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Upcoming Events
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Heartsong, 1/31
Waffle Breakfast, 2/21
March MN FoodShare
Caberet Concert, 4/18
KCC Sale, 4/21-23
CfKI Breakfast, 4/22
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Changing
the Odds
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e-Touch
IOCP's monthly online newsletter
January 2010
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 Heartfelt thanks to all for your faithful and generous
support in 2009. The new year sets IOCP in a new direction of expanded community engagement focused on
changing the odds for struggling families and kids. Over the past six months IOCP board members,
volunteers, staff, and community leaders have been engaged in strategic planning
task forces focused on ways to heighten communitywide capacity for helping families build new and hopeful futures.
This plan will be rolled out over the next few months and will be ready for full
presentation and implementation at our spring Annual Meeting. Stay tuned, friends. Exciting days ahead. In the meantime, Happy New Year.
LaDonna Hoy
IOCP Executive Director
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All about heart, and song
 Heartsong is a musical celebration of the heart of this community and how far we've come over the past 30 years in building a community we can all be proud of.
An Orchestra of Churches, conducted by Mark Hemingway of Trinity Lutheran Church, and talented musicians from the following churches are participating: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Messiah United Methodist Church, Calvin Presbyterian Church, and Transfiguration Lutheran Church.
Join us this Sunday, 1/31, 3:30 p.m., for a lovely concert featuring a variety of music that will warm your heart and soul. Special thanks to Messiah United Methodist Church for hosting the concert. No tickets needed; a freewill offering will benefit IOCP.
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Sleep Out, Larson break records
Recent major gifts have propelled the Sleep Out Campaign to $1,568,429, IOCP's biggest ever in terms of cash donations. We are grateful beyond measure for the generosity and commitment of this community to stay with us during good and hard times.
In addition, more than 3,200 individuals donated to the campaign this year, compared to 2,700 last year. Though the sleeping out aspect of the campaign ended on December 23, IOCP  gratefully accepts donations for the 2009 Sleep Out through the end of its fiscal year on March 31.
Peter
Larson's individual odyssey in a box all 40 nights was also a huge
victory. He raised $112,428, over and above his personal goal of
$100,000. In his 10 years of sleeping out, he's brought in nearly
$300,000 for housing needs in our community. Check out his amazing story!
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Changing the odds
IOCP knows what it takes to change the odds for struggling families. It requires as much an investment of time and money as it does partnership and persistence, hope and belief. Available online in an easy-to-read format, our annual report contains personal stories of change and highlights from the past year. Read our 2008-09 Annual Report and discover how we change the odds for people in our community every day.
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The mission of IOCP is to identify and respond to the unmet basic needs of people in our community,
and to assist them in moving toward self-sufficiency through the creative action of an inclusive
partnership of communities of faith, schools, government, businesses, community groups,
foundations, health systems, and individuals. |
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