Community Outreach
Quick Facts
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- Current membership - 455
- Located at 2611 West Avenue
- From June 2009 through May 2010 touched the lives of over 54,000 members of the San Antonio community last year, primarily children
- 100% of philanthropic work done by volunteers
- Last year’s volunteer hours - 71,000
- Major source of funds for philanthropic work - Thrift House at 2611 West Avenue
- Projects serviced through agencies, schools and organizations that verify needs of individuals
- Sponsors seven Philanthropic Programs:
1. Adopt A Resident – gave the gifs of time and friendship to 125 residents in over 480 annual, monthly and weekly visits and events.
2. C.A.P.S. - donated 1,510 caps last year to acutely ill children and teens in local hospitals
3. College Scholarships - awarded $24,000 for 12 scholarships to qualifying junior and senior college students
4. I'm In Charge - reached 17,959 elementary students with a program about personal safety
5. Operation School Bell - provided personal care kits, school supplies, and school clothes last year for 4,484 elementary children identified by community agencies and nine school districts ( uniform vouchers also supplied).
6. Togs for Tots - provided clothing, development materials for more than 4,725 infants and preemies, toddlers, and preschoolers at the request of 33 community agencies
7. Watch Me Grow - distributed over 25,000 booklets as a guide for parents about the developmental stages of their children
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