CROS This Week: February 14, 2017

CROS Ministries // This Week! February 14, 2017

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

Gleaning

Join us on Saturday, Sunday, and/or Monday to pick tomatoes in Boynton Beach.

All start times are 8:45 am.

Contact Keith at

kcutshall@crosministries.org

for more details and directions.

2016-2017 Gleaning Dates (tentative)

2016-2017 Gleaning Packet

2016-2017 Group Gleaning Form

2016-2017 Gleaner's Liability Form

For more information about CROS Gleaning, please contact Keith Cutshall at kcutshall@crosministries.org.

Pantry Need This Week

Cereal

Caring Kitchen Need This Week

Men's shorts and pants sizes 28 - 38

(see under Bulletin Announcements
for other Boutique Needs)

Advocacy Corner

Annual Scorecard Ranks States on
School Breakfast Participation
West Virginia at Number One; Utah Ranks Last
Companion Report Shows Participation Continues to Grow Among Large School Districts

How did Palm Beach County Rank?
Click here for the Food Research & Action Center's (FRAC) School Breakfast Scorecard Report.

Want to learn more about FRAC, click here
to visit their website .

#StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com
and Amazon donates to

Christians Reaching Out To Society Inc.

Winter Newsletter

Click here

for a our Winter Newsletter

Please remember

CROS Ministries
in your Will
and Estate Planning

CROS Ministries

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

www.crosministries.org

For information about volunteering, please contact Juanita Bryant Goode at (561) 233-9009 x110 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. 108 or gnauman@crosministries.org.

Know anyone ages 19-30 looking for a fulfilling job this summer?

Join the CROS Camp Team!

2017 Summer Mission Intern Program

The mission of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church Summer Mission Intern Program is to provide hands-on opportunities for young adults to make a difference in the world by serving out of a deep level of their Christian faith, particularly with children and youth in under-served communities.

Interns must be ages 19-30 (by 8/31/17) to apply. The duration of the internship is 9-11 weeks. A stipend of $225 per week is provided for first-time interns (returning interns receive an increased stipend).

Application deadline is May 1. Click here for more details about the internship program and to download the pdf application. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Weseman at jweseman@flumc.org .

Guess the number of birdies from this year's Honda Classic and 110% of your donation will come to CROS Ministries and you earn a chance to win a new Honda! $20 minimum donation. How many birdies do you think it will be? Click here to make your guess.

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

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.

Boutique Needs

Men's shoes and work boots, size 8-13
Men's shorts and pants sizes 28 - 38
Extra-large work shirts for men
Underwear both men's and woman's (new is best, but gently used clean are welcome as well)
Blankets
Jackets
Socks
Towels
Hygiene kits (click on the text to download pdf)

Please contact Shona Castillo for more information, 561-278-0918 or scastillo@crosministries.org.

Food Pantries

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 browe@crosministries.org 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.

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

*Help 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

kcutshall@crosministries.org.

Loading, Unloading, Delivering...

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 x114 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.

Community Resources

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Click here to download flyers in English, Spanish, and Creole.

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

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