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Waco, TexasVolume 24 Number 2 Summer 2010

NEWSLETTER

…providing emergency support to people in need in our community

The summer months are upon usand school doors will be closing

for many children who depend on thefree breakfast and lunch meals at theirlocal schools.

This is a crucial time for manychildren locally who will experiencehunger daily. For many of these chil-dren the two meals that are provideddaily during the normal school yearare all they may have to eat.

The HELPINGS: Food Stamp Out-reach Program—working along withthe McLennan County Hunger Coali-tion (MCHC), Waco IndependentSchool District’s Child Nutrition Ser-vices, the Texas Hunger Initiative (aprogram of the Baylor UniversitySchool of Social Work and the BaptistGeneral Convention of Texas), theWaco Restaurant Association, and theWaco Chamber of Commerce—willkick off the promotion of this year’s2010 Summer Feeding Program.

Organizers will place posters atlocations where families gather orshop. They will distribute fliers to allchildren prior to the public school sum-mer dismissal. These fliers will pro-vide each parent with informationabout where to seek the closest sum-

mer feeding site for their children atno cost.

Normally, 2 million meals areserved during the typical Waco ISD

school year, with many children rely-ing solely on free breakfast and lunchfor their meals. During the summer

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer BreakLocal Groups Work to Feed Children during Summer

by Esther Morales and Neil Lumbard

Dancin' on the Brazos:Caritas, KBGO to Host Popular Showband

continued on page 3

Right: The popular oldiesshowband Johnny Dee

and the Rocket 88swill perform

for this year'sDancin’ on the Brazos

on May 15th.For more information

about the concert/dance,see the story on page 3.

Summer 20102 Caritas Newsletter

From the Director:We hear almost daily the staggering figures about hunger in the

United States. For example: “The number of Americans whodon’t have enough to eat has reached 49.1 million including nearly onechild in four—the highest figures since the government started keepingtrack in 1995.”

We also are more often using the term “food insecurity.” Foodinsecurity is the “availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, orhaving limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods insocially acceptable ways.” On the other hand, hunger is defined as “theuneasy or painful sensation caused by a recurrent or involuntary lack offood and is a potential, although not necessary, consequence of foodinsecurity.”

The USDA reported in 2009 that 17 million households (14.6 per-cent) were food-insecure in2008, an increase from 13 mil-lion (11.1 percent) in 2007.

For many, it’s perhaps easyto dismiss such numbers whenthey don’t have direct contactwith people in need or haven’texperienced hunger personally.But the numbers are quite real,and we see evidence of thatevery day at Caritas. Overall inthe US, the demand for emer-gency food assistance increasedby 30 percent in 2009. Fortypercent of those relying on foodassistance ate less than they feltthey should or cut meals because there was not enough money for food.

Texas has greater levels of these problems than do other states.Texas holds the third highest rate of food insecure households (3million) in the US—and the seventh highest rate of hunger (5.1 percentof households). Texas also has the highest rate of children under the ageof 18 who are food-insecure.

Caritas runs the largest food pantry in the Waco-McLennan Countyarea and is on the forefront of the battle against food insecurity andhunger. Statistics may only be numbers, but we see the faces of thepeople who live in these conditions. We hear, each day, the testimoniesof families who don’t have enough to eat.

The USDA estimates 96 billion pounds of food are wasted annuallyin the US. Food insecurity and hunger costs Americans more than $9billion annually. These are very troubling figures, and should move usto even greater levels of action to address food insecurity and hunger.

I appreciate the support given to Caritas from our community, andI ask that you continue to join us in increasing awareness of the problemsof food insecurity and hunger that exists in our midst. If you need moreinformation about Caritas and our ministries, please feel free to contactme.

Caritas has begun a new initiative tohelp educate its clients regarding the im-portance of a nutritional diet that includesfresh vegetables and fruits.

This effort comes in conjunction witha $50,000 grant from the Beaumont Foun-dation that is used to provide nutritiousfresh fruits and vegetables for familiesreceiving food assistance from Caritas.

