COSA Newsletter Issue 4

It’s hard to believe we are in November with Thanksgiving just 2 weeks away! I would like to thank everyone for their continued support and look forward to everyone having a happy holiday season! This year brought us many changes and challenges . . . some good, others not so much…but nonetheless, eventful. I am excited about the upcoming new positive energy on the board as our elections are close at hand and look forward to continuing our mission as we share ideas and work on ‘growing’ our organizations and helping each other in the coming year. COSA is like a family, growing bigger and stronger day by day. In this coming year, COSA’s board will continue to open its arms to welcome new members to join the family and nurture long time members along the way. I encourage everyone to take an active role in the coming year, with cutbacks in many organizations the continued support we offer each other in priceless. Let’s remember to show our support throughout the season, unwrapped gifts can be brought to our meetings and donated to member organizations, I know last month’s presenter Home Instead Senior Care is looking for gifts for our loved-ones over the age of 60, Mustard Seed always has its arms open to those wanting to help on Thanksgiving Day with their Community Feast, and many other agencies welcome donations for children and adolescents who are in need of a delivery from Santa. Bring an item to this month’s meeting if you can and I look forward to seeing everyone on the 16th.

Pamela A. Springer

See our COSA Brochure for detailed information!

Last Program Summation

Patricia Strickland presented on the many services Home Instead Senior Care offers: What do I do when I get the call that my parent needs help? Non-medical in-home care * grocery shopping*laundry*help elderly be self-sufficient Need support for your aging loved-one? Give Home Instead Senior Care a call: 888-370-1915!

November, 2011 ISSUE #4

In the News with Council of Social Agencies,Inc.(COSA)

Collaborate to Create the Community of Your Dreams!

Your community: Volunteering time and energy for a greater good!

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50/50 Winner or White Elephant

The October meeting was “Swap Shop”.

Help COSA by bringing a Halloween or Thanksgiving item for folks to bid on. See you at

the meeting. Don’t forget 50/50 next meeting too!

Did you know that COSA sponsors a COSA member to join Leadership St. Lucie every year? Take a look at what this experience can bring to your organization:

http://www.tinyurl.com/LeadershipStLucie

Congratulations to this year’s recipient:

Pam Springer!

Leadership Award

From Award Winner

Did You Know?

Awards corner…

“A person's true wealth is the good

he or she does in the world.”

- Mohammed


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Bylaws Highlights & Updates

Changes/recommendations will be presented to the November General Meeting for ratification.

From Bylaws Chair

Board Position Updates Send your articles, reports, and story to: Suzanne Ensmann, Newsletter Chair, [email protected] Include the following: COSA member name and contact

representative Story to highlight Make certain to include specific dates,

times, locations, and contact information!

Heartfelt thanks to Rus Embry for joining

the Newsletter Committee to help with proofing and editing!

“We get to make a living; we give to make a life.”

-Winston Churchill


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Agency Announcements: Event Highlight: Breast Cancer Walk, Heathcote Decorating

Share the holiday spirit with the Be a Santa to a Senior® service program! It’s a way to brighten the lives of lonely or isolated seniors in our community. This program has touched so many lives . . . in the last five years, 60,000 volunteers delivered more than one million gifts to over 660,000 seniors.

How your organization can help:

• Donate small items/marketing giveaways which will be use a gift bag stuffers.

• Sponsor a senior - Choose a tree tag ornament from the Christmas tree located at all three Butterfield Pharmacy & Medical Supplies locations in St. Lucie County after Tuesday, November 15th, 10:00 am and return it with the gift(s) by Saturday, December 10th.

• Volunteer to sponsor one or more seniors whose tree tag ornament is not selected by December 10th, to help ensure that every senior participating in the program will receive a special gift.

• Give a cash donation. Your donation would help cover expenses and gifts to seniors and would be greatly appreciated.

How the program works:

1. Each tree tag ornament will have the first name of a participating senior and their gift preferences.

2. Sponsors will pull a tree tag ornament from the tree and purchase gift(s) for the senior from the gift ideas listed on the tag. The gifts and corresponding tags will be grouped together and placed under the Christmas tree or at another location within the Butterfield Pharmacy & Medical Supplies store.

3. Home Instead Senior Care volunteers will regularly collect gifts, refresh tree tag ornaments as needed, and wrap the gifts. St. Lucie County Meals-on-Wheels volunteers will deliver them to each participating senior.

For more information, call: (772) 205-3900 or (888) 370-1915 or visit www.BeASantaToASenior.com

From Event Chair & Members

Dates of Interests:

Next General Meeting: 8am, November 16th PSL - Harbor Place-on Jennings Road & US1

BRING TOYS & GIFTS NEXT MEETING! Next Executive Board Meeting: United Way, 4800 S. Federal Hwy, FP

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COSA

P.O. Box 2356, Fort Pierce,

Fl. 34954

Website: http://cosanow.tripod.com

Newsletter Contact:

E-mail: [email protected]




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