Email - Volunteer Updates - October 2011

Greetings, Wonderful Breakthrough Volunteers!
We're gearing up for lots of exciting new things at Breakthrough this month. Take a minute to read through what we're up to - and let us know if you can join us to volunteer for any of the upcoming opportunities.  :)

OCTOBER MEAL OPPORTUNITIES  

Here are the details for the meal serving ops this month:

• Thursday, October 13th - Men's Facility 
• For the Men's Meal, we need volunteers willing to help prepare and serve food - and set up the dining room. Don is determined to serve a classic home-cooked meal this month.  Braised meat with delicious cheesy smashed potatoes and salad. As always, let us know if you're available and able to serve.
  
• Friday, October 21st - Women's Facility (AKA Joshua Center)
• For the Women's Meal, we need volunteers willing to help lead a craft or music and volunteers to help prepare and serve food.  Please see "women's serve update" below for a special announcement regarding one of our beloved lead cooks.
  

Let me know if you'd like to sign up for either or both of these meal times and I'll make sure to reserve a spot for you - and feel free to invite friends that might be interested - serving at Breakthrough makes a great first date. Kind of.  ;)

ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER
Save the date! Friday, October 28th is the date of this year's annual benefit dinner. The theme this year is Imagine and it promises to an inspirational night, featuring speaker Harvey Carey and musician Heather Headley. For more information on the benefit dinner, please click on the official link here: http://breakthrough.org/general/43/annual-benefit-2011. Also, Willow Chicago is hosting (a) table(s) collectively. If you'd like to register to sit at with Willow Chicago at this event, please click on the following link: http://www.ministrysync.com/event/home.php?e=3689. Under "Event Information", select "Okwu, Chi Chi" for "My Group Host Is". Just reply to this email and let me know if you have any questions or problems registering.

WOMEN'S SERVE UPDATE
Please join me in thanking our beloved Rebecca for close to three years of faithful service as one of the lead chefs for the women's serve at the Joshua Center! During her time serving with us, Rebecca has helped to spearhead the effort to extend the outreach of Willow Chicago to the Joshua Center. She has also treated the guests at the Joshua Center with everything from homemade macaroni & cheese to fabulous chocolate cake. Her culinary skills and leadership in the kitchen will be greatly missed. Best wishes on your future endeavors, Rebecca! :)

Rachel will continue to co-lead the monthly women's serve on the 3rd Friday of each month.

OUR WONDERFUL BLOG
Lastly, don't forget to check out our blog: http://wcbreakthrough.blogspot.com/. This blog is an excellent reference for all the monthly email updates, as well as containing other volunteer opportunities as they become available.