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Hope outreacH center, Inc.
www.hopeoutreachfl.org
SUMMER 2010
4700 S.W. 64 Ave., Suite A, Davie, FL 33314
Phone: 954-321-0909 • Fax: 954-321-1059
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Mission: “ To Develop and provide services that impact quality of life for
individuals and families in our community”
Message from Executive Director, Helen Shinners
The HOPE Family –
a true reflection of the goodness in our world
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The HOPE family reflects
the goodness in our world.
Each member has a unique
personality and distinctive gifts.
Like strands of a precious tapestry, we work together
and accomplish extraordinary things in a spirit of love.
In the busyness of each day, I sometimes forget to thank
the many people who make a difference in my life and
the lives of many others. So I take this
opportunity on behalf of the Board of
“With HOPE
Directors and staff, to thank you for your
there’s help and faith in HOPE, love, and support. May
your service, kindness and generosity keep
with your help
opening the doors of HOPE for greater
there’s HOPE!” abundance and unlimited good. You hold
a very special place in my heart.
e celebrate 15 years of service to the community
by giving God thanks for the dedicated people
who use their talents to fulfill HOPE’s mission to Help
Other People Everyday. We are grateful for our Board
of Directors, staff, volunteers, donors, and supporters.
Without you, Hope Outreach Center, Inc. would not
be able to help so many.
Our world is filled with suffering: natural
disasters, man-made disasters, and human
tragedies. At times the “bad news” seems
overwhelming and endless. It is easy to
lose sight of the goodness that exists. Our
community is filled with compassionate
people who generously respond to the
needs of others. These individuals and
families recognize that as members of one
human family we have a responsibility to care for each
other, look beyond boundaries of disagreement, and
pursue the common good.
When our brothers and sisters suffer, we hurt too. This
spirit of solidarity inspires us to volunteer, donate, and
use our talents to help people who need a hand up. We
commit ourselves and match our talents and resources
to causes that resonate in our hearts. In the process, we
bring God’s love to our communities and experience joy
and peace.
This Summer, may I ask you to please remember
the many families who are experiencing difficult
circumstances due to job loss, disability, health crisis or
other emergencies. We urgently need your support to
provide the many services they so desperately need to
make it through these trying times.
HOPE has touched
6597 people’s lives
in the 1st half of 2010!
Celebrating 15 Years of Service to Our Community!
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Thoughts from Sr. Germana’s “Locanda”
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very day, desperate people come to the Center
for help. Many are hurt by broken family
relationships. Elderly clients suffer because their
children neglect them in their time of need. Fractured
relationships can trigger depression and make people
vulnerable to unhealthy behaviors. Sadly, shattered
human relationships often lead to poverty, especially
for people living on the margins. I often wonder how
much poverty would
decrease if society focused
more on strengthening
family relationships.
Whether we are poor or not, the greatest gift we can
give each other is to build a strong family life. Healthy
families have the strength to overcome life’s obstacles.
Dear God:
Help our families to love each other the way you love each of us.
Strengthen them and give them courage to endure the difficulties of life.
Inspire them to help others so the whole world will come to know you and love you.
AMEN!
New Volunteer Coordinator!
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elcome Mary Blake Riester! Mary Blake has
joined our team and has responsibility for
recruiting, training and scheduling volunteers based on
their interests and service opportunities.
Mary Blake has spent the past
5 years volunteering in leadership
roles for other non profits.
She knows how to organize
events and rally volunteers for
a great cause. She was looking
for a position that well matched
her organizational, leadership, multitasking and communication skills and found HOPE
Outreach Center!
“I’m amazed at the huge volunteer base at HOPE.
I don’t know of any organization of this size that has
only 4.5 employees and carries out their services with
the help and support of hundreds of volunteers. It
is wonderful that people can see how they make a
difference immediately just by visiting the Center.”
Call Mary Blake today or email her at
[email protected] if you would like to volunteer!
There are many service opportunities available
and we need YOU!
Back to School Drive
The annual back to school drive is in
full swing. This year we need over 300
backpacks filled with school supplies and
a reading book for each child! To learn
how you can participate please call the
Center or visit www.hopeoutreachfl.org
for grade level lists and other details.
