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Lauren Skadberg of Valparaiso 'tests' the inflatable slide prior to the 1st Annual Celebrate Families Anniversary Event. The slide, other inflatables and more family fun return as part of CCA's Anniversary Celebration. The public is invited to come enjoy food from Birky's BBQ, live music, carnival games, cake walk, plant sale and crafts for the kids. The day begins with the return of the Run for Shelter - a 5k run/walk which is part of the Calumet Striders' Gold Cup Series.
2nd Annual Celebrate Families Anniversary
Event Returns with Run for Shelter and more
Christian Community Action will host its second annual Celebrate
Families event Saturday, May 10 at First Presbyterian Church in
Valparaiso from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. This Mother’s Day weekend event
will commence at 8:30am with the Run for Shelter 5k Run/Walk, part of
the Calumet Region Striders’ Gold Cup Series.
Following the Run, families are invited to attend the Celebrate
Families Carnival which will feature live music, concessions,
inflatable activities, games, and Mother’s Day crafts for kids. Featured
bands include “Into the Light” and “Vindicated”. Birky's BBQ will
provide for food, there will be a cake walk, Spring Gardening & Mother’s
Day plant sale.
Proceeds from the day’s festivities will support CCA
and
its programs, including Spring Valley Shelter and Greenwich House.
If you are interested in participating in the
Run for Shelter, call (219) 548-2379 or visit
www.valpoevents.com/run
to register. Run day registration begins at 7:00am, and the Run
begins at 8:30am. Awards
will be presented for winners in sixteen divisions and overall.
Law Students Help the
Homeless Pictured are Tom Isakson, Director of Program
Development for Christian Community Action; Chip Owens, Treasurer of Phi
Alpha Delta; Emily Orsinger, Justice of Phi Alpha Delta; and Erin
Miller, Program Director of Spring Valley Shelter.
CCA Announces Staff Changes/Additions
Eagle Scout
Inspires Spring Valley
Nathan Erxleben found the inspiration for
his Eagle Scout project at Christian Community Action’s Spring Valley Shelter.
When he finished, Nathan left a hall of inspiring quotes for Spring Valley’s
clients and made a safe, tidy area to contain the trash.
Erxleben, a senior at Chesterton High School who has been accepted into the US Naval Academy for the fall, saw an opportunity to positively impact clients at Spring Valley using inspirational quotes from Mother Teresa, Oprah, Michael Jordan, Ernest Hemmingway and many others. Erxleben narrowed down the final 19 quotes from many recommendations from friends, family and the community. (more)
[Valparaiso, 2/29/08] A
grant from a new fund at the Porter County Community Foundation will help
adolescents at Christian Community Action’s Spring Valley Shelter manage the
unique challenges they face as youth dealing with homelessness. Children make up more than
half of the clients for Spring Valley Shelter. Those 13 and older have special
challenges brought on by both their upbringing and the stress of losing their
homes, transient living arrangements and/or living in a homeless shelter. Many
of these youth are dealing with parental relationships that are not providing
them the consistent support they need to cope with the challenges they face
living in these situations at an age of heightened awareness and self
consciousness. These factors can lead to high levels of anxiety, low self-esteem
and issues connecting with classmates. This can also impact their relationships
with friends, their ability to apply their best effort in the classroom and to
make the right decisions about their livelihood. Greater Northwest
Indiana Association of REALTORS
The Greater Northwest Indiana Association of REALTORS ® (GNIAR) delivered a wonderful gift to Christian Community Action, February 22, as they became the first Premiere Annual Corporate Sponsor for 2008. Their contribution was delivered by Pat Pullara, COO GNIAR (R) Government Affairs, and Martha Brubaker, President, GNIAR Board of Directors, pictured above handing the contribution to Spring Valley Program Director Tom Isakson with CCA Director of Development, RG Skadberg. GNIAR(R)'s support of through the Annual Business Sponsorship Program provides CCA much needed annual support of programs to help clients move forward as individuals and families. In addition, GNIAR (R) receives recognition as a sponsor of CCA's events throughout 2008, including the Walk for the Homeless of Porter County, Saturday, April 19 at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve, Chesterton. |
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