Newsletter 26-3 - Caritas of Waco

NeWs: Volume 26 Number 3
Food for
Families Goes
Into High Gear
I
t doesn’t take long for a year to
roll around—it seems almost as
if it were yesterday that we were
getting ready for the 2011 Food
for Families Food Drive, but it’s
already a year later, and plans for
the drive—headed up by KWTXTV and sponsored by H-E-B Food
Stores, the Texas National Guard
and the Boy Scouts of America—
have already begun.
Last year’s record contribution of 400,000 pounds of food
was a blessing for the pantries
participating in the drive, but all
of this food is usually distributed
by early in the next year. Caritas
continues to serve more than 100
families a day with supplemental
food, and other pantries have also
seen record-high numbers of people needing assistance. Because of
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Waco, Texas
Renovation of Caritas
Facility Begins
F
ollowing two years of planning—and
almost an equal amount of time in raising funds—major renovations to the Caritas building began in earnest on July 9th.
John Erwin General Contractor, Inc.
received the contract for the project and
wasted no time in moving forward with
an aggressive schedule for completing the
construction.
Much of the initial construction phase
has involved demolition of the old food
pantry and the rooms on the second floor,
as well as a portion of the former thrift
store area, which will house the expanded
new food pantry and new offices for Caritas interviewers.
The food pantry has been temporarily
relocated into about half of the old thrift
store—with large plastic sheets separating the pantry from the construction area.
Clients now wait in the entrance foyer of
the old thrift store while food orders are
prepared.
"Although there is a certain degree
of inconvenience associated with these
changes, the clients, staff and volunteers
have all pitched in to make the effort work,"
said Caritas Director Buddy Edwards.
Phase I—construction of the new
pantry and the second floor—is scheduled to be completed by late September.
Phase II—which will encompass the new
entrance, waiting area and staff offices—
should be finished by the end of October.
The entire project is expected to be completed in January 2013. n
Above: The former Caritas thrift store location at 15th & Mary is being renovated to
accommodate the food pantry and private interviewing areas. The thrift store is now
located at 3116 Franklin.
From the E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r :
I
’ve been at Caritas five years now (WOW! How time
flies!), and the amount of change that has taken place
in the organization in this short period is amazing.
We have been engaged in a significant fundraising
effort, which is financing the most important building
modifications that Caritas has had in a decade—improvements that the board and staff believe will enable
us to better help clients and allow us to have a facility
that will serve us well for many years.
At the same time, the board is actively thinking
about the future in terms of our programs and how we
will address the large-scale problems facing our community. Last fall, we opened a new thrift store that has
performed well and allowed us greater visibility in the
area. With the help of the Cowley Group, we are evolving our “corporate image” and making strides to more
effectively communicate our role and purpose to the
public.
All of these efforts result from a team spirit that
exists within Caritas—from our board, staff and volunteers, from the organizations with whom we collaborate, and from the community, which supports our efforts through donations of food, money and thrift-store
items.
I know that Caritas would never be able to progress
and improve its services without the mutual support of
all these individuals and groups. We are excited about
the future and the challenges and opportunities we have
before us.
Thanks for all you do to help us along this path!
Caritas Board Thinking About the Future
T
he Caritas Board of Directors has committed a significant
amount of time to engage in a strategic planning process
that hopefully will result in enabling Caritas to better address
future client needs.
One major decision by the board was to modify the Caritas mission statement from “to provide emergency support
to people in need in our community” to “provide urgent support to people in need in our community.”
The board decided to make this change because the word
“emergency” does not describe to the community the nature
of the situations faced by Caritas clients.
Emergencies are generally seen as a special circumstance
where people face sudden and significant impacts, such as
loss of property or physical injury (such as events where Red
Cross might respond). Caritas clients face a pressing need,
but one that is not necessarily life-threatening.
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Consequently, the board decided that “urgent” is a better
way of expressing the situation.
In addition to the mission statement, the board is evaluating external and internal forces that affect the agency’s operations now and in the foreseeable future.
This evaluation will help the board identify actions Caritas should be undertaking to better cope with changes and to
become more effective in delivering services.
Such actions would include the possibility of adding new
services or enhancing existing services. Collaborating with
other community organizations and looking for ways to work
together to deal with “big picture” issues—including hunger
and poverty—will play a key part in the organization’s future.
