Activity Report

Mission Community Outreach Center

1906 East Mission Avenue
Mail PO Box 3581- Spokane, WA 99220
Phone (509) 536-1084

Business hours
Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 1:30 PM to 4 PM
(Closed on holidays)

Web site www.4mission.org

Activity Report August 2010:

Since 1996, in 14 years and 01 months MCOR served  146,832 people.

We provide Clothing Bank & Personal Care Items at no charge to qualified low-income persons living: NORTH OF 16TH AVENUE TO LICOLN ROAD 7 EAST OF DIVISION TO PARK ROAD

In August 2010, we opened 12 days, to serve 1014 Adults or 84 contacts per day, and helped 231 Infants, or 18 each day.

Clothing Bank Service is available every 60 days.  In 2010 to date, we have served 8,817 Adults.

Volunteer hours worked at the MCOR 8 Months of  2010 total 4,930 hours 

The Walt Shields Infant Needs Center: is available every 30 days – for infants up to 4 years in Spokane County. To do this work we need Baby formula, cereal, food jars, shampoo, lotions, disposable diapers (New born thru #6), wet wipes, baby cribs, blankets,  high chairs, strollers, car seats (as available) and folic acid for 19 young woman. So far in 2010, we served 1,913 Infants.

Household Supplies and Items: On referral, we give pots, pans, flatware, small appliances, blankets, bedding, and stuffed animals. Domestic Violence Families served 15, Families of Interfaith Hospitality 7, Home Fire Victims 11, Odyessey World Internation Services  18 and the Refuge Families 25 in 2010.

Special Programs: Back to School Supplies with Rotary # 21 help and other donors we gave 397 (K – 12 packets and Clothing) on August 16th, 18th, and 19th during open hours.

Christmas Party 2009 held Saturday December 12th for 186 children.  Parents selected and wrapped gifts (Infant – 6th grade) Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 723 children received gifts.

 
 

 

Mission Community OutReach Center gives what we get FREE.   We ask donors bring items during open hours, mail money gifts to PO Box 3581, Spokane, WA 99220.  John Heffernan, Interim Executive Director can be reached at 991-6249 with questions or to volunteer and serve your beliefs.

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Sustaining Donors – Mission Community Outreach Center of Spokane

Redeemer Lutheran Church - Christ Lutheran Church, Odessa, WA –  New Vision Free Lutheran Church - First Presbyterian Church - Hamblen Park Presbyterian Church - Mission Community Presbyterian Church - Millwood Presbyterian Church -Young  Lives (teen mom’s) - Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church - Saint Aloysius Church – St Paschal Catholic Church – Interfaith Hospitality Of Spokane – Georgia Tombari.

Organizations____________________________________________
Independent Brokers, Inc.  -   East Side Kiwanis  -   March of Dimes  -   NARFE Chapter 0032   -   Thrivent Financial for Lutherans -Spokane Rotary Club #21 – Telephone Pioneers Lilac City  -   Telecom Pioneers  -   Terrance Garden Club –  Spokane Association of Realtors  -   Howard S. Whitney Foundation  -   Epsilon Sigma Alpha  -  The Inland Northwest Community Foundation  -  The Liberty Mutual Employees  -  The JC Penneys Valley Mall Employees  –  Skils’kin Organization – The Avista Foundation.

Mission Community OutReach Center of Spokane – Board of Directors

Positions:

#1 Robert H. Fisher Board President,

#2 Lynda Key Board Vice President,

#3 Carol Fernen Secretary,

#4 Marvin Plaggerman Treasurer,

#5 Jim Dinnen Member,

#6 Vacant,

#7 Christie Miller Member,

#8 Mark Kinney, Member  

#9 Vacant.

John P. Heffernan - Interim Executive Director

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Center Founded by Walt Shields

“2006 Washington State Citizen of the Year”

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Walt Shields accepted the “2006 Washington State Citizen of the Year” award at the 2006 Washington State Realtors Convention for 10 year directorship of the Mission Community Outreach Center. He is grateful for volunteers and supporters that have  enabled us to serve  low-income.  Walt Shields retired as Director in October 2007, we thank Walt for his work.

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“Special Awards Received”


1999 Gonzaga Univ. Award Service Learning Agency nominee

2001 Service Award - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council      

2002 Human & Spiritual Values Award Spokane Area Kiwanis

2004 Spokane Association of Realtors "Citizen of the Year Award"

2004 Eastern Washington University Certificate of Appreciation

2005 Spokane Falls Community College for partnership and collaboration with students/ staff/ and faculty

 

“In the Beginning”

After 16 years as a Philippine Missionary Pastor Irvin Winship with wife Merilyn became pastor at Mission Community Presbyterian Church for 7 years.  Following were pastorates in Portales, N.M., Papago Reservation in Sells, Az. and he retired in Spokane in 1989.  He joined Walt Shields,  Duane Arkills and Ray Borders Mission Community Presbyterian Church members in developing the Mission Community OutReach Center.  Pastor Winship wrote the by-laws, he died in 1995, but he knew the Center would open.

Walt Shields, Director, Duane Arkills and Ray Border Volunteers moved forward to insure Mission Community OutReach Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ecumenical organization with services free and no paid staff since 1996.