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From: REAL Life Community Services <sunny@reallcs.org>
Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Subject: Fall into Community Impact with REAL Life!
To: <philandkelly@gmail.com>

November 2023

Fall into Community Impact with REAL Life!

Embrace the Spirit of Thanks4Giving - Help Us Reach Our Goal of $300,000!

This year, we have decided to do our own fundraising with the Thanks4Giving year end campaign that began October 1 and will continue through the end of the year. We would like to invite you to help us meet our $300,000 goal by prayerfully considering a generous year end donation. We cyclically do not receive donations from April through August, so we strive to raise at least half of our annual budget during the fall year end season. Your gift will be stewarded to the best of our ability to meet the needs of those struggling in the Cocalico School District.

Your gift could be the difference between a single mother being able to get to work, feed her children, bathe them in warm water and pay her rent on time. Please consider helping us to meet this goal. With your help, we can continue to connect the Cocalico School District to Hope, and we both know who "Hope" is.

Let's come together and make this Thanks4Giving campaign one for the record books! Your generosity fuels our community's strength and resilience!

Capture the Moment and Make a Difference!

Join our exciting Selfie with Rod Competition and show your love for our local businesses while helping us reach our Thanks4Giving campaign goal of $300,000!

Here's how to participate:

Visit the featured local business of the week.
Take an awesome selfie with our Executive Director, Rod!
Post your photo on social media, tag the business, and use the hashtag #REALT4G.

The Prize: One lucky winner will be chosen at the end of the week and announced on our next live video. Will it be you?

But that's not all! Help us to make a difference by scanning the QR code that Rod is holding in the selfie by donating. Your contribution will go a long way in reaching our Thanks4giving campaign goal of $300,000. Every dollar counts!

Let's come together as a community, celebrate our local businesses, and work towards a brighter future. Share your selfies, spread the word, and let's make this Thanks4Giving season one to remember!

Project Christmas Presents is Underway!

REAL Life Community Services clients can register their children to receive Christmas presents the week before Christmas. There will be Angel Trees at various churches and gift drop boxes to leave stocking stuffers. Please contact our offices for how you can get involved or click here to go to our gift registry.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 3rd 3-5PM

First Friday Food Drive

Click here to visit the event link.

Tuesdays, 6:30-8 PM

Momentum Youth Development Program

Wednesdays, 9AM to 11AM

Young at Heart

All events are free and are for individuals that are 60 and older. Coffee, chatting, games, speakers and MORE! Come out and get to know others in your community! Learn more here.

Wednesdays, 6:30PM to 8:30PM

Griefshare

Mondays, 8-9PM

Alcoholics Anonymous

at the Lighthouse Community Center

All are welcome!!!

Thinking Thursdays are back!

Mark your calendar for these upcoming Thinking Thursdays! These weekly events are open to everyone. Every Thursday from January through May, we will host community gatherings with a different theme each week. Each event will be a one-hour class – 30 min of learning and 30 min of discussion. These events are targeted for ages 12 and up.

Parking is available across the street in the parking lot of Castaneda's Mexican Restaurant. Please enter through the side door of the Lighthouse.

1/4 – BINGO!

1/11 – Healthy Eating Habits

1/18 – Real Estate

1/25 – Valentines Day Craft

2/1 – Preparing your child for Kindergarten

2/8 – Prepare to prepare your taxes workshop

2/15 – Decluttering and Proper Packing

2/22– Trivia

2/29– Casseroles or Desserts with Donna

October was a month of huge blessings for us at Warehouse 916! We received large donations from several groups including Crossroads Community Homeschool, Cocalico School District's Charity Football Game, Swamp Christian Fellowship, as well as the Denver Women's Club. In addition to our regular First Friday Food Drive donation, these groups helped bring in an extra 1,026 pounds! We continue to be amazed by God's timing and his never ending provision!

Thank you to all who contributed and followed the call to give and help keep our food pantry stocked for those we serve.

First Friday Food Drive upcoming needs:

November 3rd- Specialty Diets

December 1st- Cold & Flu Supplies

January 5th- Fill our Pantry

February 2nd- Personal Care Items