The board will continue its strategic planning deliberations in
the early fall. n
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Food for Families Goes Into High Gear continued
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this, organizers are hoping for another record-breaking drive
on November 16.
Food for Families includes the “Chairman’s Cup Competition.” This effort pits organizations of like sizes and types
in friendly competition as to how much food is donated. For
some organizations, the competition means elaborate and creative approaches to generating excitement (and thus, lots of
food) for the drive.
Early planning focuses on the recruiting of businesses,
schools, civic groups, faith-based organizations and others to
begin collecting non-perishable food items and to be ready to
donate those items on the day of the drive.
Without volunteers, the drive would come to a grinding
halt, and Khalilah Warren, Volunteer Coordinator at Caritas,
works diligently making phone calls, organizing groups, filling gaps and doing what needs to be done to secure enough
volunteers for the effort.
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Volunteers are particularly needed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on the day of the drive to stand at the entrances of area H-E-B
Food Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, Sam’s Club and Brookshire’s in Robinson, and encourage customers to make donations of food or cash.
Many other volunteers work in helping to receive and sort
donations at the KWTX-TV studios that day. National Guard
volunteers help with the pick-up and delivery of donations
throughout the community, at KWTX and at Caritas. Boy
Scouts and their leaders also play a crucial role in accepting
and recording donations.
The Food for Families goal for McLennan County this
year is 450,000 pounds of food. The folks at Caritas invite you
to help them reach this amount, which would enable Caritas
and other pantries to better serve people in need.
—If you would like to serve as a volunteer, or if you are interested in participating in the Chairman’s Cup Competition, call
Caritas at 254-753-4593. To volunteer, ask for Khalilah Warren.
To participate in other ways, ask for Buddy Edwards. n
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Fresh
Produce
MakesImpact
onCaritasClients
A
s nutrition experts know, fresh produce is extremely
important to maintaining a healthy diet. Caritas leaders have increased efforts in recent years to supplement the
canned goods, bakery items, and other food stuffs they distribute with fresh fruits and vegetables.
“Caritas has received funding support from both the
Beaumont Foundation and the Walmart Foundation that
enables us to purchase fresh produce from produce companies and area farms,” Caritas director Buddy Edwards said.
“Because of low availability and higher purchase prices, many
Caritas clients are unable to secure produce on their own.
“However, with foundation funding and donations of
produce from such sources as the Walmart Supercenter in Hewitt, we have been able to boost the nutritional value of food
being given to Caritas clients,” Edwards said. “We periodically
conduct surveys of clients to assess their considerations regarding the type of produce they would like to receive, and
their suggestions are considered as we acquire food items.”
Typically, such food as fresh tomatoes, oranges, grapefruits,
apples, carrots, cabbage and potatoes are given to clients in
their food orders.
When the building renovations at Caritas are completed
in early 2013, clients will also receive, in addition to food, nutritional information and suggestions on how to serve fresh
vegetables and fruits. Facility improvements will allow the
staff to do more presentations and to show educational videos
in the waiting room.
An educational room will also be created to permit clients to take classes and hear presentations without the distractions of the waiting room. These additions are designed
to help people in need take greater control of their lives in
the management of their eating habits and scope of food they
consume. n
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Caritas Charity
Golf Classic Seeks
Players and
Sponsors
T
he first annual Caritas Charity Golf Classic will be
held Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Cottonwood
Creek Golf Course.
This tournament will be a four-player-per-team
Florida Scramble, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Lunch
and registration will begin at 11:30 a.m.
The entry fee to play in the tournament is $100
per player ($400 per team) and includes the green fee,
cart, range balls, a hamburger lunch, three adult beverage (beer) tickets, soft drinks, water and an Adidas golf
shirt. With a donation of five canned goods you can get
one mulligan and, for a donation of 10 canned goods,
you can get two mulligans (with a maximum of two
mulligans per player).
Prizes will be awarded for:
• First, seventh, 15th and the next-to-last-place
teams
• Closest to the pin on all par 3s
• The longest drive
There will also be a Hole-in-One contest on Hole 17
with a grand prize of an $11,000 golf vacation for two to
your choice of:
• Pebble Beach, CA (four nights)
• Hapuna Golf Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii
(seven nights)
• St. Andrews, Scotland (six nights)
Prizes for a Hole-in-One on any of the other par 3s
will include a Sharp LCD flat-screen TV, a set of Callaway Diablo irons and roundtrip domestic airfare for
two.
