Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. — Author Unknown
If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul. — Rabbi Harold Kushner
No matter what happens, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. — Albert Schweitzer
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. — Oprah Winfrey
Center for Family Success received kids books to give out to their families:
We were invited to Gresham City Hall for the Expo Fair. Books 4 Giving & Gresham Barlow Education Foundation shared a table. We passed out free books & got to meet other community businesses.
Snowcap has received several donations of kids books through out the summer & fall totaling 600 books. Here are some of the books they received:
A summer kids program ran by volunteers received 250 kids books also for the kids to keep & to have in the community room:
Legacy Mount Hood 26th annual Healthy Kids fair was a blast! Passed out 1,500+ books and participated in the other events going on! A karate class & presentation by the kids, making finger casts, face painting, $5 bike helmets, police, fire truck & helicopter tour, nutritious snacks, bouncy slide, surgery on a teddy bear AND SO MUCH MORE! A HUGE nose that sprayed green slimy boogers (water) on the kids to teach them how to wash their hands properly. It was gross & creative!
P.A.L.S. hosted a Back 2 school event & we helped fill 1,000 backpacks with books. PALS & other sponsors provided the school supplies.
Bridgetown had it’s 4th annual book drive to help support Oregon schools that participate in the S.M.A.R.T program. Schools in the program receive free books. We are very grateful they asked us to participate again in the book drive. We donated 800 kids books this time. Bridgetown to date has donated 21,000 books so far.
About Bridge Town Book Drive :
- Supports reading literacy by providing donated books to area schools participating in the SMART reading program
- Recipients: K-6 schools, SMART reading program, VOA Family Programs
- 12,000 books donated to date
Here are some of the books they received:
7th graders at Gordon Russell Middle School received books from us along with Multnomah County Library summer reading packets to encourage reading during the summer. This was an awesome idea from one of the teachers to do this ;o) Way 2 go!!
Here are some of the books they received:
Snowcap regularly gets kids books from us for their clients. SnowCap Community Charities, a food pantry providing emergency food baskets to people in East Multnomah County of Oregon. They are a great organization helping many many famlies in the community! Please check them out & help support their events:
www.snowcap.org
some pics of their website
You are invited to attend the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation’s Bagels and Books event, featuring author Jean Auel. (The Clan of the Cave Bear)
When: May 24th 7:00-8:30am
Cost: Free (light breakfast included)
Where: Grace Community Church
800 se Hogan Rd Gresham
To RSVP, let me know or call the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation Office at 503-766-0008.
For more information or to become a sponsor, visit the Foundation’s website at: www.gbefkids.org. . |
Kellee Rosales
Books 4 Giving
Gresham Barlow Education Foundation Board Member |
HELP NEEDED!! especially SPANISH SPEAKERS!!! We went last yr to help translate & loved it! There was 500+ people & maybe 30ish Spanish speaking volunteers & it was not nearly enough help. This yr only 5 people are helping (including us) =/
Go 2 the website if you can help in any area ( you don’t have to speak Spanish) click on right side “volunteer” Free lunch & childcare too!
Even if you can only help a couple hours, THANX!
www.compassionrockwood.com
pics from last yr below. We started out in the child care area & were pulled out to help translate for the doctors.
Rockwood Cinco De Mayo was a blast! Perfect weather, musica perfecta, free face painting, prizes, food was yummy-$1 tacos, lots of people came out & we got to pass out 800 free kids books =o)
Also there was Gresham Ford, Mount Hood Legacy, Zumba Dancers from Cascade Athletic, Cita Con Nelly, Roseanne’s Hair Salon, Notica’s Latinas, Tales of Abigail, Tri-Met, Multnomah County Library, Human Solutions, Wallace Medical Concern and more!
KATU News was there and got some great pics too: http://www.katu.com/news/local/121361414.html#img1
VIDEO: Rockwood Cinco De Mayo Recap
Also pictures courtesy of photographer, Thomas Ngo : https://picasaweb.google.com/trimetphotos/RockwoodCincoDeMayo2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCKzQys-_jdbUcQ&feat=directlink#
English (above) & spanish (below) flyers. Click on them to enlarge. We will be giving out free books & much, much more to do!
Merry Christmas/ Feliz Navidad! Have a safe Christmas!
