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Christian Clearing House (CCH) is
honored to be a finalist for the 2016
Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
with the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). CCH received accreditation
in 2014, meeting all Better Business
Bureau
standards and
following the
highest
principles of
business ethics.
On May 26,
Board Members
and Staff
traveled to
Toledo for the
finalist award.
Even though
applying for the
Torch Award was an arduous
process, we feel that CCH was
named a finalist because of our
community’s support and our track
record over the past 21 years—the
programs we provide directly assist
those facing financial crisis.
Not only does CCH offer financial
support to our neighbors “in need,”
we also offer services referring clients
to programs that may assist them
with both long and short term needs.
At CCH we work to create
partnerships and
community
collaborations to
better assist
clients.
CCH is able to
offer support
because of the
generous
backing of our 51
participating
congregations,
volunteers, donors,
area businesses,
along with our dedicated Board of
Directors and staff.
Thank you for your continued
support of Christian Clearing House.
We are blessed that God has
provided us YOU!
Better Business Bureau Torch Award Finalist Staff
Tammy Stahl Executive Director
Debbie Benson Office Manager
Christian Clearing House The light shines in the darkness … (John 1:5a)
Summer 2016 Volume 3, Issue 2
Board of Directors
Dale Briggs
President
Mike Noggle
President Elect
Jerry Sprouse
Past President
Debbie Seawell
Secretary
Cathy Ricard
Treasurer
Julie Arnold
Jack Cramer
Christina Lishawa
Cyndy Rotman
Ron Rush
Jane Stout
Terry Sutherland
CCH’s Board Members and Staff
and toilet tissue. Many church
congregations and businesses set
up donation boxes during the
holiday season to collect items for
CCH. All donations are greatly
appreciated and distributed directly
to those with needs here in our
community.
Summer is the time of the year the
CCH office is the busiest. We
believe the reason for the increase
in assistance comes this time of
the year because school is out,
children are now eating additional
meals at home and working
parents need to pay for child care.
Also, other assistance programs
for utilities are inactive. At CCH,
we see the families that are living
on the edge that fall behind for
many different reasons.
If you would like to help provide
items for families with needs,
please see the list. All
donations (including monetary)
are tax deductible and greatly
appreciated.
Caring Cupboard
Items Needed
Baby wipes
Body wash
Diapers
Dish detergent
Deodorant
Feminine products
Hair conditioner
Hand/bar soap
Laundry detergent
Paper towels
Shampoo
Shaving cream
Tissues
Toilet tissue
Tooth brushes
Tooth paste
Travel size items
Crockpots
*Laundry soap, toilet
tissue and size 4
diapers are in high
demand.
Imagine what it would be like to
have just changed your baby
and using the very last diaper, or
having no toilet tissue and steal-
ing from a public facility…..not
very pleasant thoughts. Many of
the clients Christian Clearing
House (CCH) helps, face these
dilemmas daily. We see clients
that have not bathed in days or
children elated to receive a tooth
brush because they have to
share with a sibling. As unfortu-
nate as it sounds, it is the reality
that comes to life daily within the
CCH office.
The cupboard donations started
a few years back when a Boy
Scout needing a project decided
to solicit his church congregation
for donations to make hygiene
kits for individuals/families need-
ing such items. In 2015, the
cupboard had grown to an esti-
mated dollar value on the items
received and distributed of more
than $24,000. The cupboard
often works in mysterious ways.
Often the staff will look at the
shelves and comment on how
bare they have become, then
someone will knock on the door
or call stating that they have a
donation of taxable items they
would like to drop off.
CCH has a budget fund to pur-
chase items when the shelves
are empty, which typically is
used to replenish laundry soap
The Caring Cupboard at Work
On May 3, 2016, CCH’s staff Tammy Stahl,
Executive Director and Debbie Benson,
Office Manager, along with Board Members
Mike Noggle and Jane Stout, traveled to
Columbus to the OANO (Ohio Association of
Nonprofit Organizations)
Conference. Christian
Clearing House was
nominated as an
outstanding, new program
of the year in the State of
Ohio for Project Happy
Feet (PHF). We are proud
to announce that PHF was
selected as a state finalist
for the award.
In 2015, CCH distributed
shoe vouchers to more
than 500 area children going back to school
in the fall. Project Happy Feet will take place
again this fall in combination with Stuff the
Bus. The program is designed to allow
children to go to the store and pick out their
own shoes.
Funding for Project Happy Feet has been
raised through community donations and
grants from Rotary and The Findlay-Hancock
Community Foundation. Additional dollars
are needed to continue the program. If you
would like to donate, please make checks
payable to Christian Clearing House or donate
via PayPal at www.cchsupport.org. Add Project
Happy Feet in the memo section.
If you know of a
family in need of
receiving school
supplies and shoes,
registration is
required.
Applications to
register will be
available beginning
July 11, 2016 at The
Family Center.
Stuff the Bus will take
place on July 21–23 at
McDonald’s on Tiffin
Ave. If your church or business would like to set
up a collection box for supplies to help in the
community school supply distribution, donations
can be dropped off at The Family Center on or
before August 6th. Backpacks are always the
largest needs. The backpacks filled with
supplies will be distributed prior to the start of
school.
At CCH we are……………
“Filling Shoes with Hopeful Futures.”
Project Happy Feet Receives Award
Why I Volunteer……………”Volunteering at CCH is a way of giving
back to my community, and it also allows me to continue to use the skills I learned
in my preretirement years.”
Jane Stout, Tammy Stahl,
Debbie Benson, Mike Noggle
Ginny Lee Plistl
14 Year Volunteer
In Memory of:
Maver Hogrefe
Tom McCleave
Robert Sutherland
Wish List:
Caring Cupboard items (see page 2)
Office volunteers call 419-422-2222
Great Scot store receipts
Sign up for Kroger rewards at www.kroger.com
1800 North Blanchard Street
Suite 107
Findlay, Ohio 45840
www.cchsupport.org
Our Vision:
Christian Clearing House
represents Christ to the
community through helping
people become self-sustaining.
Our Mission:
To provide non-sustaining,
emergency assistance to
residents or transients of
Hancock County who have
financial, physical, emotional ,
and/or spiritual needs and to
collaborate with churches,
agencies and individuals to
promote effective and efficient
use of community resources.
Christian Clearing House RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S.POSTAGE
PAID PERMIT #544
FINDLAY, OHIO
Please mark your calendars and join us for the following upcoming events, supporting
Christian Clearing House and The Family Center. Please refer to the CCH website at
www.cchsupport.org for more details on events.
June 18..……...Classic Car Show at Owens Community College
July 21-23……..Stuff the Bus at McDonald’s (Tiffin Ave)
August 23……...Annual Spaghetti Dinner at First Presbyterian Church
September 8…..Family Center 10th Year Anniversary Celebration
September 16….Annual Golf Outing at Sycamore Springs
September 17…Flirt with Dirt 5K Run/Walk at Riverbend Park
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