CROS Ministries // This Week!                                          August 30,  2016
A weekly update especially for CROS Liaisons, Board Members, Friends, and  V olunteers 
Pantry Needs This Week
Canned Tuna Fish
Caring Kitchen Need 
This Week
Men's Shorts, Shirts, and Shoes
Insect Repellent/Bug Spray 
Gleaning
The 2015-2016 Gleaning has officially ended! We will begin gleaning again in November or December. See you soon!
For more information about CROS Gleaning, please contact Keith Cutshall at kcutshall@crosministries.org.
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CROS Ministries
3677 23rd Avenue South, #B-101
Lake Worth, Florida 33461
 
For information about volunteering, please contact Juanita Bryant Goode at (561) 233-9009 x105 or jgoode@crosministries.org

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.

  
 

   
September is Hunger Action Month!

JOIN US!
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Registration 8:00 am
Walk 9:00 am

Below is information about the CROS Ministries' End Hunger Walk taking place on Sat., Oct. 1. 
  • Want to help us recruit Walkers? See links below. 
  • Want to help us raise funds for the event? Check out the link to the Personal Fundraising Pages. 
Click on the links below for our 2016 Walk materials 

Members of the CROS Staff are also available to meet with you individually or make a presentation at your congregation or group.

If you have any questions about anything, please do not hesitate to contact me at  gnauman@crosministries.org or 561-233-9009 x108.
The CROS Administrative Office  has Moved !
 
New Address

3677 23rd Avenue South
 #B-101
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Bulletin Announcements
 
Volunteer Needs
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 10:30 am-1 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 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.
Please contact April Hazamy for more information, 561-308-7980 or caringkitchen1@gmail.com.
  
Food Pantries
Community Food Pantry - Lake Worth
Two volunteers needed on Mondays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to pack and distribute food bags. Also, we are looking for one to two volunteers Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 10:00 am to pack food bags before the pantry opens.
Please contact Danielle Devine at 561-271-1566 or ddevine@crosministries.org.

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 Brian Rowe at 561-779-7936 or  browe@crosministries.org for more information.

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. 
Please contact Mayra Echenique for more details at 561-755-2495 or  secretarycumc@bellsouth.net. 
 
 
CROS Warehouse
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.   
Please contact Brian Rowe at  561-779-7936 or  browe@crosministries.org for more information.
 
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.   
Please contact Keith Cutshall at  561-233-9009 x107 or
kcutshall@crosministries.org.
 
Sorting Groups
Sorting groups needed to sort food at CROS' warehouse. 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 Brian Rowe at  561-779-7936 or  browe@crosministries.org  for more information.
 
Lake Worth 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.   
Please contact Juanita Bryant Goode  at   jgoode@crosministries.org  or  561-233-9009 x105
Learn Advocacy From The Experts 
September 1, 2016
10:30am - Noon
Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue  Headquarters 
415 Pike Road, West Palm Beach 
(Pike Road is just west of  the Turnpike interchange on Southern Blvd.)

FREE EVENT FOR ALL NONPROFITS

Sponsored by the Human Services Coalition of Palm Beach County and The Chamber of Nonprofit Health and Human Services Agencies in Palm Beach County

No Matter Whether You're A Small or  Large Nonprofit - Legislative Advocacy Is Essential!  Hear From  Legislators past and present about what constitutes advocacy and how best  to get your message to those who count!  

This is a crucial piece of our  Legislative Advocacy 
Project in which we present our priorities to 
legislators later this year!!!!
   
Former Rep. Mark Pafford will lead the discussion. Mark Pafford, now the CEO of Florida CHAIN, will offer insights and explain what legislators respond to best in the way of advocacy from nonprofits. He will be joined by other government leaders to explain what constitutes a statute, the process of enacting or changing one, what information you must provide when asking for change whether it be statutory or budgetary or both!

RSVP TO:  npcpbc@gmail.com
Nonprofit Chamber of Palm Beach County
4630 Catamaran  Circle
Boynton Beach, FL 33436 
Beginning August 2, CROS community partner, El Sol Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center will have a Benefits Assistance Specialist on site to help community members register for food stamps every Tuesday between 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Mission: CROS Ministries serves the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties through community collaborations.

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