‘Tis the Season for GivingAre you looking for something special for your family, co-workers, scout troop or church group to do this Christmas? Look no further!

We have many opportunities for you to make a difference this holiday season from “adopting” families and seniors by providing gifts, donat-ing funds, blankets, coats or heaters, or volun-teering your time.

Christmas FamiliesAnonymously bless one of 100 families who is struggling with everyday expenses, making the additional cost of providing Christmas gifts for their children nearly impossible.

• Wish list includes practical items such as cleaning supplies, detergent and canned goods, as well as gifts for the kids• Utility bill sponsorships available• Santa will make an appearance Saturday, December 17th; kids will be able to take photos and share their Christmas wishes• At that time, parents will be picking up their family gift baskets.

December 14th – 16th• Help label and bag gifts brought in by Christmas Family donors – this helps parents keep gifts hidden until Christmas morning!

December 17th• Santa will needs lots of hands to help with gift distribution to the families!

December 19th – 22nd• Deliver gifts to our Angel Tree recipients and bring a bit of joy to our homebound seniors this Christmas!

Be part of our Elf Team...

Angel Tree “Adopt” one of our homebound senior clients

• Select an “Angel Ornament” from the Chase Bank Christmas Tree• Each ornament has a wish list of 2-4 items • Requests vary from chocolates and candles to a pair of pants and a new calendar• Deliver gifts to Chase Bank or the Needs Council office by Thursday, December 15th

To adopt a family or

volunteer, call us at 997-9756

A note of thanks by a family who participated in our Christmas Families program last year

Fall 2016 1904 North Llano Street | P.O. Box 73 | Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 | 830-997-9756 | info@needscouncil.org

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MEMORIALS, HONORARIUMS & DONATIONS TO THE NEEDS COUNCILJune 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016

James & Gail GloverBruce & Jane GoodMadison GrahamGretchen Hill & Pat WardCelia GroteMary HardieVirgia HarkeyBeverly Ann HatfieldRufina HeepAnn HeifnerLouis & Frances Heimann-RechCharles HelvieGlenda HiblerJeryl & Ruthann HooverFelice HowardBert & Frances HuebnerBarbara & Royce HunterBarbara IrwinArchie & Kathleen JacobyLaurie JenschkeRichard & Sue JohnsonJanet JonesRosalee KentBernard & Sara KoppWilliam & Judy LangeRobert & Linda LeeJoan LennonGary & Pamela LiddellHarold & Sue LinvilleRobert & Mimi LodowskiJay & Barbara MacManus

David & Barbara MannIrene MauldinDavid & Audrey MayerDG & Berlee McCouryPat McGowanWilliam McPhersonJohn Arthur MeadLeta MetzgerRichard & Cydney MickelsonCharles MillerWard & Pat MillerRick & Mara MorettiDorothy & Ernest MuellerSteve & Jana NealeGary & Jennifer NeffendorfKeith & Tracie NeffendorfMelanie NesbitSteve NitscheJohn & Francis NolenAllen & Madeleine OestreichGladys OttmersKatherine PeakeJoan PettyKevin & Harriet PickardMorris & Joan PiersonFreddie & Bill PipkinCarl & Mary PresslerNaomi PykaPatrick & Marlene PylateSteve & Annette QualbenCharles & Lois Rampacek

MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS

Karl & Mary RanslebenRajah Khan & Monika S RibeiroPauline RiveraEarl & Marsha RobinettLois RossVirginia SalinasByron ScarboroughEmil &Toni SchanduaGerald & Patricia SchmidtIrene SegnerCarol ShepherdAnn & Milo ShultJudy SiracusaLillian SmothersSteven & Kelly SoslandAdam & Kristi StaffordBruce & Leslie SukalyThomas & Kathryn TelleBarry & Joyce TrautmanLeo & Elizabeth TynanPaul & Jaydean UrbanCandy VidrinFrederick & Phyllis VogtRobert & Elizabeth WalchMichael WeberpalPat WeinheimerAl & Janet WeinzierlBill & Janey WiemersDavid & Mary WiemersJohn & Megan WillomeFred Witters

