News from Tempe Community Action Agency

Tempe Community Action Agency Newsletter	August 2010

Shop Whole Foods & Recycle Your Change To Benefit TCAA

Whole Foods/Tempe has designated Tempe Community Action Agency as the recipient in their Recycle Your Change Program. This program is going on now until the end of December. There will be change buckets located at the registers for loose change to be dropped into. This change will be donated to Tempe Community Action Agency. Please visit Whole Foods and help TCAA by donating your extra change. Your change will be recycled in a way that benefits the less fortunate in the Tempe Community.

Water Drive:

During the months of August and September Whole Foods will be collecting water bottles to donate to TCAA. Please patronize Whole Foods and help TCAA keep our clients hydrated in the process.

TCAA'S 6th Annual Holiday Toy Shoppe

Sponsored by

TCAA, IKEA and our community friends are gearing up for the best Holiday Toy Shoppe ever. TCAA is confident with our caring community we will be able to exceed last year's giving. Last year over 4,000 toys and gift cards were distributed benefiting 216 families, 612 children (between the ages of 0-16), as well as 180 seniors / disabled individuals. For information on organizing a Toy Drive or volunteer information click here or the picture above.

Thank you for donating
Water!

Many thanks to the Holistic Urgent Recovery Training (H.U.R.T.) Group and Director Sanghoon Yoo for organizing a very successful water drive. They collected and donated 26 cases of bottled water to TCAA. The formation of H.U.R.T came out of the "For Our City" movement initiated by Mayor Hugh Hallman (City of Tempe) and Chaplain Jon McHatton (Arizona Legislature and CARE Inc.). Pastor Yoo serves as Director of Tempe H.U.R.T. Click here for more information on H.U.R.T. and many other organizations making a difference in the community.

SEIU Arizona-thank you Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Arizona not only for your generous monetary donation to the food pantry, but also for organizing a very successful water drive. Thanks Jackie Awosika, Lisa McAllister & SEIU your efforts brought in 20 cases of water.

Tempe Union High School District:

Thank you Diane Meulemans & Veronica Espinoza for a very successful water drive that brought in 35 cases of water!

TCAA very much appreciates the community support!

7th Annual First Crush Charity Gala

Alice Tatum & the Alice Tatum Band will be featured at TCAA's First Crush Charity Gala. Come enjoy the musical stylings of a renowned jazz artist and her band while sampling wine, delicious food, and the opportunity to bid on a huge selection of silent auction items and a raffle featuring two roundtrip tickets from Southwest Airlines.