CRRC Chronicle March 2019

CRRC Chronicle Page 1

CRRC Chronicle

March 2019 Canyon Lake, TX 78133

Live, Love, Legacy - Creating A Loving Life Legacy

How could anyone miss it? order to include all the details for for food. We should be able to were received, he said. “We real-
There’s a two-story building be- serving growing needs. Since in- address more needs and help ized that we were going to need
ing erected in Sattler! ception, Memorandums of Un- families get through tough to go ahead with the project and
derstanding with other agencies times,” he said. ask our supporters to help us
CRRC Executive Director Darin have expanded the use, and size, along the way.”
Zumwalt said the project was a of the building. How does a non-profit pay for
long time coming, but was born such expansion? Traditionally, That has led to the organization
out of needs in the “With our partnerships for men- the organizations have had to taking out a substantial loan to
community. tal health, for training, and medi- raise the money. CRRC Board cover the construction costs.
cal health needs, we’ll be like a Chairman Max Hosford said the
“CRRC has always one-stop shop for folks coming economy and community growth “Of course, it is our hope that we
been here for the have changed that for non- will not have to take out the en-
community. It was profits. “A lot of non-profits have tire loan amount,” Hosford said.
founded originally to had to start acting like small
help those in need, so businesses, taking out loans (Continued on page 4)
we try to keep that to meet community needs.”
focus at all times,” he
said. “We knew five If CRRC had waited to raise
years ago this was the money to build the new
necessary; it just took us a while facility, the cost would have
to get here.” gone up. The organization
had already experienced that
The building has undergone sev- in the time since initial bids
eral design changes, he said, in

CRRC Participating in The Big Give SA Again

On Thursday, we couldn’t do what we do with- below poverty level because
it’s connected to our mis-
March 28, CRRC out you. And we certainly would- sion. And our mission is
where our heart is.
will again partici- n’t be able to “work” the way we
When we look at the fi-
pate in do without the awe- nancial support provided to
us by our community, we
The Big www.thebiggivesa.org some hearts of our know that
your hearts
Give SA. This event volunteers. are in concert
with ours.
has been helpful over the past CRRC has been able to support
We can do
few years for meeting some ur- our community because of the this.

gent summer needs, and also support of our community. It’s a PRSRT STD ECRWSS
ECRWSS
building up our expansion fund wonderful testimony to how a POSTAL PATRON
U.S. POSTAGE CANYON LAKE, TX 78133
for our new Resource Program community can care for itself.
PAID
facility. At CRRC, we talk about statis-
EDDM Retail
We may sound repetitious, but tics, and income, and families

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Transportation Issues Lead to One-Stop Shop Idea

Recently, a local resident outside Canyon Lake.
asked about starting a
transportation program for Things like the WIC
the county. The intent was to
get Canyon Lake folks to New (Women, Infant, Child)
Braunfels to fill employment
vacancies at various program, or recertifying for
businesses.
food stamps. Not to
A secondary benefit would
be providing jobs and income mention trying to find ways
to people in Canyon Lake
who are having a hard time to get their medical needs
finding a job locally, or
because they met when there are no
don’t have a
vehicle. specialists in our Thursday,
community. It’s hard to March 28
In surveys take care of yourself, or
completed by
CRRC Resource your family, when you
Program clients
over the last five don’t have reliable transportation.”
years, trans-
portation is a Since neither the county nor CRRC was
problem always
ranked in the able or willing to go to the expense of a
top ten.
county-wide transportation system,
Donna
Eccleston, some other innovation had to be found,
Comal County
Commissioner, said a transportation wouldn’t be he said.
program would be very costly because it
just the price “So because our clients couldn’t get to

of the vehicle the services they needed, we decided to

(s). The figure out a way to bring the services to

program would them,” Zumwalt said. “We’ll have

require “We decided to figure out a way available office space for these other
salaries, to bring the services to them.” agencies to visit regularly with clients.”
insurance, fuel
The new facility will also house medical

and vehicle maintenance. exam rooms and through a collaborative effort,

CRRC Executive Director Darin CRRC will be able to address
Zumwalt said the organization has minor medical needs for the

been facing this need, and dilemma, uninsured and under-insured

for a number of years. “Our clients often in the community.

need services that are only located

Pregnant, she'd already had one miscarriage due to the abuse. This time, she left. The at-
risk pregnancy label was enough for her to handle. With her three-year-old child in tow, she
didn't tell anyone where she was headed. She did not want friends to face the ferocity of
her husband; they needed to be able to answer truthfully. She hung her head. But I told
her how brave she was, and that she was doing the right thing. The ugly bruise on her left
arm told me so. She broke down into tears because she hoped I was right. They slept on a
couch until she found a travel trailer someone let them camp out in. She found a job. I
found her a bed and a chest of drawers. She lost the baby. But, a year later she was holding
her head up. She had been able to make a life for her and her child. They still come to see
us at the food pantry. That's what we're here for. To maintain success for those wanting it
so badly. Their success is our success.

