Upcoming Chamber Member Events

Chamber Member Events

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

WE ALL WANT TO HELP - HERE'S A FEW LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR THE HURRICANE RELIEF:

Tammy's Craft's & More is gathering items to help our friends and family in Texas.

Please feel free to drop it off at 4 476 Hwy 281 N, Spring Branch, Tx

Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm

What to donate:

Non perishable foods * Diapers

Baby food * Formula

Hygiene products

Shovels * Gloves * Mops

Bleach and other cleaning supplies

Dehumidifiers * Batteries

Buckets * Can openers

Flashlights

We have received word that I-10 from the Katy area to San Antonio is fairly clear. Hopefully it's the same headed East. Let's start to collect feed and hay to send that way to Southwest Equestrian Center who needs help.

We have a gentleman who is willing to take his truck and trailer that way with whatever we can get together. If you want to donate to the cause, contact Bulverde Feed at (830) 438-3252 with how much you want to do. We'll make your $$ go as far as possible by selling you everything at cost.

We're not doing this for our wallets but to help those in need.

Christen from the Chamber will be making a trip to Aransas Pass to assist in the relief of this area THIS WEEKEND. The following items are being accepted at the Chamber office:

Trash bags * Bottled water * Baby wipes * Diapers * Bread * Peanut butter * Mosquito repellent * Toiletries

For more information, contact the Chamber at (830) 438-4285 or christen@bsbchamber.com.

Our brothers and sisters around the state are carrying a huge burden right now. Storm damage, flooding, loss and fear are overwhelming people.

CBCB'ers are working hard to serve as many as we can as well as we can in Jesus' name. Here are some ideas on how to help THERE, IN SAN ANTONIO, and FROM HERE.

THERE - you can't beat www.samaritanspurse.org . You can GIVE in a couple of clicks, you can GO in a couple of days. If you go, they'll provide a plan, a place to sleep, first aid, and a sandwich every day. You will almost CERTAINLY make a bigger difference if you work with an organization that does this stuff well.

IN SAN ANTONIO - there are lots of refugees coming in. www.redcross.org is a great place to get connected to ways to serve them. It's a little cumbersome to work through the website, and process - but it is SO worth it. Keep an eye on social media, and the news for other opportunities to serve, give clothes, help, etc.

FROM HERE - for us, as a church to be as EFFECTIVE as possible means we need to SPECIALIZE. We have a goal to send 3500 cases of water, and as many diapers as will fit in a semi to Corpus Christi. We are partnering with Church Unlimited - an awesome church with campuses in many of the areas hit hardest (like Rockport). Here's how its going to work:

Bring cases of water and/or diapers to CBCB. NEATLY stack them on the church front porch by size. As soon as we have a truckload, our friends at Bee Trucking will take them to Church Unlimited where they can handle and distribute the stuff. Bee will supply truck, trailer, pallets, shrink wrap, fork lift, driver. We just provide the water, diapers and muscle.
We will have a LOADING event on 9/11 to load the truck. If we have a full load before that, we'll slam together an earlier loading event. Again, Bee trucking will provide experts, forklift operators, etc - we supply the muscle. For the loading event, we'll need either 25 burly stud-muffins, or 35 really strong people, or 65 non-Texans. Details coming about times.

There are LOTS of other ways to help. If you know of a great one, please post it on www.facebook.com/myCBCB .

Most importantly, let's pray. There are many innocents suffering, and there are many heroes in harm's way. Let's lift them up to the Lord every day. He is our source, and strength and comfort and provider, and protector. As we pray, let's listen to the Holy Spirit about what he's calling each of us to do to be his hands and feet.

I am honored to serve in such an amazing church.

Blessings and much love, Larry Andrews

The Maxwell Speaker Club assists individuals to become more effective communicators and speakers and meets every other Thursday at the Landa Park Golf Course Club House in New Braunfels.

The next meeting is tomorrow, August 31st from 6 - 7:15 pm

Cost is only $197 for a year (26 sessions)