The Thrill of Success
Each week HOPE volunteers meet with students struggling
academically, to tutor and assist with homework and projects.
Together they accomplished an amazing feat - every student
in the program
improved academically!
Congratulations to our
volunteer tutors and
participating students!
Special congratulations
to Coralys, a fourth
grader at Fox Trail
Elementary who with the help of her tutor, Bernadette
Falciglia, won 1st place for her “INVENTION”. She built a
gadget that turns the pages of a book for someone who has
no hands. Could it be the makings of a future entrepreneur
in our midsts?…Way to go Coralys!
Celebrating 15 Years of Service to Our Community!
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Volunteering With HOPE, A Family Affair
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o one was more surprised to discover the vast
number of hungry people in Davie than Don
& Shirley & Cozine. Though they had belonged to
St. David Catholic Church for 20 years they really did
not know much about HOPE Outreach Center. After
donating canned food to St. David Catholic School at
the request of their granddaughters, they decided to
visit the Center.
“When we saw so many families in need, that bothered
us,” Shirley remarked. The empty
shelves in the food pantry disturbed
them even more. The Cozine family
sprang into action by:
Don & Shirley’s commitment
to helping others seems to have
rubbed off. Recently the whole family
joined Sr. Germana to clean up the yard of
an elderly client facing fines because she was
physically and financially unable to comply with city
citations. Since then Katie, now 16 and a student at
Archbishop McCarthy High, has adopted many of
HOPE’s elderly clients. Each month she mails personal
cards to let them know she cares. She was elated when
one of her “pen pals” responded
with appreciation.
Both Katie and Sarah continue to,
“Do whatever it takes to support
HOPE,” a commitment that
brings great joy to the Cozine
family.
♥ Helping their granddaughters
organize food drives in their
neighborhood
♥ Paying their grandchildren
to do chores so they could
purchase food for HOPE
“It is such a powerful experience
to be a part of HOPE Outreach
Center,” Shirley stated. “You
have to see what these people
do with the little they have. They
serve so many people with so
few resources!”
♥ Involving the entire family
in purchasing and filling
backpacks
♥ Adopting families
for Thanksgiving and
Christmas, and
Katie agrees. “Being involved with
HOPE has changed the way I see
things. All I want to do is help in some way.”
♥ Soliciting donations from
people around the country to
purchase food for the pantry.
“We wanted Katie and Sarah, to learn that it was not
only their grandparents’ responsibility to help people
who are poor, but also theirs!”
$124,554
food distributed by HOPE
as of June 30, 2010
Thank you Cozine family for becoming part of the
HOPE family. You are a real blessing!
With your help there’s HOPE!
111 senior families
participating in
HOPE’s CARE Program
24,782 lbs. of food
donated thru the United Way
of Broward’s Project Lifeline!
THANK YOU!
Celebrating 15 Years of Service to Our Community!
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Comedy Night – A Fundraiser Success
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ver 300 people “Stood Up” for
HOPE at this year’s Sixth Annual
Comedy Show, held May 7, 2010. Topnotch comedy circle professionals Mike
McDonald and Don Gavin kept the
audience laughing at the Ft. Lauderdale
Police Officers Association Hall.
Kitty Preziosi and Clowns
This most successful event raised $28,961 to benefit HOPE. The
money will be used to help those less fortunate in our communities.
It was another successful night of laugh-out-loud entertainment for a
great cause.
HOPE would like to thank the committee, sponsors and donors for all
their hard work and contributions.
Mike Dutko, Don Gavin, Mike McDonald & Paul Kiley
Lance S. Ruble Memorial Golf Classic
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to benefit HOPE Outreach Center
MOnday, OctObEr 25
at the prestigious
Fort Lauderdale Country Club
415 Country Club Circle, Plantation, FL 33317
register online at http://hopeoutreachfl.org
Sponsors, players and auction items are needed.
For more information contact:Co-Chairs Kitty Preziosi at 954-915-0101or Beth Azor at 305-970-0416
Hope outreacH center, Inc.
4700 S.W. 64th Avenue, Suite A, Davie, FL 33314
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