Essenhaus Excitement x3

  1) We are thrilled to share that  Das Dutchman Essenhaus in Middlebury, is now carrying Soup Of Success soups, cookies and dips in their bakery! 2) Also, the The Corn Crib (in the village shops) are carrying Soup Of  Success gift baskets with their selection of Vera Bradley bags. 3) This Saturday, March 3,  Essenhaus [...]

Volunteer Spotlight on – Kay Swett

  Kay is a semi-retired, grandmother of 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  At this time in life she is still caring for 4 of these children on a regular basis, running them to appointments and school functions.  Kay describes herself as a forever volunteer.  On top of being involved with 6 other ministries on a [...]

Story of the working poor

People often assume our clients are unemployed. It’s true, many of them are. But many are working and still not able to meet all their family’s needs. Monday CNN.com ran a story that is a variation on a theme we hear over and over again. The variation involves where this man works: He cooks at [...]

Building Construction Progress: 2/24/2012

Phase II of our building construction kicked off in the last week, both for the new pantry/warehouse, as well as for new loading docks! Here are some pictures of the progress… New pantry/warehouse construction day three New loading docks construction day one

Thankful Thursday 2/23/12

Welcome to the second installment of Thankful Thursdays!  Each week, we are listing a few of the reasons that we are so incredibly thankful. Thank you to: Phase II construction has finally begun out in Building B, which will result in a larger pantry and food warehouse, and the funds given that make it possible. [...]

CCS’s Amazing Elkhart Race

CCS’s Amazing Elkhart Race is coming up on Saturday, May 12.  This is an opportunity for teams of 4 to navigate 12 physical and mental challenges all over the amazing city of Elkhart, compete for a $2,000 grand prize, and support CCS all at one time! Have we made you curious? To learn more, check Amazing Elkhart [...]

Presidents Day Twist

Happy Presidents Day. We thought it might be fun to feature Merritt Dilts today, as he is the President of the CCS Board of Directors.  Being a good sport, he agreed to share some of his thoughts with you… I was recently asked how my decision was made to join the CCS Board of Directors; [...]

It’s National Random Acts of Kindness Day

It doesn’t get any better than random acts of kindness does it?   This past Tuesday, Dean Preheim-Bartel (former Executive Director of CCS) and his wife Gwen, treated the CCS staff and volunteers to a homemade lunch of sloppy joes, veggies, chips and his specialty – “Strawberry Yummy” for dessert.  What a wonderful way to [...]

Thankful Thursday

Welcome to the first installment of our newest weekly blog feature – Thankful Thursday!  Each week, we will list a few of the reasons that we are so incredibly thankful. Thank you to: The crew of volunteers that join us on Tuesday evenings allowing us to stay open one night a week and serve the [...]

Homebound Delivery Program

Today was Homebound Delivery Day at Church Community Services.  On the third Wednesday of each month, volunteers come together and deliver groceries to individuals that are homebound and unable to come into the pantry for assistance. 105 boxes filled and ready for delivery this morning.   Barb Force, Soup Of Success Graduate, has been coordinating [...]