Community Christian Service Agency Newsletter Serving over 23,000 residents of San Diego County with emergency food, clothing, and referral services Fall 2015

Now Thank We All Our God

Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices,

Who wondrous things hath done, in whom His world rejoices;

Who, from our mothers’ arms, hath blessed us on our way

With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

O may we all our God through all our life be near us,

With ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us.

And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed,

And free us from all ills in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given,

The Son, and Him who reigns with Them in Highest heaven,

The one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore;

For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.

Written in 1636 by Martin Rinkart

Honoring June Van Lint

June Van Lint, a long-time supporter of CCSA, passed away on March 30, 2013. After an injury from an auto accident, June had surgery that rendered her quadriplegic and unable to talk for over 46 years. Despite her disabilities, she and her husband, Vic, raised four children. She served on the church council of the Congregational Church of La Jolla and previously served as Deacon and Treasurer at Pacific Beach Congregational Church. At her death, June requested that donations be made to her “favorite service organization”—CCSA. We are dedicating this issue of the CCSA newsletter in honor of June Van Lint, remembering her with gratitude.

THANK-YOU TO ALL—that’s what this newsletter is about. Consider connecting the word “thanks” to each name

listed on these pages; add them all up, and you’ll see the community (a crowd!) of supporters who quietly, continually

care about hungering, hurting people and act on that compassion. Saying thanks is the least we can do, so-----

THANKS !!

Sharing Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner, and CCSA has a couple ways in which you can participate in sharing with those in need

this Christmas: --A person or group may become a Christmas Sponsor by assembling a Christmas Food Basket for CCSA

families.

--A participant or group may donate items for Christmas Gift Bags for homeless persons. Guidelines for

these opportunities can be found at ccsasandiego.org under Christmas program. For other details, call 858-274-2271.

CCSA Mission Statement: The mission of the Community Christian Service Agency, an ecumenical Christian agency, is to

provide emergency services to individuals and families in need in San Diego County, including food, clothing and referrals,

and where practical, counseling to assist in their transition to self-reliance. (adopted Feb. 15, 2010; amended 12/16/13)

Hunger Walk 2015

CCSA Hunger Walk Chairperson Linda Cannon reports that 175 walkers participated in the Walk this year and that $25,475

was received. Huge thanks to Linda and many persons assisting with logistics, first-aid, and music. Sponsors were CCSA

member churches, Keil’s, Albertson’s PB, San Diego Food Bank, Boudin’s (Clairemont), Reality Changers, Dan Diego’s,

Siesel’s Meat Market, Chili’s, and Viola’s Hair Salon.

Service Statistics for the Month of August: At CCSA Clairemont------Total persons served=1124, of whom 535 were children (last year=821)

At CCSA Pacific Beach---Total persons served=667 (last year=604)

Commodities-------Total persons served=613 (last year=490)

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Current Needs

Urgent needs: men’s pants 30 to 40, white tube sox, reading glasses, macaroni and cheese

men’s T-shirts new men’s/women’s underwear school-age children’s clothing

men’s belts men’s tennis shoes 10-14 baseball caps towels individually wrapped Handi-wipes shampoo and conditioner nail clippers razors lip balm (small and large sizes) sandwich bags canned vegetables, soups canned fruit, small NOTE: It is predicted that we will be having a rainy season, and we would like to be prepared. Please be aware that we

will be in need of the following items: rain ponchos, hooded sweatshirts, sweaters, and jackets.

Bay Park Food Drive *DATE CORRECTION**

CCSA will receive the food collected for those in need in this area through the 2015 Bay Park Food Drive. This program was

created several years ago by Maryann Augustine of Frontline Realty. On Wednesday, November 18th volunteers will meet at

St. David’s Episcopal Church (5050 Milton St.) from 9am -2pm to prepare about 1800 grocery bags for distribution. The

prepared bags will be delivered between November 29th - December 1st in designated Bay Park neighborhoods, to be filled

during the week. On Saturday, December 5th, starting at 8:30am, the filled bags will be picked up and transported to St.

David’s for subsequent storage and distribution via CCSA sites. Volunteers are needed to assemble and deliver bags; also,

volunteers with pick-up trucks to transport bags are in need. For details, call Jeanne McAlindin at 619-541-2131.

HI ! I see you’re reading the CCSA newsletter. Would you be interested in receiving it by e-mail? You could check out the

newsletter at your ease as you check other e-mail messages. This would also save postage, which would allow CCSA

more funds for direct emergency help for people in need. Here’s the CCSA e-mail address---www.ccsasandiego.org.

