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CROS Ministries // This Week! December 27,
2016
A weekly update especially for CROS Liaisons, Board Members, Friends, and V
olunteers
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Job Opportunity
Want to work for CROS Ministries
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We are seeking a part-time Pantry Coordinator through Jan. 6, 2017.
Click here
for the job posting.
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Pantry Need This Week
Dry Pasta
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Caring Kitchen Need
This Week
Men's Shorts and Pants sizes 28 - 38
(see under Bulletin Announcements
for other Boutique Needs)
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Christians Reaching Out To Society Inc.
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Winter Newsletter
for a our Winter
Newsletter
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Please remember
CROS Ministries
in your
Will
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
3677 23rd Avenue South, #B-101
Lake Worth, Florida 33461
For information about volunteering, please contact Juanita Bryant Goode at (561) 233-9009 x110 or
[email protected]
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. 108 or
[email protected].
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Barbara and her friend, Shelly were so excited to glean with us. They told other volunteers and staff how lucky they felt being able to be outside, giving back, and feeling like they were really helping people. Barbara said, "This is one of the most rewarding things I have done in my life."
- CROS Gleaning Volunteer
Help CROS feed the hungry not only over
the holidays, but throughout the year. Every gift
will make a difference in the life of a hungry
child, parent, senior, and homeless individual.
To make a donation by check, please mail it to
CROS Ministries, 3677 23rd Avenue South, #B-101,
Lake Worth, FL 33461. To make a donation by credit card,
click here, or call 561-233-9009 x108.
For more information about CROS' Gleaning Program or any of its hunger programs, please visit our website,
crosministries.org.
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Renovations taking place on the Pantry side of the Port Center Building in Riviera Beach are finished!
The Riviera Beach Food Pantry located at 2051 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 28,
during its normal hours,
9:30 am- 11:30 am.
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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
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 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
Wednesdays. 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, from 9 am - 1 pm.
Duties include answering phones, filing, helping with mailings, and once monthly statistic gathering for the Caring Kitchen. Good MS WORD/EXCEL knowledge a necessity.
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.
- Men's shoes and work boots, size 8-13
- Men's shorts and pants sizes 28 - 38
- Extra-large t-shirts and work shirts for men
- Underwear both men's and woman's (new is great, but gently used clean are welcome as well)
- Blankets
- Jackets
- Socks
- Towels
- Hygiene kits (click on the text to download pdf)
Community Food Pantry - Lake Worth
Two volunteers needed on Tuesdays 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 Brian Rowe at 561-779-7936 or [email protected] for more information.
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.
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
[email protected].
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
*Fill Pantry Orders* - We need people to help
on Mon
or Wed from 3:00 pm -
6:00 pm to fill orders from our food pantries. The food they order is
pulled from pallets in the warehouse and loaded onto another pallet so it
can be shrink wrapped and transported in our box truck. Must be able to
lift heavy loads (30 to 65 pounds).
Please contact Keith Cutshall at 561-233-9009 x114 or
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.
[email protected].
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.
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.
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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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