2014 Needs Council Fall Newsletter

L O V I N G H E A RT S
HILL C OUNTRY C OMMUNIT Y NEEDS C OUNCIL
FALL 2014 - Fre d eri cksburg, T X
Join us this Christmas!
♦ ANGEL TREE: Adopt a Home Bound
Senior by choosing an Angel Ornament from
the Chase Bank Christmas Tree beginning
Friday, November 14th. Each Angel Ornament
has a Senior’s Christmas wish list of 2 to 4
items. Please return the gifts to Chase or the
Needs Council office (209 South Acorn St)
by Monday, December 15th. Call Penny at
997-9756 for more information.
♦ ELF TEAM: Deliver the angel tree gifts
between December 16th -19th and bring a bit
of joy to the home bound seniors.
♦ CHRISTMAS FAMILIES: Sponsor a Client Family anonymously,
groups or individuals can pick the size family they wish to shop for. The
wish list will include primarily practical gifts such as laundry detergent,
canned food, kitchen towels, etc., as well as a few fun things for the kids.
Santa will be on hand Saturday, December 20th for pictures with the kids
while parents pick up their family baskets. Call Trish at 997-9756 to adopt
a family or for more information.
Let this Angel be your Gift
Send your friends and family this beautiful Angel Card, highlighting a
Fredericksburg Elementary Students artwork! Give us your list of those
“hard to buy for” individuals and we will forward your holiday greetings
acknowledging your gift in their name.
♦ MORE HELPERS: Many hands will be needed to help December 16th
through 20th as we receive the Christmas Baskets from donors, then
move them to St. Barnabas and finally to help with distribution on Saturday, December 20th!
Please be certain to provide complete names and addresses of your gift
honorees.
Suggested minimum donation per card is $5.00
✴Tis the Season ...✴
A gift in your honor
was given to the
Needs Council by
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Christmas Family gift sorting at the Needs Council
Original artwork by
Fredericksburg Elementary student.
Hill Country Community Needs Council
PO Box 73 – Fredericksburg, TX 78624
830-997-9756 info@needscouncil.org
Do you have any old cell phones lying around?
The Needs Council office collects them for recycling and we receive a rebate.You clear out clutter & donate at the same time!
MEMORIALS, HONORARIUMS & DONATIONS TO THE NEEDS COUNCIL
July 1, 2014 through November 5, 2014
MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS
In Memory of Mrs Clara Bell
Dorothy Cornehl
In Memory of Louise Bodnar
Stephen Bodnar
In Memory of Dorothy Conlon
Sammy Frazier
In Honor of the Courtney Children
Ann Courtney-Thurman
In memory of Gary Crook
Grace D Crook
in Memory of Leroy Cunningham
Dorothy Cunningham
In Memory of Calvin Davis
Ruth Davis
In Memory of Louis Dietrich Jr
Don & Bernice Holloway
Mary Ann Wofford
In Memory of Jerry Durst
Mary Ann Wofford
In Memory of Rex & Peggy Fox
Mimi L Fox
INDIVIDUALS
Paul & Stephanie Abadie
Ann M Adams
Anita Arnold
Dawn & Stuart Barron
Frank & Elizabeth Beal
Keith & Christina Berger
Dorothy Besier
Randy & Joanne Betts
Milton & Margaret Bierschwale
Joanna Biondolillo
Larry & Melinda Birck
Douglas & Doylene Bode
