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4 Advertising DirectorySpringfield Cares advertisers
5 Membership DirectorySpringfield Cares members listing
6 Big Brothers Big SistersSponsored by Mr. & Mrs. William H.
Darr
9 These Guys are SSSSSSSSSSMOKIN!by Sharna Rittmaster
10 Childrens Miracle NetworkSponsored by CoxHealth
12 Ambassadors for ChildrenSponsored by Mr. & Mrs. William
H. Darr
13 American Cancer SocietyRelay for Life
14 Victim CenterBreakfast of Hope
15 Youth of the OzarksYOTO Thrift Store
16 The Importance of Spaying/Neutering Your Pet!Humane Society
of Southwest Missouri
17 Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyMan and Woman of the Year
18 Connecting Our CommunitySpringfield CARES 2-Year
Anniversary
20 Calendar of EventsCharity Events for May
21 GYNCATee Up Fore Teal Inaugural Event
23 Lost & Found3rd Annual Memorial Balloon Release and
5K
24 Not Too Fast...Preliminary Steps to Strategic PlanningCenter
for Non Profit Communication
29 Sertoma Gives BackSpringfield Sertoma Club
30 Rock N RibsThe Rotary Clubs of Springfield, MO
33 GamesSponsored by Service Noodle
34 There Can Never Be Too Many People To Love a ChildLFCS
contents may 2012
staff advisory panelAmy MichaelPublisher
Phil DellasegaCreative Director
Cara TraskEditor
Michelle DeWittGraphic Design/Web Maintenance
Gerry Catapang PT, DPTKen ChildersPeter Edwards CIARebbecca
Fenton COTA/LJeff GossmanBecky OverendSharna RittmasterBeverly
RobertsChris ShaeferRoss StoopsMary Valloni
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65806417-869-1334www.springfieldlittletheatre.org
3801 S. National AveSpringfield, MO
65807417-269-0000www.coxhealth.com
2130 S GlenstoneSpringfield,
MO417-882-6130www.owensportfolio.com
417-527-3186www.mythirtyone.com/brookearnold
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3333 S. National Ave.Springfield, MO
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1856 S. Glenstone Ave.Springfield, MO
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65807417-887-5301www.blucurrent.org
1342 E. Kingsley St. Ste ESpringfield, MO
65802417-823-9600www.ameripriseadvisors.com
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901 E. St. Louis Ste 200-16Springfield MO,
65806417-818-9965www.prioritytaxsolutions.com
2131 W. Republic Rd Ste. 59Springfield, MO
65807866-397-2457www.reward4schools.com
901 E. St. Louis Ste 104Springfield, MO
65806417-379-6393www.dvlarue.com
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the March issue.
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Ambassadors For Children627 N Glenstone AveSpringfield, MO.
65802417-862-3586 ext. 236www.ambassadors4children.org
American Cancer Society (ACS)3322 S Campbell Ave # GSpringfield,
MO. 65807417-881-4668www.cancer.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)3372 W Battlefield StSpringfield,
MO. 65807417-889-9136
Breast Cancer Foundation ofthe Ozarks (BCFO)330 N Jefferson
AveSpringfield, MO. 65806417-862-3838www.bcfo.org
Bridges for Youth1039 W NicholsSpringfield, MO.
65802417-864-4167www.bridgesforyouth.net
Childrens Miracle Network3525 S National Ave Suite
203Springfield, MO 65807417-269-5437www.coxhealth.com/cmn
Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates (CASA)1111 S Glenstone
AveSpringfield, MO. 65804417-864-6202www.casaswmo.org
Female Leaders in Philanthropy(FLiP)320 N Jefferson
AveSpringfield, MO. 65806417-863-7700www.uwozarks.com/flip.asp
Good Samaritan Boys Ranch242 E Norton RdSpringfield, MO.
65803417-864-6698www.ranchlife.org
GYN Cancers Alliance (GYNCA)3023 South Fort, Suite BSpringfield,
MO 65807417-869-2220www.gynca.com
The Humane Society3161 W Norton RdSpringfield, MO.