All proceeds from the Caritas Charity Golf Classic
will benefit Caritas.
Entry into the tournament will be limited to the
first 120 players (30 four-player teams), so please don’t
delay. Sign up now!
—If you would like additional information about the
tournament and/or sponsorships available, please contact Carolyn Hurst, Eddie Sherman or Buddy Edwards at
Caritas by calling 254-753-4593. n
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Thanks and
Acknowledgements:
Caritas sincerely appreciates those listed below
for their support of our efforts:
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
• Hilton Blue Energy Committee bake sale at Farmers
Market
• Atmos Energy Volunteers
• Mart Correctional Facility Volunteers
• Tejas Travelers Volunteers
• Brownie Troop 7004 for their food donation
• Historic Waco Foundation for their donations to the
thrift stores
• Powers Embroidery—for their donation of coats
• Baylor University—for their end of school and summer
donations
• Frugals—for supporting a food drive
• Tejas Travelers—for their help with the letter carriers
food drive and the Caritas newsletter
• Bosqueville HS—for the donations from their vegetable
garden
• Letter Carriers—for sponsoring a major food drive
• Mercury 1—for their Lemon Stand Event and donated
food
• Carino’s—“Dine to Donate” event for Caritas
• Katie’s Frozen Custard—“Dine to Donate” event for
Caritas
July 2012
• Odyssey Hospice—for their food drive
• Central Texas Marketplace/Power 108 FM Christmas
in July—for their food drive for Caritas
August 2012
• Members Choice Credit Union—for a food drive for
Caritas
Volunteer
Corner
Volunteers needed
for Food Drive
As you know, it is only with the
help of our volunteers that we are
able to do the work of Caritas. We
are extremely grateful for you.
At this time, our most crucial
volunteer need is for people to sign
up for two-hour slots on November 16, the day of the Food For
Families drive, to stand at the entrances of area H-E-B Food Stores,
Walmart Supercenters, Sam’s Club
and Brookshire’s in Robinson, encouraging customers to make donations of food or cash. The hours
for this opportunity are from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
We also need more volunteers
in the food pantry and in the thrift
stores. Please call me at 753-4593
x203 or email me at kwcaritas@
grandecom.net if you are interested
in helping.
With your help, we will continue to serve our neighbors in need.
Many thanks,
Khalilah Warren
Caritas Volunteer Coordinator
Administrative Assistant
September 2012• Baylor University Greek Week Food Drive
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Gifts of Honor
compiled by Khalilah Warren
In Honor of:
Ashley Peoples
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Dr. William Hillis
From: Nancy & Fred Gehlbach
Bill Foulds
From: The Kewleys
David Hoppenstein,
From: Rabbi & Mrs. Gordon Fuller
Dorothy DeVries
From: Charles & Lynda Packard
From: Tom & Shirley Crockett
Dr. Martha Lou Scott
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Slade
From: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gervig
Florence Hersh
From: Rabbi & Mrs. Gordon Fuller
Jeff Anz
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Linda & Bill Foulds
From: John & Deborah Mayne
Lorraine Hoppenstein
From: Rabbi & Mrs. Gordon Fuller
Mallory & Elliott Sorelle
From: Jim & Cindy Sorelle
Max & Kenny Schwarz
From: Alice Todd
Mike Morissette
From: Rabbi Mordecai Podet
Mr. & Mrs. George Ahrens
From: Tim & Beverly Goldman
Mr. Dan Ingham
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Mr. Holt Getterman
From: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Braswell
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Wiedemann
From: Mr. & Mrs. M.D. Allen
Mrs. Bill Williams
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
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Mrs. Carmen Roth
From: Tim & Beverly Goldman
Mrs. Claudia McLatcher
From: Tim & Beverly Goldman
Mrs. Julie Hays
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Mr. Matt Burchett
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Mrs. Paula Moerbe
From: Tim & Beverly Goldman
Rabbi Gordon & Sharon Fuller
From: Alice Todd
Rev. Jimmy Johnson
From: Nancy & Fred Gehlbach
Spanish Class, McLennan Community
College
From: Matthew Roach
Tam Dunn
From: Kappa Kappa Gamma
/Baylor University
Tracie Hermann
From: Rabbi & Mrs. Gordon Fuller
Virgil & Patsy Teter
From: John & Deborah Mayne
Memorials
Anthony Kelly
From: Katherine Kelly
Arthur James Loesch & Family
From: Margaret Abel
David Austin
From: Eolior Yokus
Elizabeth Seaton Haynes
From: Susan D. Kallus
Evelyn Miller Massey
From: Rev. Denise Bell Blakely &
Members of M. Zion UMC
Grace V. Saxenian
From: Patricia Goss
Harold Woodward McNabb Jr.
