CVCCS NEWSLETTER

With Thankful Hearts…

Each November and December we are blessed with an outpouring of donations. God has blessed us beyond our expectations this year, allowing us to be generous with the Thanksgiving and Christmas meals and gifts we were able to share. Here are but a few of the goods and services we were blessed to receive:

v Students from CVHS collected many personal care items that we could distribute.

v The CV Buckskins brought us several hundred pounds of food.

v An LCBC men’s fraternity group came and painted our community room.

v The local gym, FUSION, brought us over 700 pounds of food.

v Several local boy scout packs collected over 8,000 pounds of food just prior to Thanksgiving!

v The Worship Center collected food that totaled over 2,000 pounds!

v Another group from LCBC’s “Be Rich” campaign came and prepared 60 ham dinners that were given to resi- dents of a local retirement village and small families.

v ‘Kenny and the Extraordinary Bakers’ of Friendship Community made and decorated over 900 cupcakes that we distributed in our Thanksgiving and Christmas boxes.

v Eight employees from Everence Financial, including the CEO, came and spruced up the building with an ener- getic gift of service!

v We distributed meals complete with a turkey and the fixings to 134 households at Thanksgiving.

v Because of the generosity of the CV community ad Lancaster project for the needy, we were able to donate Christmas meals for over 800 people.

v We had our first "Extraordinary night of joy" concert that coincided with the Extraordinary Give of Lancaster county on November 18.

v Many of the churches in the CV district collected food and clothing totaling many hundreds of pounds.

CVCCS partnered with the CV schools to provide the following:

v 79 school families received meals and toiletries.

v 203 school families including 492 children received meals, gifts, stocking stuffers and toiletries.

v 162 children in CV that receive Weekend Blessings got blankets, soap, toothpaste and a toothbrush. The blan- kets were donated by the quilters of Faith Church and an anonymous donor.

v 70 elementary children received presents, stocking stuffers and toiletries with the “Shop with a Buckskin” Pro- gram.

An amazing team of volunteers helped to make all this a success with their faithful and tireless donations of time and talents. They move mountains of food and clothing each week and deserve a lot of recognition! They are your Ambassadors of LOVE!

A Community Together Addressing Needs and Changing Lives January / February 2017

Just a few of our heroes who blessed us with food or service and the Operation Christmas event...

Introducing Our Board…

Our board members are a valued group of individuals who offer us leadership and encouragement and we want you to know who they are. This month we introduce Amos Dienner.

Amos has been a board member since 2014 and epitomizes what a “working” board member is. He is often present and involved in our various events and his servant’s heart is very evident as he interacts with both staff and the public. Presently, Amos is works in Operations as the Employee Development/Safety officer at Smucker Company. Previously, he served for 12 years as an assistant pastor at the Worship Center, a role he excelled in with countless hours of pastoral care.

Amos and his wife Ann enjoy mentoring young engaged couples and helping them prepare for marriage, as well as leading a small group of young married couples in their home. They have four adult children. Thank you Amos for your commitment to the ministry of CVCCS!

CVCCS 2420 Gehman Ln, Lancaster, PA 17602 www.cvccs.org (717) 208-3711