Thankful Thursday 5/31/12

We really look forward to writing the “Thankful Thursday” feature each week.  It’s a great practice to take time out and intentionally reflect on the abundance of  blessings and realize just how good life is.  We highly recommend it!  :-) Thank you to McKinley Terrace Garden Center for flats of pansies last Friday for our [...]

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 [...]

Postal Carriers Food Drive

Stamp Out Hunger – 2012 Letter Carrier’s Food Drive Our new warehouse was christened this year with the annual post office food drive. Letter Carriers and teams of 2 “Bag Buddies” covered the county picking up bags of groceries left by generous community members next to their mailboxes. Hard-working volunteers brought back 12,000 pounds of [...]

Thankful Thursday 5/17/12

It’s been a huge week here at CCS and we are feeling so thankful for SO MANY things! Teton RV owners from all over the Northeast region are rallying in Elkhart this week, and they have chosen Church Community Services to receive gifts of food and funds as tokens of appreciation for our community. So [...]

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 [...]

Thankful Thursday 5/10/12

Thanks from the past: Sunday we had a display table at a local church. As we were chatting with people there, a woman came up and stood looking quietly at our display. When I introduced myself to her, she said, still looking at our display, “When I was little, that’s the only food we had.” [...]

Thankful Thursday 5/3/12

Friday afternoon a donor brought 4 cases of jelly. One of our staff thanked him and added, “Now we’ll pray in some peanut butter to go with it and we’ll be all set.” Less than 30 minutes later a couple drove up to drop off — several cases of peanut butter! And no, the donors [...]

Thankful Thursday 4/26/12

Thankful for Tonda Lowell — We are SO thankful for her filling the Administrative professional position at CCS. God’s strength and faithfulness when we need endurance. Food in the pantry — answer to many prayers! — USDA commodities, and donors who enable us to obtain food through the Northern Indiana Food Bank. The joyful spirit [...]