Media
2011 Media Coverage
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Around 2,000 run or walk to charity Thanksgiving morning
ELKHART - Around 2,000 people started their Thanksgiving by walking or running in a race Thursday. A total of 645 people gathered in Nappanee to walk or run two or four miles in the I?m Thankful Four. A total of 1,480 registered for the 10K (6.2-mile), 5K (3.1-mile) and one-mile events in Elkhart that were part of the third annual Turkey Stampede.
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For local charities, Christmas has come early.
ELKHART - Bill Rieth, president of United Way of Elkhart County, announced Wednesday that a couple who wishes to remain anonymous has given $100,000 each to Faith Mission, Church Community Services and United Way of Elkhart County. He made the announcement at the United Way office.
2010 Media Coverage
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Garden benefits down-on-their-luck Elkhart residents
ELKHART - For a number of people in Elkhart, having no job, no home, and no money makes it tough for them to feed themselves - but not impossible. They're cultivating a unique project and literally getting their hands dirty.
2009 Media Coverage
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330 minutes, 295 miles, a half-ton of help for hungry
On Saturday Janet Iles drove 5 1/2 hours with co-workers Missy Gilmore and Beth Baker to Elkhart from Batavia, Ohio, with 1,000 pounds of food. The group donated the food to Elkhart's Faith Mission, and they're hopeful it will be the first of many drops they'll make around the country.
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Faith Mission of Elkhart was named non-profit of the year at Business Recognition Dinner
In today's economic climate no place could use some positive business news more than Elkhart -- and Thursday -- they got some. The Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Recognition Dinner.
2008 Media Coverage
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Some in need this Christmas chose to give
A good crowd turned out for an annual Christmas tradition at Faith Mission. They helped make and deliver meals to around 200 elderly shut-ins throughout the Elkhart area.
Some of the volunteers included clients from the mission who are out of work, and some with church groups who were laid off.
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Laid off workers find more than a job
WSBT Channel 22 News recent covered the Faith Mission's 915 Project. Reporter Ed Ernstes that "Thousands of unemployed RV workers in Elkhart County are looking for new work. It isn't easy. But on Tuesday, a group found much more than just a job."
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The Faith Mission has a new home for women and families facing dark times.
ELKHART -- Maureen Gallagher may have hit her lowest point in late March.
She had been living with her son, Loyd Keener Jr., and granddaughter, Sabrina, after contracting Hepatitis C from her ex-husband. Maureen had been out of work for a while and she was the type of person who was used to taking care of everyone else. She hadn't gotten Social Security disability as she hoped. Maureen was bipolar, battling depression and self-mutilating, but not to the point of bleeding because she didn't want to scare her granddaughter, whom she had helped raise much of her four years.
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Truth Editorial — Faith Mission's investments are paying off
While it may at first glance appear as if the mission is only working with individuals to help get their lives back on track, it's actually making an investment in the future of the Elkhart area.
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It was a day of thanks, giving
ELKHART -- There was plenty of giving at the Salvation Army's Main Street headquarters on Thursday.
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Food network grasping for handle on hunger
As winter rolls in and the sour economy continues to take its toll, hunger in the Elkhart County area is becoming an increasingly urgent concern.
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$15,000 donated to charity by City of Elkhart
Christmas comes early for three Elkhart County charities, courtesy of the city of Elkhart.
Mayor Dick Moore presented $5,000 checks to the Salvation Army, Church Community Services and Faith Mission today.
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Faith Mission Talks with MomAdvice.com
The
author of
MomAdvice.com got to sit down with Mike Perez, the Development Director
at the Faith Mission to discuss where they could fit in best with our
mission to serve the homeless. Read about her experience and the result
of Faith Mission being included in the "Big Give".
Read the story online here.