The agency has begun working withseveral organizations such as TexasAgriLife Extension Service, Heart of TexasCommunity Health Center, Waco-McLen-nan County Public Health District, andHeart of Texas Urban Gardening Coali-tion to assist in providing nutrition andrelated education.

“We are excited that Caritas clientswill benefit from various topics such ascooking lessons; eating for good health;understanding the food pyramid; devel-oping gardening skills; stretching fooddollars; incorporating exercise with goodnutrition (food models), balanced diet;learning about weight and obesity, di-etary supplements, food labels and carbo-hydrates counting,” said Buddy Edwards,Caritas Executive Director.

“I am pleased to be able to promotehealthy lifestyles and improve quality oflife through this partnership with Cari-tas,” added Crystal Smedley, Health Ser-vices Coordinator/Health Educator,Waco-McLennan County Public HealthDistrict.

The presentations offer Caritas cli-ents a meaningful use of their time whilethey are waiting for services. Caritas islooking for other organizations that maybe able to give presentations on topics ofimportance to clients.

Caritas ClientsReceive

NutritionEducation

Caritas Newsletter 3Summer 2010

information about financial contribu-tions, volunteer opportunities, becom-ing a summer feeding site, or joiningthe McLennan County Hunger Coali-tion.

Please contact Esther Morales, Pro-gram Director for HELPINGS: SNAP(Food Stamp) Outreach Program at254-753-3545, email her at:[email protected] , or visitthe new website at: www.mclennanhunger.org

All of the folks at the MCHC hopeyou have a great summer and pleaseremember that hunger DOESN’T takea summer break.—Esther Morales is the Program Directorfor HELPINGS, and Neil Lumbard is theVISTA volunteer for the McLennanCounty Hunger Coalition.

Summer Break,continued from page 1

The renowned oldies show bandJohnny Dee and the Rocket 88’s

will perform at the Fifth AnnualDancin’ on the Brazos fundraiser forCaritas of Waco. The fun will begin at7 p.m. on Saturday, May 15th, in theBrazos Room of the Waco ConventionCenter.

The event is both a concert and adance. Participants are invited to sim-ply listen to the music or enjoy danc-ing to this outstanding group. RadioStations Big 95-KBGO, Newstalk 1230and KXXV-TV, together with ShipleyDo-Nuts and El Chico Restaurant, willsponsor the event.

Tickets for the concert/dance are$5 for adults, but children 12 years oldand younger may enter free when ac-companied by an adult. Attendees arealso encouraged to bring a donation ofnonperishable food items and/or cashin support of the Caritas food pantry.

break, the number of meals serveddrops dramatically to 100,000 for thoseattending the summer-school sessionin June.

Once July and August arrives, thisnumber will drop to only 34,000 meals,leaving many children going hungryin the summertime. Organizers of theSummer Feeding Program are seek-ing to change this.

Any child up to 18 years of age caneat meals at any of the summer feed-ing sites at no cost. Children partici-pating in the Summer Feeding Pro-gram do not have to be United Statescitizens or residents of McLennanCounty.

This program is supported by theUnited States Department of Agricul-ture (USDA) and is a nationwide en-deavor to ensure that no child in our

community should go without food,or have to feel the pains of hunger.

Your support is needed to helpensure that each child has been giventhis opportunity to receive summermeals. Please visit the new McLennanCounty Hunger Coalition web site for

Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88s to Performat Caritas Fundraising Concert/Dance

Following the event, tickets maybe redeemed for $5.00 off the price ofan entrée with a $15.00 purchase at ElChico Restaurant at 2111 S. Valley MillsDrive.

Proceeds from ticket sales will sup-port the emergency assistance ser-vices of Caritas of Waco. Tickets forDancin’ may be purchased at Cari-tas (300 South 15th Street) or at thedoor on May 15th.

“We are so excited that JohnnyDee and the Rocket 88’s will returnthis year. They’re a great show bandbut people also love to dance totheir music. They were a big hit lastyear,” said Bill Foulds, the CaritasAssistant Executive Director.

