Christmas 2012 at The Charlotte County Homeless Coalition

Christmas came with lots of blessings this year at the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition complete with Santa Claus and plenty of entertainment for our shelter children and families.  Recently the Homeless Coalition was faced with a troubling hurdle -- our shelter waiting list continued to grow with countless families needing somewhere safe and warm to lay their heads. Leaving many to ask "What are we going to do?"  CCHC staff quickly decided to make some adjustments and now our shelter is set up to take in more families. Unfortunately, our waiting list continues to grow.  As of Christmas morning, CCHC was home to more than 30 children.  Good news is -- those 30+ children had an AMAZING Christmas that was filled with tons of gifts, including brand new bikes for every child.  On December 15th -- New Hope Church and the AmeriCorps VISTAs teamed up once again to throw a Holiday Extravaganza (seen here in the pictures).  The day was fun and festive and wouldn't have been possible without the generous contributions of Richard Hearn -- who filled in for Santa Claus, Cake Concepts -- who provided the beautiful cakes, Galactic Bounce -- who provided the bounce house and many more individuals who provided hours of entertainment.

Thank You From All of Us!

May your days be merry and bright this year and every year!

Halloween Comes Early for CCHC Shelter Kids

 Halloween came early for the shelter children at the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition this year -- thanks to the many volunteers, individuals and local businesses that came together to make it all happen.  On Thursday night -- Oct. 25th, 2012 -- Kids 4 Change poured into the shelter with costumes, candy, cupcakes, punch and even a couple of balloon animal experts -- filling the night air with haunting delight! 

On Saturday -- the AmeriCorps VISTAs serving Charlotte County and the shelter's party planning committee put on a spooktacular party complete with a pumpkin carving contest -- where everyone was a winner, candy apples and zombie pinata.  Thank you to Subway in Murdock and Subway on Harbor for donating the delicious sandwiches and Papa John's Pizza for donating the birthday gift certificates!  Whoop Whoop -- what a treat it was to be a part of this amazing day.  So as you trick or treat and gorge yourself in Milk Duds, Snickers and lollipops this year -- count your blessings because as we all go home and tuck ourselves into our warm beds -- the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition continues to be filled to capacity with children and families who no longer have that luxury.

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 

LOVE,

KELLY

Kids 4 Change!!!

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