A Backpack of My Own

Timberline Windsor has started collecting their filled backpacks!!!  That pile will grow this weekend as people continue to bring in their backpacks.  Windsor is partnering with Windsor School District and Weld County Children Services to distribute their filled backpacks.


Timberline Fort Collins will have Backpack sign-ups and supply list available in the mall this weekend.  Filled Backpacks can be delivered to our Fort Collins campus the weekends of Aug. 4/5 and Aug. 11/12.  Fort Collins  is partnering with Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County and The Matthews House to distribute their filled backpacks.


When a child or youth is in a desperate situation they often don't have the supplies that they need to be successful in the classroom setting.  When you take the time, expense and effort to fill a backpack for a child - you are making a deposit into their life that will not return void. :)


A Backpack of My Own Contacts:
Timberline Fort Collins:  Erin Branchflower - erinbeth21@hotmail.com
Timberline Windsor: Lynn Peterson - LPETERSON6876@msn.com

National Mentoring Month

January is National Mentoring Month. Becoming a mentor can have a great impact in the life of a child or teenager. Rob Mitchell's book Castaway Kid is a great example of how a mentor had the ability to speak hope, life and love into his life. His mentor helped him get past his heartbreaking circumstances to become a successful business man and nationwide speaker who advocates for children in need of a positive change and influence in their life. That positive change and influence could very well be YOU! :)
http://www.castawaykid.com/
To find out how you can become a mentor for kids in Larimer County:
http://www.larimer.org/humanservices/volunteer/mentor.htm
or contact: Christina Ulrich-Jones at: culrichjones@larimer.org