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Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange — G.R.A.C.E. |
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The Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange is a non-profit charitable mission that began in 1987 as a joint outreach of nine local churches, including representatives from cities, schools and local civic organizations. Today, by partnering humanitarian efforts with United Way and many local organizations, GRACE operates as one of the largest civic and non-denominational, ecumenical projects in North Texas.
In the spirit of God's grace, GRACE provides food, clothing, vital necessities, and counseling services to help people who are going through difficult times. |
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| GRACE Tees-Off to Feed the Kids! |
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 Park Place Lexus and GRACE invite you to join us for a fun and unique golf experience under a full moon on June 25th! You'll play nine holes of golf with nothing but a glow-in-the-dark golf ball and the light of the moon! There'll be prizes for the best scores, but the real goal is to raise money for the GRACE Feed Our Kids summer lunch program. This first of its kind tournament is sure to sell out quickly as sponsorships and tickets are limited, so reserve your place today!
Click here to download the tournament brochure.
For more information or to register by phone, call 817 305-4653.
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| 2010 GRACE Gala Raffle Underway |
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 This year's GRACE Gala Raffle prize is the winner's choice of a 2010 Chevy Silverado or a 2010 Chevy Camaro! The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, October 16th at the GRACE Gala.
Tickets are just $100 each or you can get 3 for $200! More information, including complete raffle rules are available on the GRACE Gala website, www.gracegala.org.
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| GRACE Outreach to Health Clinic |
Clinic Needs OTC Meds Help
The GRACE Outreach to Health Community Clinic is in serious need of "Over The Counter" medications. If you have access to any of these items in bulk or can afford to add a few to your next shopping list, the clients of GRACE would really appreciate it!
Eye drops (allergy and dry eye formulas)
Cough medicine (similar to Robitussin DM)
Allergy medications (Claritin, Zyrtec or generics)
Baby aspirin (81 mg)
Multi-vitamins
Calcium
Fish Oil capsules
Naproxen (Aleve or generic)
Ibuprofen (Advil or generic)
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| New GRACEful Buys Opens! |
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Rotary Group Puts Finishing Touches On New GRACEful Buys
Janice Bird with the Rotary Volunteers
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Last weekend, a group of people from the Grapevine Rotary and Your Construction Source teamed up to finish some of the exterior renovations at the new GRACEful Buys. Roy Lange of Your Construction Source coordinated the project and sent us the following message to help acknowledge those who lent a hand.
"We would like to give thanks to all who participated in the community service renovation project on April 9th and 10th for Graceful Buys in Grapevine.
On Friday, April 9th, Spencer Oady, Sales and Design Consultant with Your Construction Source, along with a Ralph Siebert (Project Manager) and Bob Van Dyke with Grapevine Rotary, power washed the west side and back side of the building in preparation for painting on Saturday.  Saturday, April 10th, a team gathered at 8:30 a.m. to begin the painting of the outside of the building. The team consisted of Roy Lange and his wife Johnny Sue Reynolds, Mike Detwiller, Kenn & Jonathan Grantham, all with Your Construction Source. Along with Ralph Siebert (Project Manager) Michele and Ken Little, also with the Grapevine Rotary, were a huge a part of helping out with the paint project. A big thank you goes out to Sherwin-Williams Grapevine for donating the paint and supplies for this community project. Also, a special thanks to Jill McIntire, Administrative Manager, with Your Construction Source for her part in organizing this event. We were all very happy to be a part of this community project...it was fun!"
New Location:
GRACEful Buys (formerly A Touch of GRACE)
418 E. Northwest Hwy, 817 251-3939
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| GRACE Dental Program Off to a Smiling Start! |
GRACE Dental Program Becoming A Reality!
"We held our first dental screening Tuesday night the 9th during our regular Acute Care Clinic. Dr. Brian Martin, a local dentist in Grapevine screened over 20 patients in two and a half hours. During the screening process, we uncovered several clients who were in pain and need to have tooth extractions, and many that have cavities that need to be filled. We are now in the process of prioritizing the clients for services and scheduling them to have the work performed. This program is so exciting, and I want to thank everyone involved in helping get it off the ground. More information will be coming in future newsletters about how you can support the program to ensure its continued success", per Amy Holcomb, R.N.
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| Holiday Programs Results |
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Christmas Cottage and Holiday Food Distribution each saw slight increases in the number of families served this year. Holiday Food Baskets were distributed to 515 families at Thanksgiving and 560 for Christmas. Last year, 1060 families received baskets. The estimated value of the food baskets given out is over $75,000!
Christmas Cottage faced challenges with getting enough donations to meet this year's need, but when the dust settled some 2,468 individuals were served, including 1,334 children. Volunteers logged more than 3,000 hours in setting up and operating the program this year.
