Community Outreach Programs

The St. Anne's mission statement includes a goal of "fostering a shared purpose of social responsibility and involvement" among students. The Outreach Committee of the Parents' Association tries to further that goal by organizing schoolwide efforts to share with others who do not enjoy the same level of privilege. Outreach will include a variety of events that both students and families can enjoy, and that do not always involve money. The activities for this school year are listed below. FYI and flyers will provide details about the various efforts and how the recipient organizations will use the school's contributions. In addition, the committee will provide information through FYI about other outreach opportunities for individual families.

SAVE THE DATE: MAY 23, Challenge Foundation Walk in memory of Sam & Grace Masoudi

SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendars for Sunday May 23rd. Join us for the second annual Sam and Grace Masoudi Memorial Fund Walk benefitting the St. Anne's Challenge Foundation Scholars. The walk will take place at Bible Park at 9:30 a.m. It's a great family event and a chance to show your support for an awesome fund with a great cause. We hope to see you there! For more information contact Marilyn Bredar, Cindy Sawyer, Laurie MacDowell or Emily Baker. (Click here for registration form. Also available in Kris Buckley's office and on the St. Anne's website Masoudi Memorial Fund page).

2009 HOLIDAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

If you are looking for some outreach activities for your family this holiday season here is a list of some opportunities in the Denver area. CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD

THANK YOU ST. ANNE'S FOR MAKING HALLOWEEN OUTREACH A SUCCESS!

Seven lawn and leaf bags of candy were donated to Ronald McDonald House and Colfax Community Network. Unicef donations totaled over $750 which vaccinates 1500 children against measles for life. Thank you all for your generosity!

THANKS FOR THE BACKPACKS!

Thanks to the generosity of the St. Anne's community we were able to deliver 20 new and used backpacks to the Bridge Project which provides educational support to children in Denver's housing projects. To find out more about volunteer opportunities at the Bridge Project go to <http://www.du.edu/bridgeproject/>. Thank you from the Outreach Committee.

St. Anne's has committed to providing dinners to Sacred Heart House, a shelter for homeless women and children, on the 3rd Monday of every month. This is a wonderful outreach opportunity for you and your children. Prepare a meal for 15-20 people, deliver it to Sacred Heart House by 5pm and then join the residents for dinner - kids are welcome! Sign up sheets and information are posted on the Outreach bulletin board in Kris Buckley's office or you can call Suzanne Kotula at 303-881-0666.

HALLOWEEN OUTREACH COMING SOON

Look for more information about Trick-or-Treat for Unicef and candy donation in FYI in October.

DENVER RESCUE MISSION HAS REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

New:

Books for Children
Underwear for men, women and children
Diapers sixes 4-6
Candy Canes to hang of Christmas Trees
Large Plastic bin for decoration storage

Used:
Christmas Decorations
Christmas Lights
Ornaments

Additional items:
Warm winter clothing: hats, gloves, socks, work boots, work gloves, etc.

For more information please call Sarah Siegel-Magness @ 720-224-2886

Thanksgiving Outreach Opportunities for Families

Volunteers of America is looking volunteers to help distribute Thanksgiving baskets to families with limited income on Monday, Nov 24th from 9:00am-5:00pm for 3 hr. shifts. If you are interested, contact Jason Owens at 303-297-0408 X 13158. Meals on Wheels also needs help on Thanksgiving Day from 9am-12pm delivering hot, nutritious Thanksgiving meals to homebound seniors. This usually takes about an hour and a half and you can do it as a family. Contact Jessica Koehler at 303-297-0408 x 13123 to volunteer for Meals on Wheels.

Holiday Volunteer Opportunities, Click Here

G.L.O.V.E.© (Giving Love on Valentine’s Eve)

Please join us in bringing a little love into the lives of those less fortunate than us.

For the next two weeks we will be collecting unused travel-size toiletries. This includes but is not limited to: shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, q-tips, bath gels, bath bubbles, deodorant, brushes, combs and perfume.

We will be packing up all these necessities into small zip lock bags adding simple store bought Valentines and heart candies for the children.

We will be giving our offerings to The Gathering Place, a Women’s and Children’s Shelter. If you would like to contribute please drop toiletries off in the bins marked “G.L.O.V.E”, at school.)

Thank You for your support.
The Outreach Committee at St. Anne’s

Calendar of Events for Outreach

SEPT: Back Pack for the Bridge Project

We collect new and gently used backpacks for the Bridge Project (http://www.du.edu/bridgeproject/), which provides them to kids living in Denver’s housing projects.

OCT: Trick -or-Treat for UNICEF, Candy Collection, Books for the Bridge Project and SAITH Work Day

We organize “Trick or Treat” for UNICEF.
We also collect excess candy for Ronald McDonald House Denver (http://www.ronaldhouse.org/) and the Colfax Community Network (http://www.colfaxcommunitynetwork.org/)
At the Book Fair we set up a donation box for books that will be given to kids from the Bridge project as holiday gifts.
We also hope to organize a work day at St. Anne’s in the Hills. We will rent a wood splitter, stack wood and set up a ropes course for use by our students. This is a family event and kids 3rd grade and up are welcome.

DEC: We will have an updated listing of holiday volunteer opportunities on the website and on the Outreach bulletin board.

JAN: Pen and pencil drive for Hogar Del Nino (http://www.hogardelnino.com/about_us.php).

FEB: G.L.O.V.E. Project
Giving Love On Valentine’s Eve provides toiletries and valentines to women and children at The Gathering Place, a shelter for women and children in crisis. We set out collection bins, assemble baggies and deliver them to the Gathering Place

MAY: Masoudi Walk for the Challenge Foundation and School Supplies for the Bridge Project
We hope to have the Masoudi Walk again this year which benefits the Challenge Foundation
< http://www.thechallengefoundation.org/>, an organization which provides scholarships and support to underprivileged children and their families so that they may attend private middle school and high school

During the last week of school we collect school supplies left over at the end of the year. The Bridge Project uses them in their after-school and summer programs.

ON GOING: CANA, Care and Concern and Meals for Sacred Heart House

Once a month we collected unlabeled items from the lost-and-found bins to donate to CANA, Caring Association for Native Americans. CANA, is an organization that provides living necessities and support for Native Americans who come to Denver for medical care.

Every other week we provide dinners to Sacred Heart House (http://www.sacredhearthouse.org/), a shelter for homeless women and children.

Care and Concern supports our own community when families need help with meals or transportation due to a birth, illness or other similar event.