California Southwest http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/ en-us Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:51:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2007 Tools & Blankets Banner Awards Rainbow of Caring

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
Congratulations and our warmest thanks to these twenty churches for caring and sharing so generously!]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/tools-blankets/#000457 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/tools-blankets/#000457 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:51:02 -0500 Spring 2008 CROP Hunger Walks "TBD" indicates that the WALK date is still being determined.

Name of Walk Location of Walk Date of Walk
Arcadia Arcadia, CA May 4
Camarillo Camarillo, CA March 9
Chico/Paradise Chico, CA May 10
Conejo Valley Thousand Oaks, CA March 9
East Bay Oakland, CA April 20
East San Gabriel Valley Glendora, CA March 16
Escondido/San Marcos Escondido, CA April 20
Fallbrook Fallbrook, CA March 9
Fullerton Fullerton, CA April 27
Glendale/Foothill Communities Glendale, CA March 2
Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV April 13
LAX Community Area Inglewood, CA April 12
Los Osos Los Osos, CA May 18
Marin San Rafael, CA March 2
Merced Merced, CA April 13
Modesto Modesto, CA April 26
Moorpark Moorpark, CA May 10
Ojai Ojai, CA June 1
Oxnard Oxnard, CA April 13
Pacific Palisades Pacific Palisades, CA May 4
Peninsula Harbor San Pedro, CA April 27
Riverside Riverside, CA March 9
Santa Paula Santa Paula, CA March 9
Simi Valley Simi Valley, CA June 8
South Bay San Jose, CA April 27
Sun Cities Sun City, AZ March 9
Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA May 18
Ventura Ventura, CA April 13
Visalia Visalia, CA May 10
Yuba/Sutter Marysville, CA April 26
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/crop/#000968 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/crop/#000968 CROP Hunger Walks Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:30:53 -0500 Visit CWS on our online networks MySpace Church World Service has a MySpace page: http://myspace.com/cwscrop. We encourage you to explore the page and point others there, and if you already have a MySpace profile of your own, become a "friend" and spread the word.

FacebookCWS has created a "group" at www.Facebook.com. If you are a Facebook member, we hope you'll search for our group (Church World Service) and join it--and invite your friends!

 

YouTubeWe've also consolidated our YouTube presence at http://youtube.com/churchworldservice and created a "playlist" for CROP Hunger Walk videos that have been created by folks across the U.S. Take a look and become a subscriber.

Lastly, people can now download a variety of CWS banners and buttons for their own website, blog, or profile at http://www.churchworldservice.org/buttons.

Thanks for passing the word!

]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/networks/#000877 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/networks/#000877 Networks Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:34:38 -0500 Conejo Valley CA
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CWS/CROP Regional Director Julie Brumana, with Walk Coordinator "Sheriff" Sherrill Hyink and "Deputy" Marty Schwalm.
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000811 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000811 Photo Gallery Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:39:46 -0500 Glendale / Foothill Communities CA
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Rev Frank Brougher, Evelyn Horigan, and Mark Papendick talk over some details.
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Associate Pastor Mark Papendick and members of The Vallejo Drive Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Walk coordinator Evelyn Horigan flashes a cheery smile.
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Fr. Paul Hruby welcomes everyone Church of the Incarnation.
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Fr. Paul "breaking the chains of hunger."
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And they're off...
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Sam Carvajal and family at the end of the Walk.
More pictures available
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]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000445 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000445 Photo Gallery Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:08:51 -0500 Fall 2007 CROP Hunger Walks For more information about any of the Walks, please call us at 888-297-2767
“TBA” indicates that the Walk date is still being determined.

Name of Walk Location Date of Walk
Auburn  Auburn, California October 14, 2007
Contra Costa Walnut Creek, California October 7, 2007
Douglas/Bisbee Douglas, Arizona October 20, 2007
El Dorado County Placerville, California October 7, 2007
Fresno  Fresno, California October 14, 2007
Galt Galt, California October 13, 2007
Long Beach Long Beach, California October 21, 2007
Mesquite Mesquite, Nevada October 21, 2007
Newport Beach Newport Beach, California October 14, 2007
Northwest San Diego County Carlsbad, California October 14, 2007
Orland Orland, California October 20, 2007
Pasadena Pasadena, California October 28, 2007
Phoenix Phoenix, AZ November 18, 2007
Ramona Ramona, California October 7, 2007
Rancho Bernardo/Poway Poway, California November 18, 2007
Reno Reno, Nevada October 21, 2007
Sacramento Sacramento, California October 14, 2007
San Fernando Valley Northridge, California November 4, 2007
San Francisco San Francisco, California October 21, 2007
Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, California September 3, 2007
Scottsdale Scottsdale, Arizona November 4, 2007
Shasta County Redding, California October 20, 2007
South Placer County Loomis, California October 21, 2007
Tucson Tucson, Arizona November 3, 2007
Vista Vista, California November 11, 2007
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/crop/#000791 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/crop/#000791 CROP Hunger Walks Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:50:18 -0500 Los Osos, CA
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Movers and Shakers
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How Cute Can You Get?
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Let's Get This Walk Underway!
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St. Paul's United Methodist Church youth feeling great after finishing the 4.25 mile walk.
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The Edmond family, with the youngest walker Jacob, along with Charaline Maxim.
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Walkers from Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
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Rick, Gabriel, and Yvette get ready to walk.
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Students from the Channel Islands High School Key Club, who had more than 28 walkers this year!
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Friends from E.O. Green Jr. High School.
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The Honorable Mayor Mary Manross of Scottsdale, 82 year old Gretchen Eveland of Palo Cristi Church, and Rita Koppinger of the Vista Del Camino Food Bank.
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Lang and the Gang: Jazz Ensemble featuring Josh Lang, Lauren Carroll, Eric Choate, Nathan Gleason, Chad Cole, and Conrad Miszuk.
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7th grade CROP Walkers
These seventh graders participated in the CROP Hunger Walk.
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000538 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000538 Photo Gallery Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:36:05 -0500 Douglas/Bisbee AZ
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Grace United Methodist Church in Douglas sponsored their first CROP Hunger Walk in 2006. A good time was had by all and we raised nearly $1,000 with only 12 walkers!!
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000537 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/photos/#000537 Photo Gallery Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:28:51 -0500 Tools & Blankets Resources
  • Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.
    • ]]>     http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/tools-blankets/#000453 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/tools-blankets/#000453 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:01:27 -0500     CWS Kits for Tsunami Victims Church World Service uses CWS Kits to assist refugees, displaced people, and victims of natural disasters throughout the US and the world. Forty churches within the Presbytery of the Pacific (Southern California & Hawaii) responded to the tsunami in South Asia by assembling more than 2,500 Health Kits! Every CWS Kit collection, big and small, is greatly appreciated as the need for these Kits continues.
    Presbytery of Riverside with 750 lbs of Kits
    Rev. Robert Flagg and four volunteers pose with the 750 pounds of CWS Kits that were collected through the Presbytery of Riverside! (Inland Empire of Southern California). Thank you to all who supported this project.
    		 Students at the Westridge School for Girls
    Students at the Westridge School for Girls in Pasadena California assembled 150 School Kits and Health Kits!
    ]]>     http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/kits/#000456 http://www.cwscrop.org/californiasouthwest/kits/#000456 Kits News Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:59:01 -0500