News Around

the Corner March 2020

Valentine’s

New Addition

2

Awards

Silly Safari

2

Needs List 3 & $

Banquet 5 & 6

Food Fundraiser 7

Kroger

Bowling Awards

7

Birthday Part 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Verse of the Month:

Proverbs 10:12

“Hatred stirs up

conflict, but love

covers over all

wrongs.”

THE 14TH AND CHESTNUT COMMUNITY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO BE A PARTNER WITH AND PROVIDE MINISTRY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THE CENTER IN

ORDER TO ASSIST WITH A VARIETY OF SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.

Did you know?

Do you know who the winners were from last year’s bowling fundraiser?

Answer Page 2.

Valentine’s Day

On February 14, on Valentine’s Day all of the groups did a differ-ent party for the kids. The K-2 girls got to do pin the arrow on the heart, hitting a piñata, made Valentine’s Day cards and sacks to exchange with each other as well as getting popcorn and can-dy from the leaders. The K-2 boys made cards to exchange to each other where they had to write something nice about each other, as well as playing fun games and decorating cookies. The 3-5 groups got to watch a fun movie and play fun games. While the 6 and up groups were able to interact with each other, and play fun games. All the kids had a blast being able to do some-

thing different that is not what they usually do.

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Silly Safari! On Wednesday, February 19th, Kimodo Kourtney came and interacted with the kids and gave them an amazing look into what Silly Safari is all about. She kept all of the children engaged and even had multiple volunteers go up and get a chance to pet the animals and even feed them! There was a particular animal, called a Kinkajou, that had everyone’s hearts warming up because of how cute it was. It even wrapped itself up to go back to sleep. This experience was amazing and the kids enjoyed every bit of it!

Service Project Every Wednesday we do a thing called Drama Club with Jessica Becker. On the 12th of February, the Wednesday before Valentine’s Day, we did some-thing a little different than what we do on our usual Drama Club Day. The kids made Valentine’s Day cards for the residents at Westridge nursing home. The kids had an amazing time and we’re sure it made the residents feel EXTRA special.

End of Basketball Season

The ISU women’s basketball team has their last two games in this first week of March. They will play against Bradley on Thursday the 5th and then play Illinois State on Saturday the 7th. The kids always look forward to supporting their home team and are so excited for the last two games. Emma Jean always makes it fun especially because she takes the girls out to eat and even gives them money for conces-sions!

Bowling Results We want to thank the 40 people that attend our bowling fundraiser and the others who sponsored kids for the bowling fundraiser! We had a great time at Vigo Bowl on a Sunday afternoon in February! Our award winners are Pastor Scott Johnson from Memorial UMC for the Men’s High Series with 623 pins, Mary Wade from Seelyville UMC for the Women’s High Series with 341 pins, Colton Wright from Vision Baptist Church for the Youth High Se-ries with 345 pins, and then Memorial UMC with the most in attendance! We appreciate Vigo Bowl for hosting our fundraiser and again for everyone who attended or sponsored our fundraiser! A great time was had by all who came out!

Did you know??

Last year, Trevor Ley won the award for the youth’s highest score, Hallie Pell won the award for the women’s highest score, Cody Steele won the men’s highest score, and Memorial UMC won

the traveling trophy for the most participants at the fundraiser.

March 2020 NEEDS LIST

14th and Chestnut Community Center

1403 Chestnut Street. Terre Haute, IN 47807. Phone: 812.232.3126 Email: 14th.chestnut@gmail.com

Visit our Website! 14thandchestnut.weebly.com

Thank You for your support of what we do! We truly would not be here without you! PRAY for God’s blessing on our children and their families. Pray also that God will contin-ue to move through the ministry of the Center and provide for all of its needs.

GRUMBLING TUMMIES CAFÉ

Serving daily snack and dinner throughout the school year. Help us keep their bellies full!

Our biggest need for the kitchen is meat and fresh fruits and vegetables

We are also in need of dish soap and gift cards to purchase items in order to com-plete meals and to purchase the fresh produce and milk we need each week.

We are also accepting any donations of canned or boxed food as well as main staples like bread and sugar.

