ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <title>India-Link.org: Monthly Newsletters</title> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="wrap"> <div id="header"> <div id="topbar"> <div id="navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="index.htm">Home</a></li> <li><a href="welcome.htm">Welcome</a> </li> <li><a href="about.htm">About us</a></li> <li><a href="membership.htm">Membership</a> </li> <li><a href="board.htm">Board Members</a></li> <li><a href="community.htm">Community</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="subnav"><a href="message.htm">President's Message</a> | <a href="events.htm">Events</a> | <a href="past_present.htm">Past & Present</a> | <a href="newsletter.htm">Newsletters</a></div> <h1 id="sitename"> </h1> </div> <div id="content"> <div id="left"> <div class="post"> <h2>Community Service </h2><br /> <br /> <p>GOD'S KITCHEN FUND DRIVE 2009</p> <p style="text-align: justify">In November 2009, India Link initiated a charitable drive for God's Kitchen with an end goal to raise a modest $1000. On behalf of India Link, Richa Kanvinde spearheaded this fund drive that commenced on November 24th and ended December 22nd. In this short time window, we raised a sum of $1062, which were donated to the God's Kitchen on December 22nd thus bringing our fund drive to a fruitful completion. Of course, this would not have been possible without the tremendous support from our community. India Link would like to sincerely thank all the donors for their generous contributions and we will look forward to the same goodwill in future. </p> <img src="images/kitchen.jpg" /> <br /><br /> <p>What We Do</p> <p style="text-align: justify">We provide HELP and we create HOPE. Catholic Charities West Michigan provides help for individuals and families throughout the 11-county Diocese of Grand Rapids, regardless of their background or religion. We work to help change the lives of those most in need and seek to improve the lives of our clients and empower them to achieve their goals. Our goal is to create a nurturing and safe family environment for children and adults, as well as improving our community through specific outreach. The programs and services of Catholic Charities West Michigan have three distinct areas of emphasis: </p> <p>-- Community Outreach - including food, shelter, & pantry programs<br /> -- Behavioral Health - counseling services for individuals & families<br /> -- Child Welfare/Family Preservation - programs that strengthen families and help keep children safe</p> <p>God's Kitchen</p> <p>A community outreach program of Catholic Charities West Michigan and located in the heart-side neighborhood of downtown Grand Rapids, God's Kitchen helps to feed the hungry with dignity and respect. This program has served over 180,000 meals in 2009 and provided services through three programming initiatives:</p> <p>-- Capitol Lunch: - Nourishment and meal-time respite available to anyone who visits the dining room. Meals are served daily from 2:30pm - 4:00pm. <br /> -- Meals on Wheels: - Noon-time meals are delivered Monday - Friday to the homebound through this community outreach initiative. The volunteers delivering the meals many a times provide not only a hot meal, but also a warm heart for these isolated individuals.<br /> -- Suburban Outreach:  New in 2009, this program provides an evening meal to suburban families and individuals in need. </p> <p>For more information about God's Kitchen, please contact Peggy Helsel, Vice President - Development and Marketing, (616) 551-5662 or via email at: PHelsel@ccwestmi.org.</p> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p>India-Link.org &copy; All rights Reserved</p> <p> <a href="index.htm">Home</a> | <a href="about.htm">About Us </a> | <a href="board.htm">Board </a>| <a href="privacy.htm"> Privacy Policy </a> | <a href="contact.htm"> Contact </a></p> </div> </body> </html>