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

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.

• 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:

Here are some of the books they received:

www.snowcap.org

some pics of their website

 

 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.

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!