BIGGEST NEEDS

These are the areas where we could use the most help in the month of March:

Kitchen– The Kitchen could use Hamburger, Freezer Containers for cooked meat, Precooked Bacon, Granola Bars, Individual Packages of chips, and taco seasoning

Clothes Closet- Clothes Closet could use any size leggings for girls and any clothes sizes 6 to 16 for both boys and girls. They could also use bras for young girls.

Craft Supplies– We are in need of a new or gently used iron, foam brush-es, and newspapers for paper Mache.

Summer Interns– We are beginning to hire for summer. Please stop by the front office today for an application

Food Pantry– The food pantry is in need of boxed dinners and canned goods.

Easter Candy– We are looking for bags of candy to fill Easter eggs and items for Easter Baskets

Mom’s Matter- Our Mom’s Matter could use gifts to give to the Moms

MERIT MART REWARDS STORE

Help us reward our kids for good behavior! The store is where children can spend the play money they earn on hygiene products, toys, books, crafts, school supplies, etc.

We accept donations of new or gently used items for the Merit Mart.

Our biggest need is hygiene products especially for boys, such as deodorant, body wash, shaving cream, etc.

We also accept toys, school supplies, jewelry, and candy for the children.

MOTHER HUBBARD’S PANTRY

Please help us keep our emergency pantry stocked to help people in our community in an extreme time of need.

Our biggest need for the food pantry is meat like hot dogs, spam, tuna to make a complete meal. We are also in major need of Mac and Cheese!

We are also accepting donations of canned and boxed goods as well as supplies for babies such as diapers, wipes, and jars of baby food.

CLOTHES CLOSETS

Once a week, any of our registered children can go to the clothes closet and get NEW OR GENTLY USED clothing to keep them clean and warm. All donations are appreciated!

Our biggest need is new underwear and new boxers for our kids in any sizes.

We are also in need of clothes from size 5 to 12 for both girls and boys.

We accept clothes for kids from size 5 up to adult XL.

MOMS MATTER

Where mothers can get together and encourage each other through their daily parenting struggles. Each mom in attendance is given a small gift. Help us encourage them!

Gift baskets, lotions, bath items, candles, picture frames, and any other gift a mom might like

Gift cards for gas, dining out, or local grocery stores

BUILDING & GROUNDS

Cleaning supplies—Pledge, Windex, paper towels, liquid pump hand soap, toilet bowl cleaner, Ajax detergent, liquid dish soap, Goo Gone or Murphy Oil Soap, 409, Spic and Span

Old cell phones or old printer cartridges

Thank you for your continued prayers and support!

14th and Chestnut Community Center

1403 Chestnut Street. Terre Haute, IN 47807. Phone: 812.232.3126

14th.chestnut@gmail.com

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18th Annual 14th & Chestnut Community Center

Gifts From The Heart Event Come join us for an evening of food and fun!

THURSDAY, April 16, 2020

Reception & Silent Auction—6:00 pm

Dinner—6:30 pm ISU Hulman Memorial Student Union

Sycamore Banquet Center 550 Chestnut Street, Terre Haute IN

Choice of:

Chicken stuffed with Spinach and Cheese served with Potatoes

Or Vegetarian Eggplant Rollatini served with Artichoke Aioli

Both served with salad, rolls and dessert

Iced Tea & Coffee (Reg & Decaf) Available

(Gluten Free, Vegan, and Nut Free Entrée available upon request.

Please note on Reservation)

$40.00/person or $300/table

Reservations requested by March 27, 2020. (Call 812-841-2415 or email djanedi.e.cardwell@gmail.com to check for late

availability.) Convenient FREE PARKING! Directions included on back.

Don’t forget to come early and bid often on our silent auction items! It’s a great way to sup-port the Center and go home with something special.

Our guest speaker this year will be Miss Indiana, Tiarra Taylor! Come hear her speak about working with kids and traveling for Miss Indiana!

Please return form by March 27, 2020 and make checks payable to:

14th & Chestnut Community Center, 1403 Chestnut Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807

2020 Gifts from the Heart Reservation Form

Name

Address

Phone

Quantity Meal

Stuffed Chicken

Eggplant Rollatini

I cannot attend but would like to make a donation.

