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The Mission and Outreach Commission is a very visible way that the Holy Cross family demonstrates our dedication to our Lord’s teaching to love and serve Him. This Commission supports our church’s mission statement by providing a compassionate ministry of helping others, near and far, when need exists. Specifically members of the Mission and Outreach Commission: 1. Screen requests and distribute emergency assistance to people in immediate need (we help with power bills, housing costs, transportation and other needs for an approximate annual total of $30,000; this amount is determined by Valle Country Fair proceeds and therefore varies from year to year). 2. Determine distribution of Valle Country Fair Grant funds to local non-profit organizations (traditionally a total of $15,000 each year). Local Non-Profit Organizations receiving Valle Country Fair Grants in 2011 are:
Avery County Senior Center Caregiver’s Haven,
Children’s Council of Watauga County,
Edgar Tufts Memorial Association,
Grandfather Home for Children,
Green Valley Elementary School: Together to Learn,
High Country Caregiver Foundation,
High Country Relatives as Parents Program,
High Country Prison Ministry,
Hospitality House,
Hunger and Health Coalition,
L. Dawn Franklin Memorial Fund,
New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College,
Parent to Parent Family Support Network – High Country,
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Grant recipients display posters of who they are and what they do at every Valle Country Fair (photo) so that the general public can see their efforts which better our community and help improve the lives of others. 3. Organize and run Alternative Christmas, Angel Tree, Villager (an outreach of respite for parents of foster children) and a monthly dinner at Hospitality House, the homeless shelter in Boone. 4. Raise funds for a church school in Haiti and for Haitian emergency relief. 5. Initiate new outreach such as the Hispanic Initiative, a fledgling program offering needed services to our local Latino community. If you are in need of assistance, please call Holy Cross at 963-4609, ext. 25 and leave a message. A volunteer will return your call within 24 hours. If your local non-profit organization is interested in applying for a Valle Country Fair grant, please visit www.vallecountryfair.org and click on "To Apply for a Grant." If you are looking for volunteer opportunities, Mission and Outreach offers many ranging from holding babies during a Villager evening to submitting MOC articles for the Holy Cross monthly newsletter. Please send Ann Gerber an email at holy_cross@skybest.com if you would like more information.
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Avery Ministry Emergency Food Pantry,