“We are hoping that, throughthis event, we can further increasethe community’s awareness, notonly of the work of Caritas, but alsoof the underlying problems of hun-

ger and poverty that create the needfor emergency assistance,” said Cari-tas director Buddy Edwards.

Below: Participants enjoy dancing toJohnny Dee's band at last year's

Dancin' on the Brazos.


heart. Fuller speaks to this when hesays that working at Caritas has helpedhim to gain “much more knowledgeabout and concern for those in need inour area.”

And of course, it doesn’t hurt thathe has “loved working with differentboard members from diverse back-grounds over the years.”

Fuller, as a leader, a team mem-ber, and an integral part of this com-munity outreach, particularly enjoys

Originally from Detroitbut having spent time in

Chicago (among many othercities), Rabbi Gordon Fullerconsidered himself a “wan-dering Jew” up until finallysettling down in Texas in 1990.

Today, he serves as rabbiof Congregation AgudathJacob in Waco, where heteaches, counsels, makes pas-toral visits and runs the reli-gious school. The Jewish textsfrom which he teaches are hisoriginal inspiration for serv-ing the community through acharity organization.

When first introduced toCaritas by former executivedirector Kenneth Moerbe,Rabbi Fuller says he became“hooked” and has been on theBoard of Directors ever since.

Serving on the board since2004, and now contributing as the newpresident, Rabbi Fuller has seen theups and downs that this economic re-cession has fraught on the community.In effect, he says this is a “doublewhammy” for Caritas because the pooreconomy impinges upon the amountof donations coming in while increas-ing the number of people in need.

But Rabbi Fuller’s optimism for thefuture is steady; he hopes to “maintain,if not increase, what we are able to dofor others in the current economicdownturn.”

With this spirit of ambition, he alsoanticipates turning a new leaf by help-ing Caritas “build its modest endow-ment so that…100 percent of all dona-tions can be used for direct service toothers.”

Working hand-in-hand with a com-munity of impoverished people canchange your perspective and open your

Hooked on Caritas:Meet Board President Gordon Fuller

by Audrey Cary

teaching and helping people. And along with being a

source of help for the commu-nity, the rabbi is thankful forthose who serve the commu-nity through Caritas alongsidehim.

“We wouldn’t be able toserve as many people nor asefficiently without the contri-bution of their time,” he says.

Having begun his tenurein January, he has been able toparticipate in several eventsas the board president.

However, what he reallywants is to humbly assist inthe governance, fundraising,

support and nurturance of the directorand of Caritas as a whole.

And in conjunction with the Cari-tas mission, he will continue enjoyinghis favorite part about being involvedwith Caritas: “being able to do some-thing to help those in need in my com-munity.”—Audrey Cary, a native of Henderson,TX, is a professional writing student atBaylor University and interned this se-mester at Seeds of Hope Publishers.

Want to Make a Gift to Caritas Online?Caritas now provides a convenient, secure, and easy way to donate, using

your Master or Visa Credit Card. You can go to the web site at www.caritas-waco.org, click on the “Donate” link and follow the prompts.

In addition to making a one-time gift, you may choose to have your creditcard debited on a regular basis. To set up regular donations, click on the“Recurring Donation” link and follow the prompts. Remember that this is asecure site.

However you choose to make your contribution, please know that it isappreciated by the thousands of people served by Caritas.

Left: Rabbi Gordon Fuller,president of the Caritas Boardof Directors.


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Caritas CalendarMark your calendar

for these important events!

May 15Dancing' on the Brazos

Featuring Johnny Dee & the Rocket 88s

August 7Greater Bohemian Golf Open

October 10Heart of Texas CROP HUNGER WALK

(Local beneficiary is Caritas)

November 19Food For Families Food Drive

art by Sharon R. Rollins

Three Things YouMay Not Know

aboutthe Caritas

Resale Shops1. Caritas has three Resale Shops: one at1500 S. Mary, one at 3016 Bellmead Driveand one at 816 Mary in West.

