New Covenant Center Newsletter

Summer 2017

We were encouraged to see our lunch and dinner service "numbers" decrease this summer

as more guests found work in the spring and summer. That said, the challenge for our

guests will be to find steady work and sustained income throughout the fall and winter seasons.

In an effort to help them find employment, New Covenant Center will offer time in our

amped-up computer lab, which will include seven work stations. NCC Food Pantry volunteer

Carl Funch (with the help of more volunteers, we hope!) will teach our guests classes in both

Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Word. Our guests will also be able to use our printer

for resumes.

This initiative will start September 19th. The next phase will be teaching these job seekers

how to write resumes and leverage the internet to look for employment. If you're interested in volunteering (and if you speak Spanish or Creole, that would be terrific), please contact

David Lovegreen, our Volunteer Coordinator at dlovegreen@ccfc-ct.org or 203-964-8228, ext. 416.

We hope y ou have a fun and safe

Labor Day weekend!

John Gutman

Executive Director

$10,000 Donation from The Community Fund of Darien

New Covenant received a $10,000 grant award from The Community Fund of Darien

this summer. NCC Advisory Board Chairman Ed Kearns was thrilled to accept this generous donation (as you can see from the smile on this face!)

Many thanks to The Community Fund of Darien for its support of New Covenant Center!

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(left to right): Carrie Bernier, Executive Director of The Community Fund of Darien; Lisa Haas, Grants Director of The Community Fund of Darien; Ed Kearns, Chairman, Advisory Board of NCC;

Steve Ward, Board President of The Community Fund of Darien

MEET OUR FRIENDS AT WELLS FARGO!

Wells Fargo employees: John Kane, Branch Manager; Lauren Torres, District Manager; Catherine Domenech, Community Relations Consultant; Hayne Casanova, Branch Manager; Andrew Yee, Branch Manager;Toni Milone, Branch Manager

The Wells Fargo Foundation also made a donation--$5000--to New Covenant Center.

But that's not all. Several employees turned out out to stock pantry shelves as well as

serve lunch to our Cafe guests. Many thanks to the Wells Fargo team for their generosity

and time--we really appreciate it!

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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FOOD DRIVE AT LaROCCA'S COUNTRY MARKET

The shoppers at LaRocca's Country Market donated sixty bags of food

and over $150 in cash during a food drive this July. Many thanks to NCC Advisory Board member Paul Fairleigh for organizing this drive and the LaRocca's Country Market team for

letting us set up our tables outside this very popular market in North Stamford.

Last but certainly not least, we'd like to thank the shoppers who spent extra money to buy

much needed items for our Food Pantry.

Let's do it again soon!

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Wow! LaRocca's Country Market in Stamford hosted another successful food drive outside their North Stamford store.

FREEZER FRENZY!

New Covenant Center has been going through storage and refrigeration/freezer operational changes. With advice from and the help of Tom LaRocca, owner of LaRocca's Country Market as well as an NCC benefactor and volunteer, we are streamlining our quality control and inventory program procedures. The new freezer setup will help us manage our food flow better--which is a very good thing!

Stay Connected

Thank you for helping feed those in need!

New Covenant Center is an inter-faith project of

Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, Inc,

a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization,
the largest non-governmental provider of human services
in the area.
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PO Box 10883
Stamford, CT 06904