Current & Recent Happenings at the Jesus Center

Annie B's

Dear Friends of the Jesus Center,

How can your dollar be more than a dollar?

When you make a donation to the Jesus Center through the Annie B's Community Drive, there is an opportunity to enjoy the fruits of a grant program from the North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF).

It works like this:

North Valley Community Foundation has committed to granting up to $200,000 to local nonprofits this year. In order to receive a portion of these funds, the Jesus Center will be raising funds from August 1 through September 30, that may be earmarked for the Annie B's match offer. These donations will be noted for the Jesus Center, you will literally make a check out to "Annie B's/Jesus Center" if you so desire. One hundred percent of the funds collected for the Center through the Annie B's offer will go to further our efforts to serve the poor of our community. After September 30, NVCF will tally the total amount raised by all participating nonprofits and determine the percentage grant amounts that will be given.

In 2007, NVCF distributed $102,000 in grants and the nonprofits collectively raised $787,000 with percentage grants totaling 14%. Donations must be received by NVCF between August 1 and September 30, to be eligible for the grant program. NVCF is very flexible in the donations that can be accepted. Checks are most commonly used for donations, but you may also make your donation online with your credit card. NCVF also accepts gifts of stock or equities and can even accept gifts of real estate or other personal property of value.

Checks are to be made out to: Annie B's/Jesus Center
Checks may be mailed to: North Valley Community Fndn., 3120 Cohasset Rd., Suite 8, Chico, CA 95973
or to the Jesus Center, 1297 Park Ave., Chico, CA 95928.

Sincerely,

Bill Such, Executive Director

Rich Young, Assistant Director

We would welcome your help to serve the poor and homeless any time of the year. Here are a variety of ways you can be a part of the Jesus Center:

Jesus Center Christmas Dinner
We will be serving our annual Christmas Dinner and giving gifts to our guests on Friday, December 23 beginning at 1 p.m. All are welcome! (If you'd like to donate items for our meal or gifts, see our Donations Page.)

Jesus Center Benefit
"Out of the Shadows", our benefit dinner and program, will be held Friday, April 29, 2010, dinner and program begin at 6 p.m. Click on front page of our website to reserve a table or purchase tickets for this event. Ron Sider will be our guest speaker, author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger.

Handknit for Chico
Knit or crochet a gift for the poor, the elderly, and children in our community. Friends of the Center knit and crochet year-around to provide warm hats, scarves and gloves to our guests. Whenever we receive them we happily pass them along to ones who need them.

Blessing Bags for Cold Nights

It's Blessing Bag season at the Jesus Center... a time where families, groups and churches get together to create goodie bags for our clients. If you would like to participate, fill a large zip lock bag with: a pair of thick socks, a comb, a healthy non-perishable snack, bottle of water, hefty garbage bag/disposable rain poncho, toiletries (razor, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, band-aids, etc), notebook with pen, bug spray or wipes. We distribute these items regularly through our Resource Center.

Volunteering
Would you like to be involved? Contact Jeremy Rhodes, Volunteer Coordinator, 530.345.2640 or jeremy@jesuscenter.org