Barnyard BBQ Bash

Thank you to Lakeland Christina Rotary for hosting Barnyard BBQ Bash, a western-themed silent auction with dinner, live band, plus barnyard games to benefit Parker Street Ministries and Elder Point Ministries–TWO great local charities. All the fun took place Saturday, February 25.  Check out this photo of staff, spouses, and neighbors who were just grateful to rub shoulders with our three on-staff [...]

Bells will be Ringing

Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news! Oh what a Christmas season this has been.
We are pleased to announce the naming of the community center bell tower through a gift from the George W. Jenkins Fund within the Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland. Over the next few months we [...]

Christmas Store is a Wrap

This was a phenomenal year for Christmas Store in many ways. We experienced growth in children served, growth in number of volunteers, and growth in number of partnering organizations. This year we took the time to communicate to volunteers, through a training session, our philosophy of Christmas Store as a community development tool. And it [...]

AEP Finishes Fall Semester

Students enjoyed a full semester of after-school academic enrichment. Nearly eighty kindergarten through eighth grade students were part of the fall program. Besides building relationships with children and their parents in a beautiful environment, we continue to work toward measurable academic goals. Recent reports from standardized tests (STAR Reading and Math) reveal our children are [...]

Celebrating Seasons

More than 200 attended our Fall Festival in November. Popcorn, snow cones, carnival booths, and three-legged races all made for a fun day to put aside our struggles and enjoy each other. The Candy Walk was a highlight. The SPCA was on hand to educate about pit bulldogs and low cost spaying and neutering. [...]