Mary Boenker
Melvin & Corrine Bonn
Laura T Bowman
Jerry & Sue Bratcher
Richard & Nancy Braunitzer
Frederick & Sharon Burgess
Kermit & Elsie Burrer
Bruce & Cindy Busby
Ned & Margaret Butler
Brent Cali
Sherrie Campbell
LD & Charlotte Casey
Paul & Victoria Chamberlain
Jerry & Linda Christensen
Raymond & Caryl Christenson
Walter & Claire Collins
Jane Convery
Nancy Cook
Mrs Annie Cornehl
Lavern & Janice Courtney
Elizabeth Crenwelge
James & Shaun Culp
Lajuana & Dorothy Curtis
Tom & Maryneil Dance
Curtis D Dartez
Charles L Davenport
Joseph & Carol Day
MJ Dittmar
In Memory of Norma Frantzen
Harvey & Nan Hengst
In Memory of Nell Fuchs
James & Carol Barnhouse
In Honor of Bob Gates
Ralph & Stirling Greenlee
In Memory of John Hesic
Joseph & Ruth Litzelfelner
In Honor of Joanne Homrighausen
JH Homrighausen
In Memory of LaVerne Hoyt
Equine Veterinary Services
In Memory of Edmund Jacoby
Alton & Florine Bruns
In Memory of Levy Kusenberger
Paula & Greg Ahrendt
Alfons & Leola Brodbeck
Weldon & Jeanette Itz
Troy & Karlene Ottmers
Myrtle & Arnie Riffe
Ruth M Sarnecki
Don & Robbyn Dodd
James & Marcia Drewitz
Joyce Dunning
Buford & Jo Ann Durst
Connie T Eckhardt
Lillie M Eisner
Suzanne & Russell Engelhardt
Mike & Pam Farley
Mary Louise Fisher
John & Elinor Floyd
Juanice Frank
Gwen & David Fullbrook
Ray & Cecily Gallagher
William & Nancy Goldcamp
Bruce & Jane Good
Margarita Greathouse
Patrick & Gail Gribbin
John Haebig
Ann Heifner
Jesse M Hellums
Charles Helvie
Truman & Patricia Henrich
Jan & Craig Herman
Ada Herridge
Glenda S Hibler
Thomas & Bunni Hoefel
David & Diane Holke
Tracie R Horry
Felice Howard
Bert & Frances Huebner
Helen & William Huffman
William & Alonda Hunt
Thomas & Noreen Hynes
Archie & Kathleen Jacoby
Laurie & Daniel Jenschke
Lynne Johnson
James T Johnston
Mr & Mrs Leroy E Jung
Rosalee R Kent
Paul & Judy Koehn
Bernard & Sara Lynn Kopp
In Memory of Levy Kusenberger (cont.)
Keith & Eileen Whited
Marc & Camille Williamson
In Memory of Annie Leiker
Ann Heifner
In Memory of Dorothy Litton
Alton & Florine Bruns
In Memory of Barbara M
Billy & Susan Johnson
In Honor of Ruth Meier Austin Maenius
Clifton T Maenius
In memory of Erno & Eleanor Moldenhauer
Daniel & Sandra Poole
In Memory of John O’Malley
Grace O’Malley
In memory of Ethel Patterson
Alva Wagner
In Memory of Alfred A Schumann
Sandra Weinheimer
In Memory of DeeAnn
Brandenberger Smith
Elmer & Theresa Schmidtzinsky
Laura L Laala
William & Judy Lange
Frankie H Law
Jack E Lee
Mr & Mrs Jerry Luckenbach
Kelly & Sally Markel
Lillie Marlene
Alan & Pam Matthies
David & Audrey Mayer
DG & Berlee McCoury
C David & Eloise McGinnis
Pat & Kay McInnish
Alene McMullen
William McPherson
John Mead
CT Miller
Ed Millis
Maxine Molberg-Birkelbach
Rick & Mara Fox Moretti
John & Beverly Muraglia
Leo & Estella Nebgen
Tracie R & Keith Neffendorf
Ronald & Kaye Nelson
Paul or Esther Shaffer Nixon
Col Charles & Susan Noe
Mr & Mrs Allen C Oestreich
Charles Ottmers
Kathleen Paige
Brainerd & Kathleen Parrish
Babs Parrott
Jane & Amy Payne
Kevin & Harriet Moore Pickard
Joan & Morris Pierson
Freddie Pipkin
Patricia Podoll
Michael & Mary Porter
Marvin Prochnow (Col)
