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| Westside CARES |
 Westside CARES' Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation The Colorado Springs stake of the Church of Jesus Christ, LDS, a Westside CARES member church, will host our March Annual Meeting, followed by our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The Annual Meeting begins at 5 p.m. Member churches are reminded that each church is encouraged to have their clergy and lay representative attend to vote on the new Board of Directors, receive the Annual Report, and hear updates on the business of Westside CARES. At 6 p.m., following the Annual Meeting, we begin our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Highlights of the evening include live entertainment by the Colorado Springs Children's Chorale and a wonderful homemade meal. We also take this opportunity to present The Founder's Award, where we honor the churches, pastors and lay leaders who Founded Westside CARES 25 by recognizing one of our leading volunteers.
Seasonal Projects
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| Our Mission is… to draw different faith communities together, in mutual support, for our shared work of helping our neighbors in need. We work to honor the commandment "Honor your neighbor as yourself." | |
| Our Resources are… the shared commitment of our member churches through volunteers, funds, goods, governance, and prayer. The good will, material support, and respect of many philanthropic entities. Connections and good relationships with many other organizations in our community. Growing relationships with businesses and individuals in our community who appreciate and support our efforts. Valuable insights from and alliances with our neighbors in need. This support allows us to provide resources of food, financial and medical assistance, seasonal needs, referrals and support to our homeless and working poor neighbors here on the west side of Colorado Springs. | |
| Our Efforts helped… homeless and working poor families last year by providing: rent assistance for 134 households; almost 4,100 bus passes; clothing vouchers for 2,145 men, women and children; utility assistance for 594 households through Project COPE; 135,228 meals through our 4 church-based food pantries plus an additional 21,965 pounds of USDA Commodity distribution through the Trinity UMC Pantry; 4,523 hot meals served; 301 prescriptions filled; 82 exams and 82 pairs of eyeglasses; 47 children immunized; 400 backpacks filled with school supplies, 220 Thanksgiving Baskets; and finally 52 families had a brighter Christmas through our Christmas Adopt-A-Family program. This was accomplished with 16,851 volunteer hours. | |
| Our Concern is… that the fabric of our society is damaged when an increasing number of our neighbors cannot meet their basic needs for food, shelter, clothes. People of faith understand that this is both an individual's and a community's spiritual crisis. | |
| Your Help… is critical to our success - as an organization and as a community. Please contact us to learn more about how you, your congregation, your company or your organization can help. | |
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Westside CARES located: 1930 West Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Phone: (719) 389-0759 - Fax: (719) 475-8949 - E-Mail: wecares@qwestoffice.net revised: 1/20/2010 |
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