2. Caritas wants everyone to shop at thesestores, so that we can make more revenueto help people with emergency needs.

3. Caritas will pick up large donations. Allyou need to do is call 254-753-4593.


Feast of Caring 2010Last March 4th, several hundred people gathered atthe McLennan Community College conference cen-ter to share a simple meal of soup and bread at the43rd annual Feast of Caring. Participants heardreports about the work of Caritas during the previousyear, and were inspired by speaker Grant Teaff. Onthis page, clockwise from top left are Ashley Weaver,Roland & Mary Duty (Mary has made the soup forthe Feast of Caring for some 20 years) with a grand-child, Caritas Volunteer Coordinator Khalilah War-ren dishing out the soup, Caritas Board memberEmily Buck, Feast speaker Grant Teaff with MayorVirginia Dupuy, young volunteers from Waco HighSchool.


Caritas of Waco made the inaugural presentation ofthe “Gene Jud Community Service Award” to Ber-

nard and Audre Rapoport at the Caritas administrativeoffice on March 19. The award ceremony honored thecouple for their contributions to and support of themission of Caritas. A number of Caritas supporters,including current and former board members, currentand former employees and community members joinedin the celebration.

Bernard Rapoport is the President of the AmericanIncome Life Company and a renowned philanthropistand leader in the Waco community. He and AudreRapoport have significantly supported Caritas overmany years.

“The Rapoports have been incredibly generous toCaritas. Through their substantial support, Caritas hasbeen able to further its mission of helping people in needin our community,” said Caritas Executive DirectorBuddy Edwards.

This was the first presentation of the communityservice award. The award is named after Gene Jud, whowas the Executive Director of Caritas from 1978 to 2000.Jud made a profound impact on Caritas during itsformative years, and through his leadership and visionhelped create the foundation for the agency’s range ofemergency services to people in need.

“Gene Jud was most influential tothe success of Caritas. We want to rec-ognize other people like Gene who havemade a difference to Caritas and in thecommunity,” said Assistant ExecutiveDirector Bill Foulds.

This award will be made periodi-cally to honor an individual who hasmade a unique contribution to Caritas.

Rapoports Receive NewCaritas Service Award

Right, top: Bernard Rapoportvisits with a young friend.

Right, bottom: Caritas Board PresidentGordon Fuller presents the inaugural

Gene Jud Service Awardto Bernard and Audre Rapoport.


At 8 a.m. on February 4, representatives from 14 local congregationsgathered to be recognized as supporters of the mission of Caritas.

More than 75 faith communities contributed gifts of food, volunteer sup-port and monetary contributions during 2009. These congregations con-tributed more than $50,000 and more than 40,000 pounds of food last year.

Caritas officials presented certificates of appreciation to clergy andother congregational representatives and then gave them a tour of thefacilities.

“Everyone was impressed with the size of our building,” said BuddyEdwards, the agency’s director. “They were also impressed with theamount of food and other emergency services provided every day to thosein need in our community.”

During 2009, Caritas provided 2,000,000 pounds of food valued at$3,160,000 to morethan 21,000 families.“This assistancecould not have beenaccomplished with-out this support fromthe faith groups inour community,”Edwards said. “To allof you who have sup-ported Caritas, wesay THANK YOU.”

The Central Texas area will soon beheating up and the higher temperaturescan have a potentially serious impact onpeople who cannot afford air condition-ing. Caritas is helping many families dealwith the heat by providing circulatingfans to people in need, without charge.Caritas is able to assist families who havemembers particularly affected by theweather. Many of these include babiesand elderly people.

Caritas is asking people to considersupporting the Fan Club by donatingfunds for the purchase of fans to be givento clients. “When people give the moneyto Caritas, rather than buying the fansthemselves, we are able to help a largernumber of families,” said BuddyEdwards, Executive Director of theagency.

This is true because Caritas can buyfans in large quantities at a discount. Thesuggested range of donations is $25-50.Donations of new or used fans are alsoaccepted, however.

“Caritas clients will be benefited bythe donation, and you will have the satis-faction of knowing that you have helpedsomeone deal with an uncomfortable,sometimes dangerous, situation in a veryreal way,” Edwards said.

