We recently have had fun celebrating four birthdays among the two families (4 adults and 8 precious children) currently in our Interfaith Hospitality Network (rotation program).  I hope you get the chance to meet these fine folks!

As of mid-September, we had served 214 families in 2022 (including 310 adults and 469 children) in our Family HOPE homelessness prevention program.  That is possible only because of our generous donors. (YOU!) 

Thanks for all you do to help us achieve our vision of a community where no child is homeless!

Blessings,

Leigh

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The Ringers and the UMW Gals

Austin College APO groups

When you see the Family Promise bed trailer parked at host congregations throughout the county, be sure to notice the new 2022 King Sponsor logo proudly displayed on each side!

King Sponsor

• Maverick Farm and Fence

Queen Sponsors

• Graber & Walker, LLP
• Ruiz Foods
• The 1906

Full Sponsors

• Reinert Family Dentistry
• Covenant Presbyterian Church
• Georgetown Baptist Church
• Grace Lutheran Church
• Hagerman Baptist Church
• Sherman First United Methodist Church 
• Utter Pike Private Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
• Anonymous

Twin Sponsors

• Jim McClure State Farm Insurance Agent
• Weaver Construction
• Joe and Becky Frank
• Sanders, Motley, Young & Gallardo
• BancorpSouth
• Edward Jones: Asa Jessee Financial Advisor
• Robin Phillips, Paragon Realtors
• Independent Financial
• Dahle Dental
• Waldo Funeral Home

Crib Sponsors

• Simmons Bank
• Bayless-Hall Insurance
• ER of Texas

Thanks to all of our sponsors and to everyone who supported a team, we were able to surpass our fundraising goal of $30,000!  This money will be used to assist the families we serve, both in the Rotation program and in the Family HOPE program.  Be sure to let our sponsors know what a difference they are making in our community!

North Texas Giving Day

Many local nonprofit representatives and supporters gathered at the RailYard in Downton Denison the night before North Texas Giving Day. The RailYard generously hosted their usual Wednesday trivia night as a non-profit night to help raise awareness of NTX Giving Day. This was no trivial matter! Family Promise of Grayson County received $7360 in donations on North Texas Giving Day, including a Clara Blackford Smith and W. Aubrey Smith Charitable Foundation Prize!

Thank you to the Clara Blackford Smith & W. Aubrey Smith Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee for sponsoring this prize! We appreciate ALL of our donors and are grateful to those of you who supported us during the Communities Foundation of Texas NTX Giving Day!

Here's another bit of trivia:  Did you know that October 16-22 is National Family Promise Week?  Now you do!

Thank you to our Host and Support Congregations!

We are so thankful to our Host and Support Congregations for providing hospitality, food, and shelter for our guests. 

Our October Host Congregations include Whitesboro First Baptist church, Whitesboro First United Methodist church, and Trinity Baptist church in Sherman. Special thanks to Covenant Presbyterian church in Sherman for allowing us to stay in "the Cube" for a week in September when another church was unable to host in their building.  

Note to Coordinators and Pastors: we have two weeks in October (10/16 and 10/23) that do not have hosts! Please prayerfully consider opening your hearts and doors to our guests. We have a list of individuals that would be willing to help with meals.

Thank you to all the wonderful congregations that already have signed up to host in 2023! We appreciate your willingness to show God's love in such a tangible way!

Financial Education classes cover a variety of topics from budgeting to fraud prevention. Local banks, Family Promise, and other nonprofits are partnering to offer free classes on these topics. Snacks and childcare are provided. Classes are open to the families we serve as well as to the general public. Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

   * 10/18 6-7 PM "Budgeting" hosted by Independent Financial at the Family Promise Day Center (901 E. Houston Street)

   * 10/25 5:30-6:30 PM "Kids' Decision Tree" hosted by Independent Financial at the Family Promise Day Center (901 E. Houston Street). This class is for children age 5 through 5th grade. 

   * 11/3 6:30-8 PM "Fraud Prevention" hosted by BancorpSouth and Habitat for Humanity at Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (901 N. Grand Avenue)

  * 11/15 6-7 PM "Money Matters" hosted by Independent Financial at the Family Promise Day Center (901 E. Houston Street)

Family Promise of Grayson County has had a presence at several local events, including two recent nonprofit fairs. One was hosted by Austin College for students to discover ways of getting involved in our community. Another was part of Denison's 150th birthday. The Denison Ministerial Alliance held a community worship service at Munson Stadium, the theme of which was "knowing and loving your neighbor". Family Promise was one of about a dozen community organizations sharing information in the ministry fair.

It was a tad windy at the ministry fair!

"Kindness is seeing the best in others when they cannot see it in themselves."