From Suzanne's email of 6-11-25
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting.
Brittany Jackson, Volunteer and Internship Coordinator for Denton County Friends of the Family (DCFOF) presented to us about their services and plans to build a Family Justice Center to be ready in 2027. This center will be a trauma-informed, collaborative space where survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault can access critical services all in one place. We talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB), Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County. Here is the recap and suggested action items:
Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting.
Brittany Jackson, Volunteer and Internship Coordinator for Denton County Friends of the Family (DCFOF) presented to us about their services and plans to build a Family Justice Center to be ready in 2027. This center will be a trauma-informed, collaborative space where survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault can access critical services all in one place. We talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB), Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County. Here is the recap and suggested action items:
- Attend a tour of Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas at 1815 Cain Drive, Lewisville TX on Thursday, August 14 at 1pm. If you did not previously sign up and would like to join us, please email Suzanne Spisak by August 7. We will send a reminder email to all who signed up prior to August 14 with the address and info about carpooling to the location.
- Donate the following items for the Welcome Home Pallets for ODB.
- Please drop off items at Shari Patrick's home at 8620 Basanite Ave.
- Please call her at 214-797-6136 to let her know you will be dropping off items.
- Bathroom - Toilet paper, shower curtains, toilet brushes, towels
- Bedroom - Comforters, pillows, sheets, mattress pads
- Kitchen - Measuring cups/ spoons, flatware, baking pans, mixing bowls, toasters, coffee pots, can openers, plates
- Other - Trash cans, laundry baskets
- Participate in August in a duffle bag clothing donation drive for DCFOF. We provide clothing that the Survivor Advocacy team gives to victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in hospitals or police stations. Details will be provided in July.
- Attend an Evening of Triumph benefiting DCFOF on Saturday, July 19. See the information below to purchase tickets.
- Join me on Saturday, July 26 at the Handbags for Hope Event for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County. See the information below to purchase tickets. Let me know if you plan to attend.
- Mark your calendars:
- Our next meeting is Monday, August 11 at 10am in the Clubhouse.
- Jenna Edwards and Wendy McGee will join us and talk about their current and future state and our Welcome Home Pallet Program.
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Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
From Suzanne's email of 6-6-25
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on Monday, June 9 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse. We look forward to seeing you there!
In the meantime, we have two important items:
Denton County Friends of the Family Backpack Project - Purchase Online by June 9
The Welcome Home Pallet Project will be making 10 pallets soon and has an urgent need for the following supplies:
• Lora Maynard, 9608 Freeport Drive, Cell # 301-461-0850
• Shari Patrick, 8620 Basanite Ave, Cell # 214-797-6136
Thank you for all that you do for our charities! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on Monday, June 9 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse. We look forward to seeing you there!
In the meantime, we have two important items:
Denton County Friends of the Family Backpack Project - Purchase Online by June 9
- We are working with an online supply company to assemble the backpacks we will provide to Friends of the Family.
- A big THANK YOU to Lisa Olson, Donna Gardner and Sherry Eason who donated 144 backpacks.
- Ladies, Let's fill them!
- Good News! - You can purchase a backpack online at www.schoolsupplypacks.com. No shopping required!
- Backpacks will be shipped to Robson Ranch.
- Can't beat the price! Elementary (PK-5th Grade) total cost is $53.44 and Middle/High Grades total cost is $54.07.
- Please see attached flyer to make your purchase which must be completed by June 9 to allow time for assembly and shipping.
- Scan the QR code on the flyer or click on the link above
- Go to Code Input under "Find Your Supply List"
- Select a backpack, set up an account for billing purposes, input your billing address and pay using a credit card.
- Call Sherry Eason at 225-773-5431 or Lisa Jones at 505-259-5425, if you have questions.
