The Colleyville Chamber hosted it’s 34th annual Golf Classic last week and we must say, it was a nice drive down the fairway! The Colleyville Golf Classic is one of the community’s most beloved events for golfers, sponsors, and volunteers to connect with resources to grow their business while enjoying a nice day out at the golf course. This year’s Golf Classic was held at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club in Keller and drew in numerous individuals in the community including 128 golfers, 35 volunteers, and 27 sponsors, along with the event’s presenting sponsors, the City of Colleyville and Jason Ridley Agency. Chelsea Rose, CEO and President of the Colleyville Chamber, showed her gratitude by thanking all of the sponsors, volunteers, and participants for their dedication to this year’s Golf Classic and remarking that “each year the Golf Classic continues to grow because of the outstanding folks in our community.”

Each year giving supporters like you join us for the exciting online event North Texas Giving Day. All next Thursday, September 22, GRACE and thousands of other charities in this region will be asking for your support. As you know, GRACE embraces the philosophy that encouraging self-sufficiency will, in turn, strengthen families and help preserve neighborhoods and communities. It is only through your generosity that we are able to offer compassion and assistance to those who so desperately need it. For many years now, GRACE has been witness to this cycle of families building and succeeding, only to be undercut by an illness, loss of a job, decreased work hours, car repair, accident, or some other incident that amounts to a devastating financial crisis for these families. During North Texas Giving Day, your investment of $25, $50, or $100 or more will help us meet the needs of our community.  As we launch

Next Friday, September 16th, your favorite jewelry store is officially opening it’s doors in Southlake Town Square! Grab a few friends and join GRACE as we celebrate the grand opening of their new storefront and shop for good. Bubbly refreshers, sweets and fun surprises will be provided to guests between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. For every purchase made, Kendra Scott will donate 20% of the proceeds to GRACE. If you are not able to make it to the event in person, you can shop online on September 16th and 17th and enter the web code GIVEBACK-CLKRJ in the coupon code section at checkout. By doing so, 20% of your purchase will also go to GRACE. Kendra Scott has a passion for giving back, not only to GRACE, but to pediatric health centers, breast cancer research and awareness, entrepreneurial leadership for women and so many others. We can’t thank the Kendra

Similar to the traditional New Year in January, GRACE likes to celebrate in style whenever we bid farewell to one fiscal year and hello to a promising new one, and what better way to accomplish this than by holding a special monthly staff meeting that encompasses the GRACE members and board? Board members and staff were served a delicious breakfast by Scratch Kitchen to kick off the day. The hardy breakfast staples included biscuits and gravy, hash brown casserole, eggs, blueberry French toast casserole and bacon. Shonda emphasized throughout the gathering how volunteers, donors and staff have supported local families as they battle with the effects of COVID-19 on the economy. In addition, Shonda gave a year in review, highlighting the performance of each department. She reflected on the inaugural post-COVID Gala when no one anticipated the outcome of attendees, yet all exceeded expectations. She also praised the resounding success

The GRACE Community Clinic is a Medical Home for uninsured families that do not have access to traditional health care. A dedicated staff of volunteer Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Pharmacists, translators, and clerical personnel provide services to our patients. To continue to serve our clients, the Community Clinic is looking for some help. We are in need of the following medicines to help treat those in need: Iron Tablets 65 mg (325 mg. Ferrous Sulfate) Fish Oil 1,000 mg. Colace Prilosec Lamisil Cream Clotrimazole cream (Lotrimin) Zyrtec (Cetirizine HCL) Claritin (Loratadine 10 mg) Flonase Spray Robitussin DM Voltaren Cream/Gel Biofreeze Debrox Zaditor-Antihistamine Eye Drops Magnesium Monistat 3 & 7 Hemorrhoidal Suppositories Neosporin Calcium Vitamin D Items can be dropped off or shipped to the following location: GRACE Food Pantry 837 E. Walnut Street, Grapevine, TX 76051 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm THANK YOU!

With only eight weeks until the 19th Annual GRACE Gala, local community members attended the GALA Gifting Party that was held at Crush It! Sports Lounge in Grapevine. Attendees were welcomed by this year’s GRACE Gala Co-chairs, Sheila and Jason Ridley, and Crush It! Sports owner, Mike Speets and his staff. Shonda Schaefer, the CEO of GRACE, welcomed everyone and introduced staff and this year’s Gala Auction Committee Chair, Kay Allen. She emphasized the lasting effects on all those whom the Gala proceeds benefit. During the evening, participants enjoyed games, food and drinks and had the opportunity to purchase Gala Raffle tickets for fun door prizes. This year’s Gala raffle is a four-night stay for two with hotel and airfare to the Dominican Republic! Entry into the Gifting Party required a donation to the Gala Auction, and the results from the evening were very generous. Thank you to all those

Even though school is back in session, GRACE still has a plethora of volunteer opportunities that you, your organization, and your family would enjoy. With just over two months before the 19th annual GRACE Gala, we are still in need of volunteers to make this event memorable for everyone involved. Gala volunteers assist with a variety of tasks, such as setup and breakdown, greeting, raffle sales, silent auction and many others. One of the most popular volunteer opportunities we offer for both individuals and organizations is the GRACE Holiday Food distribution. The Holiday Food Distribution is provided to our Clients three to four days before the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. This makes the season merrier and the meals tastier for our wonderful GRACE clients as they receive unique holiday dinners such as ham, turkey and pork. During the holiday distribution, volunteers assist with setting up, checking in, bagging food items, and

GRACE’s ability to offer a high degree of accountability and integrity is largely due to the tenure of the GRACE Board of Directors. The collective expertise of the GRACE Board is second to none, and GRACE is pleased to welcome two new community leaders to the slate: Jeff Netzer and Colby Tanner. Jeff was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on the former Kincheloe Air Force Base. Before turning 18, he lived in five different states while growing up as a military dependent. Jeff is currently the head of Partner Development at PlayStudios, his employer for roughly ten years. PlayStudios is a venture capital startup that provides exciting mobile games like TETRIS™ to millions of individuals all over the world for entertainment and rewards their players with memorable experiences as a way of saying thank yous. When he’s not creating fun mobile games for people all over the world, Jeff

In honor of the Labor Day holiday, all administrative and program sites will be closing at 3:00 p.m. Friday, and reopening Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. The hours will be as follows: Friday, September 2nd: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday, September 5th: CLOSED Tuesday, September 6th: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm All resale sites will remain open and operating at normal hours. For emergency assistance or food, please call 817.602.1204. Have a blessed weekend!

As we wake up and face another day of unknown events, we never knows when that day could be the worst day of our lives. At times, life can lead us on a path we could never imagine we were destined. The best thing to happen in those lowest times is for sheer perseverance and a desire for a change to come together and push us to look for ways to see a better day, a new chapter. For over 20 years, GRACE Transitional Housing has been that better day and new chapter for the families that come through its doors. Though times have changed, the mission to equip families with the tools to succeed and provide the emotional support through that process has not wavered. The program, while full of opportunity, is not easy. Being a success in the Transitional Housing program demands vulnerability that can hurt and motivation