CROS This Week: September 22, 2015

CROS Ministries // This Week! September 22, 2015

A weekly update especially for CROS Liaisons, Board Members, Friends, and Volunteers

Job Opening

CROS Ministries is accepting applications for a Director of Food Pantries. Please click here for the job description.

Pantry Needs This Week

Macaroni and Cheese

Summer Match Appeal

Please consider joining other donors in making a donation toward our Summer Match Appeal by October 1, 2015. Every dollar you give will be matched dollar for dollar up to $30,000. To make a donation online, please

click here.

Gleaning

Friday, July 31 was the last day of the 2014-2015 gleaning season. We recovered 483,343 pounds of produce this season. A new record! Thank you to all the volunteers! We could not have done it without you.

For more information about gleaning, please contact Keith at [email protected]

or 561-233-9009 x107.

WISH List

Upright Freezer needed for our Jupiter Nutrition in a Knapsack Program to store frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Please contact Juanita Goode at

561-233-9009 x105 or [email protected].

We are looking for a new location for our Riviera/West Palm Beach food pantries. We have outgrown the current spaces. We are also in need of a box truck for food pick-ups and food distributions to our pantries.

If you can help, please contact Danielle Devine at 561-271-1566 or [email protected].

The new volunteer shirts are here! Please let your program director know if you want one. $5.

Please remember

CROS Ministries in your
Wills and Estate Planning

CROS Ministries

The Caring Kitchen
Community Food Pantries
After School Snack Program

Nutrition in a Knapsack
Summer Camps
Gleaning and Food Recovery
Community Advocacy

CROS Ministries

301 First Avenue South

Lake Worth, Florida 33460

www.crosministries.org

For information about volunteering, please contact Juanita Bryant Goode at (561) 233-9009 x105 or [email protected]

If you would like to make a donation to CROS Ministries, click here or contact Gibbie Nauman, Director of Development and Community Relations at 561-233-9009 ext. 106 or [email protected].

Click here for a PDF of the Fall Newsletter. If you are currently getting our newsletter by mail and wish to receive it electronically, please email Gibbie Nauman at [email protected]

The End Hunger Walk is a 5K (3.1 miles) along Flagler Drive. We walk rain or shine. Walkers are encouraged

to make banners, posters, and/or tee-shirts to identify themselves. Each walker is encouraged to collect a

minimum of $100 in monetary pledges for their participation as well as a can of tuna or jar of peanut butter. All funds raised at the Walk go to support

CROS Ministries' programs. For more information or to sign up, please contact Gibbie Nauman at

561-233-9009 x106 or [email protected].

Check out our NEW End Hunger Walk Video.

Click here.

Click here
or

on the image to to download a pdf of the above flyer.

KICK UP YOUR BOOTS FOR HUNGER!

Unfortunately, we had to postpone our event which was to take place on Monday, September 28 because we did not get the minimum number of attendees. As soon as we reschedule, we will let everyone know.

Bulletin Announcements

Volunteer Needs

End Hunger Walk - Sunday, October 11

Volunteers needed from 12:00 pm - 5 pm to set-up, tear down, hand-out water, and direct walkers along the Walk. Community Service Hours given!

For more information, contact Gibbie Nauman at 561-233-9009 x106 or [email protected].

Community Food Pantry - Riviera Beach

Volunteers needed Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Must be able to lift and bend and pickup 20-25 pounds.

PLEASE NOTE: This food pantry is located at the Port Center building and is housed in the same location as the Department of Children and Families and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department.

Please contact Danielle Devine at 561 271-1566 or [email protected].

CROS Warehouse

Pallet Jack Operator

A volunteer is needed who can handle a pallet jack, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am - Noon.

Sorting Groups

Sorting groups needed to sort food at CROS' warehouse located at 4166 S Military Trail, Lake Worth at Lake Worth Storage. Must be able to do a lot of lifting and bending, lifting at least 20 -25 pounds at a time. Monday-Friday from 9:30 am- 11:30 am or longer and weekends too.

Please contact Danielle Devine at 561-271-1566 or [email protected] for more information.

Caring Kitchen - Delray Beach

Traffic Director

A volunteer is needed to direct cars to proper parking areas during peak meal times. Shift time is approximately 11:15 am - 12:20 pm.

Shut in Meal Drivers

Monday and Wednesday time commitment approximately 2 hours one day per week. Background check and driver check mandatory. After training delivery time is flexible anytime between 10:30 am - 1:00 pm.

Weekday Van Drivers

Wednesday and Tuesday: Approximately 4 hours one day per week to make regularly scheduled stops and occasional random pick-ups. Drivers will be trained and must pass driver background check.

Weekly Office Volunteer

Once weekly, any weekday, to complete thank you letters.

Once monthly, to complete statistic gathering for the Caring Kitchen in Delray Beach. Good Excel knowledge a necessity.

P lease contact April Hazamy at
[email protected] or 561-308-7980 .

Meal Preparation & Serving

Any day Monday through Friday from 9 am to 1 pm. Duties include preparing lunch with other volunteers, serving and cleaning up.

Office Volunteer

Any day Monday through Friday from 9 am to 1 pm. Duties include answering phones, filing, helping with mailings, and light computer work in MS Word/Excel.

Clothing Boutique Volunteer

Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 1 pm, we need volunteers to help with sorting, folding, and labeling donations.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 am to 1 pm, we need volunteers to help with sorting, folding, etc. as well as distribution of the clothing.

Please contact Nadege Joliceour at [email protected] or 561-278-0918

for more information.

Community Food Pantry - Lake Worth

One volunteer from 10:30 am to 2 pm on Fridays to help with bagging food.

Please contact Danielle Devine [email protected] or 561-271-1566 for more information.

Nutrition in a Knapsack - Delray Beach

Food Bag Delivery

Volunteers needed to deliver and distribute the containers with food bags to Pine Grove Elementary in Delray. It would be on Fridays from 8:45 am to 10 am or so. Need to have a four door car or SUV. You can help once a month or more. If interested please contact Juanita Bryant Goode at [email protected] or 561-233-9009 x105.

Lake Worth Office Volunteer

Any day Monday through Friday from 9 am to 1 pm. Duties include filing, helping with mailings, light computer work in MS Word/Excel, and other special projects.

Please contact Claudia Rosado at [email protected] or 561-233-9009 x103.

Mission: CROS Ministries serves the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties through community collaborations.

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