INDIVIDUALSJanet & John SmiljanicMyra AdamsAnita ArnoldChris & Ruth AveryJim & Carol BarnhouseCindy BeemanWilliam & Frances BehrendsMary Ann BelinLarry & Melinda BirckHenry & Jo Nell BlechlRay & Karen BluhmRichard & Nancy BraunitzerAllan & Betty BuchmeierSherrie CampbellKenneth & Jill CarrL D & Charlotte CaseyTom ColeRay & Susan ConnellyJose ContrerasLee & Janice CourtneyEdwardo & Josee CverckoCurtis DartezPatricia DiCuffaJoan DiemerMarialyce DittmarLillie EisnerArnold & Carol EllebrachtJohn & Elinor FloydJuanice FrankJeannine Frost

Nichole BendelfeMargaret BierschwalePaula Swenson & John BouwmanAllan & Betty BuchmeierJimmy & Peggy CadyThomas & Beverly CarnesL D & Charlotte CaseyJerry & Linda ChristensenJacquelyn ClementsClare DavenportE.J. DennisJD & Delci Detterman

BUSINESSES72 DegreesAmazon Smile FoundationBethany Lutheran ChurchBethany Lutheran Church WomenBethany Lutheran Sunday SchoolChoo Choo Patio ShoppeChurch of Christ - Ladies Bible ClassDas Mueller HausEdge Media Agency IncFirst Baptist ChurchFredericksburg Nursing & RehabFredericksburg United Methodist ChurchFrost BankHarper Presbyterian ChurchHEB EmployeesHill Country Evangelical Free ChurchHill Country Pest ControlHill Country Telephone Coopera-tiveHoly Ghost Lutheran ChurchKdgotcher InvestmentsLost Draw CellarsMarburger OrchardMemorial Presbyterian Church

Carolyn M DoddsMary EasterlingDarrell EdwardsLeland & Jane ErnestMary Ann FaubionMartha FosterJames & Crystal FoxVirginia FuegeRay & Cecily GallagherJoel & Rene GriffinMary HardieBeverly & Bill HarrellDanny & Charlotte HirtThomas & Bunni Hoefel

Aaron & Afton HominickWilliam & Helen HuffmanKendra, Klay, & Grace KlaernerFonza LawtherRobert & Linda LeeMyrt McMahillJean Lois MohrBill & Carol PaceKathleen PaigeKonnie PatkeRonald & Karen PoidevinNaomi PykaMargrit RaheJulie Roseberry

Bill & Pat SaddMary SchumannBobby & Carolyn ShafferRichard & Jennifer SheldenGary & Susie SteeleThomas & Kathryn TelleVernon & Linda TreibsMac & Barbara TurnerKimberly Van EppsRalph & Susan VillaniCarl & Julia WedenBen & Pam WilsonTerry & Margaret WittenbergBrian & Kay Wright

