Posts Tagged ‘of help’
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Cherokee Family Violence Center would like to thank our community for the generous support we have all year and especially during the holidays. THANK YOU and Happy Holidays from CFVC Staff! As a reminder, we are still have our raffle open! We will being drawing to see who the winner is…
Read MoreFall Fundraisers are Here
We have a few great opportunities to support CFVC in some really fun and unique ways this fall. We hope you will consider participating in one, two or (even better) all three of these fantastic fundraisers: After the success of our last Poker Run, we have decided to have another this Fall, so plan to…
Read MoreChart Industries Raises Funds for CFVC
Employees of Chart Industries of Ball Ground raised funds for CFVC during the last quarter by preparing meals and selling them to employees. The money collected was matched by Chart Industries and donated to Cherokee Family Violence Center. Together Chart Industries and their employees presented a check to CFVC for over twenty three hundred dollars. We appreciate their hard…
Read MoreDonation Changes
Due to the overwhelming generosity of our community, we are currently unable to accept donations of used goods. We have partnered with two agencies that will take our donation and provide them to CFVC clients for free of charge. We are thankful for all of your ongoing support and hope you will consider bringing your…
Read MoreClosing the Book on a Year of Academic Mentorship
Since October 2015, Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) has partnered with Cherokee Family Violence Center to implement Project One on One, an academic mentorship program to assist children who would like to develop academically and professionally. Every Monday evening Project One on One mentors and students met individually or in small groups to focus on homework, projects,…
Read MoreTeen Volunteer Upgrades Our Garden
Teen volunteer Leia Amos of Ball Ground, along with her friends and family, recently completed a garden upgrade at our shelter. The group built large, raised garden boxes and beautified our garden area, providing us a location to grow feed and plants. Leia completed 100+ hours of volunteer service to earn the Stars and Stripes…
Read MoreThank You Thursday: One Eyed Jacks RC
It is Thank You Thursday and we want to highlight our friends from the One Eyed Jacks Riding Club who brought us a donation of food items they collected for us during a recent ride. Yard Bird (aka Matt Owens) and KC of the One Eyed Jacks are pictured here with Cherokee Family Violence Center…
Read MoreCupid Struck CFVC
Last week, the CFVC Children’s Program had a great Valentine’s Day Party! Decorating cookies, snacking, and getting a “box of love” made it the night a lot of fun for everyone involved. We want to thank Robin Hovanec and her daughter Lily for donating nearly 100 decorated shoe boxes filled with snacks, letters, and love.…
Read MoreBe the Change!
Gandhi said it best, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” We have taken that theme to heart, recognizing that we needed to restructure how we have been utilizing volunteers. With fresh starts in mind, we now have a dedicated contact for volunteers in our Outreach Coordinator, Niki Lemeshka, and we have…
Read MoreChristmas Elves Visit CFVC
We have been visited by so many of Santa’s helpers this week who have been bringing in gifts for the families participating in our program. There is no way we could list everyone who has been so generous with us this season, but we wanted to share a little bit of the fun that we…
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