Tempe Community Action Agency
Tempe Community Action Agency NewsletterSeptember 2010
Four Peaks 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic Tournament
 
 Four Peaks 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by Shamrock Foods will be held at ASU Karsten Golf Course.  Entries are due by November 5th, registration is on November 10, 2010 at 10AM.   The tournament will benefit Tempe Community Action Agency and The ARC of Tempe.  For more information see Four Peaks Brochure. 
 
Four Peaks Golf Tournament
Community Garden 
   
Join Tempe Community Action Agency as we plan for a Community Garden in the Escalante neighborhood.  The meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Thursday evenings in the Escalante Center at 6:30PM. The next meeting is September 23. For more information click on garden.
TCAA's "Cooking on a Budget" Nutritious Cooking Series
 
Cooking on a budget was a 3 week nutritious cooking pilot program that started in May, 2010.  The purpose of the class was to teach local community members to use their resources more effectively by providing cooking, nutrition, and food budgeting skills for those struggling to feed their families.  This bi-lingual class enable students to walk away with the necessary skills to make healthy and economical food choices.  Meetings are held on Tuesdays at the Escalante Center from 6-8PM. Due to the success of this program the following classes have been added:
 

Nutritious Cooking Class I:  
 September 20th & 27th,
 October 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
  Nutritious Cooking Class II:  November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & December.6
The Mayor's Run
"Team TCAA"  is looking for runners to join us in 
"The Mayor's Run." PF
Chang's
Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon & Half Marathon on January 16, 2011.  Training is going on now.  Your participation will raise funds for Tempe Community Action Agency, and help those needing assistance in our community.  For more
information please see our website or email Kathy Estrada for a packet. 
 
Go "TEAM TCAA!"
 

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7th Annual "First Crush" Charity Gala

Get ready to have your taste buds tantalized at our Charity Gala with a menu from Southern Italy catered by Santa Barbara Catering.  Click the picture below to view the menu. Sample wine, and bid on a large array of silent auction items, including a signed football from Larry Fitzgerald and a raffle featuring two roundtrip tickets from Southwest Airlines
Santa Barbara Catering Menu for First CrushEvent 
proceeds
will help TCAA continue our mission~
combating poverty...
empowering people.   For more information contact Beth, or click on the picture above. Reservations can be made by calling Kathy at 480-350-5884, clicking the "donate now" button below or online at www.tempeaction.org.  
 
  First Crush Charity Gala 
Hayden Ferry Lakeside
October 15, 2010
6-9 PM

 

TCAA'S  6th Annual Holiday Toy Shoppe

Sponsored by

 IKEA logo


Holiday Toy ShoppeTCAA, IKEA-Tempe and our community friends are gearing up for the Holiday Toy Shoppe.  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.  For more information, please contact Kathy at 480-350-5884.  Thank you to the Piper Foundation for supporting needed items for our homeless guests in the IHELP program!

VolunTEAMism 
Charitable Team Building 
 
 VolunTEAMism teamed up with the Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau to do a canned food sculpture team building exercise in support of TCAA.  TCAA received $100 per team.  Thank you VolunTEAMism for your community support!!  To learn more about volunTEAMism and coordinating a fun-filled team building exercise for your business click the picture below.
Bridge with water
 canned sculpture
VolunTEAMism
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