65803417-833-2526www.swh.org
Killuminati Foundationwww.killuminatiFoundation.org
Lost & Found Grief Center1006 N Cedarbrook AveSpringfield,
MO. 65802417-865-9998www.lostandfoundozarks.com
March of Dimes1722 S Glenstone W110Springfield, MO
65804417-889-9397www.marchofdimes.com
Pregnancy Care Center1342 East Primrose StreetSpringfield, MO
65804-4224www.pcchoices.com
United Way of the Ozarks320 N Jefferson AveSpringfield, MO.
65806417-863-7700www.uwozarks.com
The Victim Center819 N Boonville AveSpringfield, MO.
65802417-863-7273www.thevictimcenter.org
Women Connect 4 Good
The following persons or businesseshave sponsored our
members:
Women Speak, William H Darr,Tom Slaight, ANPAC, Elliot &
Robinson,Southwestern Womens Health, dvLaRueDesign and
Development
Springfield CARES would like to introduce the following
Membersof the magazine. Members must have non-profit status and
provideservices to our community. If you are interested in becoming
a member,please give us a call for more information!
Mission: Springfield CARES and GOiCARE.com provide online
andprint media to the public to create awareness of charitable
giving andhealthy living in the area as well as give acknowledgment
to localbusinesses that give back to our community. It is our goal
to promotelocal business, provide information and savings to
consumers andsupport the work of the charities where we live.
Membership Directory
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6Big Brothers Big Sisters would like to thank
all the bowlers, sponsors, volunteers, and
bowling alleys who participated in the
2012 Bowl for Kids Sake!Without you, the
event would not have been as fun, and Bowl
For Kids Sake would not have been such a
success. Through everyones efforts,
$111,414.58 was raised for children in the
Ozarks! The funds raised from this event will
help Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks
continue to provide children facing adver-
sity with strong and enduring, profession-
ally supported one-to-one relationships
that change their lives for the better, forever.
To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters
of the Ozarks or Bowl For Kids Sake, visit
www.bigbro.com or call 417.889.9136.
STRIKINGRESULTS
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BOWL FORKIDS SAKEMarch brought the 27th Annual
Bowl For Kids Sake presented by
Fox KRBK to Springfield. Bowl For
Kids Sake is a nationwide Big Broth-
ers Big Sisters fundraiser that allows
people from all walks of life to start
something for a child. OnMarch 8th,
10th, 11th, and 24th, teams of
friends, family, and co-workers came
together to help raise money for
children in the Ozarks. Over the
course of those 4 days, exactly 1,000
locals attended 11 different bowl-
ing sessions held at Lighthouse
Lanes, Battlefield Lanes, and Century
Lanes.
Sponsor | Mr. & Mrs. William H. Darr
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
The Tower Club
5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Tickets $75.00
RSVP: (417) 863-7700
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9These are professional BBQ cooks who travel around the country
smok-
ing their meats for trophies, prize money and most importantly
the
prestige of outdoing their competition. As I walked through
the
grounds, I couldnt help but notice the laughter and goodwill
between
these competitors, but there is an underlying current of
seriousness.
These guys and gals know what they are doing. Each group has
their
unique techniques and super secrets. I dared to ask one for his
rub
recipe and got laughed at like I just told the best joke in the
world!
These teams compete in smoking briskets, ribs, chicken and pork
butts.
They are judged by professional judges and have a competition
for
Peoples Choice, where I could taste the food and judge, which
I
thought, was best. I have no idea how the judges could decide
because
everything I tasted was just delicious.
There is a more serious side to these smoking experts and that
was evi-
dent as I saw banners on some of the trailers and trucks that
advertised
their membership in OBR, which is Operation BBQ Relief. As
you
remember back in May 2011, Joplin was hit hard with tornadoes
that
devastated most of the town. Stan Hays, Jeff Stith and Will
Cleaver,
who are all BBQ cooks, decided to call some of their competitive
team
friends. With help from some sponsors they all went down to
Joplin
and set up cooking stations to feed all the displaced families
and first
responders. In the twoweeks they were there, they served over
120,000
meals. The success in Joplin was so immeasurable and life
changing for
everyone involved, these men decided to form a non-profit
disaster
relief organization called Operation BBQ Relief.