Without the support of donors and volunteers, this massive undertaking could not be succesful. The GRACE staff and clients would like to say "Thank You" to everyone who participated!
(Information results courtesy of GRACE)
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GRACE Pantry: Items Needed Now |
For a complete list of current needs, check the GRACE website under 'Pantry Needs', at www.gracegrapevine.org.
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| Do You Know The Differences Between A Cold, Seasonal Flu and H1N1? |
| Click here to see a chart that shows the associated symptoms of each illness and gives some preventative tips. |
| GRACE Receives Speedway Children's Charities Grant |
The mission of Speedway Children's Charities is to care for children in educational, financial, social, and medical need in order to help them lead productive lives. And what better way to achieve that here in our community than through GRACE! Nearly half of all GRACE clients are children, but we send a wholehearted thank you out to Speedway Children's Charities for supporting and enriching the lives of all our families! At last month's Tree Lighting and Grant Ceremony, GRACE was awarded a Partner Grant by SCC to help support the Feed our Kids and Christmas Cottage Programs.
With Speedway Children's Charities generosity and the support of a caring community, GRACE will continue to bring relief to thousands of children in need!
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| GRACE Community Garden Update, April, 2010 |
Activity around the Community Garden continues at a fevered pitch. Planting took place recently, an irrigation system was installed at the GRACE Food Pantry location and all but two beds there have been adopted. The garden is also being expanded to another location at the Heritage Campus of the First United Methodist Church. An additional 10 raised beds will be installed there this Saturday, April 10th, with volunteers from Verizon providing the blood, sweat and cheers.
Anyone interested in adopting a bed is encouraged to contact volunteer, Alison Shumaker at 972-653-8152 or alison.k.shumaker@citi.com. |
| Grapevine's First Community Gardens Project - July 2009 |
Fresh is so much better! Keep Grapevine Beautiful (KGVB) is proudly partnering with GRACE to  build and maintain Grapevine’s first Community Gardens Project! The goal of this project is to fill the GRACE Food Pantry with fresh produce for GRACE clients. Currently, the cost associated with fresh produce is often not achievable. KGVB enlisted a volunteer group from Sabre Holdings to till and work the soil at a plot at the GRACE food pantry, 837 E. Walnut Street. During the same time, members from Grapevine’s First United Methodist Church and Heritage United Methodist Church in Grapevine were researching and planning to start a garden in Grapevine. These groups came together and formed an advisory committee to move forward with plans to create the 1st GRACE Community Garden, which will encompass four large quadrants. The first garden will begin at the GRACE Food Pantry with plantings in August 2009 for a fall garden. Heritage United Methodist Church will host the second garden, beginning in the spring. This garden will have raised beds with twenty-five quadrants. Individuals, families, and/or groups may adopt and care for any one of these quadrants at either garden. The advisory group is currently in process of recruiting volunteers, soliciting monetary donations and garden supplies to fund this project. Donations needed for both Community Gardens include a large shed, scales for weighing vegetables, compost and monetary donations to assist with water bills, necessary signage and fencing. To assist in this unique project, monetary donations may be mailed to: GRACE, P.O. Box 412, Grapevine, TX. 76099, include a note: Community Gardens on any checks mailed. If an individual or group wishes to adopt-a-garden, please contact Mary Jo Tellin at mjtellin@grapevinetexas.gov or by calling 817 410-3490.
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Services
GRACE provides benevolent services without regard to race, age, sex, nationality or creed.
Currently, the operations of GRACE are housed in the locations listed below. The combined resources provide food, clothing and other emergency assistance to people who are in need in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake. Resources and case management are directed toward developing self-sufficiency, while giving families and individuals the immediate assistance they may need to overcome setbacks in their lives.
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GRACE - Adminstrative Offices
Client Services, Clothing Distribution, Volunteers, Christmas Cottage
610 Shady Brook Drive
Grapevine, Texas 76051
817 488-7009 |
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112 N. Scribner
Grapevine, Texas 76051
817 416-6939 |
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418 E. Northwest Hwy.
Grapevine, Texas 76051
817 251-3939 |
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| New Website Launches for GRACE |
June 15, 2009, after months of development, the new GRACE website has officially launched. Thanks to a donation from Brian Zvonecek of Texas Insurance Exchange and the expertise and generosity of Michael Burns and Carita Weaver of i5 web works, the new site is a dramatic improvement in terms of usability, functionality and scalability. Over the coming weeks and months, we will continue to develop specific areas of the website to better convey the wonderful mission of GRACE, so check in often and watch us grow! The address for the site remains the same, www.gracegrapevine.org. |
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