On March 1, 2008, the California-Southwest Region of Church World Service presented its tenth annual Tools & Blankets Banner awards for outstanding support of the Church World Service Tools & Blankets Program in 2007. Special display banners with the “Rainbow of Caring” logo and the year of the award were presented to twenty churches. To insure that all churches, whatever their size, had an equal chance to qualify for a banner, ten banners were awarded on the basis of highest total giving and ten on the basis of highest total giving per member. The following churches were awarded banners:
| For Highest Total Giving-- | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Tucson, Arizona | $7,561.15 |
| 2. | St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Reno, Nevada | $4,231.00 |
| 3. | Willowbrook United Methodist Church, Sun City, Arizona | $2,357.00 |
| 4. | Faith Presbyterian Church, Sun City, Arizona | $2,319.00 |
| 5. | First United Methodist Church, Turlock, California | $2,208.50 |
| 6. | Skyland Community Church, Los Gatos, California | $2,037.00 |
| 7. | United Presbyterian Women, Orange, California | $1,980.00 |
| 8. | Upland Christian Church, Upland, California | $1,973.00 |
| 9. | Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, Fountain Hills, Arizona | $1,954.00 |
| 10. | First Christian Church, Fullerton, California | $1,920.00 |
| For Highest Giving Per Member-- | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arvin Union Congregational Church, Arvin, California | $19.25 |
| 2. | Bloom in the Desert Ministries, Palm Springs, California | $17.30 |
| 3. | First Christian Church, Corning, California | $17.10 |
| 4. | Crescent City U.M.C., Crescent City, California | $13.11 |
| 5. | First United Methodist Church, Vallejo, California | $12.05 |
| 6. | Ladera Community Church, Portola Valley, California | $11.50 |
| 7. | Clairemont Christian Church, San Diego, California | $11.23 |
| 8. | Alpine Community Presbyterian Church, Alpine, Arizona | $9.42 |
| 9. | St. Theodore of Canterbury, Seal Beach, California | $7.11 |
| 10. | Bixby Knolls Christian Church, Long Beach, California | $6.70 |