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THESE GUYS ARE
If you have never attended a BBQ contest then you havemissed out
on a lot of fun and a lot of good food. I justattended the annual
charity Smokin On Big Creek BBQcontest organized by Jeff Stith and
Stan Hays, where I hadtime to walk from BBQ station to station and
watch theseexpert cooks at work.
By Sharna Rittmaster
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Price Cutter Charity ChampionshipWin a 2012 Mustang or $10,000
CASH!
Contact Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals to
purchase a $25 raffle ticket to win a new 2012
Mustang or $10,000 cash! This ticket includes
admission to the Price Cutter Charity Champi-
onship Golf Tournament at Highland Springs
Country Club on Thursday, August 9 through
Sunday, August 12, 2012. Your raffle ticket will
also be in a drawing for 125 daily prizes each day
of the tournament.
Telethon 2012Join us on Saturday, June 2nd from 10:30 pm to
midnight and Sunday, June 3rd from 8:00 am to
5:00 pm for our 27th Annual Telethon! It will be
live on KY3 and will feature local stories of our
Miracle Kids as well as check presentations from
our generous sponsors and donors, and live
interviews with our Miracle Kids! Tune in and
call in your pledge to help local kids!
Telethon 2011
21st Annual CoxHealth MedicalMile Race & 5k
Join us for the 21st Annual Medical Mile and 5K
walk/run presented by Verizon, which will take
place on Saturday, June 2, 2012. The CoxHealth
Medical Mile is open to anyone who wants to
runchildren to senior adults, serious runners to
casual walkers. This year will also be the 4th year
for the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals 5K.
Come out and push yourself on our exciting
course through Springfield! Fun inflatables will
be in front of theMeyer Center for the kids! For
more information, call 417.269.3282 or register
online at coxhealth.com/medmile
upcomingevents
Mothers Day Craft Sale
Thursday, May 10
7 am 4 pm
Cafeteria A & B
Cox South
Portion of the proceeds to benefit CMN.
Call 269-KIDS for more information
Telethon T-Shirt Sales
Wednesday, May 16 at Cox Walnut Lawn7 am 4 pm
Thursday, May 17 at Cox South Cafeteria7 am 4 pm
Monday, May 21 at Cox North Cafeteria7 am 4 pm
Wednesday, May 23 at Cox South Cafeteria7am 4 pm
CoxHealth Medical Mile and 5K
Saturday, June 2
The Meyer Center
Call 269-3282 to register
Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals
Telethon on KY3
Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3
Foster Auditorium at Cox South
Interested volunteers call 269-KIDS
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A Story Told, a unique hair and fash-ion show presented by The
System,was held Monday evening April 16at historic Gilloiz Theatre
in down-town Springfield to benefit Chil-drens Miracle Network
Hospitals ofCoxHealth. Several area stylists andsalon owners served
as judges forthe event, which featured creativehair and makeup
designs by futureprofessionals, who are currently stu-dents at the
local Paul Mitchellschool. Kelly Cardenas, owner/stylistof three
high profile salons acrossthe US announced at the event,which also
featured two of our localCMN Miracle Kids as the guest ofhonor.
Suzanne Hyde, Education Co-ordinator at The System, coordinatedthe
show and fundraising event forthe schools owners, Greg andStephanie
Kellogg.
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ExpandingNew Location!
The Council of Churches announced the expansion of Ambassadors
for Children in March! This is made possible by a generous pledge
through the Council of Churches Foundation to match,
dollar-for-dollar, all donations for our expan-sion project up to
$150,000 over the next 3 years. This Renewing Hope campaign will
help sustain Ambassadors for Children in a new 4,000 square foot
office to continue services for local abused and neglected
children. This lays the foundation to serve up to an addi-tional
1,500 abused and neglected chil-dren from surrounding counties
within the next three years.
Our new office will open in mid June 2012 and will feature all
programs in 1 location, including: The Kids Clothes Closet,
Tutoring Program and tutor re-source library, Project Self-Esteem,
Pack-a-Bag program, Adopt-a-Case-worker, and Christmas program.
