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December 8, 2011
Now Through December 18th!             
Kaminski's BBQ will treat you to a holiday appetizer when you stop by with your donation of a gift card or check to FFCC. Donations will go towards serving the needs of local families over the holiday season. Click here for more information. We hope to see you there!

 


 christmas tree snowChristmas Outreach           
If you would like to assist a North County family in need this Christmas, we would love to work with you! The scope of support can range from providing a food basket or providing Christmas gifts of clothing/shoes and items on a list the family provides anonymously.

We still have wish lists for about 10 local families in need. It's a wonderful opportunity for our FFCC community to be an encouragement and blessing to others! Contact Becky at [email protected] to get involved. Donations must be received by December 15th.

 


 Vision Care For Haitians

Donations Needed Please

 

This January, FFCC's medical team will be conducting a 5 day clinic in Carrefour, Haiti for hundreds of people. In addition to medical treatment, they will receive a vision assessment and, if necessary, eye glasses or reading glasses. It is our hope to have eye glasses for any who need it. On our medical trip last year, we provided eye exams for over 400 people and distributed 299 pairs of glasses.

 

If you would like to make a financial contribution towards the purchase of eye glasses, please send your tax-deductible donation to FFCC, 12463 Rancho Bernardo Road, PMB #158, San Diego, CA 92128. Please note "eye glasses for Haiti" in the memo section of your check or in the special instruction box if you would prefer to donate online (click here to make a donation via FFCC's website). 

 


Singida Town Homeless Boys Soccer Teams 
 
In Singida Town, FFCC built a Children's Feeding Center that feeds between 800 to 1,000 homeless children each day. One of the adult leaders, Juma, has a great heart for these students and a love for soccer.  He has formed 4 different teams of students from the Children's Center. Two years ago, I shipped 50 donated baseball jerseys for the teams and the kids loved them ... it was all they had! 

It is my hope that you will have a connection that can help me with new or used soccer equipment for boys and girls between the age of 6 and 12. I need a minimum of 33 pairs of shoes, 33 jerseys and shorts, 50 socks, 12 soccer balls, ball bags and any other soccer equipment. We will put it to great use!

Please let me know if you can help provide equipment for these athletes. Our 11th FFCC volunteer team will be traveling to Tanzania in February of 2012 and I would love to surprise the teams with your donation. If you can help meet this need, email Phil at [email protected]. We'll bring you home pictures of the faces and lives you have touched.

 


In This Issue
BBQ Fundraiser
Christmas Outreach
Soccer Jerseys
Haiti Vision Care
Warehouse Space
SFC & Life Technologies
Donate
Any food can find
You make a difference!
Thank you so much for your gifts of time, talent, and financial support!
  
 
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Warehouse Space On The Wish List This Year! 

Santa called last night! Apparently, the FFCC Food Packaging Event Coordinators sent their wish list to the North Pole and asked Santa for quite a large "goodie" this year ... LARGER WAREHOUSE SPACE!

 

2012 is shaping up to be a banner year for FFCC & their food packaging work. We have several events, both private & public, scheduled for the first half of the year. With all the materials & necessary equipment coming in and going out, we need more space. If any of you elves have a lead on a 2,000 to 3,000 square foot warehouse space that could be donated to FFCC, that would be a wonderful Christmas present! Contact Santa directly or Phil Harris @ [email protected] with any information.  

 


       Santa Fe Christian Elementary School & Life Technologies
                                    Join To Make A Difference!
 

A recent FFCC Food Packaging Event - the last event for 2011 - was definitely a highlight with the students, staff & families of SFC and the corporate sponsor, Life Technologies! The students of SFC worked to raise money towards this event by doing jobs around their homes and neighborhoods. Together these students, aged 5 to 11 years, earned $2,000 towards their packing event! By the end of the event, together they packaged over 42,000 meals!

 

On a wall outside the gymnasium there was a large banner where students & adults were able to write messages or draw pictures of hope & care. They even posted the strips of paper that documented the different jobs they did to earn the money. The banner will be sent with the food to bless those that receive it.

 

Thank you Santa Fe Christian Elementary School & Life Technologies for engaging with us in this Fight Against Hunger! You are an inspiration, showing that we can ALL partner together, no matter our age, to make a difference!  

 




Upcoming Events at a Glance  

 

FFCC Christmas Outreach Gifts Due                                             December 15th

 

Kaminski's BBQ Fundraiser (click for info)                                      Through December 18th

 

Tanzania Team #11 (February 2012) Meeting                                  December 12th      6:30pm  

 

Homeless Outreach (Downtown Salvation Army)                             January 2nd         6:00pm

 

Food Packaging Event #29 (private company event in Carlsbad)      January 5th

 

Haiti #9 Family Potluck                                                                 January 8th          5:00pm

 

Tanzania #12 (June/July 2012) Team Meeting                                 January 9th          6:30pm

 

Haiti #10 (April 2012) Team Meeting                                               January 10th        6:30pm

 

Haiti Trip #9 (January 2012, Medical Trip)                                        January 20th - 29th

 

Senior Outreach (Downtown Salvation Army)                                   January 24th       9am-Noon  

  

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UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DATES (2011-2013) 

Haiti Trip #9 January 2012 (Medical Trip)                            January 20-January 29, 2012

Tanzania Trip #11 February 2012                                       February 11-February 29, 2012

Haiti Trip #10 March/April 2012                                          March 30-April 7, 2012

Tanzania Trip #12 June/July 2012                                      June 16-July 2, 2012

Tanzania Trip #13 Azusa Pacific University                         Final dates TBD

Haiti Trip #11 August 2012                                                August 10-August 18, 2012

Haiti Trip #12 November 2012                                            November 2-November 10, 2012

Haiti Trip #13 January 2013                                               January 11-January 19, 2013

Tanzania Trip #14 February/March 2013                             February 15-March 4, 2013

 

For information regarding traveling with FFCC, please contact Tina Socha at [email protected].

 

Contact Information
FFCC Director
Phil Harris
Friends & Family Community Connection
12463 Rancho Bernardo Road, PMB 158
San Diego, California  92128
858-204-9643,
Nonprofit 501(c)3, Federal Tax Identification 75-3057954