Oh, you can also find the CCSA newsletter on the CCSA web site and on Facebook. If you want to change to e-mail

delivery of the CCSA newsletter, just e-mail, call or write; addresses are below. Thank you!

Community Christian Service Agency

4167 Rappahannock Avenue, San Diego, CA 92117

Phone 858-274-2271 (Clairemont)

858-272-0163 (Pacific Beach)

www.ccsasandiego.org

Meet Connie “She smiles a lot,” someone has said of Connie Villarreal, the CCSA

Operations Manager. With a background of working with a variety of

service agencies (YMCA, bail-bonds agency, school), Connie shares her

generous,

open smiles, as well as her assertive, capable, positive attitude with

everyone. Not only is Connie bilingual, she also is versatile in skills with

ideas, people, technology, logistics, and envisioning possibilities. Her

selflessness shows when she says she finds it hard to talk about anything but

CCSA. In much of her “free time” Connie cares for her mother and plays

with her little, mixed-breed dog, Luna.

Thank you, Connie, for all that you do!!

More Than First-Aide: Nurses Serve with Quiet Compassion

Thanks SO MUCH!

These nurses continue to serve folks in need at CCSA Pacific Beach:

Serena Arts Joanna Cary

Janice Grossnickle Julie Laverdiere

Cindy Miller Anne Robertson

THANK-YOU’S TO CCSA’S CORPORATE SPONSORS

Albertson’s Animal Protection and Rescue League

Big Lots (Clairemont, Poway) Boudin (Clairemont)

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Camden Sierra (Otay Ranch)

Charlie’s (bakery) Chili’s

Clairemont Times Clairemont Lutheran Church Choir

Fairmont Grand Hotel Del Mar Feeding America

Friends of Children United Society (FOCUS) Haggen’s (Chula Vista)

Keil’s (Clairemont) Keller Williams Realty

King Technologies Off the Wall Printing

San Diego Food Bank Sempra Energy

Senior Gleaners Sprout’s

Target Express (North Park) Thrivent Financials

Violet Hair Design Von’s

Thanks also to Dawn Perrin, Janet Miller Poutre, and Karen Scanlon for special gifts.

Staff Rosario Mereux Kitti Moreno Connie Villarreal

Volunteers Cheryl Arevalo Mark Ballard Dona Barbarie Leah Blaschke Lyle Boelter Sandra Boelter Mary Bongers Wanda Boyce Michael Brown Peggy Brown Mary Ann Calhoun Christina Camberg JoAnna Caro K-Ellen Cleary Pam Crusberg Marie Daniel Maria DaLuz Judy Dryden Betty Erickson Patricia Evans Newt Ferris Sary Frymann Glen Graham Kevin Glynn Maryan Hameed Mary Hancock Laura Hardwood Marilyn Hauck Al Hazen Joan Hazen Donise Howe Janine James Betty Jones Lisa Kanemoto Judith Kempter Margaret Kloogh David Landuyt June Lanning Pat Latham Nona Lindrus Paula Liska Tara Lyon Darwin Mann Michael McBride Hugh McCutchen Isabel McCutchen Lorrie Mulcahy Irene Partridge Leslie Paul Dawn Perrin Melissa Presley Laurie Rahe Bill Rhodes

Elaine Richardson Millie Shestag Pat Simkins Leticia Soto Betty Splitt Carol Suiter Catherine Sullivan Olive Thompson Lisa Trent Jeanne Trimble Lucie Ulrich Donna Ward Julie Warner Maureen Wilcox Chuck Woodson Ron Wyatt

Member Churches All Hallows Catholic Church All Saints Lutheran Church Atonement Lutheran Church Balboa Community Church Christ Lutheran Church Clairemont Christian Church Clairemont Christian Fellowship Clairemont Covenant Church Clairemont Lutheran Church Comm. Congregational UCC-PB Congregational Church of La Jolla Good Samaritan Episcopal Church Holy Cross Lutheran Church Immaculata Catholic Church La Jolla United Methodist Church Northminster Presbyterian Church Pacific Beach Christian Church Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church PB United Methodist Church Pioneer Ocean View UCC St. Andrew’s By the Sea Episcopal Church St. Brigid Catholic Church St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Ch. St. David’s Episcopal Church St. Mark’s United Methodist Church St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Torrey Pines Christian Church University City UCC

Advisory Council Heidi Acosta James Acosta Paul Bieber Mary Sue Brookshire Steven Callahan Christina Camberg Marlene Campbell Pam Crusberg Bryan Daley