These programs have provided resources and support to over 6,000
local abused and neglected children (including foster chil-dren)
and their caregivers. The Pro-grams focus specifically on enhancing
the self-esteem and self worth of mal-treated children so they may
be empow-ered to realize their potential and abil-ity to break a
family cycle of abuse and neglect. Our expansion creates a 1-stop
resource center for foster children and families, renewing hope for
children, for families, and for our community.
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For nearly four years we have been offering customers a
great deal on choice merchandise as donated by the good
people of the Ozarks. People donate to us daily as to ben-
efit the recipients of our store profits; we rotate our
donations quarterly to the Boys & Girls Club of
Springfield,
the Ozark Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America and
the Girl Scouts of the Heartland. The companywas formed
under a plan of social entrepreneurship and evolved into
a recognized 501 3 in July of 2011.
YOTO Thrift Store specializes in furniture, gently used
clothing and a fine selection of general merchandise
including but not limited to collectibles, antiques, retro
and vintage dcor. We also offer our customers a ton of
dcor items from such name brand stores as Pier One,
Kirklands, Hallmark and more. We take these unwanted
items in, clean and select the best stuff and then put it on
our retail shelves at low, low prices. Last fall we added a
special weekly sale to Mondays when we made ALL
General Merchandise 50% off all day long. This sets nicely
alongside our 50% off all clothes, shoes, purses, belts and
accessories every Wednesday. We also routinely run 50%
off sales on furniture, books, framed art, TVs, lamps and
mattresses.
YOTO Thrift Store is dedicated to the principals of recy-
cling, reducing and reusing and makes very efficient use
of the items we are given.We are a little proud of the fact
that we have the smallest dumpster of any major thrift
store in town. Items that we dont sell, we recycle for
profit and includes clothing, shoes, purses, belts, pillows,
toys and books to name a few.
We are open Monday-Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday
10am-5pm at 2140 S. Campbell Avenue. Just 2.5 blocks
south of Bass Pro, 1 block north of the original Ziggies and
directly across the street from Ricks Automotive. We do
NOT charge sales tax because we are a not-for-profit
agency. We also accept donations of YOUR unwanted
inventory six days a week. Feel free to give us a call with
any questions at all (417-890-7283).
My name is Ken Childers and I am the Executive Director of
Youthof the Ozarks, Inc., or as we nicknamed it, YOTO Thrift
Store.
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If you have come to The Humane Society
of Southwest Missouri and adopted a
pet or you already own a pet, one of the
most important health decisions youll
make is to spay or neuter your cat or
dog. Spay/Neuteringwill vastly improve your pets behavior, keep
him close to home and offers
lifelong health benefits.
Spaying your four-legged family members helps prevent uterine
infections and breast cancer,
which is fatal in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of
cats. Spaying your pet before
her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases.
Besides preventing unwanted lit-
ters, neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer,
if done before six months
of age. Neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their
human families. On the other
hand, unneutered dogs and cats may mark their territory by
spraying strong-smelling urine
all over the house and many aggression problems can be avoided
by early neutering.
Stray animals pose a real problem in many parts of the country.
They can prey on wildlife,
cause car accidents, and frighten children. Every year, millions
of cats and dogs of all ages and
breeds are euthanized or suffer as strays. These high numbers
are the result of unplanned
litters that could have been prevented by spaying or
neutering.
The Importance of Spaying/Neutering Your Pet!
Sponsor | Dr. Nancy OReilly PsD
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Wouldnt it be great to be able to go online and fill out a
simple application allowing you to select several nonprofits you
would like to volunteer for? To be able to enter your schedule
availability, your skills and your favorite type of volunteer
work?
With a Volunteer Database, we can do just that. With a little
help from a caring community, we can add this great feature to our
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schedule an event so they wont conflict with others.
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Calen-dar. The Calendar will allow the Nonprofits to log in and add
the event information, press release and flyer to our web site.
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all of the Media Outlets available in the area! What a great way to
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May 01, 9:00am:Discovery Center - Summer Workshop Registration
open. Discovery Center workshops will be offered Monday through
Thursday, 9am-3pm for 1-6th grade and 9am-12pm for Pre-K and K
(ages 4-5). Grades 1-6 (full days) $150 members, $175 non-members.
