CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 4)

The top two teams were neck and neck as they pulled into the specially marked racer parking and ran on the  red trail of pit stop mats toward the finish line.  In the end, The Bald and the Beautiful emerged victorious beating 2nd place Kem Krest by mere seconds.   Overall Team Race Results:   [...]

CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 3)

Leg 7: Elkhart Riverwalk / NIBCO Water & Ice Park (Click here for more pics) Racers left the YMCA and made their way along the river walk to the NIBCO Water & Ice Park. Along the way, they were to take note of the 10 marked signs with numbers on them. They were told that [...]

CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 2)

Kudos go out to the 68 racers who ran around the city and completed puzzles on the Civic Plaza, mimed nursery rhymes on stage at The Lerner, typed on vintage typewriters at The Bookworm, answered trivia questions and searched Wellfield Botanic Gardens for clues, played blind croquet on the Ruthmere Mansion lawn, sang karaoke on [...]

CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 1)

Saturday, May 12, 2012 certainly was a day to remember!  68 racers and over 50 volunteers gathered on the Civic Plaza to kick off the first ever  ”Church Community Services’ Amazing Elkhart Race” sponsored by DuMor Water Specialists which ultimately raised $20,000 for CCS.  Special Thanks to the Pillars of Elkhart for partnering with us and [...]

Hungry Seniors and Donating Food

“One in seven seniors in America — some 8.3 million people — faced the threat of hunger in 2010, a 78 percent spike since 2001″ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/threat-of-hunger-hunger-risk-food-insecurity_n_1475367.html Do you know anyone that could benefit from our Homebound Delivery Program? If so, give Barb a call at 574-3673 ext. 115. Some people are in need of food [...]

Beautiful Quilts Everywhere You Look

Did you know that there is a national award-winning attraction right here in Elkhart County? The  Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail features stunning quilt designs in the form of 19 gardens and 18 murals spread throughout Elkhart County. One very special quilt garden – Star of Hope, located in the Wellfield Botanical Gardens,  brings [...]

What a Big Deal!

Did you know that the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer has a special color each year dedicated to funding breast cancer research?  The pattern for 2012 is Tea Garden and it is available in all sorts of great items. One particular tote bag is being sold at our local 6 retailers for $49.   However, [...]

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 [...]

Good new–and bad news for unemployment

We have clients — and volunteers — who have lost jobs through no fault of their own. Obviously community needs are directly related to how well people can provide for their own families, so the unemployment rate is not just a cold figure to us. It’s Robert, and Diana, and many like them who come [...]

Will USDA food commodities to pantries be cut this October?

As part of efforts to balance the budget, the House of Representative voted on June 16 to cut appropriations to USDA by $3 billion. This will impact The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. If the Senate also passes [...]