Welcome to Volunteer Connection, your quarterly volunteer news from The WARM Place! This e-newsletter will focus on all things volunteering! You'll be the first to know about new opportunities, upcoming events, and more. We hope the stories shared inspire you and help you feel connected to your co-volunteers and The WARM Place.

Keep reading because this issue spotlights the upcoming Volunteer Appreciation Picnic, R2RT, and attendance raffle winners!

Have a great story to share? Reach out to Molly to be featured in the next Volunteer Connection.

Upcoming Events

No Groups Spring Break

Don't forget that we will not be hosting evening groups March 14 - 17 due to Spring Break. Groups will resume on March 21 with S&D VI.

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Volunteer Appreciation

Join us for the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch on Saturday, April 2 from 11:00am - 1:00pm! We will eat lunch, have door prizes, volunteer awards, exciting new announcements, and more! RSVP to molly@thewarmplace.org by March 25th.

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Family Night

Our next Family Night is Friday, April 22! If you are interested in volunteering reach out to Molly at molly@thewarmplace.org.

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TWP Classic - Fore the Children

Our second annual WARM Place Classic will take place on Friday, May 13, 2022 with a 12:30pm shotgun start at the newly renovated Texas Rangers Golf Club.

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Click here to view The WARM Place calendar!

Potluck Dinners are Back!

For those of you unfamiliar with our potluck dinner, it is a special time where volunteers and families bond over a meal prior to groups. Each family and facilitator brings a potluck dish that serves 4-6 people to share with their group night. Some past WARM Place favorites include pizza, tacos, fruit, salad, mac n' cheese and fried chicken! Any main or side dish is welcome, but we ask that you do not bring a dessert as we celebrate with cake once a month for those who have birthdays!

With the return of potluck dinners the group night schedule will be changing! Please note the updated group night schedules:

Facilitators

Pre-session: 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Potluck dinner: 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Group: 7:00pm - 8:15pm

Post-session 8:15pm - 9:30pm

Houseparents

Dinner prep: 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Potluck dinner: 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Dinner clean up: 7:00pm - 7:30pm

How YOU make a difference...

"You all have been phenomenal. I don't know where we would be without the support we've received from TWP. My son has grown tremendously and can discuss his father's death and his grief in ways I couldn't imagine."

-A WARM Place Parent

Thank You Race 2 Remember Them Volunteers

This past weekend we hosted our first in-person R2RT since 2019 and we were honored to have over 40 volunteers come out and make it possible! Thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped make it a successful event!

Attendance Winners

In 2020 we started recognizing volunteers who haven't missed one of their group nights in the previous quarter. We randomly select 3 volunteers at the end of each quarter who have attended all of their group nights in that quarter and send them a gift to show our appreciation for their commitment! Below are the most recent winners.

Karen Sutton

Karen volunteers on S&D VI in the Young Teen group. She first began volunteering in the fall of 2018.

Hutch Beach

Hutch volunteers on S&D II in the Children group. He first began volunteering in the spring of 2002.

Meredith Mercer

Meredith volunteers on S&D IV as a houseparent. She first began volunteering in the summer of 2021.

Questions And Comments

Have any questions or comments for us? Contact Molly and she will get back to you as soon as possible.

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