Hatton farms in Belle Glade.
For more information, please contact Viviane Fils-Aime at 561-233-9009 x107 or vfilsaime@crosministries.org.
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Click here to view the 2011 Holiday Thank You Letter from the staff of C.R.O.S. Ministries:
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Mission: C.R.O.S. Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization collaborating with people of different faiths and organizations to create solutions to the unmet needs of people in our community. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free (800-435-7352) within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Refer to registration #CH20251. 501(c)3 Tax Exempt # 59-1802917. C.R.O.S. Ministries receives 100% of each contribution. |
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