Thanks and AcknowledgmentsThanks to all of the 2010 FEAST OF CARING sponsors

who really helped us have a successful event! Aspecial thanks go out to our major sponsors: ExtracoBanks, Bank of America and Alliance Bank of CentralTexas.

We also owe our Feast of Caring Challenge Gift Spon-sors a special word of gratitude for setting the standardfor other donations: W.R. Pakis and Nancy H. Callan;Christian Mission Concerns and the Clifton Founda-tion.

We try to acknowledge those “behind the scenes”supporters of the Feast of Caring, but we wanted to besure to note others who had an important hand in theevent:

• HEB Food Stores for the table centerpieces;

• All the many staff members and volunteers whoassisted with the preparations of the Feast of Caring;

• Belinda Shelbourne and her staff at the Confer-ence Center at McLennan Community College for theirtime and effort in arranging and setting up the facility;

• Katie Cook for her assistance with preparing theprinted materials for the event;

• The Heart of Texas Photographers’ Society andespecially Nathan Meador and Scott Everett for theirhelp with photographing the Feast of Caring and docu-menting through photos the work being done at Caritas;and

• A-1 Banner & Sign Company for the Feast ofCaring Sponsor signage.

Caritas to HoldAnnual Fan Drive

Caritas Serves up Breakfastfor ‘Faithful’ Congregations


All of us at some time or another have placed value on the people or things that we have in our life. Tovalue is “to think highly of.” All of us here at Caritas place great value on helping others, and on the

many people who volunteer here from day to day and give their time. They give themselves freely to helpour mission. We would like to thank every volunteer for every moment you have given!

We would also like to thank the following people for making this year’s 43rd Feast of Caring a success(see pages 6-7 for photos of the Feast): Caritas Board of Directors, members of all of the Caritas committees,the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the Tejas Travelers, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, GrandeCommunications, The Young Marines, Mrs. Jo Ann Jumper and students from McLennan CommunityCollege, Liz Crump and The Waco High Girls Soccer Team, Jesse Pafford, Margie Cox, Ms. Ingram, Haroldand Peggy McCain, Ruth Moulds, and Jim and Sandy Jud. Your service at Caritas is valuable! We hope allof you will consider returning for next year’s Feast.

Special thanks also go out to volunteers in the Caritas Food Pantry, Warehouse, the Ladies of CharityResale Store, the Bellmead Resale Store, and Nu2U, the Resale Store in West for contributing time duringour daily operations. We are indeed fortunate to have so many volunteers! It’s hard to thank everyoneindividually, please know we are very grateful for your service.

God bless you all.—Khalilah Warren is the Caritas Volunteer Coordinator. If you would like to volunteer and help our mission pleasecall Khalilah at 254-753-4593 x203.

The Volunteer Cornerby Khalilah Warren

Caritas of Waco, together withTammee and Dewayne of Big 95-

KBGO Radio, is excited to announcethe 13th Annual Greater BohemianGolf Tournament (GBO). The tourna-ment is slated for Saturday, August 7,2010 at the Battle Lake Golf Course.The GBO is probably the most unique

Caritas Plans for 13th ’GreaterBohemian’ Open

golf tournament in Central Texas—and perhaps anywhere. However, thefolks at Caritas guarantee that it willbe the most enjoyable event you’ll playthis year.

Again in 2010, this four-personscramble will challenge players’ golf-ing skills—such as driving from a toi-let and putting with a pool cue. Tour-nament winners will, as usual,receive the “coveted” plaidjackets (gleaned from the Cari-tas Resale Stores), as well asother wonderful golf-relatedprizes. Prizes will be awardedfor holes-in-one, closest to thepin, and the longest drive.

Breakfast and lunch are in-cluded. Proceeds from theGBO will go to support Cari-tas. Anyone interested in play-ing in or being a sponsor for

the event is invited to contact BillFoulds at 753-4593.