In Honor of Billy Pahl Mary Murchison

In Honor of Blake & Lauren Atwell Janie Atwell

In Honor of Bob Gates Ronald & Karen Poidevin

In Honor of Bruce & Cindy Busby Larry & Jeannie Jackson

In Honor of Charles Fishel Chevron Matching Employee Funds

In Honor of Dian & Harlan Stai Bruce & Cindy Busby

In Honor of Doris Cress Sharon Ginder

In Honor of Gloria Fordyce Sharon Ginder

In Memory of Joe & Julia Esquell Lyle & Jo Ann Spaeth

In Memory of Raymond & Laura Spaeth Lyle & Jo Ann Spaeth

In Memory of Alma Jean Moellering Gertude Land

In Memory of Annie Dietel Dwight & Karen Oestreich

In Memory of Darel E Allen Jr Jo Ann Krauskopf

In Memory of Darleen BirckMyrtle Eckert

In Memory of Terry Nixon Myrtle Eckert

In Memory of Delbert Grona Mary Ann Wofford

In Memory of Diana Clifton Dorothy Cornehl

In Memory of Erlene Kaderli Erline Grona

In Memory of Fannie Stech Jonathan & Carolyn BaethgeAlton & Florine BrunsBrad & Susan HardinLaurie & Marlin HartmannRussell & Yvonne HartmannJanice Zitelman & Fred JohnsonLeroy & Shirley JungGlenn & Gina KoenneckeRuby KoenneckeKen & Stacy LothTroy & Karlene OttmersDana & Leola OverdorfMax & Josephine SchaeferkoeterSteven & Marissa Weinheimer

In Memory of Felix Mueller Alton & Florine BrunsClaire CollinsRuth SarneckiRay & Debbie Tiemann

In Memory of Garey Brown Claire Collins

In Memory of James Watson Margaret Watson

In Memory of Jane Smith Craig & Susan King

In Memory of Jeffery Mavsar John & Lois Mavsar

In Memory of Jessie Mitchell David & Eloise McGinnis

In Memory of Jim Hardin David & Carla HerbigCarl & Holly O’Neill Sandra Weinheimer

In Memory of John Richards Charles & Diana FishelJoanne Richards

In Memory of Jonna Dawn Owen Dan & Renee Sechrist

In Memory of Jonna McHalek Owen Helen Bachmann

In Memory of Judy Abbott Reg & Linda Gartner

In Memory of Keith Berger Gerald & Gladys Frels

In Memory of Ken Jung Anonymous

In Memory of Lavonda Phipps Polly Zenner

In Memory of Leroy Cunningham Dorothy Cunningham

In Memory of Diane Holly Dorothy Cunningham

In Memory of Lois Wilson Sylvia Izard

In Memory of Loved Ones Clinton & Carol Feuge

In Memory of Lynn Izard Francis & Helen BirckCraig & Susan KingBabs ParrottPatricia PodollRuth Sarnecki Daniel & Jeanette SchneiderEmma & Hubert SchwarzerKermit & Annette Sultemeier

In Memory of Wyvonne Rust Kermit & Annette Sultemeier

In Memory of Mary Ann Reeh Kermit & Laverne Boos Tony & Betty Martin

In Memory of Mary Williams Ned & Margaret Butler

In Memory of Mary Wilson Paula Weber

In Memory of Norma Sagebiel Dorothy Herbort

In Memory of Rex & Peggy Fox Mimi Fox

In Memory of Ron McCready Laura Lundeen

In Memory of Norman Rech Laura Lundeen

In Memory of Rosalee MooreAlton & Florine Bruns

In Memory of Ruth Maenius Clifton Maenius

In Memory of Sue Sultemeier Carroll Sultemeier

In Memory of Jeanette Dahlquist Carroll Sultemeier

In Memory of Melvin Beckmann Clifton & Marjorie Ottmers

In Memory of William AllenClifton & Marjorie Ottmers

In Memory of Ron McCready Clifton & Marjorie Ottmers

In Memory of Tony PetrinoCarl & Holly O’Neill

In Memory of Robert Remschel Carl & Holly O’Neill

In Memory of Ryan Callum WilliamsCarl & Holly O’Neill

In Memory of Dorothy June MurphyCarl & Holly O’Neill

Polly Zenner72 DegreesAbsolute Charm Bed & BreakfastAdvantage Copier ServicesArmadillo Farm CampgroundBethany Lutheran ChurchBoys & Girls ClubCentral Texas Electric Co-opCotton Gin VillageFischer & Wieser Specialty FoodsFredericksburg JayceesGillespie County Retired Teacher Assoc.Hill Country 4HHill Country Memorial

Hill Country Pest ControlJ Bar C Septic ServiceLiving Faith of the Hill CountryMemorial Presbyterian ChurchMHM Wesley NurseRustlin’ Rob’s Texas Gourmet FoodsSaint Barnabas Episcopal ChurchSalvation Army of FredericksburgSeventh Day Adventist ChurchSunnyside Lawn & LandscapingThe Telephone ManTX Agri Life Extension ServiceWillow Creek 4 H ClubWoodforest National Bank

IN KIND DONATIONS

A special “Thank You” to

all of our anonymous

donors

er, microwave or stove needed. Some of these children are left to fend for themselves on the weekend while parents work. Please call 997-9756 with any questions.