Pre-K (half day) cost is $75 members, $85 non-members.
Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Check the website for
further details on classes or call Guest Services at 417-862-9910
Ext. 706.
May 02 6:00pm:Habitat For Humanity of Springfield - Application
Sessions will be held during April and May to take applications for
Habitat for Humanity's home buying program. Applicants must
currently live in Greene, Christian or Webster County, and follow
current guidelines. For more information, go to
http://habitatspringfieldmo.org/own-habitat-home-springfield/. Call
417-829-4001 or 417-496-2187 to register and more information.
May 05, 9:00am: Discovery Center - Will celebrate Japan
Children's Day. This is celebrated each year to honor children. May
05, 10:00am:March of Dimes - Jordan Valley Park Registration begins
at 10:00 The walk begins at 11:00 We will have food and family
friendly activities such as arts and crafts, bounce house, animals
from the
Wonders of Wildlife Museum and much more!
May 05, 5:00pm:American Diabetes Association - Will be holding
their 9th Annual Red Ball Gala with the theme of "Unmasking the
Cure" Join us at the University Plaza Hotel Convention Center for a
night of dinner, dancing, and a live and silent auction. If you
have any questions please contact [email protected]
May 10, 7:00am:Cox Network - Mothers Day Craft Sale from 7 am 4
pm in Cafeteria A & B at Cox South. Portion of the proceeds to
benefit CMN. Call 269-KIDS for more information.
May 12, 6:00pm: Big Brothers Big Sisters - Battle of the Badges
is the Springfield Police Department's 7th annual charity
basket-ball tournament against the Greene County Sheriff's
Department. The event will take place at Glendale High School (2727
S. Ingram Mill Road, Springfield). For more information, contact
Erin Jaeger, [email protected].
May 14, 11:30am:Good Samaritan Boys Ranch - Bolivar
Insulation/Empire Bank Charitable Gold Tournament held at Millwood
Country Club south of Springfield. Teams are $600 for a four person
scramble. Lunch is at 11:30, golf begins promptly at 12:30. Call
the Boys Ranch for more details
May 16, 7:00am:Cox Network - Telethon T-Shirt Sales Wednesday,
May 16 at Cox Walnut Lawn, 7 am 4 pm Thursday, May 17 at Cox South
Cafeteria, 7 am 4 pm Monday, May 21 at Cox North Cafeteria, 7 am 4
pm Wednesday, May 23 at Cox South Cafeteria, 7am 4 pm
May 19, 10:00am:Discovery Center - Science Behind Hitting &
Pitching with Springfield Cardinals - 10am-12pm. Located at the
Springfield Cardinals Training Facility. Pre-registration and
pre-payment required through Discovery Center. $30 per non-member
and $25 per member includes ticket to May 19, 2012 Springfield
Cardinal vs. Tulsa game at 6pm.
May 21, 8:00am:CASA - CASA's run for a child!!! @3057 S. Fremont
5K/8K Run for Children *You must sign up on CASA's website before
partici-pating
May 22, 9:00am:Discovery Center - May 22 - September 9, 2012 -
Traveling exhibit - RACE: Are We So Different? ---The RACE exhibit
is part of a larger public education exhibit project from American
Anthropological Associa-tion and funded by the Ford Foundation and
the National Science Foundation. The project is intended to inform
and shape the national dialogue about race.
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Operation BBQ Relief was modeled after the Joplin experience.
OBR is now deployed for
disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and
tornadoes. These volunteer
cook teams are always on the move and ready at any moment. With
the help from teams,
volunteers, and sponsors such as Sams Club and Stubbs BBQ, OBR
has served in seven other
disasters and have given just over 150,000 hot meals in just one
year since its creation.
Last week OBR ended their most recent operation down in Royse
City and Forney, Texas.
In conjunction with cook teams, a number of volunteers and
helpful corporate sponsors,
they were able to serve just over 2,500 meals. As I write this
on April 15, there have been
news reports of multiple tornadoes in theMidwest and OBR is
deciding where they will be
most needed.
