The Success Connection Wate r F rom The R ock En t e rp r i s es , I n c . , S e rv ing C en t ra l A r l i ng ton , Texas

Break in g the cyc l e o f pover ty and i l l i t e racy

Water From The Rock was bustling with the

joy of giving as the ministers, deacons and

members of Mount Olive Baptist Church,

Arlington, Texas distributed turkeys to

those in need. Food was distributed Decem-

ber 13, 2015 and December 14-22, 2015.

Mt. Olive was able to help 681 households

with a family impact of 2,246 individuals

during its annual Christmas food give-away.

What a blessing it is to be able to help

those in need.

Inside This Issue:

Executive Director’s Corner 2

Water From The Rock

Welcomes New Volunteers

2

Meet Our GED Instructor 2

Altrusa Ladies Spend a day

of Service at WFTR

3

Rooms To Go Donates

Turkeys for Christmas

3

Thank You Kroger and

Panera Bread

3

WFTR Welcomes New Vol-

unteers—Continued

3

Information About WFTR 4

WFTR Receives Grant 4

Special Points of Interest

Food Pantry Hours:

Wednesday-Friday

10:00 a.m.-12 noon Free GED Classes in

English:

Monday and Wednesday

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free ESL Classes:

Tuesday and Thursday

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free GED Classes in

Spanish:

Tuesday and Thursday

2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Free Computer Clas-ses:

Friday

9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Joy o f G iv ing to Those in Need May you have t he g i f t o f fa i t h , the b le s s i ng o f hope and t he peace o f H i s l ove a t

Ch r i s tma s and a lways .

WFTR volunteers, Mt. Olive Baptist Church Ministers, Deacons and members distributing food to individuals in need.

CONGRATULATION GED RECIPIENTS!!

Congratulation Chioma Pinkney and Alejandro

Grijalva on receiving your GED!! We are so

extremely proud of your accomplishment. The

new computer-based test is seemingly a bit

more challenging for our students, but you met

the challenge and successfully passed the test.

It is only the beginning! We wish the best for you in

all your future endeavors.

January 2016

Water From The Rock Welcomes New Volunteers

The Executive Director’s Corner

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Kenneth Harris is a

retiree from Verizon.

He is married to Chris-

tie for 32 years. They

have one son. He de-

cided to volunteer at

Water From The Rock

because he likes to

help people who are in

need.

Vida Fenner for-

mally lived in Miner-

al Wells, Texas be-

fore moving to Ar-

lington. She was

married to her hus-

band, Pervis for 65

yrs. before he passed.

They have 3 children,

2 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Mrs.

Fenner says she enjoys volunteering. It helps

her to stay involved.

Lorri McDaniel retired from

Texas Workforce Commis-

sion July 31, 2015 after 32

years of service. Lorri is

married to James McDaniel

III for 22 years. Her hob-

bies include shopping and

traveling. She decided to

volunteer at Water From The Rock because of

her desire to help others.

Happy New Year!!! We hope you and your loved ones had a very Merry Christmas. We want to take this time to thank the many individuals and donors who contributed money and donations to our organization in 2015. It is through your caring generosity that Water From The Rock has been able to carry out our mission of helping individuals break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy and move toward achieving self-sufficiency.

Our volunteers continue to play a vital role in all areas of Water From The Rock’s programs. It would not be possible for us to do all that we do if it were not for the dedication, compassion, and availability of our vol-unteers. A very special thank you to Volunteer Jennifer Kerl, who organized volunteers to work in the Tar-rant Area Food Bank Quality Control program to benefit WFTR. Through their efforts, over $2,000.00 was credited to our agency for TAFB maintenance fees in 2015, and over $4,600.00 for 2013-2015. Although this program has been discontinued, these credited funds helped WFTR meet the surging demand for food for our clients who are ‘food insecure’.

We look forward to a productive year in 2016. Through your continued support, we will be able to serve

more people in the community with food to help sustain them, GED and ESL classes to help individuals have

a brighter future, and clothing and job readiness resources for individuals returning to the workforce.

Lorri McDaniel

Meet Our GED Instructor Mrs. Maria Holmes is a part time GED and ESL adjunct instructor with Tarrant County

College (TCC) and Fort Worth ISD. Maria has more than 20 years of experience in bi-

lingual (English-Spanish) services. She opened a school for GED in 2012 as a communi-

ty service and designed a Web page with videl clips as support for GED and ESL stu-

dents. Mrs. Holmes states: “ I use a variety of instructional strategies and tools appropri-

ate to the needs of every student and provide continuous feedback to maximize student

learning.” Maria provides individual counseling to her students to help them with goal

setting and problem solving. WFTR welcomes Mrs. Holmes to our team.