From: Kay & Lyndon Olson
Jacob Agnew
From: Charlene & Howard Agnew
Nan Conlee Felton
From: Patricia Goss
From: Mrs. Mary Rolbiecki
From: Gayle & Walter Lacy
Thelma White
From: Betty Oxley
Henry Hank Fielder
From: Lisa Carmichael
Payne Hallmark, Jr.
From: Patricia Goss
Ben Krupicka
From: Lorraine Hooper
Dale Dewitt
From: Farmer Masonry, Inc.
From: Patricia Goss
Frank & Frances Eisenbeis
From: Their Parents
Fred Collins
From: The Hirsch Family
Gene Shields
From: Betty Oxley
Grace Saxenian
From: Allen R. Miller III
Henry “Hank” Fielder
From: Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ray
From: Tom & Marlene Proctor
From: Mr. & Mrs. James Hurst, Jr.
From: Sheehy, Lovelace, &
Mayfied PC
From: Bible Study Fellowship
From: David & Kay Cherry
From: Dr. J. Scott Jones
From: Jack & Vicki Smith
From: John & Judy Peetz
From: Jonathan Williams & Jeffrey
Balter
From: Linda & Bill Foulds
From: Louise A. Dolly- Cook
From: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Traplena
From: Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Allen
From: Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Michaelis
From: Mr. & Mrs. Fred Gehlbach
From: Mr. & Mrs. Henry Juren
From: Mr. & Mrs. James Fulcher
From: Mr. & Mrs. James Schwarz
From: Mr. & Mrs. Karl Miller
From: Mr. & Mrs. Philip McCleery
From: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kendrick
From: Mr. & Mrs. Steve Browning
From: Mr. & Mrs. Terry Stevens
From: Mr. & Mrs. William L.
Clifton Jr.
From: Mr. & Mrs. L. Hayes Fuller III
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“T
‘Because Hunger Hurts…’
Becomes New Caritas Tagline
he folks at Caritas have known since the organization first
opened its doors that hunger does, indeed, hurt. In fact,
this is the very reason Caritas was created in 1967.
Generally, when people think of Caritas, they associate us
with food assistance and our efforts to combat hunger. But, when
many people in our community hear the name “Caritas” mentioned on television or see it in the newspaper, they don’t know
exactly what the agency does or who it serves.
So, on the recommendation of Susan Cowley, of the marketing firm The Cowley Group, the Caritas Board of Directors has
approved attaching “because hunger hurts” to the Caritas name
when it appears in publications—such as our website, Facebook
page and newsletter—and on our stationery. You’ll hear this
phrase also used on television and the radio in conjunction with
Caritas.
“Because hunger hurts” opens the door for Caritas to tell its
story and the stories of its clients. It allows us to describe how
hunger affects people physiologically, cognitively, behaviorally,
psychologically and philosophically—our bellies, our brains, our
GGA Pest Management
“Gives Back” to the
Community by
Helping Caritas
I
n today’s world, more businesses
and corporations are looking for effective ways to promote worthy causes
by devoting a portion of profits to support a cause’s efforts. GGA Pest Management is such a business. The people there will be donating a portion of
their contract sales of yearly pest and
termite control to Caritas.
In order to accomplish this, customers will be asked to mention the
name “Caritas” when signing up for
their pest or termite control. Those
who are already clients of GGA may
donate food items to Caritas at the
time regular pest control services are
provided, and GGA will deliver those
items to Caritas.
