Carolyn Kelley, Lynn Teeling, Sherry Eason, Kim Schneider, Dianna Duncan
KD Rutherford
Community Outreach continues to be busy. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Snack Pack Project. Together we filled 325 snack packs with 20 items in each, about 1,263 pounds of food, which equates to $3,100, which were provided to families with school-age children who came to Denton Community Food Center in June. A big thank you to Carolyn Kelly who led this project and purchased a large portion of these snacks with your donations.
Dianna Duncan announced that donations through Share the Blessing for Journey to Dream totaled $450. These funds are earmarked for their Back-to-School shopping event.
The next Community Outreach project was to provide school backpacks for Denton County Friends of the Family (DCFOF). It was done differently this year. We worked with an online company to assemble the backpacks. Backpacks will be shipped to Robson Ranch. The cut-off was June 9. The results will be announced at the July luncheon.
At the Community Outreach meeting on June 10, we talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB), Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County:
• Attend a tour of Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas at 1815 Cain Drive, Lewisville, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m. If you did not previously sign up and would like to join us, please email Suzanne Spisak by Aug. 7. We will send a reminder email to all who signed up prior to Aug. 14 with the address and info about carpooling to the location.
• Donate the following items for the Welcome Home Pallets for ODB. Please drop off items at Shari Patrick’s home at 8620 Basanite Avenue. Please call her at 214-797-6136 to let her know you will be dropping off items.
Bathroom: Toilet paper, shower curtains, toilet brushes, towels
Bedroom: Comforters, pillows, sheets, mattress pads
Kitchen: Measuring cups/spoons, flatware, baking pans, mixing bowls, toasters, coffee pots, can openers, plates
Other: Trash cans, laundry baskets
• Participate in August in a duffle bag clothing donation drive for DCFOF. We provide clothing that the Survivor Advocacy team gives to victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in hospitals or police stations. Details will be provided in July.
• Attend an Evening of Triumph benefiting DCFOF on Saturday, July 19. See the information on our website to purchase tickets.
• Join me on Saturday, July 26, at the Handbags for Hope Event for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County. See the information on our website. Let me know if you plan to attend.
• Mark your calendars:
Our next meeting is Monday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. in the clubhouse. Jenna Edwards and Wendy McGee will join us and talk about their current and future state and our Welcome Home Pallet Program.
For more information about our activities, check our website at www.rrwomensclub.org/community-outreach.html.
Suzanne thanked all members for their support of our charities.