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HIGHLIGHTS IN 2007
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Click Here to Learn About Our 2007 BUILDING FUND |
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Friday, February 9, 2007, CEC
PRESENTED THE 2ND ANNUAL...
Presenting Works of Local
Seasoned and Emerging Artists held at:
First Congregational UCC,
Across the street from Grand Junction High School
The evening
event raised about $3,000 for CEC's low income
counseling programs.
SPONSORS lending their support to
CEC with this event:
Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary, True Value Stores, GJ Free Press.
In addition, we received
donations of food and beverages from:
Albertson's, Assist-2-Sell, B Finicky's,
City Market, Cottonwood Liquors, Country Club Liquors, Fisher's
Liquor Barn, La Bamba Mexican Restaurant, Omar's Catering, Safeway,
and Target
THANKS TO OUR 26 ARTISTS,
ALL WHO CAME AND DONORS OF ART IN THE SILENT AUCTION!
For pictures of our Show,
CLICK HERE
CLICK
HERE for Our 2008 3rd Annual HeART for the
Community Art Show |
Another
GREAT SUCCESS!
SPRING
May 4-5 2007---
We received a little over $1,000 in contributions for GREAT STUFF! Thanks to
everyone who contributed the "stuff" and to those who "scored" their new
possessions! And, thanks to our Board Members and other
volunteers who made these efforts so successful! And, Habitat for Humanity
then carried away the left-overs for their store for free! |
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IT
TURNED OUT TO BE..
OUR FINAL
ANNUAL
DINNER-THEATER-SILENT AUCTION! Were you there, SUNDAY--AUGUST
12th, 2007 at
the Cabaret Dinner Theatre?
"SUGAR"
was enjoyed by a good
crowd!- - -the
"Some Like it Hot"
Musical by
Julie Styne, Bob Merill & Peter Stone. We managed to raise over $11,000 (net) for the
evening, which will provide for CEC counseling to individuals and families
who otherwise would not be able to access or afford such professional
services elsewhere in Mesa County. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!...to
all who came and participated this evening.
Click here to SEE PICTURES!
Our
SPONSORS
for this event included
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Grand Junction Free Press, Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary, Williams Production RMT, Professional Transportation
Brokers, Inc., Enstrom's Candies, Jeff Chandler State Farm,
Dr. Ivan Alkes, Attorney Randy Pearce, Dr. Jim Moore, Womens Health Care
of Western Colorado, P.C.,and True Value
Stores. Generous DONATIONS were received from many friends.
Sadly, with the
closing of the Cabaret Dinner-Theatre, we won't be having another event
like this...BUT, wait to see WHAT'S NEW in the Fall 2008!
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GREAT NEWS
in 2007:
Sister Barbara Aldrich, Mission Integration Coordinator, and Terry
Wienburger, Vice President, Mission Integration & Organizational
Effectiveness at St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center,
present Penny Frankhouser, Executive Director of the Counseling and
Education Center with a
$20,000.00 check from the St.
Mary’s Mission Fund for 2007-2008.
This money will be used to provide counseling services to residents of
Mesa County who are in need of CEC’s services but cannot afford insurance
or are underinsured. Mr. Terry Wienburger stated this award will help to
serve many of individuals in need of emotional support who are also served
by St. Mary’s programs.
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ANOTHER
2007
AWARD: Kiwanis Club
of Grand Junction:
$1,250 for treatment with young children from low-income families. |
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Counseling & Education Center..Counseling
With A Difference