Left: A participant in the GreaterBohemian Open tries the "toilet stroke."Below: A team of winners shows off the

"coveted" plaid jacket awards


Editor’s note: We sent Katie Minchewto interview September-Joy Pinckney,

the newest Volunteer in Service to America(VISTA) worker at Caritas. Here’s whatshe found out:

Q: Tell me about your home.A: I am 25 years old and I grew up inMoncks Corner, SC, which is nearCharleston. I am really close to myfamily because it’s such a small town.My neighbors were my grandma, auntsand cousins so we were constantly to-gether. I really loved growing up therebecause my family is so tight.

Q: What brought you to Waco?A: I came to Waco because I wanted todo more nonprofit work. In my travelsand different work experiences, I keptrunning into people from Texas, sowhen the time came to fill out my ap-plication for the VISTA program, I justfelt like Texas was the right place to be.I honestly did not know much—any-thing—about Waco then, but now thatI’m here, I really like it.

Q: Where did you work previously?A: Last year, I took a year off to takecare of my dad at home; he has a prettybad lung disease so that was really

Meet September-Joy Pickneyby Katie Minchew

difficult. (Heis doing muchbetter now).Before that Iwas in Wash-ington, DC,working in aS a m a r i t a nInns transi-tion house.

There I got to be with women dealingwith alcohol and drug addiction. Ilearned a lot there. That experiencedealt with more of the service side ofnonprofit work, which made me wantto understand the business aspects of itas well, and that’s what I am learninghere at Caritas.

Q: What inspired you to get involved withVISTA?A: I had so much experience with di-rect service of nonprofit and I wantedto be a part of the other side of thingssuch as fundraising, communicatingbetween organizations and interactingwith representatives from businesses.

Q: What is your favorite aspect of workingat Caritas?A: I think my favorite aspect is meetingpeople. Caritas is a tight-knit group ofpeople, like a family, so I feel reallywelcomed and at home here. Also, I getto meet people in the Waco commu-nity, an experience that has really sur-prised me because of how forward-moving Waco is. Caritas does amazingthings here; they are so involved in thecommunity and fighting against thesituation. It makes me so happy andproud to work with them, because they

don’t just know what the problems are;they do something about it.

Q: How has working at Caritas affectedyou personally?A: Through Caritas, and Waco in gen-eral, God has been providing for me inmany great ways, such as finding trans-portation, finding housing, findingsuch inviting great people to surroundmyself with... When you are living onthe same level as the people you areserving, it can be scary but people aren’tjust leaving me on the side to learn onmy own. I am being cared for as if Iwere part of their family.

Q: What is your favorite part about work-ing at Caritas?A: What I am doing is capacity build-ing—getting different parts of the com-munity: businesses, schools,churches—to come together to use re-sources to help Caritas get donations offood and money and to spread whatCaritas does throughout the commu-nity. I especially like interacting withand forming a network among all thelocal food pantries. I also really likelearning about the culture of Waco andhow everything works here and whatgoes on inside nonprofits. It reallyshows me that Waco is on the righttrack—we have different nonprofits forchildren, alcohol, etc, all helping intremendous ways. My job requires alot of networking, which I’m not usedto doing, but it’s a good, exciting train-ing experience.

Q: What is the hardest part about your job?A: The definite hardest part of my job isgetting out of my comfort zone. Peoplethink I’m open and friendly to talk to,but I am always so nervous. I’m espe-cially nervous to begin talking to busi-nesses since I’ve never really interactedin that world before.—Katie Minchew, a native of Frisco, TX, isa professional writing student at BaylorUniversity.

Left:September-JoyPinckney withher cousinTyrese Allen.


Gif ts o f HonorGi f t s o f HonorGi f t s o f HonorGi f t s o f HonorGi f t s o f Honorcompiled by Khalilah Warren

MemorialsLacy Clifton

From: Nancy H. CallanFrom: Susan C. RichardsFrom: Florine & Barker

ChapmanFrom: Patsy McCollum

Bill CassFrom: R.B. & J.K. Riley

John WootenFrom: Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fadal

David WalkerFrom: Boo RobinsonFrom: Lynn Klatt

Ms. Lillian RuebuckFrom: Patsy McCollum

Ms. Clara May RichardsFrom: Patsy McCollum

Helen KerlinFrom: Katy Mikus

Wanda LeMasterFrom: Milton WilsonFrom: Lois & Lowel ElliottFrom: Dr. & Mrs. Robert RayFrom: Ruth & John BelewFrom: Camille BillingtonFrom: Madeline KoslerFrom: Dorothy and Olan