You can help whether you cook or not. Visit their web site and
join them on Facebook to
become involved or to make a donation. This is a perfect and
most amazing example of
communities coming together to help others in need.
http://www.OperationBBQRelief.org
https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief
Executive DirectorsJeff Stith [email protected]
Stan Hays [email protected]
Will Cleaver [email protected]
Thank you to: Stan Hays (Farmers Insurance) from County Line
Smokers, Jeff Stith from
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest, and Will Cleaver from Sticks N
Chicks.
Helping you create the future you envision.
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to capacity so theywill rise and burst.
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ThursdayMay 24, 2012Jordan Valley Park Balloon Pick Up/Sales
5:45PM Balloon Program 6:15PM Balloon Release 6:30PM 5K Run/Walk
7:00PM
$10 Balloon Sales $20 Adult Pre-5K Registration $10 Child Pre-5K
Registration
Lost & Found Grief Centers mission is to provide grief
support services in a safe and supportiveenvironment, at no charge,
to children, young adults, and their families grieving the death of
a loved one.
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trategic planning is simply themethods or strategies you use
to get your work done. In my 25 years of public health expe-
rience, Ive seen more than one organization engage in the
strategic planning process. Someone once said to me,
Everyone has their own perception of reality. That is, does
your staff know the mission of the agency? Ive witnessed
agencies that have several versions of a mission. Do they
know all the activities, the outputs, and the desired
outcomes
of that work? If you asked your staff to identify each of
these
elements, would there be congruence?Would they give you
similar answers? I suggest the following exercise to bring
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Convene your group of staff in a room that is not too large, but
offers an intimate setting.
On thewall, place thewords in the bulleted list below on paper
large enough to be seen from
the back of the room.
Provide a stack of sticky notes and colorful markers. Tell them
they are charged with record-
ing words or phrases in response to the following questions. Do
one element at a time.
Introduce each of the six elements and ensure they understand
their meaning. One answer
per sticky note. Participants place their answers under each of
the elements on the wall.
Mission.What is [agency name]mission statement (word for word if
they can)? For exam-ple is it to raise funds or reduce burden of
disease?
Inputs. What existing resources does [agency name] have that
allows us to do our work(e.g., money, time, funding, community
support)?
Activities: What are the activities of our agency (e.g., health
fairs, screenings, educa-tion, advocacy)?
Outputs: What are the direct results of our activities? For
example, if you hold healthfairs in the community, then an output
would be distribution of X number of pamphletson blood pressure,
for example. Or, it could be a policy is developed or number of
meet-ings with legislators.
Outcomes. What are the outcomes as a result of our activities?
Outcomes can be cate-gorized as short, mid-term, and long-term
(e.g., from changes in knowledge, skills,attitudes to policies and
practice to eventually reductions in disease and death rates. Donot
confuse them with outputs, as outcomes tend to be harder to
achieve.
Contextual Factors. What are the challenges in our environment
that keep us fromachieving our mission (e.g., morale, economy,
geography, cultural beliefs)?
When finished, gather all of the sticky notes, keeping them
separated by element. The facil-
itator can either ask the group to organize each of the
responses by grouping duplicates or
they can prepare a report. You could extend this exercise and
vote on the accuracy of
responses. If your responses are similar, then your staff are
grounded and on the same page;
If there are dissimilar answers, then some discussion are in
order. Either way, your staff will
feel heard.
Beverly Triana-Tremain, PhDResearch, Evaluation, and Quality
Improvement Servicesfor the Public Health WorkforcePublic Health
Consulting,
LLCwww.publichealthconsulting.netbtremain@publichealthconsulting.net417.485.3876417.207.5558
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Help us Cut-Out Child Abuse April 27th-May 29th 1st Annual
Cut-Out Child Abuse fundraiser will raise funds for Ambassadors for
Children while also raising awareness about foster care and child
abuse and neglect. We have part-nered with several local
businesses, churches and organizations to sell Child Cut-Outs for
$1 each from April 27th-May 29th.
This fundraiser and awareness effort is timed to recognize April
as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and May as National Foster
Care Month. Special Thanks to our Fun-draising Team for organizing
this effort and to the follow-ing businesses for your support!