Charles & Susan Quindry
Myrtle Ragland
Gayle Reed
Danny & Mary Beth Richardson
Earl & Marsha Robinett
Tammy Rohlf
Julie Roseberry
Lois W Ross
Paul & Mary Rothband
Glenda & AJ Rusin
George & Mary Ann Sanchez
Ruth M Sarnecki
Barbara Scherer
Robert C Schmidtke
Vernell Scott
Betty J Sears
Irene Segner
Robert & Marion Seiter
William E Shelton
Carol Foyt Shepherd
Nancy & Walter Sheppard
Juliet Southwick
Pat & Pod Spousta
Star M Ranch LLC
Fanny Stech
Patrick & Marcia Stehling
Ginette Talley
Thomas & Judy Taylor
Thomas & Kathryn Telle
Patricia Thiele
Rod & Lori Travers
Gordon & Rita Travis
Glen & Peggy Treibs
Vernice Visser
Frederick H & Phyllis Lea Vogt
Stuart & Gloria Vordenbaum
Elizabeth K Walch
Martha A Walton & David Bowers
Margaret Quealy Watson
Rosa Weber
Jacquelyn Weinheimer
Sandra Weinheimer
Mr & Mrs Trent Williamson
Fred Witters
Rilda Woodward
In Memory of Bill Stafford
FHS Class of 1959
In Memory of Josephine Stehling
Dorothy Cornehl
Ruth M Sarnecki
Mary Ann Wofford
In Memory of Betty Jane Sturdivant
Equine Veterinary Services
In Memory of Maedelle Thomas
FHS Class of 1959
Polly Zenner
In Memory of Candy Vance
John & Genevieve McCaffrey
In Memory of Dorothy Ward
Tom & Maryneil Dance
In Memory of Elaine Weed
Paula & Roman Weber
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A Special Thank You to all
our anonymous donors
BUSINESSES
Century 21 Sunset Realtors
Dorothy L Lucas Living Trust
Earnest Harrison Leigh Trust
Edge Media Agency, Inc
Eye Country PLLC
First Baptist Church Christian Neighbors Class
First Baptist Church Friendship Class
First Baptist Church, Inc
First Christian Church
Frost Bank
HEB Employees
Hill Country Evangelical Free Church
Martha A Walton MD PA
Memorial Presbyterian Church Pioneer Class
Mustard Design PLLC
Oak Hills Church
Optimist Club of Fredericksburg
Paul Urban Charitable Giving Fund
Perry & Ruby Stevens Charitable Fdn
Roy Pate Estate
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church
St Anthony’s Catholic Church
Steadfast Sunday Class
Street Dreams
Tech Brothers
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IN-KIND DONATIONS
July 1, 2014 through November 5, 2014
BUSINESSES
Advantage Copier Service Bill Warner
Allen Keller Company
Andy Bray
Benjamin Moore & Co
Bethany Lutheran Church
City Cleaners
Clear River Pecan Company
Conlee’s College
CTEC
Dietel & Son Printing
First Baptist Church Christian Neighbors Class
Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods
FISD Transportation
Global Cooling
HEB
Hill Country Pest Control
Kendnel Kasper ConstructionKendnell K Kasper
Matt & Gail Long
Mustard Design PLLC
red
Rustlin’ Rob’s Texas
Gourmet Foods
St Barnabas Church
Sunnyside Landscaping
Tech Brothers - Ken Weatherford
Texan Self Storage
The Inside Story
The Telephone Man Doug Sundheimer
Wesley Nurse Tammy Amerson-Wilson
WoodForest National Bank
Feeding John Program
The Feeding John Program
kicked off in May with Holy
Ghost Lutheran Church taking
the lead. The objective of The
Feeding John Program is to
reach out to seniors who are low
income, hungry for home cooked
meals, and most importantly
hungry for companionship.
