Breaking Service Records!!

We are breaking service records again for the 2nd straight year!

• Over 350 foster children served through the Kid's Clothes Closet in 2010
  Winter Coats needed (brand new only)
  

• Over 110 Project Self-Esteem requests for foster children in 2010

180 Film Festival & Auction THIS Saturday!!

THIS Saturday, October 9th 5-8pm @ Remington's on Republic Road

Come one, come all to this fundraiser to benefit Ambassadors for Children and 7 other operating agencies of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks!

Featuring:

• Film Premieres (180 seconds each)
• People's Choice film award (you get to vote!)
  
• Food catered by HuHot Mongolian Grill (also including hot dogs, popcorn, cookies & drinks)
  
• Live Auction (John Deere riding mower, David Yurman bracelet, Puerta Vallarta Getaway & More!)
• Reverse Auction (you get to purchase items WE need to provide our services)
• Door Prizes
• Prizes for those who make Donations through the Reverse Auction
• Kid's Zone (crafts, face painting, childrens donation area)

4 Easy Ways to get tickets

1. Council of Churches office (Glenstone & Chestnut Expressway, behind El Maguey restaurant)
2. Lifeway Christian Store (by Shoe Carnival in the Primrose Marketplace)
3. Online at www.ccozarks.org
4. Purchase tickets at the door!
   

Foster Parents Needed!

Greene County placed approximately 25 children into foster care last week alone! We're seeing a spike in the number of kids coming into care recently and we don't have enough foster homes for all the kids.

It's completely FREE to become a foster parent and the rewards are priceless. It only takes about 5 months to complete the process & the state (in addition to our programs) offer lots of assistance and support.

Check this out for more information today! These special kids need you desperately.

Thank You IPC Foundation!!

We want to shout a "Howdy" Thank You to the IPC Foundation for donating 250 kid's cowboy hats for the Kid's Zone at the upcoming Council of Churches 180 Film Festival & Reverse Auction! These fun hats will keep the kids entertained while the adults bid on live auction items and reverse auction items to benefit our agency and 8 others (who are all part of the Council of Churches in Springfield, MO).

Want one? Well, you'll have to get your ticket for the 180 Film Festival:-) OR, you could visit Springfield's Incredible Pizza Company game room to play and cash in your tickets for one of these. Happy Trails:-)

Thank you to our lovely model, Christine Moses, Special Events Coordinator at the Council of Churches!

180 Film Festival

It's been 41 years in the making and now it's HERE!! A fundraiser event that benefits the operating agencies of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks (including Ambassadors for Children).

Check out the 180 Film Festival & Reverse Auction, October 9th from 5-8pm at Remington's in Springfield, MO. We'll have film premieres, awards, live and reverse auction, food and kid's activities.

Enter your 3 minute film and you could WIN $2,000!!! Films are due 9/18/10--so HURRY! This is great for individuals, Churches, Youth Groups and much more. Be part of an innovative community event that supports charity for children, seniors and people with disabilities:-)

Project Self-Esteem Gets Support

We are very proud to have received a $2,000 grant award from the Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation to provide physical and medical self-esteem enhancing items for foster children through our Project Self-Esteem program!

Potential items we can fund include: eye glasses, contact lenses, eye exams, partial braces down payments, dental costs not covered by Medicaid, infant circumcision costs not covered by Medicaid and developmental disability equipment. All items are for children placed into foster care from Greene County, MO and must be requested by the child's foster care Caseworker.

For more info: Sondra Uzzell, Ambassadors for Children Director
862-3586 ext. 236

Winning Ticket!

Yes, you saw that correctly. Ambassadors for Children sold the winning ticket for the 2010 Mustang given away through the Price Cutter Charity Championship on August 15th!

Congratulations to Mr. Jerry Hatfield! We sold approximately 252 tickets this year, raising $6,300 unrestricted dollars for our organization. We are so grateful for the Price Cutter Charity Championship and the opportunity it provides us to raise money and strengthen relationships with other children's charities.


This is me after learning we sold the ticket. It was about 100 degrees on the golf course. To my knowledge, this is the first time Ambassadors for Children has sold a grand prize winning ticket since we joined the tournament about 7 years ago:-)