Jeri Newell Davis Karen Dennson Walter Dilg Jonathan Doolittle Craig Dorval Phyllis Drewell Alan Duel Dave Edwards Rebecca Edwards Pat Gray Sam Greening Jane Heckels Jim Henkell Jim Hill Jerry Lauwritson Eric Lynn Simon Mainwaring Jeanne McAlindin Stephen McCall Patrick Mularkey Lynn McAdams Dan Moore Roseann Myers David Nagler Raymond O’Donnell Lee Pakusch Leslie Paul Daniel Pearson Laurie Rahe Janet Reathaford Jason Samual Dolores Shoemaker Matt Spahr Michael Spitters Lucie Sovinsky Carol Suiter Audrey Swartz April Herron Sweet Bonnie Towle Chris Tozzi Donna Ward Marcus Watson Steven Wells Greg West James West Nadine Wilson Matthew Wuest

CCSA Board of Directors James Acosta Peggy Brown Brad Cannon Judy Edelblute Larry Emlaw Maryann Forsyth Jeanne McAlindin Leslie Paul Jeanne Trimble Judy Wilkinson

“Team Hilvers” of Frontline Realty Group is back hosting the 11th Annual Bay Park Food Drive.

Together again with our Co‐Sponsors, Keil’s Food Store & St. David’s Episcopal Church – Will be collecting all Food Donations this year to benefit our Local “CCSA – Community Christian Service Agency”

– Who truly supports those families in need within our Local Community.

We all live or work in your neighborhood & love being a part of this Bay Park community. This time of year we feel it is important to give back…

Now more than ever our “Local” San Diego Community really needs our help this season. Will you join us?

We’ll make it easy for you! 1. A bag will be dropped on your doorstep starting Sunday Nov 29th ‐ Dec. 1st, 2015 2. Please place the items you wish to donate in your bag(s) and leave them at the

Top of “Your Driveway” by 9:00 am on Saturday ~ December 5th

3. One of our team members will personally stop by to pick up your donated canned food items.

“RAIN OR SHINE”

* If we miss you, please drop your items off at St. David’s Episcopal Church at 5050 Milton Street.

If you see us coming by in our “Red Shirts & Santa Hats”… Please step out & say Hello!

As a thank you, be sure to fill out the raffle ticket attached to your bag for a chance to win one of our Wonderful donated Raffle Prizes!

The winning tickets will be drawn on December 12th and notified personally that day. Thank you – to our generous neighbors, volunteer team and our supporting co‐sponsors for your community spirit and

generosity! Together we are making a difference – one meal at a time!

Happy Holidays! God Bless you this season…

Maryann Hilvers Augustine Frontline Realty Group

(619) 885-7270

The 10t hannual in 2014, we raised over “8,000 pounds of food & other items” which was collected and donated to CCSA. This year our goal is to far exceed that amount! If you would rather make a monetary contribution, please include your check inside

your brown paper bag payable to “Community Christian Service Agency”. We will safely deliver that on your behalf. All Food & Monetary Donations are tax deductible. (We can provide a receipt – just let us know!)

A list of the “most needed items” will be included with your grocery bag.

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ccsasandiego.orgClairemont Service Center:

4167 Rappahannock Ave., San Diego, CA 92117

Pacific Beach Center:1675 Garnet Ave., San Diego, CA 92109

CCSA is Approved By: SD Food Bank, Feeding America,FEMA /EFSP SD County Health and Sanitation Dept

1. Christmas Food Baskets:CCSA is currently seeking sponsors to provide Christmas Food Baskets for between 200-250 low-income families. Each basket should contain non-perishablefood items for the family Christmas dinner along with a $50 gift card to a merchantsuch as Target or Walmart to purchase perishable dinner items.Families that have 1-4 members will receive one gift basket and one gift card. Families that have 5-8 members will receive two gift baskets and two gift cards.

CCSA is also seeking donors to purchase items for the Gift Bags for 200-250 homelessindividuals. Each homeless person will receive a bag filled with useful and also fun itemsby CCSA volunteers. The list of suggested items is available on the CCSA website under the Christmas Programs.

Should you prefer to provide a Christmas food basket for a family that misses the Sponsor program (1.) but stops by before Christmas for extra assistance, we welcomeyour food basket donation. Please follow the same food guidelines to make up thesebaskets and deliver your donation beginning the week of December 7, 2015 to theRappahannock Avenue office.

For all three programs, see the guidelines at: CCSASanDiego.org under “Christmas Program”.

2. Homeless Gift Bags:

3. EXTRA Christmas Baskets:

Community Christian Service Agency

2015 Christmas Gift Baskets/Gift Bags