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blankets & coats

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Drop items off at the Needs Council during regular business hours

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Food 4 Kids nourishing our county’s future The Food 4 Kids program addresses weekend hunger in children who counselors have identified as being consistently hungry. Below is a list of items we need to make this program successful. The idea is to provide non refrigerated individual serving size nutritional snacks that young chil-dren can open and eat. No can open-

•Tuna kits•Fruit Cups•Beanie Wienies•Applesauce

•Granola Bars•Nuts•Protein Bars•Trail Mix

•Juice boxes or cans•Beef jerky•Pudding Cups•Breakfast bars

•Peanut Butter individual servings•Crackers with cheese or peanut butter

Items Needed

volunteersin action

Pictured left to right: Willie Pfeiffer, Rufina Heep, Harvey Hearst, Ron Cuddy (not pictured: Gerald Shank)

A drawing by one of the child recipients to say “thank you” for his gifts last year.

These gentleman were certainly “Helping Our Neighbors in Need” by pouring a new, smooth concrete slab so Rufina could safely walk in and out of her home. “Nobody has ever done something so nice for me!”

er, microwave or stove needed. Some of these children are left to fend for themselves on the weekend while parents work. Please call 997-9756 with any questions.

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FredericksburgTX 78624PO Box 73 | Fbg, TX 78624

Needs Council 2016 Board Members

Mark Peterson - PresidentKelli Olfers - Vice PresidentBrad Hardin - TreasurerBecky Walch - SecretaryBea AldrichAndy BrayJohn BrownCarla HerbigJulianne HohnClint PluennekeElizabeth RodriguezTroy SiffordAmanda Stevens

You are now able to donate electronically through our website using a credit card

or PayPal.www.needscounc i l .org

Director’s Corner

“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called

Stress; Working hard for something we love is called Passion.” Simon Sinek

This column can be a strug-gle…how can I begin to share all the good that happens in our Needs Council Commu-nity? Daily I am privileged to witness wonderful acts of kindness, visit with creative

and gifted volunteers, and re-port on our vital work to donors that make our mission possible. One of the most important as-pects of the NC’s work is pro-vided by our licensed counsel-ors. I treasure their reports of the great progress clients are making; as well as the smiles of children coming out of abusive situations as they regain security and happiness. Ultimately, my passion comes from the ability to see lives transformed by oth-ers who care and are willing to reach out their hand to make a difference. It is fueled by those of you who selflessly give of your-selves to feed this mission of

Helping Our Neighbors in Need.If you haven’t yet had the plea-sure of volunteering or donat-ing, the holiday season provides a whole host of opportunities… but don’t stop there – needs continue throughout the year. I encourage you to find a “fit” for your gifts and talents and share them. Whatever stage of life you find yourself in, do give attention to your pas-sion, we will all live in a bet-ter world when that happens.

Merry Christmas!

Cindy HeifnerExecutive Director

Continuing our efforts to meet needs as they arise, we will begin a new tax preparation assistance program in January, 2017. We found that our clients were spend-ing an exorbitant amount of their limited resources with for-profit tax preparers. The Volunteer In-come Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is a partnership with the IRS and San Antonio Coalition. We are their first rural partner!

Experienced in all things ‘tax’? Call

us, we’d love your help!

997-9756

Getting down to brass ‘tax’New Tax

Assistance Program