Spring and Summer 2010 Crossroads Mission Newsletter

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A New Beginning!

Crossroads Mission Yuma, AZSpring & Summer 2010

F inally! A long awaited rst step towards a new family shelter took place on April 8th - thegroundbreaking ceremony. The simple symbolism of putting a shovel to the ground, breaking into it,and lifting and shifting sand had a great signi cance to all in attendance. An act that will result in livestransformed and families reunited. A new beginning, indeed!

We had many friends join us for the occasion. Dignitaries and representatives from city, county, andstate entities, and board members, took shovels and dug into the ground with hard hats on. There weremany cheers and even some tears. But, without a doubt the most touching moment happened whenMyra Garlit, Executive Director of Crossroads, invited Heidi and her son to come up and be a part of thegroundbreaking. They were there to represent the women, the children, and the families that are to come to

the shelter once it is built.

Heidi stood in representation of herself as well, as she and her son have called the family shelter home. With nowhere to go,

she found the help and encouragement that she needed atCrossroads. She became employed, moved to her own

apartment, bought a car, and secured daycare for her son.

She had a new beginning.Though the wheels have been put in motion, we still

have a long way to go. The funding is not all thereyet, and we will continue to work towards raising it.Well continue to work for the least of these. Weretrusting God to bring us to the end. Your support isthe breath that keeps this dream alive and we thank you for it. Together well get there!

Heidi turns the dirt as her son claps for herduring the groundbreaking ceremony of thefuture family shelter.

Pictureby Brandy

Plikerd


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Sunfowers, thanks, and more!W elcome to the spring and summer edition of News for Our Partners. Azucena, our graphic designer, chose the sun ower as our color theme this edition. Arent these

plants just one of Gods splendid creations? Have you noticed how they will follow thedirection of the sun? In our Christian walk, we should remember the sun ower and followthe direction of the son, Jesus Christ, by always turning toward Him. We should bef ollowing the light of his direction in our lives just as the sun ower follows the sun!

We have combined the spring and summer editions of News for Our Partners to save publishing and mailing costs. In this edition, youll nd information on our Easter service and the long-awaited, ground breaking ceremony for the Family Shelter.There is one page which focuses on special events and donations to the Mission: Dr.Feinberg, Poisonous Pinups, Quality Development and Sober Ridersthank you! Wealso are highlighting the Crossroads Missions Alumni group. The alumni board andeach of its members have given this group their unique group personality. They trulygive back! Im sending a special thank you to all of the alumni for their help withspecial projects at the mission.

Another important section of this newsletter is the story on the food drive held bythe National Association of Letter Carriers. The postal workers in this county did anawesome job in giving us this opportunity. This nationwide, annual event helps feedmany hungry folks across our country. The nal poundage for Yuma County was over 32,000 pounds of food! Wow! This single collection of non-perishable food helpsCrossroads feed hundreds locally. Food drives of all sizes are incredibly important tothe Mission. A very special thank you to the Letter Carriers Association and the postalworkers at the Yuma stations! God bless you for the work you do every day!

While youre perusing through this edition, dont forget to check out the report of the individual department numbers on Page 7. You can see by the numbers thatCrossroads continues to provide services that help make our community a better placeto live. With the emergency shelters, the number of meals provided, the transitionalliving homes, and services to those in the recovery program, Crossroads remains afocal point as a crossroads of many peoples lives! You are an important part of these services as you give to the Mission. To all of our donors, THANK YOU! Thank you for supporting Crossroads with your time, talents, and treasures. Crossroads is

blessed to have donors who believe in what we do and show that support throughdonations of money and in-kind goods. As always, remember the staff and volunteersof the Mission in prayer as we continue to provide a hand up, not a hand out. Thank you for helping us, help them!

Myra E. GarlitM.Ed., LISAC

Executive Director

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But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in

secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6 (KJV)

We invite you to share yourprayer requests with us on ourwebsite. You may also call usor write to us. Please rememberCrossroads Missions specialrequests: Our outreach projects and

special eventsThat we may reach the many people who need services throughour outreach efforts and specialevents and that they accept our help.

An increase of donations,especially for our specialeventsThat our in-kind and fnancial

donations increase to continuethe many services that we of fer.(in-kind donations are donationsof goods such as food, clothing,blankets, furniture, etc.)

