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Hello Natalie!
Golf, an art market, service projects, TV interviews, and more colored our October! As we step into November, we have gratitude. Whether you come here for services, or you support those services, YOU are why the Outreach Center of West Houston is still going strong. Thanks for all you do!
p.s. - Do you know a local happening our community should know about? Email natalie@oc-wh.org to see about it being included next month.
Breaking News:
Phase One of our capital campaign, Building for the Future, is part of a 3-Year Strategic Plan. This phase includes updating our facility to state-of-the-art, best in class standards. Our clients deserve it. This will include: 1) external improvements 2) internal upgrades 3) enhanced technology, and 4) energy efficiency.
As of November 2024, we are now at $301K, of a $400K goal, pledged!
Our Synergy Corridor podcast, done in collaboration with ECHO Orchestra, and produced by Podastery LLC, has several episodes up and running covering all of the good going on in the community. Tune in!
(You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon.)
In case you missed it, our October golf tournament raised a record-breaking $67,000 due to the generous supporters, sponsors, and players that made that event a success!
Thank you Genesis Photographers for taking our photos! Should anyone like to keep a photo for yourself, the full album is here.
Thank you to 100 Women of Memorial! Out of the eight nonprofits submitted for this last round of their giving efforts, The Outreach Center was one of three chosen at random to present. Our Director of Communications & Events had only five minutes to encapsulate all that we do at the center. After all three presented, the 180+ members anonymously voted on where they would like to gift their funds. We were selected by the majority and later presented with $18,650 toward our mission!
Shout out to the group of volunteers that came from Truist Bank, as well as Kaelon Wilson, Ha Nguyen, and our head volunteer Cindy Howard, for the great teamwork on refreshing the paint in our hallways! The bank also donated several new trees, plus appliances to some of the gals at Two Lives Changed!
Thank you for the amazing work you all did, as well as your generosity!
PDAP hosted both their Dream Out Loud concert and their annual breakfast. Way to go PDAP on a great 48 hours of action-packed fun and fundraising! We enjoyed ourselves.
What a joy it was to see the devoted crew of volunteers from St. Thomas Presbyterian Church love on and bless neighborhood animals with their Blessing of the Animals event.
Did you notice the new coat of paint over the parking lot stripes and handicapped spaces? We've been busy sprucing things up around here. You're worth it!
Our dear friends at Fluor brought by some quite creative pumpkins to adorn these hay bales throughout the autumn season. Thanks Fluor!
Our friends at FIND were back for their ADOS (Annual Day of Service). From cleaning up weeds in the volleyball sandpit, to planting trees, to laying gravel and more, their willingness to improve the grounds for the benefit of those that use the space is always appreciated!
In preparation for our ArtReach Market, we were on Channel 39's Houston Happens segment. It was an absolute joy and honor to sit with Maggie Flecknoe, to discuss how art transcends barriers and brings people together, and to explain why that was a driving thought behind doing our market. Watch the segment here.
As soon as our golf tournament was behind us, we were full speed ahead on our November 2nd Artreach Market. We will report more on that in the November recap for our next newsletter, but for fun, here is a link to the full album on that event. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen, in every way!
Stay tuned for the mural progress on the shipping container in the field by Serty31, Founder of Neograffik Creative Studio! It will be sure to be a community beauty when complete!
Upcoming Events:
November 28: Operation Turkey
Every year we partner with Houston Galleria Rotary and Operation Turkey, on Thanksgiving Day, to host a drive-through meal pickup. All families in need can click here or scan the QR code and claim a meal.
To buy a ticket you can zelle us at bootshootersbbq@gmail.com, Venmo at BootShootersBBQ, cash app at $BootShootersTX, or catch us at the food truck! Follow the raffle progress here.
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FPR (FamilyPoint Resources) & Nabor House Community hosted a fun Fall Festval and annual Hay Bale Cross Country meet combo event!
February 1st: Two Lives Changed invites you to the Boots & Buckles gala! In the meantime, if you want to volunteer for childcare or dinner on Wednesdays, or at an upcoming baby shower, give them a shout-out.
The Outreach Center of West Houston 725 Bateswood Dr. Houston, TX 77079 Mailing Address: 14053 Memorial Dr. #442 Houston, TX 77079 O: 281-497-7211 | info@oc-wh.org
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