CROS Ministries // This Week! February 2,
2016
A weekly update especially for CROS Liaisons, Board Members, Friends, and V
olunteers
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Pantry Needs This Week
Macaroni and Cheese
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Volunteers
We have volunteer shirts. Please let your program staff know if you want one. Just $5!
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CROS Ministries in your Wills and Estate Planning
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The Caring Kitchen
Community Food Pantries
After School Snack Program
Nutrition in a Knapsack
Summer Camp
Gleaning and Food Recovery
Community Advocacy
CROS Ministries
301 First Avenue South
Lake Worth, Florida 33460
Volunteers: Do you need a volunteer shirt? Please let your program director know if you want one. Just $5!
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
gnauman@crosministries.org.
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VOTE for your favorite Super Bowl team by donating $1 or more to help CROS Ministries serve the hungry in our community. Click here to vote.
Team with the most "votes" to "tackle hunger" announced Feb. 9th.
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CROS Ministries is participating in
Honda's Birdies for Children program!
Need another way to support CROS Ministries?
Make a donation of $20 or more by clicking here and guess the total number of birdies made by the entire field in all four rounds of the 2016 Honda Classic. With your donation, you also get a chance to win a new Honda automobile too.
CROS will receive 100% of the proceeds plus a 10% matching contribution courtesy of The Honda Classic.
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Volunteer Needs
We are gate sponsors again at Arti-Gras!
Volunteers are needed to cover the entrance gates at the festival on Sunday, February 14. We need 15 to 20 volunteers for each shift.
8:30 am to 1:30 pm
1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Groups, individuals, and youth are welcome.
To register click on the link below
All volunteers must register online at this link no later than February 5, 2016.
Food Pantries
Community Food Pantry - Delray Beach
Volunteer needed on Fridays from Noon-3:00 pm starting in March to perform client intake. Duties include interviewing clients, updating and maintaining the pantry computer database, creating new client records, and ensuring records and client information are compliant with CROS policies and procedures. Computer skills are required and the ability handle detailed information in a busy environment. Training will be provided.
Please contact Melanie Winter at 561-243-7634 or
Community Food Pantry - Lake Worth
Volunteers needed on Thursdays from 10:30 am - 2:00 pm to sort, bag, and distribute food. Computer skills a plus.
Please contact Danielle Devine at 561-271-1566 or ddevine@crosministries.org.
Community Food Pantry - West Palm Beach
Four - Six Volunteers needed for 1st and 2nd Fridays of the month from 9:30 am - Noon. Individuals and groups welcome! Duties include inputting information into a computer database, bagging, sorting, and distribution of food.
Community Food Pantry - Indiantown
Volunteers needed Tuesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Must be able to lift and bend and pickup 20-25 pounds.
Please contact Jeanette Hemphill for more details at 561-475-7276.
Community Food Pantry - Belle Glade
Volunteers needed Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Must be able to lift and bend and pickup 20-25 pounds.
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.
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.
Drivers to deliver meals to the
Home bound
Monday and Wed. time commitment approximately 2 hours one day per week. Background check and driver check mandatory. After training delivery time is flexible anytime between 10:30am-1pm.
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 and once monthly to complete statistic gathering for the Caring Kitchen. Good EXCEL knowledge a necessity.
Meal Preparation & Serving
Any day Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm. Duties include preparing lunch with other volunteers, serving and cleaning up.
Office Volunteer
Any day Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm. Duties include answering phones, filing, helping with mailings, and light computer work in MS Word/Excel.
Clothing Boutique Volunteer
Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 1pm we need volunteers to help with sorting, folding, and labeling donations.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 1pm we need volunteers to help with sorting, folding, etc. as well as distribution of the clothing.
Food Pickups
A volunteer is needed to help with picking up food from Palm Beach County Food Bank in Lantana on Tuesday mornings. Must be able to do a lot of lifting and bending, at least 20 -25 pounds at a time, and be comfortable driving a truck.
Warehouse Volunteers
Volunteers needed to lift heavy loads (30 to 65 pounds) and assist other CROS storage volunteers loading, unloading trucks, and delivering to CROS Food Pantries. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am - Noon.
kcutshall@crosministries.org.
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.
Lake Worth Office Volunteer
Any day Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm. Duties include answering phones, filing, helping with mailings and light computer work in MS Word/Excel.
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The United Way of Palm Beach County's Free Tax Services program gives taxpayers with low-to-moderate incomes several in-person and online options to prepare and file their return for free. The program which will enter its thirteenth year on January 19, 2016 is an invaluable service to the community. Visit
www.TaxesFiledFree.org to learn more about the Free Tax Services program, the services offered and where the sites are located throughout Palm Beach County.
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Mission: CROS Ministries serves the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties through community collaborations. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR CHRISTIANS REACHING OUT TO SOCIETY, INC., A FLORIDA-BASED NONPROFIT CORPORATION (REGISTRATION NO. CH20251), MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OR VISITING THEIR WEBSITE, WWW.FRESHFROMFLORIDA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY STATE. 501 (C) TAX EXEMPT #59-1802917. CHRISTIANS REACHING OUT TO SOCIETY, INC. RECEIVES 100% OF EACH CONTRIBUTION, WITH 0% GIVEN TO A PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR. |
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