Price

$40/ea

$40/ea

Total:

Amount

All seating is assigned. Please indicate here any individuals/groups/organizations with whom you wish to be seated

and any special dietary needs:

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Free parking is located on the south side of Chestnut Street between 4th & 5th Streets. An attendant will be at the lot to provide free access from 5 to 7 pm. Cross 5th Street to walk to the south en-trance of the Hulman Memorial Student Union which is near the fountain in Dede Plaza. To exit the parking lot at the conclusion of our event, slowly approach the gate and it will open to allow you to

exit.

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Summer is coming! Even though spring is not even here yet, it is time for us at the center to begin planning for the summer program. We officially have applications in our front office for Summer Interns! We are looking to hire about 20 college students for 10 weeks over the course of the summer. They would work together with other leaders to be in charge of a group of kids. They would plan activi-ties, create crafts, supervise out on our playground and of course supervise on our field trips every Friday. They must be dedicated to working Monday through Friday from 8 am to 2 pm starting Tuesday May 26th, and ending July 31st. If you or someone you know is interested in joining our

staff this summer, please have them stop by the front office and pick up an application today!

Along with planning for summer, our Grumbling Tummies Café is beginning to collect items for our sack lunches. We have sack lunches every Friday with all of our field trips, and we need enough sack lunches to feed between 80 and 100 people. The items the Café is currently looking for is individual bags of chips, fruit snacks, pudding cups, fruit cups, individual bags of cookies and/or goldfish, granola bars, fruit roll-ups, gushers, and bologna. We also need bottled water, Ga-torade, and Juice pouches to keep our kids and staff hydrated on the hot summer days. These items would be greatly appreciated and would help us enjoy being away from the center and out in the community! We appreciate everyone who helps support our

summer program!

Staff Features One of the staff features this month is Caitlenn McAdams (right). She is a senior in the Social Work Program at Indiana State Universi-ty. She is working at 14th and Chestnut through her senior year in-ternship for her program. She really enjoys getting to know the chil-dren she is working with at the center and knowing that the girls feel comfortable coming to her if they need help with anything. What she is most excited about is her engagement and getting to spend time

with her family and friends planning their wedding next September.

Another staff feature we have is Sydney Ray (left). He is a junior majoring in Communication with a focus in media studies. He is working at 14th and Chestnut because he likes working with all the kids. He has been here for 5 years. He usually works in the sum-mers, however this is his first semester working through the school year. He tries to come back as much as possible because he not only enjoys working here, but he also loves working with the kids. What he is most looking for about his engagement is he is getting married in April, and he is looking forward to growing not only through Christ but also being able to

contribute back to the community and their church.

Writing Staff A lot goes into play when it comes to making and writing the newsletter for the center. We have three people who gather with Bill to make sure everything gets addressed. Heather helps to fill in Bill with what is happening that he may not notice. In addition she formats, and makes sure all the articles are completed. We also have two writers who help to make the newsletter a success. Memphis and Kaylee are two of our staff members who sit down every month with Bill and Heather and help to complete the newsletter. Each girl takes on about three articles to help com-

plete the newsletter. We are proud of our newsletter staff who help to make this a success.

Here are some ways you can help out at the Center:

Wills and Bequests—Gifts will be invested to insure quality services for youth in the future. Gifts can last a lifetime. Please consider us

when making your final requests.

Memorial/Honor Gifts—Gifts made in memory of a deceased loved

one or in honor of a family member or friend.

Miranda Harper Scholarship– Donations can be made to our

Scholarship fund to help our students with college expenses.

In-kind Gifts—Gifts such as clothing, toiletries and household items

can also be donated. For current list of needs, see pages 3 and 4.

Monetary Donations—Checks made payable to: 14th and Chestnut

Community Center, 1403 Chestnut St., Terre Haute, IN 47807.

Endowment Fund—If you would like to contribute to our Endowment Fund through the Wabash Valley Community

Foundation, contact Bill Felts at 812-232-3126.

14th and Chestnut

Community Center

1403 Chestnut St.

Terre Haute, IN 47807

812-232-3126

After School Program

Monday—Friday

3:00 pm—6:00 pm

Snack served at 3:00 pm

Dinner served at 5:30 pm

Executive Director

Rev. Bill Felts

Program Coordinator

Heather Slee

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