All the people involved with Crossroads Mission

All of our clients, guests,volunteers, Board members, staff,and staff's family members.

Be joyful in hope, patient in af iction,

faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV )

Read Myra's BLOG! Go to:crossroadsmission.org

and click on"Director's Blog"

Please consider helping us withsome of our basic needs: Food, for pantry and events.

Jackets, blankets, and warm clothing.

Socks & underwear (new) for men,women, and childrenin all sizes.

General toiletries, personalcare items, and bath towels.

Did you know... that we depend on your food donations?

Less than 3% of our food comes from theFood Bank, we purchase approximately12%, and 85% comes from YOUR food

drives and donations. Call Barbara today,we can help you plan your next fundraiser!


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Perhaps you know someone who wears their alma matters colors proudly. They own thet-shirt and their cars boast the stickers. Theyare alumni, after all. Well, let us introduce youto a proud bunch, if there ever was one: theCrossroads Mission Alumni!

About 40 people make up this elite groupthat has conquered much. They have struggledwith addiction and at one point participated inthe New Life Recovery Program at CrossroadsMission. They made life changing decisionsand graduated the program! Now they livea sober life of recovery and meet twice amonth to share their struggles and their accomplishments with each other.

Weve got a connection where everybodyknows everybody already, says one of the alumni.Its like were one big family! He says that this

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The Crossroads Alumni: Helping Bridge the Gap to a Clean & Sober Lifestyle!

makes it easier to share with each other atmeetings and to bring down walls. Whenyou get out of treatment you feel alone.Here, you feel like youre part of a group.

The group is also giving back to CrossroadsMission. They have been doing car washesat Sams Club and restaurant take-overs atLutes Casino to raise funds for the purchaseof emergency bed trays for the homelessshelter. Their goal is $10,000 and their anniversary celebration and fundraiser atthe Scorpions Faith Night has brought them

closer to it. Soon they will participate insupport committees at Crossroads, too!

Were very proud of them! Their logois the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway which

represents well their mission statement: Helping bridge the gap to a clean and sober lifestyle!


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Celebrating EasW e had a good crowd join us to celebrate Easter. We shared agood study of the Word of God and remembered together Jesusamazing sacri ce and victorious resurrection. We sang praise songs andenjoyed a delicious meal and plenty of desserts. We had gift basketsfor the kids and even had a bunny make an appearance. Many of our

program participants had their families join them and we also had manyfriends and volunteers. We served over 600 meals that day!


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Bob Carey, retired Letter Carrier; PostmasterSergio Velasco; and Norm Jenkins, LetterCarrier; received Certi cates of Appreciationfor organizing and hosting the annual fooddrive. The awards were presented by BarbaraRochester. Below: Some of the many LetterCarriers that helped in the food drive. Both Yuma and Foothills Post Of ces participated.

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A huge foodrive...W e had the honor of being selected asthe bene ciaries of the

National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp OutHunger Food Drive onceagain this year!

Each year the Letter Carriers designate one dayto collect nonperishablefood items right alongwith the mail. Theycollected 32,000 pounds

T here is a New Way at

Crossroads Mission,a new opportunity for help. New Way is anew program for thehomeless and the needyof our community. Itis an outreach effortthat provides casemanagement, guidanceand counseling,referrals to agenciesand services in thecommunity, educationalsupport, job searchhelp, and transportationaccess, among manyothers. To participate,it is not necessary toreside at CrossroadsMission. A person maycome for one service of the program, or for all.This makes it possibleto reach many who areopposed to the ideaof a more traditional

program.

New Way has beenapproved by Cenpaticoof Arizona and weare proud of this newcomponent to our arrayof services. We believe

every little thing helpsand if we can help one

person not be homeless,then we have indeedsucceeded.

For more informationcontact Rene Sonoqui [email protected]

of food - making thisyears food drive even

bigger than last years27,000 pounds! THANK YOU!

We are so blessed tohave received all thatfood. We really need it,especially during thesesummer months whenwell be cooking about400 meals a day!

We thank the entireYuma community andthe many volunteers whohelped. God bless you all!

T h a n k Y o u Y u m a L e t t e r C a r r i e r s

A NewWay!


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A special thank you to the Sober Riders for their Run For Shelterfundraising event to bene t the Family Shelter. They raised anddonated $1,700. God bless you!