Anyone interested in a free quote
for pest or termite control, may contact GGA at 254-666-3439 in Waco or
toll free at 800-924-3160.
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behavior, our belonging and our beliefs—and what we are doing
to address these affects of hunger.
“The tagline says that Caritas is going to do something about
hunger. Donors support Caritas because hunger hurts, and they
don’t want people to hurt—hunger hurts the whole community,”
said Susan Cowley, who spent a significant amount of time coming to understand Caritas and the important niche it plays in the
community.
Much of the insight into how hunger hurts will come from
the people Caritas serves. You will be hearing about why families
need food assistance, learning about the unique circumstances
that have created deficits in their lives and coming to appreciate
the fact that rising above these problems is a long and difficult
journey.
So be looking for more information and insight into how
hunger affects people and what Caritas is doing to deal with this
problem. The more we all learn about how hunger hurts, the
more likely we all are to participate in bringing it to an end in
our community. n
Memorials, continued
From: Mr. Kent Reynolds,
Christian Mission Concerns
From: Ms. Bety Oxley
From: Ms. Nancy Callen
From: Romark Logistics & Lebovitz
Family
From: The Elo Zatopek Family
From: Tom & Nancy Bratcher
From: Tim & Beverly Goldman
From: Ben & Carla Dever
From: John & Jennifer Meiners
From: Lisa Carmichael
Harlin R. Barfield, Jr.
From: Patricia Goss
Helen Mc Dougal
From: Ridge & Janie Johnson
James Pearson
From: Byron & Margaret Brown
Jonathan A. Lindsey
From: Tom & Marlene Proctor
Kathy Smith
From: Ms. Carla Farley
Kenneth Mueller
From: Nancy & Fred Gehlbach
Lorraine Edgemon
From: Patricia Goss
Mildred Bennett
From: Patricia Goss
Mildred Martha (Schmidt) Bone
From: Susan D. Kallus
Mr. Bernard Rapoport
From: Drs. Jim & Cindy Sorelle
From: Nancy & Fred Gehlbach
Mr. Derwood Robinette
From: Mary Bezdek
From: Ben & Carla Dever
From: Tim & Beverly Goldman
Mr. Mike Bowerman
From: Mr. & Mrs. Homer Dickenson
Nancy Sipes
From: Dr. B. B. Brown
Parents of Roland & Rose Goertz
From Roland & Rose Goertz
Phil Southerland
From: Joyce Heckmann
Shirley Marlow
From: David & Kay Cherry
From: Dr. & Mrs. Charles Gamble
From: Mary Jane Rolbiecki
Welton L. Kelley
From: Robert J. Brooks n
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Caritas of Waco
300 S. 15th
Waco, Texas 76701
Caritas Calendar
Mark your calendar
for these important events!
Sunday, October 14
Heart of Texas
CROP Hunger Walk
Thursday, October 25
Caritas Charity Golf Classic
Friday, November 16
Food For Families Food Drive
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Feast of Caring
Non-Profit Organization
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WACO, TX 76701
PERMIT NO. 322
Caritas Board of Directors:
Tammy Allen, Betty Bauer, Emily Buck,
Bill Carden, Mike Chatman, Connie L. Clark,
Ben Dever (Pres.), Judy Ducharme, Steve Fontaine,
Rabbi Gordon Fuller, Rose Goertz, Bob Ibarra,
Frank Klinkovsky, Arnold Miller, Tom Newsom,
Derrel Parks, Rev. Charles Packard, Mark E. Smith,
Susan Silver, Chelle Samaniego
Executive Director—Buddy Edwards
Assistant Executive Director—Eddie Sherman
Marketing Manager—Carolyn Hurst
Dir., Emergency Assistance—Lidia Chavez
Administrative Assistant/Volunteer
Coordinator—Khalilah Warren
Dir., Warehouse Operations—Sally Norlie
Manager, Gifts in Kind Program—James Hurst
Newsletter Editor—L. Katherine Cook
Food Donations—Call 254/753-4593
Volunteers—Call 254/753-4593
Thrift Store Donations—254/753-4593
E-mail: caritas@grandecom.net
Web: www.caritas-waco.org
The Caritas Newsletter is published quarterly by
Caritas of Waco, 300 S. 15th,
Waco, TX 76701.