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Volunteer Update June 28, 2019

Don't let the June GLOOM get you down! CRC volunteers give back and make our community a brighter place.

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers who make a difference every day in the lives of our neighbors in need. Your support and gifts of time make it possible for CRC to feed the hungry, heal the hurting and house the homeless.

June Happenings

Representing CRC at Juneteenth Volunteers Amie and Cole DeFrain, along with Resale Store managers, represented CRC at the 2019 Juneteenth Celebration Event in Oceanside on June 15th. They were able to explain our programs, raise funds, and make connections with other organizations and supporters to further our mission. Thank you!

40th Birthday Bash Gala Committee The 40th Birthday Gala Committee is working hard to plan an amazing celebration of CRC’s 40 years of work in the community. The event is coming up on October 5th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Stay tuned for ways YOU can get involved! Learn more

Spotlight on: Food & Nutrition Center

Our Food & Nutrition Center provides nutrition counseling and valuable food resources to nearly 500 families in need each month. As summer gears up and school lunches and breakfast are no longer an option for many children, the visits to our Center increase. Thank you to the volunteers who keep the Center running strong all year round! Learn More

Please welcome Gayle Patterson, our newest lead volunteer! Gayle has been volunteering for more than a year with our Monday crew. She has taken on a co-lead role with our beloved Duke Skaff to head up the Monday afternoon Food & Nutrition Center team. When asked what she loves most about her Monday time at CRC, Gayle replies: "I so enjoy and appreciate meeting each of the CRC clients. I’m grateful to have learned so much from so many of them."

Congratulations to our Bastyr Interns! Our four Bastyr University Nutrition Interns   –  Kevin Canale, Kristina Valbuena, Anne Guthrie and Kacy Lindaman  –  completed their capstone project at CRC and graduated from their program this month! These talented and compassionate students volunteered with us through the school year, collecting data, building valuable relationships, and creating training materials for our volunteer teams. We loved having them here and although we are sad to lose them, we are excited to see what the future holds for these bright graduates!

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Food & Nutrition Center Renovations If you are a regular volunteer in the Food & Nutrition Center, you have probably noticed you have a bit more elbow room lately! Thanks to the support of the City of Encinitas , we have taken down walls in the Center and it is already much more spacious! We have also added recess lighting in the hallway. We are working towards replacing the flooring, mudding and painting the walls. All of these renovations will create a better and more efficient space as we serve our participants.

Congratulations to our June Volunteer of the Month: Karen Koblentz From Sara Rosenbaum, who nominated Karen: "Karen Koblenz (pictured on the right) is a CRC Ambassador in the truest sense of the word. Karen represents our organization and the work we do at the San Dieguito Interfaith Ministerial Association meetings (where she serves as president) and at many community organizations and events. Karen is a part of the English Tea Committee, Holiday Baskets Committee and 40th Birthday Gala Committee. She promotes our cause and brings others onboard. Karen is always willing to jump in where needed and often will volunteer in behind-the-scenes jobs such as stuffing envelopes! Thank you Karen – CRC values you and the partnership we share!"

Volunteer Opportunities

If you would like information on any of these opportunities, please email Volunteer Manager, Sara Rosenbaum at srosenbaum@crcncc.org .

Holiday Baskets Volunteer Opportunities We are already gearing up for Holiday Baskets! We are currently looking for volunteers who want to be a part of the Registration Team.

Holiday Baskets Registration Team Volunteers will: Register families for Holiday Baskets Perform various administrative tasks including data entry Check in families and/or assist with troubleshoot support on distribution days Requirements: Background check. Existing CRC volunteers with Livescan preferred (volunteers must be cleared to handle client data) Familiarity with internet, Microsoft Excel, and ability to use a tablet Willing to commit to volunteering September through December Attend 1 time Training August 20th 10:30-11:30

Other Volunteer Opportunities We will need the help of substitute volunteers over the summer in our Food & Nutrition Center. Keep an eye out for emails with available shifts.  We also need volunteers to unload donations at our San Marcos and Encinitas Resale Stores on Saturdays and Sundays. Please see our complete list of opportunities on our website.

If you would like information on any of these opportunities, please email Volunteer Manager, Sara Rosenbaum at srosenbaum@crcncc.org .

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If you have a story you'd like to share about your experience volunteering at CRC, please share it with me at srosenbaum@crcncc.org . I can include those stories in future newsletters as an encouragement to our team.

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