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HOST SITES & MEAL PROVIDER
APRIL/MAY 2011
27th: Host: Salvation Army Meal: Missio Dei Communities 28th: Host: City in the Desert Meal: Rebecca Gaul Group 29th: Host: Community Christian Meal: Guardian Angels 30th: Host: Church on Mill Meal: Trinity Center of New Thought MAY 2011 1st: Host: First United Methodist Meal: Temple Emanuel 2nd: Host: Bethany Meal: Bethany 3rd: Host: Grace Meal: Grace 4th: Host: Community Christian Meal: Tempe Metro Church 5th: Host: City in the Desert Meal: Inner Vision 6th: Host: University Presbyterian Meal: Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 7th: Host: Desert Palm Meal: Desert Palm 8th: Host: First United Methodist Meal: The Newman Center 9th: Host: Bethany Meal: Lindsay Worthen Group 10th: Host: Grace Meal: Grace 11th: Host: Tempe Church of Christ Meal: Tempe Church of Christ View full calendar at:
IHELP Calendar
Login: ihelp
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www.tempeaction.org
For Questions email:
ihelp@tempeaction.org
Sam Sumner
IHELP Manager (Including Calendar)
480-350-5876
Kathy Estrada,
Communications
Coordinator
(Including Newsletter)
480-350-5884
Stephen Sparks, Director of Operations 480-350-5893
Beth Fiorenza, Executive Director Tempe Community Action Agency 480-350-5883 |
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IHELP MEETING
There will be a management meeting on May 10, 2011 at 6:00PM just before our regular IHELP meeting. Everyone is invited to participate and we welcome your input. If you have an item you would like on the agenda please email Beth.
Regular Meeting and Concert Debriefing:
Thank you everyone for making the First Annual IHELP Concert successful, we appreciate each and everyone of you! We will be having a debrief meeting about the concert at our next IHELP meeting on May 10, 2011 at 6:30PM at Grace Community Church in the Dorsey room. We look forward to seeing everyone there and hearing your input. Please let Kathy know if you are planning on attending. Thank you to those who have already made comments and suggestions. We look forward to implementing some of them for next year. Please plan on attending this meeting, your input is valuable. Thank you! |
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MANY THANKS
Many thanks to St. Augustine's and Barbara McCullough for the doing a sheet drive and the wonderful job you did acquiring over 150 sheets, clothing, medical supplies, walkers and wheelchairs.
And thank you to Bethany Community Church Children's & Student Ministry for the Water Drives and collecting over 80 cases of water bottles for TCAA and IHELP. Also, thank you for the many Food Pantry Donations as well. |
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WARM WEATHER REMINDER
Now that the weather is heating up, please be mindful of the items placed in the snack bags. Please provide items that will not spoil or melt. Thank you for your consideration and all your provisions for IHELP! |
ESCALANTE COMMUNITY GARDEN RIBBON
CUTTING CEREMONY
The Escalante Community Garden Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 14th from 8am-10am. Breakfast will be provided at 8:00 AM, and tours of the garden will be provided after the program at 8:30 AM. Youth activities include rock painting and a seed piņata. Come out and enjoy the days festivities and see how our garden is growing! Thank you to the Escalante Garden Committee, Tempe Leadership Class XXVI and the City of Tempe for making the garden possible! Follow the garden on Facebook by clicking the logo above! JAMBA JUICE GARDEN FUNDRAISER Want a tasty way to support the Escalante Community Garden. Stop in the TCAA office and pick up a Community Appreciation Card from Alyssa Brooke-Gay. Each time you make a purchase and use the Jamba Juice Community Appreciation Card Jamba Juice will donate 10% of the proceeds to the Escalante Community Garden |
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CASE MANAGEMENT CORNER - SUCCESS STORIES
Ever wonder just how many IHELP success stories there are? Well there are many more than we are able to share in our newsletter. When someone leaves the program they don't always share what is going on in their lives. However, we are tracking those stories that we can. Here are two recent stories we would like to share.
Sam Sumner recently ran into a former IHELP client that was managing a local car wash. This client who would like to remain anonymous only needed assistance for a very short time and says, "IHELP was just what he needed at the time."
Another client, we'll call Edward, received financial assistance from IHELP in order to do intake for anger management classes. Taking this class prevented him from going to jail for 6 months. Edward had previously been homeless for 3 months. Due to the financial and Case management assistance he received from IHELP Edward is now employed and has an apartment. He is doing his best to maintain everything he has worked toward.
We are very proud of of the efforts both of these clients have made to improve their lives and feel privileged to help in the process. |
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IHELP OPPORTUNITIES
There are many opportunities available to serve IHELP. We are still in need of the following help:
*Coordinate a Water Drive (with the weather heating up IHELP guests are in need of water to keep hydrated).
*Laundry Sheets for IHELP Clients ~
*Donate sheets
*Coordinate a Towel or Sheet Drive, so our clients can keep up their hygiene and keep their employment.
For more information, please contact Sam Sumner. |
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Recipes & Google Groups...
Great recipes or ideas for IHELP can be posted on...
Please feel free to add as many recipes or comments as you wish. We can build the files of IHELP clients favorite dishes. We are interested in hearing from you! The 50+ Cookbook can be found on the Google Group website as well. Having trouble posting on google groups email Kathy to get started. |
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Thanks everyone for making I-HELP successful!
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