This new program is serving 20
lonely seniors, who are beyond
appreciative of the volunteers
who come to visit. The volunteers
(which includes couples, families
& individuals) tell us they are
receiving more than they are
giving. Other churches in our
community are getting ready to
join in the outreach, with the
ultimate goal of having every
weekend of the year adopted by a
church.
A Note from a Medical Transportation Client
Please consider joining our team of drivers
who take seniors to medical appointments.
We can guarantee you will be appreciated and
applauded by the sweet folks who rely on this
service. Many long lasting friendships have
been formed between drivers and their riders.
To sign up come by the office at 209 South
Acorn or call Penny at 997-9756, its really quite
a simple way to give a little of your free time
to those in need. You can drive every week
or once a year - every trip is important to the
person receiving the ride.
INDIVIDUALS
Phyllis Borden
Allan & Betty Buchmeier
Nancy & Bill Bush
Willis & Myrt Collins
Profie Diaz Family
Don & Shirley Dierkes
Rhonda Durst
Mary Ann Faubion
Elinor Floyd
Elizabeth Gehrlein
Auguste Henning White
Keith Jenkins
William Lange
Kelly Musselman
Moneca Osbon
Bethany Raymer
Andrew Regala
Lindsey Regala
Meg Schneider
Linda Treibs
Margaret & Terry Wittenberg
Paul & Cynthia Wolters
130 ANNONYMOUS
DONORS OF
SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!
The successful launch
of the Feeding John
program is credited to
the diligent planning of
Pastor Bobby, Virginia
Clark - kitchen
coordinator, and
Yvonne Holleman Volunteer Coordinator.
Pictured l to r: Ed Holleman, Hailey Binford, Pastor
The kitchen volunteers
Bobby Vitek, Yvonne Holleman, Virginia Clark –
meet at the church
Kitchen Coordinator.
early Sunday morning
work of contacting eligible seniors
to prepare the meal Virginia has
to determine their interest in the
planned which includes the special
program, any dietary restrictions,
dietary needs of recipients. About
their favorite topics of conversation
11:30 Yvonne gathers the delivery
and their favorite foods! As time
volunteers who earlier in the week
passes we have lost a few seniors
called and introduced themselves
and new recipients are coming on
to their senior. These volunteers
board, keeping the list to about 20.
take the meal already wrapped in
It has been a pleasure to work with
insulated carriers to their senior
Holy Ghost Lutheran volunteers
and stay for welcome conversation.
and we look forward to other
The Needs Council does the prep
church families joining in.
Welcome - Patricia Garza ... our new Counselor
In May we found out Maryann
Lucy, LPC was being moved to
Wisconsin. We knew the difficulty
ahead in finding a bilingual
counselor let alone one with
domestic violence experience. Our
worries were soon over, as Patricia
Garza, LPC agreed to come on
board the first of June. She has
been a ray of sunshine, especially
for the domestic violence clients,
who seem to light up when they
see her. Patricia’s compassion
compliments her expertise in
dealing with all ages. Most of
the young mothers don’t have a
babysitter; so an appointment with
Patricia means they have to bring
the kids! She doesn’t let their noise
or neediness get the way of the
session – in fact she often teaches
parenting skills as she gently shows
the mothers how to comfort the
children while setting boundaries.
Patricia graduated from TCU
with a psychology degree then
continued at Texas State for her
masters in Counseling. She has
a private practice in Kerrville
and also sees clients at the Good
Samaritan Center
& Hill County
Youth Ranch. We
are very fortunate
to be able to offer
her services two
days a week. We
also contract with several other
local counselors to provide vital
counseling services to those who
qualify.
Congratulations to Patricia and
her fiancé, Ryan, on their upcoming wedding in December!
Food 4 Kids
HILL COUNTRY
COMMUNITY
NEEDS COUNCIL
1904 N. Llano St (Jan 2015)
P.O. Box 73
Fredericksburg
Texas 78624
Tel: 830-997-9756
Fax: 830-990-2652
E-mail
info@needscouncil.org
Website
www.needscouncil.org
Needs Council
2014 Board Members
Pat McGowan - President
Kelli Olfers - Vice Pres.