T hank you to Poisonous Pinups for their $225 donation, the proceeds of their MarilynMonroe Birthday Bash! Neomi Shaffer (right),presents the check to Barbara Rochester andArian Lee of Crossroads Mission.

A Lit Thank you to Quality Development for their $1000 donation! Vanessa Shaffer andher daughters, present the check to Barbara.

T he ArizonaDepartment of Corrections presentedCrossroads Mission2nd Chance BargainCenter an award for their support of newlyreleased inmatesand their families.Domingo Morenopresents the award toBarbara Rochester.

A world of thanksto the FeinbergFoot Clinic for their donation of 200 pairsof Dr. Comfort diabeticshoes! We wereable to provide manyguests of Crossroads

and needy people withdiabetes with a top-of-the-line pair of shoes.

Picture: Dr. DaleFeinberg, his wifeJulie Fritz-Feinberg.

Thank You!

THANK YOU!!! For your supportduring the last months Wecould not have done the manyspecial events and provided asmany services without your help.Our promise to you is one of accountability, transparency, and

good stewardship.Did you know that for every

dollar you donate to CrossroadsMission, only 3 cents are used foradministration costs?

We are careful on how we spendbecause it's not our money - it'syour money, and God's money!

Shoes,shoes, &more shoes!


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Tom Mannan, ChairmanChris Hoppstetter, Vice ChairmanRobyn Stallworth-Pouquett , Secretary Doug Mellon, Treasurer Dennis Krill, Past Chairman Alex Montoya

Charles CraigGene DalbeyGeerick AndersonMary CorderyMike SkinnerRalph WilliamsSally DoyleTom Anderson

www.crossroadsmission.org

The purpose of Crossroads Mission is to help disabled, disadvantaged and disenfranchised individuals and familiesachieve a better quality of life. We are a 501(c)3, Private Nonpro t Organization serving the homeless, needy and poor of

Yuma County without regard to race, color, national origin, religious background, age, sex or handicap. (Alternative formatand reasonable accommodations available upon request.) We depend on the contributions of concerned individuals andorganizations. All contributions are tax-deductible. We are a member in good standing of the Association of Gospel RescueMissions. We partner with the State of Arizona, DES, Yuma Community Food Bank, FEMA & Cenpatico of Arizona. We do notsolicit in front of stores or door to door. Please report any impostors to us immediately. News for Our Partners is a quarterlypublication for the friends and supporters of Crossroads Mission. We welcome comments about the content of the newsletter.If there are issues you want to hear about, please let us know.

P.O. Box 1161 . Yuma, AZ 85366-1161

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NUMBERS TO KNOWExecutive DirectorMyra Garlit (928) 726-0491, Ext. 15

Ministry OpportunitiesChapel and Devotion Speakers, SpecialPresentations, Church Events & Worship TeamsSam Knight (928) 783-9362, Ext. 11

Public Relations & Special EventsFundraising Events, Group Presentations, Gifts of Goods, Food, Services and Vehicles.Barbara Rochester (928) 726-0491, Ext. 17

Major Gifts & DevelopmentFinancial Stock & Property Contributions, PlannedGifts & Charitable TrustsBill Donnelly (928) 210-4525

Newsletters & WebsiteAzucena Solorzano (928) 261-9836

Volunteer InvolvementIndividual, Church & Corporate Volunteer Groups,Service Clubs & Community Service(928) 726-0491, Ext. 20

2nd Chance Bargain Center & Pick-up Line(928) 726-0491, Ext. 18

Administration Of ces

(928) 726-0491

Career & Academic Center(928) 783-9362, Ext. 31

Harmony Home - Womens Transitional(928) 783-5906

Family Shelter(928) 783-9362, Ext. 30

Main Campus(928) 783-9362

Mens Shelter(928) 783-9362, Ext. 13

First Step Center - OPEN 24 HRS.(928) 783-9362, Ext. 22

Serenity Housing - Mens Transitional(928) 783-5642

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Board of Directors: Advisory Council:

Allen BrownAtilio GiangrecoBetty DeniseBetty FurtwanglerBilly BadillaCaryl StanleyCharles Craig Connie Hanna nCraig CrosslandDana DavidsonDennis SorrelsDonna PerrottEma Lea ShoopFrancisco GalindoFrank IrrFrank OrendainGeorge DavisJerry Tams

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