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1 | Page …I would like to thank everyone for their continued support…! This [past] year brought us many changes and challenges . . . some good, others not so much…but nonetheless, eventful. I am excited about the upcoming new positive energy on the board… and look forward to continuing our mission as we share ideas and work on ‘growing’ our organizations and helping each other in the coming year. COSA is like a family, growing bigger and stronger day by day. In this coming year, COSA’s board will continue to open its arms to welcome new members to join the family and nurture long time members along the way. I encourage everyone to take an active role in the coming year, with cutbacks in many organizations the continued support we offer each other is priceless. Pamela A. Springer See our COSA Brochure for detailed information! Last Program Summation Members spoke about their services. Catering Revolutionary offers subscriptions to those who do not leave their homes and do not want to cook. They deliver 10 meals at a time. Lisa Beatty January, 2012 ISSUE #6 In the News with Council of Social Agencies,Inc.(COSA) Collaborate to Create the Community of Your Dreams! Your community: Volunteering time and energy for a greater good!

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…I would like to thank everyone for their continued support…! This [past] year brought us many changes and challenges . . . some good, others not so much…but nonetheless, eventful. I am excited about the upcoming new positive energy on the board… and look forward to continuing our mission as we share ideas and work on ‘growing’ our organizations and helping each other in the coming year. COSA is like a family, growing bigger and stronger day by day. In this coming year, COSA’s board will continue to open its arms to welcome new members to join the family and nurture long time members along the way. I encourage everyone to take an active role in the coming year, with cutbacks in many organizations the continued support we offer each other is priceless.

Pamela A. Springer

See our COSA Brochure for detailed information!

Last Program Summation Members spoke about their services. Catering Revolutionary offers subscriptions to those who do not leave their homes and do not want to cook. They deliver 10 meals at a time.

Lisa Beatty

January, 2012 ISSUE #6

In the News with Council of Social Agencies,Inc.(COSA)

Collaborate to Create the Community of Your Dreams!

Your community: Volunteering time and energy for a greater good!

Credit for this picture:

http://www.fotosearch.com/illustrati

on/helping-hands.html

Your community

Volunteering their

time and energy for a

greater good!

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50/50 Winner COSA Swap Shop

There will be a 50/50 at the luncheon!

From Ways & Means

Leadership Award

Pam Springer has graduated and Lisa Beatty will begin in January. Pam expressed how much she enjoyed the leadership program and recommended more to apply for it in the years to come.

Lisa Beatty

Did you know that COSA sponsors a COSA member to join Leadership St. Lucie every year? Take a look at what this experience can bring to your organization:

http://www.tinyurl.com/LeadershipStLucie

Did You Know?

Awards corner…

“A person's true wealth is the good

he or she does in the world.”

- Mohammed

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I see trees of green,

red roses too

I see them bloom,

for me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world ~ Robert Thiele, George David Weiss,

Send your articles, reports, and story to: Suzanne Ensmann, Newsletter Chair, [email protected] Include the following: COSA member name and contact

representative Story to highlight Make certain to include specific dates,

times, locations, and contact information! Heartfelt thanks to Rus Embry who works

hard to proof and edit our newsletter each month!

“We get to make a living; we give to make a life.”

-Winston Churchill

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Agency Announcements: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ST. LUCIE COUNTY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR VIDEO PRODUCTION GRANT

FORT PIERCE – The St. Lucie County Office of Media Relations is now accepting applications for its video

production grant program. The grant program will award one 60-second video public service announcements to not-for-profit

organizations and/or government agencies located in St. Lucie County.

Grant applications are available now and must be completed and returned to the St. Lucie County Office of Media

Relations by Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. To apply, agencies must be a non-profit and/or government agency with an office located

in St. Lucie County for at least 12 months. The grants will be awarded in March 2012 and production must be completed

before December 2012.

For complete details about the video production grant and a grant application visit www.stlucieco.gov/slctv (click on

the SLCTV Production Grant link under Quick Links on the right-hand side). Application can also be picked up at the St.

Lucie County Office of Media Relations, 2300 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce (on the third floor, south of the Commission

Chambers) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, please call 772-462-6421 or e-mail:

[email protected].

Erick Gill

Public Information Officer

St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners

2300 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, Fla. 34982

www.stlucieco.gov

772-462-1791 (office)

772-342-6014 (cell)

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Dates of Interests:

Annual Meeting: January 20th, 2012, noon; RSVP by January 16th, 2012 (Details above) Lake Forest Next General Meeting: 2/15/12 Harbor Place-on Jennings Road & US1 Next Executive Board Meeting: 2/8/12 United Way, 4800 S. Federal Hwy, FP

ISSUE #3

COSA

P.O. Box 2356, Fort Pierce,

Fl. 34954

Website: http://cosanow.tripod.com

Newsletter Contact:

E-mail: [email protected]

Credit for this picture:

http://www.fotosearch.com/illustrati

on/helping-hands.html

Your community

Volunteering their

time and energy for a

greater good!

Credit for this picture:

http://www.fotosearch.com/illustrati

on/helping-hands.html

Your community

Volunteering their

time and energy for a

greater good!

Collaborate to Create the

Community of your dreams!