Brad Hardin - Treasurer
Gayle Long - Secretary
Sherilea Brown
David Holke
Alan Matthies
DG McCoury
Mark Peterson
Clint Pluenneke
Troy Sifford
Amanda Stevens
Mac Turner
Becky Walch
The Needs Council Food 4 Kids
program addresses weekend
hunger in children whom
counselors have identified as being
consistently hungry. We provide
non refrigerated individual serving
size nutritional snacks that young
children can open and eat; no can
opener, microwave or stove needed.
Some of these children are left to
fend for themselves on the weekend
while parents work. If you have
any questions please call the office
at 830-997-9756. The list of food
items we need include:
Director’s
Corner --
Dreams inspire us, they give us
hope and they make us smile. John
Updike said, “Dreams come true;
without that possibility, nature
would not incite us to have them.”
Upon birth we are given a blank
canvas with endless possibilities for
our life’s course. Our environment
can and does have great impact on
those possibilities, however we’ve all
heard stories of great success against
all odds. The great Olympic athlete,
Wilma Rudolph was born premature
weighing only 4.5 pounds. She had
to regain the ability to walk with a
leg brace after contracting polio at
age 4. With her twisted left leg no
one expected her to walk unaided let
Hill Country Community
Ne e d s C ou n c i l
PO Box 73
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
NEEDS COUNCIL WISH LIST
1. Space Heaters - must have safety tip-over switches!
2. Blankets and Coats
3. Food 4 Kids - see food list inside newsletter
4. Diapers & Wipes
• Tuna kits
• Vienna sausages
• Beanie Wienies
• Lunchables
• Cheese packets
• Beef jerky
• Peanut Butter (small jars or
individual servings)
• Shelf Stable Milk (individual
servings plain or flavored)
• Pudding Cups
• Fruit Cups
• Applesauce
• Dried Fruit
• Juice boxes or cans
• Nuts
• Trail Mix
• Breakfast bars
• Protein Bars
• Granola Bars
• Crackers with cheese or
peanut butter
alone run, but Wilma had the dream
of racing and made it come true. Her
will was stronger than the disease,
she ran in two Olympics, bringing
home three Gold Medals from the
1960 Olympics and the title of “fastest
woman in history”.
realize her dreams. Now, her teenage
children are excited to see her become
a strong happy woman– a person they
didn’t know existed. She finished by
stating “Now I’m like a free bird, I can
stretch my wings and fly”.
We’ve had the great pleasure of
watching a woman with a dream in
the early stages of making that dream
come true. Actually her dream is
multifaceted. It is a dream of a better
life for herself and therefore for her
children. She realizes the importance
of the example she is setting for her
children and for her community. She
told us the other day that since she
came to the Needs Council and began
domestic violence counseling that
she looks at her “past life” as that of
a caged bird. She related that before
beginning a new life by enrolling
in classes and coming to the Needs
Council for counseling, she would
never have thought it possible to
Fall 2014
Another dream coming true after
a ten year search, is that of a larger
facility for the Needs Council. As
you’ve probably heard we will be
moving to 1904 North Llano Street
in January 2015. Please watch the
paper for the details, as we hope you’ll
come to our Open House on Friday,
January 30th!
Merry Christmas!
Cindy Heifner
Cindy Heifner, Director
Needs Council Mission:
Non-Profit
Organization
Postage Paid
Permit #222
Fredericksburg
TX 78624
Helping Neighbors in Need
Needs Council
Mission Statement
The Hill Country Community
Needs Council provides short
term assistance to the county’s
most vulnerable by judicious and
compassionate
distribution
of
gifts and volunteer talents through
coordination of local resources and
direct service programs.
Website
You are now able to donate
electronically through the website
using a credit card or PayPal.
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