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The Welcome Home Pallet Project will be making 10 pallets soon and has an urgent need for the following supplies:
- Bathroom - Toilet paper, shower curtains, toilet brushes, towels
- Bedroom - Comforters, pillows, sheets, mattress pads
- Kitchen - Measuring cups/ spoons, flatware, baking pans, mixing bowls, toasters, coffee pots, can openers, plates
- Other - Trash cans, laundry baskets
• Lora Maynard, 9608 Freeport Drive, Cell # 301-461-0850
• Shari Patrick, 8620 Basanite Ave, Cell # 214-797-6136
Thank you for all that you do for our charities! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
From Suzanne's email of 5-27-25
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, June 9 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
At this meeting:
We look forward to seeing you there! In the meantime, we have an important and time sensitive action item:
Denton County Friends of the Family Backpack Project - Purchase Online by June 9
If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, June 9 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
At this meeting:
- Staff from Denton County Friends of the Family will talk to us about their mission, services they provide and upcoming events.
- Update on Backpack Drive
- Heads up on activities in the next two months.
We look forward to seeing you there! In the meantime, we have an important and time sensitive action item:
Denton County Friends of the Family Backpack Project - Purchase Online by June 9
- We are working with an online supply company to assemble the backpacks we will provide to Friends of the Family.
- A big THANK YOU to Lisa Olson, Donna Gardner and Sherry Eason who donated 144 backpacks.
- Ladies, Let's fill them!
- Good News! - You can purchase a backpack online at www.schoolsupplypacks.com.
- No shopping required!
- Backpacks will be shipped to Robson Ranch.
- Can't beat the price! Elementary (PK-5th Grade) total cost is $53.44 and Middle/High Grades total cost is $54.07.
- Please see attached flyer to make your purchase which must be completed by June 9
- to allow time for assembly and shipping.
- Scan the QR code on the flyer or click on the link above
- Go to Code Input under "Find Your Supply List"
- Select a backpack, set up an account for billing purposes, input your billing address and pay using a credit card.
- Call Sherry Eason at 225-773-5431 or Lisa Jones at 505-259-5425, if you have questions.
If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
| backpack_flyer.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 4-17- 25
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting.
Journey to Dream provides a safe, caring, supportive environment for teens ages 14-19.
Nesa Grider, Chief Executive Officer, and Ravain Owens, Director of Case Management, talked about the homelife experience and other services they provide for these teens. We talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB)
and kicked off the Snack Pack Drive.
Here is the recap and important attachments:
Action Items:
Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting.
Journey to Dream provides a safe, caring, supportive environment for teens ages 14-19.
Nesa Grider, Chief Executive Officer, and Ravain Owens, Director of Case Management, talked about the homelife experience and other services they provide for these teens. We talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB)
and kicked off the Snack Pack Drive.
Here is the recap and important attachments:
Action Items:
- We are touring Journey to Dream on Thursday, May 1 at 1pm. If you did not previously sign up and would like to join us, please email Suzanne Spisak by April 25. We will send a reminder email to all who signed up prior to May 1 with the address and info about carpooling to the location.
- Review the attached RRWC Summer Snack Pack Event, a project for Denton Community Food Center. We encourage everyone to participate. The flyer gives the information about where to drop off cash or donations by May 23. THANK YOU to all who attended and signed up to help fill and deliver the bags!
- We are in need of the following items for the Welcome Home Pallets.
- Please drop off items at Lora Maynard home at 9608 Freeport Drive, or Shari Patrick's home at 8620 Basanite Ave.
- Mattress Pads
- Shower curtains and Rings
- Lamps
- Pillows
- We are trying out a Volunteer Buddy system to encourage RRWC members to volunteer at ODB
- in addition to the April 22, Day of Caring.
- The Volunteer Buddy is someone who has volunteered before at ODB and commits to being the "ring leader" for a breakfast, lunch or dinner meal serving shift on a designated day in June, July and August.
- We will encourage up to three RRWC members to sign up to volunteer on a designated shift along with the Volunteer Buddy. Ideally,they ride to ODB together and have social time as well.
- Please see the attached ODB Volunteer Buddy Signup sheet
- If you are interested in being a Volunteer Buddy or to sign up for a particular shift, please contact Suzanne Spisak with the date and time of your preferred shift.
