2009 – May
January – February - March – April – May – June – July – August – September - October – November – December-General & On-going
May – Sign up for Mission Waco Poverty Simulations. Simulation dates are June 12-14, June 26-28, July 10-12, July 24-26. Cost $50. If you are interested in participating in a poverty simulation contact Mission Waco by email at povertysim@missionwaco.org or phone 254-753-4900. Or visit the poverty simulation website: Mission Waco Poverty Simulations.
May – Applications and deposits due for Mission Waco Mexico City “Mission/Exposure” Trip. Trip dates are July 14-21. Cost $1200. Work in an orphanage for physically and mentally disabled children and with others in addiction, mental problems, and desperate poverty. For more information contact Janet Dorrell by email at missions@missionwaco.org or phone at 254- 753-4900. Or visit www.missionwaco.org and click on “Training & Mobilizing.”
Fridays – Weekly Garden Day at the Elm Street Garden. 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. next to the Elm Street Clinic, 609 Elm St. Volunteers needed. Veggies for Sale. For more information e-mail: educationdirector@worldhungerrelief.org.
Lake Shore Baptist Church is selling a used copier: $2,800. If you are interested in purchasing, please call the Office Manager, Melinda Reynolds, at (254) 772-2910 or email at lbaptistchurch@hot.rr.com. Click here for a flyer with more details: copier flyer.
Communities in Schools “Summer Employment Experience” program is looking for worksites. If you would like to talk about your business or organization serving as a worksite, please contact Brandon Tull at btull@cis-hot.org or 753-6002 x0. For more information about this program that helps prepare young people for productive careers, including who is eligible and what kinds of worksites are needed, please click here: CIS Summer Employment program.
May 1 and 2 – Doulos International Big Garage Sale. In the parking lot 3505 Colcord Street.
Funds raised will go for the orphans and homeless children programs sponsored by Doulos.
Donations of saleable stuff (all kinds) are needed. Also if you’d like to volunteer for one or both days, we can use you. You will get a free Doulos Tee-Shirt out of the deal as well as help some orphan kids. Call 254 855 9512 if you have stuff to donate or would like to volunteer. For more information about Doulos international check the website: www.doulosinternational.org.
May 2 – Sharefest Day of Service. Sharefest is an annual inter-church day of service in the community. Last year over 400 volunteers from 6 churches worked together throughout Waco and the surrounding communities to perform services such as landscaping and yard work for elderly citizens, cleaning up vacant lots, painting schools and other public buildings, and much more. Volunteers logged over 1500 man hours of work at 22 work sites. The day also included a food drive, a box-fan drive and a blood drive. To find out more about how your church can get involved please call Teri Tippit at 254-848-4305 or email sharefestwaco@gmail.com.
May 2- Time For Change Symposium Marlin & East Waco. 10:00am – 2:00pm. Galloway Suites, Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco. The purpose of this event is to invite prominent citizens, influential businesses, community leaders and educators to gather together and develop, pledge, and execute a tangible plan of action for Falls County and East Waco. We will present the case study of Branson Missouri and their overwhelming success that resulted from a handful of citizens getting together and, one project at a time, rebuilding their community to one of the most sought after communities in the United States. This free symposium includes lunch and is hosted by Loreane Tomlinson (mother of Chargers running back Ladainian Tomlinson) and Empowerment Driven by Knowledge Coalition Symposium. For more information, including registration form, click here: Time for Change Registration. Please RSVP your attendance. To RSVP or for further information, please contact email trustworthy.consulting@yahoo.com or call 254-644-7057.
May 3 – Sunday Brunch Open House benefit for Meals & Wheels. 11:30 – 1:30 at the home of Becky and Claude Lindsey. $50 per person. For more information contact Julie Oates, by phone (254)752-0316 or email: julie@seniorministry.org.
May 3 – Greater Waco Interfaith Conference Second Annual Festival of Faiths. 3 – 5 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Activities Center, 2710 Speight Avenue. This unique religious event will again showcase many of the various religious faith traditions that are practiced by people living in the greater Waco community. Through music, readings, dramatic presentations, dance, and other visual presentations, members of congregations, temples, and synagogues will present important aspects of their particular faiths. For a flyer, click here: Festival Flyer. For a press release, click here: Festival Press release. For more information, please contact Kenneth Moerbe, 254-715-0134, or kpmoerbe@grandecom.net.
May 5 & 6 – Family Abuse Center needs volunteers to help set up for annual luncheon. 10 am on May 5 and early on May 6 if we don’t get finished. We will be setting up tables, chairs and decorations for the luncheon on May 6. We also need volunteers to help with the Diamonds and Denim Fundraising event. If you are willing to help, contact Dinah Husbands, Volunteer Coordinator, Family Abuse Center by email at volunteer@familyabusecenter.org or phone at 254-772-8999 Ext. 2240.
May 7 – Legal Assistance Project: Free Senior Law Forum. 9 a.m. Area Agency on Aging New Road facility, 1514 South New Road, Waco. Refreshments provided. Participants will learn about advance care planning, wills and probate, Medicare, and guardianship. You will also receive forms such as the Medical Power of Attorney and Advance Health Directive which can be self-completed without the aid of an attorney. For more information contact Francine Lumbard at (254) 757-3401 or email legalassistanceproject@yahoo.com. For directions call 292-1800.
