Thankful Thursday 5/24/12

We are thankful for Key Bank employees here today for their 22nd annual  ”KeyBank Neighbors Make the Difference” day!  A group of 14 Key Bank employees from 5 different Elkhart branches spent the afternoon here at Soup Of Success helping to assemble and pack Positively Potato soup and Deliciously Dill Dip mixes. We even had [...]

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 [...]

Tea with Ruth and Friends – May 5th, 2012

Tea with Ruth & Friends, a semi-annual event that supports Soup of Success, will be held May 5 from 1-4 pm at  Living Faith Fellowship, 2601 Benham Ave. in Elkhart. The event features dozens of fancy edibles, over a hundred affordable gift baskets, musical entertainment, silent auction, TEAGO, antique car rides, formal portraits, vendors and [...]

Church Community Services Volunteer Testimony

At our “Food for Thought” breakfast on May 1st, Linda Van Scoik, Church Community Services volunteer, spoke about her journey as a worker in the food pantry, and how her experiences have humbled her outlook and opinions about others and what it means to serve. Watch this full podcast video of reflections on a first-hand [...]

Thankful Thursday 4/12/12

So much to be thankful for! Our incredibly dedicated volunteers Our two wonderful Soup Of Success interns, Tracey Miller & Krista Kaufman from IUSB & Goshen Colleges, who have put their whole heart into serving our clients – and are now moving on to their next steps in their journey The Pillars of Elkhart – [...]

Tracey Miller – MSW intern from IUSB – shares her thoughts

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. C. S. Lewis Observing eighteen women taking their first steps toward independence in the Soup of Success Program is exciting.  I started my internship with CCS on January 10, 2012,  as part of fulfilling my MSW program at IUSB.  Working with these women [...]

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 [...]

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; [...]

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 [...]

Flash Mob at CCS!

Flash Service Mob that is… Volunteer “Service Mob” Quick Response Team Strength In Numbers Busy work schedule? Hard to fit in volunteer service? Want to serve, but can’t commit to a regular assignment? Church Community Services has the answer!! The Volunteer “Service Mob” is only a text away. Trucks of food often arrive at CCS [...]