FOSTER CARE AUXILIARY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2010
WHERE DID IT GO?
Thank You!
Wow! Where did the year go? 2010 will be over before you know it…and we’ll all begin a new one with new hopes and dreams for 2011. My hope is that the Foster Care Auxiliary will find the resources and support to continue to grow our programs and services…my dream is that we’ll be able to provide these services to all foster families in Orange County. Here’s hoping that your dreams for 2011 are big and that they all come true!

Thank you for offering your support to foster children. If you are a foster parent – thank you for opening up your home and showing children what a healthy, supportive family looks like. If you are a Foster Care Auxiliary Supporter – thank you for allowing us to help these families continue with their invaluable efforts with your volunteerism, donations and time. It truly does take a village!

The Foster Care Auxiliary thanks each family that is caring for a child in need. You are truly the hope and inspiration for these children who need someone to nurture and parent them. The gift of a loving family is the most generous and will never be forgotten.

Visit our web site or call to learn more about the Auxiliary and what we offer to you. You can also find information on the web site about current sales in the thrift store which is open to the public, and view our latest newsletters from the web site to find out what’s happening. Check out our video on www.youtube.com.

Shopping or donating at the Foster Care Auxiliary Thrift Store helps foster families in Orange County. Thanks for your support!

Baby Gear Loaner Program * Low Cost Food Boxes * Monthly Distribution of New Product * Support Group * Training Opportunities * Fun Family Events * Great Thrift Store - Supports Our Services!

 

image from flickr by paul(dex)
FCAOC MEMBERSHIP
Full membership privileges!
New members get full membership privileges starting immediately included in their 2011 membership!

Download the application form

 

RALPH'S
Easy way to support using Ralph's
If you shop at Ralph’s please download this page to take to Ralph’s and present next time you shop. This needs to be done annually, so even if you were signed up, it needs to be done again each September. Thanks for your support!

 

BABY GEAR!
Baby gear loaner program!
You can now see exactly what is available for loan in this program.

 

YAHOO GROUPS
Don’t miss out on our opportunities and give aways!
You need to be signed up to receive messages from the Yahoo group that I post opportunities on! Please join the site. You do need a yahoo email account (free) but you can forward it whatever your usual email address is. It’s easy for you and easy for me to get word of these special offers to you. If you are having trouble, see if you can get questions answered from their tech support, ask a computer whiz teen neighbor or relative, or ask me and I’ll do my best to help. It really is important – I don’t want anyone to miss these great offers! (see below for the link)

Be Sure to Join our Yahoo Group site to get the Latest Info from Us!

You will continue to get the newsletter emailed to you, but all other mass correspondence that goes out to our Foster Care Auxiliary Group will be posted to this group site and you will be notified (if you choose) of the posting. (You can have the email from the group forwarded to your regular email account)

Click to join FosterCareAux

 

photo by john-morgan on flickr.com
FOSTER CARE TOOLBAR!
We have our own Customized toolbar!

Please make every gift count this holiday season.  More than 1,600 top stores including Amazon, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Apple, Gap and more will donate a percentage of virtually every sale to The Foster Care Auxiliary. 

Just go to GoodShop.com, designate us as the cause you support and then click over to your favorite store.  You pay nothing extra - and you can even save money as GoodShop lists thousands of money-saving coupons and free shipping offers. 

Or, add our toolbar to your browser at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar - and your purchases will count even if you forget to go to GoodShop first!  There's no easier way to support us this holiday season!  Please spread the word

 

MEMBER DISTRIBUTION DAYS

*Please note the following changes concerning Distribution Days:
We understand that childcare can be difficult to find and not always convenient for your trip to the Auxiliary for distribution day. To be fair to everyone and to help members not able to make care provisions for their children, a pre-made box of selections will be given to any member who cannot come without their precious little ones starting in November. Alternatives might be to ‘buddy up’ with another shopper and ‘swap’ childcare while you are in the center. I’d be happy to keep a list of parents that are interested in this. Children should never be left unsupervised in the store.

December Distribution Days:
No regular distribution in December. Focus members will be notified via our Yahoo Group Site when we will be having a gift distribution.

Save the Dates in December:
Dec 1: Children & Family Social Services Agency Dinner and Foster Care Auxiliary Auction
Dec 5: Scottie’s Smokehouse BBQ–*NEW location!* Pick up gifts & dinner available

 

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
Contact Us!
I’d love to hear any questions or comments from you!
Kathy Harvey, President, Foster Care Auxiliary
FosterCareAux@yahoo.com
714 778-3383
333 S. Brookhurst (between Orange and Broadway) in Anaheim
www.FosterCareAux.com

 

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