- Mark your calendars:
- Our next meeting is Monday, June 9 at 10am in the Clubhouse. For 40 years, Denton County Friends of the Family has been providing compassionate, comprehensive services to those impacted by rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence.They will join us and talk about what they do and the population they serve.
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- We will kick off the back pack drive!
Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
| 2_2025_rrwc_snack_pack_drive_pdf.pdf |
| odb_volunteer_buddy_sign_up.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 4-8- 25
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, April 14 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
At this meeting:
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, April 14 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
At this meeting:
- Staff from Journey to Dream will talk to us about their mission, the homelife experience and other services they provide for these teens.
- Kick off the Snack Pack Drive
- Discuss final details for Day of Caring and the Volunteer Buddy Initiative.
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Ladies,
If you have already signed up to volunteer on April 22 at Our Daily Bread (ODB), that is great! Otherwise, please join us! LET’S VOLUNTEER TOGETHER! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! We can have fun together doing it! Sign up with a friend.
Just two steps to participate.
- Create an account at ODB using the Volunteer Sign Up Instructions below.
- Review the attached April 22 ODB Day of Caring Shifts and reply to this email to let us know the shift that you want.
Any questions? Call or text Dianna Duncan at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne Spisak at 216-973-7793Volunteer Sign Up Instructions
- Follow this link to sign up: https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/JE/mhdetj2zqmw8th
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- On the opportunity page, click Signup.
- Enter your email address.
- If your email address is already associated with a Bloomerang Volunteer account, you will be asked to sign in.
- Enter your first name, last name, and a password.
- Read the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, then select the boxes to accept.
- Select I am not a robot and complete the challenge.
- Click Next.
- Complete the required fields (marked by red asterisks) Click Next Step.
- Your account is now complete.
| april_22_odb_day_of_caring_shifts.pdf |
| final_2025_rrwc_snack_pack_drive_pdf.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 3-14 25
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting.
Jen Adame and Beth Potter from Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County talked about the CASA program and what a CASA does. We talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB) and Denton Community Food Center.
Here is the recap and important attachments:
Action Items:
Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting.
Jen Adame and Beth Potter from Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County talked about the CASA program and what a CASA does. We talked about upcoming events for Our Daily Bread (ODB) and Denton Community Food Center.
Here is the recap and important attachments:
Action Items:
- Take a look at the CASA Defined document for a recap of what a CASA does.
- Review the attached RRWC Summer Snack Pack Event, a project for Denton Community Food Center. We encourage everyone to shop or donate cash. More to come about the event on May 29.
- We are trying out a Volunteer Buddy system to encourage RRWC members to
- volunteer at ODB in addition to the April 22, Day of Caring.
- The Volunteer Buddy is someone who has volunteered before at ODB and commits to being the "ring leader" for a breakfast, lunch or dinner meal serving shift on a designated day in June, July and August.
- We will encourage up to three RRWC members to sign up to volunteer on a designated shift along with the Volunteer Buddy. Ideally,they ride to ODB together and have social time as well.
- Please see the attached ODB Volunteer Buddy Signup sheet
- If you are interested in being a Volunteer Buddy or to sign up for a particular shift, please contact Suzanne Spisak with the date and time of your preferred shift.
- Mark your calendars:
- Our next meeting is Monday, April 14 at 10am in the Clubhouse. Journey to Dream staff will join us and do a presentation about what they do and the teens they serve.
- Journey to Dream is offering us a tour of their facility on May 1 at 1pm. More information to come.
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Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
| ticket_administration_|_myprovenue™.pdf |
| odb_volunteer_buddy_sign_up.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 3- 4-25
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, March 10 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
At this meeting, staff from CASA of Denton County will talk to us about what it means to be a CASA,
a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Our Daily Bread will be at the meeting to help you sign up for the Day of Caring and answer any questions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
We hope you can join us for our Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, March 10 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
At this meeting, staff from CASA of Denton County will talk to us about what it means to be a CASA,
a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Our Daily Bread will be at the meeting to help you sign up for the Day of Caring and answer any questions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
| 2025_april_day_of_caring_final.pdf |
WELCOME HOME PALLET ITEMS
Updated 2-26-25
Prepared by KD Rutherford
Updated 2-26-25
Prepared by KD Rutherford
| 2-26-25_welcome_home_pallet_items.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 2-12-25
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting. Here is the recap and a number of attachments:
Action Items:
Thank you for all that you do for our charities. Please let us know if you have any comments or questions.
Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
Dear Community Outreach Members,
Thank you to all who attended the meeting. If it did not fit in your schedule, we hope to see you at a future meeting. Here is the recap and a number of attachments:
Action Items:
- Join us on March 10 at 10am in the Clubhouse for the next Community Outreach meeting. Heather Johnson, Development Director at Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County will tell us what CASA does and what it means to be a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
- Look at the attached New Charities Compare and Contrast document as a first step to understanding what our newest charities do.
- Mark your calendar for a Day of Caring at Our Daily Bread (ODB) on April 22, where RRWC members will come together to volunteer throughout the day. Sign up instructions will be provided soon!
- Please see the attached Welcome Home Pallet List for items to donate. Our Daily Bread transitions over 130 people experiencing homelessness each year to permanent housing and RRWC members provide essential household items to them to set up housekeeping. FYI, mattress pads and pillows are always in need.
- ICYMI, attached is our 2025 Charity Activity showing planned and proposed activities for all 6 charities throughout the year.
- Finally, attached is a Journey to Dream Luncheon notice about an upcoming fashion show benefiting Journey to Dream. Go to https://www.journeytodream.com/women-on-purpose to purchase tickets.
Thank you for all that you do for our charities. Please let us know if you have any comments or questions.
Dianna Duncan - Cell # 940-445-1125
Suzanne Spisak - Cell # 216-973-7793
Co-Chairs, Community Outreach Committee
| new_charity_compare_and_contrast.pdf |
| welcome_home_pallet_list.pdf |
| 2025_charity_activities.pdf |
| journey_to_dream_luncheon.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 2-5-25
We hope you can join us for our first 2025 Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, February 10 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
We will have a few copies of these documents available at the meeting; however, we appreciate your bringing your own copy of these documents to the meeting to help us save on printing costs. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
We hope you can join us for our first 2025 Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, February 10 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
- At this meeting, we will preview 2025 Community Outreach activities (see attachment) for the six charities that RRWC will support in 2025 and get your input.
- Representatives from Our Daily Bread will join us to give an update on the Welcome Home Pallet project and our first Day of Caring scheduled for Tuesday, April 22.
- Also, please see the attached flyer for an
- in-kind donation drive for Our Daily Bread for their "Love Your Neighbor" week that starts now!
We will have a few copies of these documents available at the meeting; however, we appreciate your bringing your own copy of these documents to the meeting to help us save on printing costs. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
| 2025_charity_activities.pdf |
| -_odb_love_thy_neighbor_drive.pdf |
From Suzanne's email of 1-29-25
Greetings!
We welcome you to our first 2025 Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, February 10 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
We will have a few copies of these documents available at the meeting; however, we appreciate your bringing your own copy of these documents to the meeting to help us save on printing costs. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Greetings!
We welcome you to our first 2025 Community Outreach Committee meeting on
Monday, February 10 from 10am to 11:30am in the Clubhouse.
- At this meeting, we will preview 2025 Community Outreach activities (see attachment)for the six charities that RRWC will support in 2025 and get your input.
- Representatives from Our Daily Bread will join us to give an update on the Welcome Home Pallet project and our first Day of Caring scheduled for Tuesday, April 22.
- Also, please see the attached flyer for an in-kind donation drive for Our Daily Bread for their "Love Your Neighbor" week that starts now!
We will have a few copies of these documents available at the meeting; however, we appreciate your bringing your own copy of these documents to the meeting to help us save on printing costs. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, in the meantime, please call Dianna at 940-445-1125 or Suzanne at 216-973-7793.
Thank you.
Dianna Duncan, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
Suzanne Spisak, RRWC Community Outreach Co-Chair
| _2025_charity_activities.pdf |