RunnelsFrom: Mr. & Mrs. Charles

GervigFrom: Drs. Ann & Frank

KaraffaFrom: Ronald & Marelene

SmithFrom: Dr. & Mrs. William

HaskettDavid Carter Walker

From: Mr. & Mrs. JackMcCarter III

Tyler FullertonFrom: Betty Oxley

Samuel Kenneth HowardFrom: Madeline Kosler

Michael MachFrom: Mr. & Mrs. Steven

BostickHarold Wallace

From: Ray & Beverly Fox

Gifts of HonorBonnie Mullens

From: Debra MayneAlbin & Joyce Peter

From: George & Elaine Elliott,Jr.

Jody SykoraFrom: Mr. & Mrs. Larry Guthrie

John FroschFrom: Martha Keller

Mail CarrierDrive to Benefit

Local ServiceAgencies

On Saturday, May 8, local lettercarriers will be collecting nonperish-able food donations along their routesfor delivery to Caritas of Waco and theSalvation Army. This will be done asthe 18th annual “Stamp Out Hunger”food drive conducted by the NationalAssociation of Letter Carriers—thelargest one-day food drive in the na-tion.

Households are asked to place anonperishable food donation by theirmailbox on Saturday, May 8, beforethe mail is delivered. Letter carrierswill pick up food items, take them tothe postal station for sorting and thendeliver the food to the local serviceagencies.

In 2009, the drive collected a record73.4 million pounds of food nation-wide. Over 49 million people facehunger every day in the US, includingone in every four children. This driveis one way that people can help thosein their own city who need help.

“Over the years, this drive hasprovided a significant contribution offood for families served by Caritasand the Salvation Army,” said BuddyEdwards, Executive Director of Cari-tas. “We are very pleased to be work-ing again in 2010 with our local lettercarriers on this project. We encourageeveryoneto partici-p a t e , ”Edwardsadded.For moreinforma-tion, callCaritas at753-4593.

art by Sallylynn Askins

Caritas of Waco

300 S. 15th

Waco, TX 76701

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Non-Profit OrganizationU. S. Postage

PAIDWACO, TX 76701PERMIT NO. 322

Caritas Board of Directors:Phil Adkins, Tammy Allen,

Rev. Wilbert Austin,Emily Buck, Bob Braswell,

Ben Dever, Rabbi Gordon Fuller (Pres.),James Goldsmith, Bob Ibarra,

Frank Klinkovsky, Arnold Miller,Derrel Parks, Rev. Charles Packard,

Thomas Proctor, Tim Randolph,Mark E. Smith, Susan Silver,

Chelle Samaniego, Michele Taylor

Executive Director—Buddy EdwardsAssistant Executive Director—

Bill FouldsDir., Emergency Assistance—

Lidia ChavezAdministrative Assistant/Volunteer

Coordinator—Khalilah WarrenDir., Warehouse Operations—Sally Norlie

Manager, Gifts in Kind Program—Carolyn Hurst

Newsletter Editor—L. Katherine CookEditorial Assistants—Audrey Cary,

Katie Minchew, Tyler McDanel

Food Donations—Call 254/754-4339Volunteers—Call 254/753-4593

Resale Store Donations—254/753-4593

E-mail: [email protected]: www.caritas-waco.org

The Caritas Newsletter is published quarterlyby Caritas of Waco,

300 S. 15thWaco, TX 76701.

This newsletter is prepared for mailing by the Tejas Travelers.

Volunteer BulletinFriend,even if I came to you

in the rags of weariness,the cloak of invisibility or

dust of neglect, theweb of a spider,

would you offer me a drink of waterseeing thirst,

and help to decidea way, at the crossroads of life?

If I look into yourhands, what will I find:

a golden thread,the strength of beauty,

a loaf of bread?—from the poem "Dressed for the Occasion"

by David Sparenberg

art by Sharon Rollins

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