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August 29, 2013

 

FAMILY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

 

Another summer is behind us with the fun vacations and good family times.  As we settle back in to work and school, FFCC wants to encourage you to continue to make time with your family a priority.  There are several ways for you to serve together that are not only a help and blessing to those being served but fun and worthwhile for you and yours.

Join us on Labor Day, Monday September 2nd as we serve our homeless community.  We will serve dinner, distribute donations, assist in helping at our Foot Aid Stations, and enjoy wonderful interaction with our guests. Don't come empty handed, we're looking for socks and reading glasses if you have some to donate.

 

If you cannot join us downtown for our Homeless Outreach, there are still ways your family can make a difference.  In addition to socks and reading glasses, you can collect-

  • blankets,
  • sleeping bags,
  • coats,
  • water bottles, or
  • assemble hygiene kits

 

Donated items can be dropped off at the Poway Dream Dinners, 12218 Poway Road, #100, Poway 92064 or contact Tina Socha at tina.socha@san.rr.com if you are not able to bring them downtown yourself.

 

We also have weekday opportunities to help with the pick-up of fresh food and produce donated from vendors in the North County area and delivered to distributions points for families in need.  You can contact Becky Palenske for more information. ffccsdlocal@gmail.com

 
  

           

 

A NOTE FROM MELIKA (9 years old) 

 
  
  

Each week FFCC provides food for families throughout North County donated from our Backyard Produce and Food Vendor Outreach.  Here's a note from a very thankful recipient.

 

Dear FFCC,

 

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for the food you brought to us this summer.  We thank you very much and thank all your helpers to. 

 

See you next summer.

From Melika
  
 

  

           

 

STUDENTS JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER! 

 

  

With a new school year ahead of us, FFCC wants to challenge students to rally their school to join the Fight Against Hunger! 

 

  • Serve with us at our Homeless Outreach
  • Provide a Thanksgiving Basket for a needy family in our community
  • Fundraise to provide a water filter for a family overseas dealing with contaminated water
  • Collect socks (new) for our Foot Aid program
  • Volunteer at an FFCC food packaging event
  • Host a food packaging event
  • Travel with FFCC to Tanzania or Haiti
  • What are your ideas to make a difference in our community?! Let us join you!

 

Several high schools in the Poway Unified School District have 'Fight Against Hunger' Clubs or clubs that support FFCC projects-

 

  • Poway High School
  • Rancho Bernardo High School
  • Mt. Carmel High School
  • Westview High School
  • Del Norte High School

 

We encourage you to seek them out and join in their efforts.  For more information about these clubs or if you would like to start one at your school, contact Tina Socha at tina.socha@san.rr.com. 

 

  
TANZANIA DIRECTOR OF COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL VISITS SAN DIEGO!

 

 

This September FFCC will have the privilege to host Joseph Mitinje, Tanzania Director of Compassion International.  Compassion is an organization who helps care for children through a sponsorship program.  There are currently 65,000 children in the Tanzania program.

 

Mr. Mitinje and his organization are partnering with FFCC to bring safe water to families in Tanzania.  Together we were able to provide training for Compassion community leaders who installed 7,500 water filters earlier this year. We are also exploring opportunities to help establish an adoption program between Tanzania and the U.S.  We will keep you informed on the development of this program that FFCC hopes to establish with the government to connect U.S. families with orphaned and abandoned children in Tanzania.

 

Joseph and his wife have graciously hosted our FFCC Tanzania teams on several occasions.  It is our pleasure to be able to return the hospitality. 

  
In This Issue
Family Volunteer Opportunities
A Note from Melika
Students Join the Fight!
TZ Director of CI to Visit SD
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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Upcoming Events at a Glance  

 

 

 

 

FFCC Board Meeting                                                                                                August 29

 

Labor Day Homeless Outreach (SD Salvation Army, 825 7th Ave, SD)              September  2   6:00 pm

 

April Haiti Trip #17 (PUSD Spring Break) Informational Meeting                    September 5   5:30 pm

 

April Haiti Trip #18 (Medical Focus) Informational Meeting                              September 5  7:00 pm

 

FFCC's 53rd Food Packaging Event sponsored by TVIA-SD2 (private event)    September 8

 

FFCC trip to India                                                                                                     September 15 - 24

 

Senior Outreach (SD Salvation Army, 825 7th Ave SD 92101)                              September 24     9:00 am

 

FFCC Board Meeting                                                                                                 September 26   

 

November Haiti #16 Team Meeting                                                                          September 30    6:30 pm

 

SAVE THE DATE-

Join us for an evening with Tanzanian national, Mike Kitwaka                            October 12

 

 

**For information on any of these events, contact Tina Socha at tina.socha@san.rr.com

 

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UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DATES (2013/2014)

 

India Trip September 2013                                                 September 15 - September 24, 2013

 

Haiti Trip #16 November 2013 (Medical Focus)               November 1-November 9, 2013

 

Tanzania Trip #18 Feb 2014                                               January 12 - January 28, 2014

 

Haiti Trip #17 April 2014 (PUSD Spring Break)               April 4 - April 12, 2014

 

Haiti Trip #18 April 2014 (Medical Focus)                        April 11 - April 19, 2014

 

Tanzania Trip #19 June 2014                                              June 16 - July 1, 2014 (tentative)

 

Haiti Trip #19 November 2014 (Medical Focus)                October 31 - November 8, 2014

 

For information regarding traveling with FFCC, please contact Tina Socha at tina.socha@san.rr.com

 

 

 

 
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