Lone Star Chapter Summer Philanthropies Video

The Lone Star Chapter created a slide show with pictures of the moms and sons serving their various philanthropies over the summer, and would love for you to view it.  The Lone Star Chapter logged over 2, 416 hours of summer service,  an increase of 10% from the prior summer.  This video, shown at the first moms’ meeting, was another way to highlight their different philanthropies and how they serve them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCutBDUa3E

The Southlake Chapter Was Busy This Summer!

The Southlake Chapter was busy this summer volunteering close to 1100 hours since May and almost 5500 hours total since the organization was formed three years ago.

  

Volunteering for Rise Adventures, which is a program for the disabled that utilizes watercraft and fun items for them to enjoy. 

  

They also helped construct a home for the Habitat for Humanity Program in Fort Worth this past June. 

   

Helping organize and volunteer at the Southlake Senior Center Luau this summer the seniors enjoyed a day of Hawaiian fun.

YMSL helps provide sack lunches to kids in need through support of Seven Loaves Food Pantry in Plano, TX

A note from Janet Collinsworth, Executive Director:

"THANKS to the Keg Steakhouse & Bar for their generosity and commitment to improving lives in our community and THANKS to the hundreds of passionate supporters of the Seven Loaves Food Pantry & Community Center - the SEVEN LOAVES SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM PLACED FIRST IN TEXAS VOTING and received a generous grant of $25,000 from The Keg Steakhouse & Bar.


THANKS TO YOU the Seven Loaves Food Pantry & Community Center along with Plano Independent Schools, Plano Jr. League, National Charity League, Young Mens Service League, Boy Scouts, Girls Scounts and hundreds of volunteers, there will be over 17,000 healthy sack lunches provided to children in Collin County who are at risk of going without enough food this summer.

THANKS TO YOU!
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There are over 55,000 children enrolled in PISD for the 2010-2011 school year of which approximately 10,000, or about 18%, participate in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program (SBP/NSLP). The SBP/NSLP are federally assisted meal programs operating in public, non-profit private schools and residential child care institutions. Very often, these meals are the primary - or only - sustenance these children receive. These children are food insecure. According to the USDA, food insecurity is limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways (that is, without resorting to emergency food supplies, scavenging, stealing, or other coping strategies). During the school year, SBP/NSLP help fight food insecurity for children. But what happens when school is not in session? On weekends and during the summer and holiday breaks, these children are at risk of not having enough, or perhaps anything, to eat each day.

Your support of the Summer Lunch Program is helping to provide kids in need with lunch this summer so they can stay healthy and be ready for school to start this fall. Thanks so much for your support. "

All the best to you and yours,
Janet Collinsworth, Executive Director
Seven Loaves Food Pantry & Community Center

Plano Chapter banquet held in Cowboy's Stadium

Our Plano Chapter held their banquet in the home of the Dallas Cowboys on May 1st. The chapter came together to celebrate its graduating seniors and award those that achieved excellence in service work this year. Before the ceremony the boys and moms took a VIP tour of the stadium and got to hang out on the field.

Alpharetta Chapter honors its first year of Graduates

Our Alpharetta Chapter held its annual banquet on May 1^st at the Marriott on Windward to honor its first class of graduating seniors. The event was a celebration of the chapters' charter class and their moms.  This group of 2011 high school graduates contributed more than 4500 hours of service to the North Fulton community over the past 4 years.  Congratulations to all!

Milton chapter's first service project is a success!

In Georgia the Milton chapter was able to do their part to help sort and pack food items which were collected by local letter carriers for the National Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.  This is our nation's largest, single day food collection and their community donated over 15 tons of food! 

Southlake Chapter has great banquet turnout

Way to go Southlake Chapter!

Three classes are represented in this photo in the now two year old chapter. The Annual Banquet YMSL - Southlake Chapter was held at Trophy Club Country Club, on May 15th at 5:00pm where the young men and mothers celebrated another year of service to their community. Close to 5,000 community service hours have been performed by this chapter over their two years. Veteran MLB Player Homer Bush was the guest speaker as chapter members dined and honored those who dedicated themselves to community service .The Southlake chapter is looking forward to consisting of a full four year chapter next year, celebrating their 1st Senior Class Graduation.

Congratulations