TLC News and Message Board

• It's never too late to meet your New Year's resolution to contribute to your community!  Tri-Lakes Cares is grateful to all the members of our community who support the services we offer to help those in need.  Through the year-long giving of our community Tri-Lakes Cares was able to serve 184 families at Thanksgiving and 218 families for Christmas.  366 children received gifts this year.  These families live in the Tri-Lakes area.  Last month alone 48 seniors received groceries from our Supplemental Grocery Program.  The Snack-Pack Program ended the year serving 110 children at the Palmer Lake Elementary school, and hopes to have resources to expand this program to at least one other school in the Tri-Lakes area this year.  (Read more about the Snack-Pack Challenge in the Featured Program on the website home page.) As you can tell contributions from the community are extremely valuable to help TLC offer the services our community needs.  Read Giving back in the new year.

• NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION is scheduled for  February 22 at 5:15 p.m.  Both sessions will take place at the TLC facility. Orientation is required for all TLC volunteers. A reservation is also required to attend the orientation. RSVP to Cindy Rush by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• THANK YOU to The Myron Stratton Home for a $10,000 grant to support Tri-Lakes Cares initiatives.   

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• Mark your calendar!  June will be here before we know it.  The 2012 Cruisers Benefit Car Show will be held on Sunday, June 10 from 10:00-3:00.  See www.tlcruisers.org for more information.

Featured Program

The Snack-Pack Challenge

Can your church, club, or other group take on the challenge of supplying all the students we serve through the Snack-Pack Program with the items needed for one week?

We finished last school year servicing 110 children and as of the beginning of this school year we are servicing 95. Each child takes home 6 snack items every week. 6 items x 110 kids = 660 snack items each week!

Groups that are able to successfully complete the challenge of collecting 660 snack items will be listed with the other Super Snack Packers!  

We need individual portion sized snacks that are individually wrapped.  Examples of snack items are Jell-O cups, fruit cups, granola bars, animal crackers, dried fruit, cheese and crackers, and peanut butter and crackers.

Thank You to these Super Snack-Packer Groups:

• LOGs Network
• Tri-Lakes Chapel Middle School
• Nutrition Camp School Foundation ($750 grant)
• Antelope Trail IB Program
• Boy Scout Troop #17