May 9 – Waco Local Elections
May 9 – Fair Trade Festival at the World Hunger Farm. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the World Hunger Farm. For directions and more information, click here: www.worldhungerrelief.org. World Hunger Relief brings you a day of entertainment! Come join WHRI in celebrating World Fair Trade Day. Events include Fair Trade Fashion show (2:00), free fair trade food sampling (3:00) – bring your own mugs, Film Screening (4:00): Maquilapolis: A City of Factories, fair trade soccer game (5:00) – come ready to play. For more information contact Swathi Malepati by phone at 254-799-5611 or by email at villagestore@worldhungerrelief.org.
May 14 - McLennan County Hunger Coalition (MCHC) meeting – 11:45-1:00, Caritas of Waco Conference Room, 300 S. 15th. A coalition of representatives of food pantries, feeding programs, governmental agencies, faith-based organizations, businesses, and interested individuals committed to solving the problems of food insecurity and hunger in the local area, the MCHC meets monthly, usually on the second Thursday of each month. Anyone who has an interest is welcom. For more information contact Esther Morales at 753-3545 or foodoutreach@grandecom.net.
May 15 – Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition Meeting. 11:45 AM. Compassion Ministries, 1421 Austin Avenue. No cost to attend. Join us to stay involved with what is going on in Central Texas to serve the homeless. Lunch will be provided. Reservations are required – please call (254) 722-7644 or email jennyc@ci.waco.tx.us. For more information, click here: www.hothomeless.org.
May 16 – Dancin’on the Brazos 2009 benefiting Caritas of Waco. 7-9 pm on University Parks Dr. between the Hilton and the Suspension Bridge. Dancin’ on the Brazos will feature The popular 50′s, 60′s and 70′s band from Austin, Texas, Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88′s. Admission is free, though donations to Caritas of Waco of food items and cash contributions are encouraged. For more information, including information on how to be a sponsor, click here: Dancin’ on the Brazos.
May 20 – Topics in Geriatric Health Literacy: Ethics in Health Literacy; Discussing Difficult Topics – Breaking Bad News. Noon to 3:00 pm. Baylor University Science Building Room A 202. This session is one in a series of active learning opportunities targeting health professionals sponsored by the Brazos Area Health Education Center (BAHEC). To register contact Amanda Thomas at athomas@bahec.org or 254-753-4392 x 12.
May 26 – Crop Walk Steering committee meeting. 7:30 PM at the Seeds of Hope Publishers office at Seventh and James Baptist Church, 602 James. (The Seeds of Hope office is on the third floor of the Lueschner building.) Join us to help plan the 2009 Waco CROP walk. Three-fourths of the proceeds from the CROP walk will go to Church World Service (CWS) a world-wide relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry. One-fourth of the proceeds will go to Caritas of Waco. For more information call Linda Freeto at Central United Methodist Church: 420-2862 or LFreeto@CentralFaith.com. To visit the Crop Walk website, click here: Waco CROP walk.
May 30 – RSVP (Retired and Volunteer Program) Recognition Event. 1:00 – 3:00, Heart of Texas Fairgrounds, Fine Arts Building. Free for volunteers; $10 for guests. Over 1200 volunteers from 90+ non profit agencies will be honored at this event. For more information contact Susan Copeland, phone: 254-299-8577 or email scopeland@mclennan.edu.
May 30 – Youth Gospel Festival sponsored by Just As I Am Ministries. 1-6 p.m. 930 South 11th (across from Kate Ross). Come and join us as we celebrate. Free Food, Drinks and Clothes. For more information contact Just As I Am Ministries at 254-666-4051 or 914-319-4580 (cell), or visit the website: www.just-as-i-am-ministries-inc.org . For a flyer, click here: Youth Gospel Festival Flyer.
May 30 – An Evening of Music benefiting Red Door Pantry. 8:00 p.m. at Metropolitan Community Church, 1601 Clay Ave. Admission: $10. HIV affects us all; and the people living with HIV, the people caring for those with HIV, and the people responding to the effects of HIV in our community need and deserve support and assistance. The Red Door Project is a ministry of Central Texas Metropolitan Community Church, and it is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease by providing a food pantry service for persons with HIV, as well as peer support groups for them and for their friends, families, partners, and caregivers. Proceeds from this evening of music by local performers will go to support this ministry. For more information contact the church at 254-752-5331.
May 31- “Global Day of Prayer” – 7:00-8:00a.m., World Cup Café, 1315 N. 15th. Join with millions of Christians from over 200 nations around the world who are praying for God’s will to be done on Pentecost Sunday. Contact Jimmy Dorrell for more information. Email: jdorrell@missionwaco.org or phone: 254-753-4900.
May 31 – A “Central Celebration” concert benefitting Mission Waco. 3:00 – 4:30 in the sanctuary of Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive (Take the Hewitt/Estates exit off Hwy 84. The church is directly across 84 from HEB. ) The choirs of Central United Methodist and Central Presbyterian Churches will combine for a concert to benefit Mission Waco. The program will include a wide variety of church music from traditional/classic to contemporary. Choraland handbell pieces will be included as well as organ, piano and a brass ensemble. A love offering benefitting Mission Waco will be accepted during the program. There will be a reception in the Activities Center following the program. Please help us raise money for this local social service organization. For more information contact David Fleuriet by phone at 754-3544 or e-mail at music@cpcwaco.org .