For a full list of Cut-Out Child Abuse sale site locations, or
to sign-up to be a sale site location, please visit
www.Ambassadors4Children.org or contact Sondra at 417-862-3586 ext
236 or [email protected]. Donations can be made to:
Ambassadors for Children627 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO
65802 or by calling 417-862-3586
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support for our charities. We specialize in furniture and have a
large show room floor of all kinds, shapes, sizes, colors and
styles at all times.
Since 12/15/08, YOTO gives to 3 different organizations a
significant portion of the profits each quarter. Recipients are The
Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, The BSA Ozarks Trails
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Youve had the Chili and the Hot
Wings... so you know the name Ser-
toma. But did you know that Springfield
Sertoma Club has just recently donated
over $42,000 to local charities? Heres
the breakdown on the generous dona-
tions most recently given to our com-
munity.
So the next time you join us at a Ser-
toma event, youll know that those dol-
lars spent having a great time with
friends is also helping those in need in
Springfield and surrounding areas!
Boys and Girls Club-Camp ..............$10,500.00
Boys and Girls Club-Invest to Inc ......$3,000.00
Boys and Girls Club-XMass...............$1,000.00
Boys and Girls Club-Science..............$3,350.00
Boys and Girls Club-Tech .....................$944.00
Boys and Girls Club-Mentoring.......$10,000.00
Boys and Girls Club-ONE CAMP ..........$500.00
Boys and Girls Club-Steak n Stk...........$750.00
Boys and Girls Club-Golf Event .........$2,400.00
Sunshine Elementary ...........................$500.00
Hope
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Code 3
.................................................$500.00
Harmony House ................................$2,500.00
Child Advocacy Center ......................$1,500.00
CASA
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DEC...................................................$1,000.00
Make aWish .....................................$1,000.00
Lost and Found .................................$1,000.00
FLIP...................................................$1,000.00
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Have you ever wondered who creates thebeautiful ads and pages we
feature in SpringfieldCARES magazine every month?
Wonder no more.
d.v. LaRue is the sister company to SpringfieldCARES. We not
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Pam states that foster parenting was something she
was born to do. She says, My parents were foster
parents when I was a child. After school, I would run
out to my parents car and peek in the window to see
if they had picked up a new baby that day. Pam
remembers those times fondly. She grew upwanting
to help others and care for children who needed love.
When she and Dennis decided to become foster par-
ents 19 years ago, they knew their hearts and their
family would be
forever changed
for the better.
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agree that their
motto as foster
parents has al-
ways been there
can never be too
many people to
love a child.
Their family and
friends have been
supportive of their
decision to foster children in need. When placedwith
Dennis and Pam, the children become a part of their
family. They will go with Dennis and Pam to family
get-togethers, church events, and much more. Pam
expresses that opening her heart to children has been
the easy part. She knows that she is making a differ-
ence in a childs life and that is something that cannot
be taken away.
Pam also recognizes that fostering isnt always easy.
She and Dennis understand their role is to fill the
gap between the timewhen a child is reunitedwith
the biological parents or with an adoptive family, and
they relish this role. Pam and Dennis agree that pro-
viding love and nurturance for children brings them
such joy. They encourage others to open their hearts
and homes to children in need. Currently, there are
approximately 11,000 children inMissouris foster care
system, and over 200 foster children in the Springfield
area who are waiting for their forever family. These
children not only need the support of a family who is
willing to care for them, but they deserve it.
In May, we celebrate Foster Parent Appreciation
Month. LFCS would like to recognize and give thanks
for our every day heroes who choose to serve children
in need. We believe that it is never too late to give
the gift of a happy childhood. Thank you to Dennis,
Pam, and the other foster parents out there who
choose to make a difference!
If you are interested in serving children, like Dennis
and Pam, please contact Lutheran Family and
Childrens Services (LFCS) at 417-862-1972. We are
recruiting foster families for children in need. The
average age of a child in foster care is 10 years old.
We need families who are willing to take school-age
children and sibling groups. LFCS is a proud member
of the United Way, serving 28 counties in southwest
Missouri. LFCS provides pregnancy counseling, adop-
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Springfield area since 1993. During thepast 19 years, Dennis and
Pam have had over 100children placed with them for temporary
care.
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