Troy Vaugh is a retired military

veteran with over 20 years of

service in the U.S. Army. Troy

and his wife Deborah reside in

Arlington, Texas. He received

his Masters in Public Admin-

istration and was the Associate

Vice Chancellor for Continuing

Education Services at Tarrant

County College District until Jan-

uary 2015 when he retired. WFTR is pleased that Mr.

Vaugh decided to volunteer with our organization.

William Smith is our

first volunteer tutor

for the GED in Eng-

lish program. He is a

retired educator with

the Tarrant County

College District. He

is married to Diane.

William plays a criti-

cal role in helping prepare our students to take

and pass the GED exam. WFTR is very

pleased that he decided to volunteer to help us.

Maria Holmes, GED in Spanish Instructor

Kenneth Harris

Troy Vaugh

Sherman G. Perry is

a retired educator

with Arlington ISD.

He and his wife

Shirley have been

married for 36 yrs.

They recently

joined Mt. Olive

Baptist Church. He

says: “I love being

involved in my church and the WFTR

ministry. He feels it is a blessing to be

able to help others who are in need.

Sherman Perry William Smith

Vida Fenner

Reta Elverton

Executive Director

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Altrusa Ladies Spend a Day of Service at Water From The Rock

The ladies of Altrusa International, Inc. of Southeast Tarrant Co. Early Risers, Arlington, Texas braved the rainy weather to spend a

day of service at our organization on Saturday, October 24th. The ladies donated 626 pounds of food to Water From The Rock’s Food

Pantry which will help us serve the many individuals who are in need of food in Arlington. They did an awesome job sorting and

stocking the food and also distributed food to four families who came in for service. Thank you Ladies of Altrusa for supporting Wa-

ter From The Rock and helping us “Reduce Hunger Together”!

Rooms To Go Donates Turkeys for Christmas

Rooms to Go donated twenty (20) But-

terball turkeys to Water From The

Rock that were given to individuals

through our annual Christmas Basket

give-away. We are so thankful to the

staff and employees of Rooms To Go

for helping us to help others who are in

need.

THANK YOU KROGER AND PANERA BREAD FOR SUPPORTING OUR FOOD PANTRY!

Because of your support, Water From The Rock was able to assist over 8,500 individ-

uals with fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, bread and pastries in 2015.

WFTR Welcomes New Volunteers - Continued

Leah Craig is pursuing her masters degree in Social Work at the University of Texas at Ar-

lington. Leah recently moved to Arlington after marrying William David Craig, Jr. . She has

15 years combined military/civilian background in logistics and working with military fami-

lies. She has experience working with children/families and senior citizens for 3 non -profit

organizations. She wants to continue providing services to others and plans to volunteer at

WFTR when she is available. Leah Craig

Water From The Rock is funded in part the City of Arlington Community Development Block Grant

Water From The Rock

1015 Gibbins Rd

Arlington, Texas 76011

Phone: 817-860-9702

Fax: 817-804-1998

Board Members

HERMAN WILLIAMS

Chairman of the Board

BARRY ANDERSON

Vice Chairman

ESTHER WASHINGTON

Secretary

WELDON WASHINGTON

Treasurer

JORGE LORENZANA

MICHAEL GUYTON

GLENN LEWIS

GLORIA PENA

GREG MORSE

Water From The Rock Enterprises, Inc. (WFTR) is a faith based, 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization created in November

1999. The mission of WFTR is to empower low to moderate income individuals to break the cycle of poverty and illiter-

acy through educational and support services that will help them achieve self-sufficiency.

Water From the Rock Wish List:

Non-perishable food donations for our Food Pantry. We also accept fresh and frozen foods. Most needed items:

Canned Food - Vienna sausage, tuna, stew, soup, chili, beans (all varieties),

Peanut butter, cereal, juice, ramen noodles, pasta, pasta sauce, nutritious snacks for the homeless,

Donate a tax-deductible financial contribution.

Your donations will be greatly appreciated!

Information About Water From the Rock

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Water From The Rock is pleased to announce the awarding of a

grant to our organization for $10,000.from Arlington Tomorrow

Foundation. These funds will be used to expand our food pantry

waiting room and help support our “Reducing Hunger Together”

program.