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United
Samaritans Foundation
220
S. Broadway – Turlock, CA 95380
(209)668-4853 Fax (209)668-4854
The Mission of the United Samaritans Foundation
is to be an advocate for the poor in the spirit of the Christian
Tradition. The Foundation will search out areas of need
and explore creative and holistic ways to meet them
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 2004
On behalf of United Samaritans Foundation
Daily Bread
Ministries we wish all
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
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Holiday
Season
GREETING
… Wondering what to get for that hard
to buy for family member, friend, or loved one. You can make a tax
deductible contribution to United Samaritans Foundation, we in turn
will send out a holiday card in your name. It is a great way to keep
those friends, co-workers, family, and loved one’s in mind
while assisting USF in serving the less fortunate.
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THANKSGIVING DINNER
Thanksgiving
dinner was a great success, thanks to you! We served 1,329 delicious
meals from our trucks on Thanksgiving
Day. Thank you to all who helped provide food and also to our wonderful
staff and volunteers who gave their time to help serve. We couldn’t
have done it without you! It was wonderful to see so many smiles on
faces as they received their hot turkey dinner.
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Dr. Dave Dubyak's
Famous Pumpkin Pie
Contest
The results are
in and congratulations are in order! This year’s first place
winner was Veronica & Clayton Gomez with the best pumpkin pie
ever, followed closely by second place winner Tammy Giannini. Wonderful
pies everybody! A huge thank you goes out to all who entered a pie
in our contest. These pies were served with the turkey dinner from
out trucks on Thanksgiving.
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IN NEED OF:
The rain and fog have arrived bringing colder nights. Please keep
bringing those blankets, coats, wool caps, gloves, socks,
and cold weather gear, so we can help our homeless population
stay warm. Thank you for the diaper donations! We are still in
need of the
larger sizes and formula. Other needs are disposable
razors and
deodorant. Our kitchen crew needs cooking
oil, spices, and sugar. Please bring your donations to 220 S. Broadway in Turlock.
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TIPS FOR LIFE
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
-Abraham Lincoln
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
United Samaritans Foundation was very blessed to participate in the
Festival of Lights again this year. It was a wonderful experience
and so great to see the community celebrating this holy season
together. We served approximately 400 cups of cider, hot chocolate,
and coffee. Everybody was very generous with their donations.
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Shelter
The We Care Program – Turlock has now opened a
50 bed shelter at 400 B Street, Turlock, for all over the age of 18.
The hours will be from
6:00p.m. to 7:00a.m., seven days a week. For more information please contact
Sean Byrne at (209) 656-9498 or (209) 883-2017
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
President John
S. Rogers
Vice President Ernie Gemperle
Secretary Cathee Vaughn
Treasure June A. Rogers
MEMBERS
AT LARGE
Carol Tougas, Mary I. Gallo,
Elaine Lyons, John Dunn,
and Fr. Bill McDonald |
LUNCHES
SERVED
Meals
served on out trucks during the month of November 2004 were 45,215.
In
our Emergency Food Box Program 273 families (683 people) were
provided with a three-day, three meals per day supply of food,
which equals 6,147 meals.
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“There’s
more, much more to Christmas
Than candle–light and cheer;
It’s the spirit of sweet friendship
That brightens all the year.
It’s thoughtfulness and kindness,
It’s hope reborn again
For peace, for understanding and
goodwill toward men.”
Sometimes,
it’s hard to find the right words to thank someone as generous
as the people in our community. Some one who has, literally, kept
alive our homeless and less fortunate friends in our community. The
poem you’ve just read says it best. For you are a true friend,
whose thoughtfulness and kindness brightens the lives of the needy
all year long. You understand that the spirit of giving isn’t
a fleeting feeling that arrives at Christmas, and leaves when the
holidays are past. It’s a commitment that lasts throughout
the year and brings lasting comfort to those who need it most. Your
loyalty means a lot to United Samaritans Foundation and the needy
we serve. You know that all of the donations we receive goes to feed
the hungry. We serve an average of 2,000 lunches a day. Without the
support of the people in our communities, we could not carry out
our mission. We also know that, when you’re feeling low, someone
can reach out to you with a gesture of kindness that reminds you
of how precious life is. And how much of it there is left to live.
The poem says Christmas is about “hope reborn again”
That’s what you give the needy. You show them how deeply you care with
a gift to
United Samaritans Foundation. On behalf of all of us at United Samaritans Foundation,
we wish you and your loved ones a happy, and healthy holiday. |
Legend
of the Christmas Spider
A long
time ago in Germany, a mother was busily cleaning for Christmas.
The spiders fled upstairs to the attic to escape the
broom. When
the house became quiet, the spiders slowly crept downstairs for
a peek. Oh what a beautiful tree! In their excitement they scurried
up the trunk and out along each branch. They were filled with
happiness as they climbed amongst the glittering beauty. But alas!
By the
time
they were through climbing, the tree was completely shrouded
in their dusty gray spider web. When Santa Claus came with the gifts
for the
children and saw the tree covered with spider webs, he smiled
as
he saw how happy the spiders were, but he knew how broken hearted
the mother would be if she saw the tree covered with the dusty
webs. So he turned the webs to silver and gold. The tree sparkled
and shimmered
and was even more beautiful than before. That’s why we
have tinsel on our tree and every tree should have a Christmas
Spider
in its branches.
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is my gift to United Samaritans Foundation
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In Memory
Of_______
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In Honor
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DONOR INFORMATION
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Enclosed is my gift of $_____________
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Name____________________________________________________Phone
Number____________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________
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Please make your check payable to UNITED SAMARITANS
FOUNDATION
and mail this form with your contribution to:
United Samaritans Foundation - 220 South
Broadway - Turlock, CA 95380
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YOUR GIFT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE
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