Please note that this Friday, June 15th the monsoon season starts, with this the relative humidity increases.  When the heat index hits 111 degrees or higher we ask meal providers to prepare enough food to feed 55+ guests.  Sergio will be contacting each community ahead of time if additional food and space is required.  Thank you in advance for being willing to provide additional food and accommodations.  This Heat Index Chart will allow you to track the temperature with the humidity to see what is considered extreme heat.

Due to summer vacation and changes in schedules there are many open meals dates this summer.  Below are the open meal dates for June, if you are able to fill either of these dates,  please let Sergio know.  Thank you!

 June 21st- OPEN MEAL DATE

June 28th- OPEN MEAL DATE

The last IHELP Volunteer Council Meeting made us aware that many did not know that you can click on the Facebook, Twitter, Garden, & YouTube icons at the bottom of the newsletter.  These are not advertisements.  If you click on the Facebook one you will get up to date information about what is happening at TCAA.  The green b one is the Escalante Community Garden blog where you will get a host of information about gardening and what is growing at the Escalante Community Garden.  The YouTube icon has the latest videos.  And if you want to follow TCAA even more closely there is the twitter icon with the little blue bird.  I hope this clears up any confusion, and helps you keep informed about TCAA, IHELP and the Escalante Community Garden.

Thank you to Dan Abbott and Ken Seegren for stepping up as Co-Chairs for the IHELP Volunteer Council (previously Alliance) Meetings.  Many thanks to Dan Abbott and Jill Russell for providing a wonderful meal of soup and sandwiches and hosting at  University Presbyterian.  There were 24 members present at the last meeting, the meeting went very well and we appreciate all the great input.  Here are the minutes, please note under the video section of the minutes there are video links you can click on.  Here are the links as well:  IHELP Guests; IHELP Volunteers; & IHELP History;. 

Next IHELP Volunteer Council Meeting will be on September 13; at 5:30 at Desert Palm.  Stephen Sparks and Sandra Chelsy have volunteered to provide dinner.

We are in need of blanket and water drives, if you are able to do a drive please let Sergio or Kathy know.  Just a friendly reminder, please remember to laundry blankets once a month!  Thank you! 

Host Sites are needed for extreme heat relief days.  We are also in need of last minute meal providers.   If you are willing to be on the list of those willing to provide a meal at the last minute, please let Sergio or Kathy know.  Many thanks to those communities who have volunteered to provide extra days to host IHELP guests during extreme heat conditions.  Also, to those who have provided meals- thank you!  Thank you to our special volunteers who have provided meals that we have frozen to use in time of need

Here is a copy of the IHELP Guide.  Feel free to copy and distribute or email this for reference.  If you would like a hard copy of this guide please let Kathy know.

Furnishing Hope partners with IHELP in providing furniture for some of our IHELP clients.  Here is a list of some of their needs as they are low on furniture at this time.

We are looking for photos and stories of volunteers serving in IHELP.  We would like to use these for next IHELP event.  Please send Kathy or Sergio your stories of what IHELP means to you, what you have learned from being a part of IHELP, and ways IHELP participation has affected your community.  Thanks for your help!  We would like to use these stories for our events as well as our newsletter.  Thanks to those who have already sent in pictures and stories.

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