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Partnering Agencies Will Help CRRC Provide More Services to the Community

By Brandon Kludt, Division Chief of EMS, Guest By Ross Robinson, executive director of Hill Country MHDD
Comal County ESD #3 Centers

Canyon Lake Fire / EMS has some exciting Editorials How nice it is to be in Canyon Lake! As many of you know, last
new medical services coming on-line for the 2019 summer Hill Country MHDD (Mental Health/Developmentally
Disabled) Centers opened a behavioral health clinic that’s located
year. As the population and requests for services at the Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church at 230 Shepherd Hill.
The clinic is the result of a true community partnership that
continue to increase, so does the capability of included the support of local organizations such as CRRC, the
Comal County Emergency Services District 3 and Comal ISD,
services offered by our highly-trained Fire and EMS along with other outstanding advocates including Commissioner
Donna Eccleston and the McKenna Foundation. We provide a
personnel. In addition to adding more fire stations broad array of services including those of a psychiatrist and
psychiatric nurse practitioner, nursing, case management and
and personnel in the near future, some additional recovery skills training, co-occurring mental health and substance
abuse treatment, family partner and certified peer specialist
capabilities and services will also be added. services, counseling, trauma informed care, child and adolescent
services, crisis response, homebound services and free
As part of a regional initiative, the Fire transportation to and from the clinic. Services are designed for
adults with serious mental health conditions and children/youth
Department will begin carrying whole blood to with serious emotional disturbances. In fact, we have served 209
adults and 102 youngsters since September 1! Clinic hours at the
deploy in the field by our ground EMS providers for church are on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m.
critical trauma patients (just as is carried by
Many people don’t realize that Hill
helicopter EMS services and trauma centers). Historically, trauma Country MHDD Centers is not a state
agency. We are a local mental health
patients have had to wait until arrival at a hospital to receive blood/blood and developmental disabilities
“authority” service that is created by
products. Studies show that waiting to receive blood until arriving at a statute as a unit of local government
and we also have 501(c)(3) status as a
trauma center has significant negative impact on survivability. With the not-for-profit organization. We serve
19 counties (including Comal), which comprise 23,000 square
ability to provide cold-stored whole blood at the scene of an accident or miles and 665,000 people.

major trauma, chances of survival are greatly increased. We are overwhelmed and eternally grateful by the welcoming
response that we have received from the community. But, we’re
One big technological jump comes in the form of point of care not finished yet. Our plans involve partnering with CRRC as they
build and occupy their new facility. Once construction is
ultrasound devices, which will allow for further diagnostics. Point of care completed, we hope to embed additional services with them to
supplement the array we will continue to offer from the
ultrasounds will give the ability to identify internal hemorrhaging, Presbyterian Church. We’re still working on what we will provide,
but options include substance abuse outpatient treatment,
evaluate cardiac output, assist with IV placement or confirm proper veterans’ services, and possibly integrated physical and behavioral
medicine.
endotracheal tube placement. These handheld devices will allow our EMS
Please stay tuned and thank you again for your support!
personnel to have immediate access to important clinical information.

This technology will have benefits of locating injuries or assisting with

difficult or complex procedures, which is information not currently

available.

During 2017 and early 2018 the Fire Department was successful in

deploying a community-based healthcare pilot program that was based

on navigating community members to appropriate healthcare resources.

This year, we will be bringing on a Community Health Paramedic full-

time to continue those efforts. Providing in-home visits, delivering health

and nutrition education, health screenings and providing community

education will be a few of the services provided by this innovative

program. The H.A.P.P.Y. (Healthcare Alliance of Providers and Partners

for You) health screenings (which includes members from the CRRC,

Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Hill-Country MHDD and the Fire

Department) will be relocated to the CRRC after the new building is

completed, which will allow for better access to other on-site resources as

well utilization of a dedicated exam room. We are proud to work in

concert with CRRC and all of our other community partners to provide

these services. Collaborative, cooperative efforts are key to providing

Canyon Lake with a quality healthcare system.

We are excited for what 2019 brings and we are happy to provide the

best possible Fire and EMS service to the guests and residents of the

Canyon Lake community.

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An Easter Egg Hunt Like No Other - at the CRRC Rec Center
CRRC Recreation Center is outdoor pavilion and surrounding *Kids’ scavenger hunt as our new food pantry.

teaming up with Canyon Lake area. Plans are to host an outdoor *and MUCH MUCH more Volunteers are needed!!!! Great
Texas Community to host the FUN filled event for the whole Community service project.
first Annual Easter EGG- community. TRUE FUN for all All money made will go back to Contact Andi or Stephanie at 830
Stravaganza!!!!!! ages. The fun and events will CRRC for much -964-3003 information about

A similar event was held in the include…… volunteer opportunities, or
past by the Canyon Lake Youth other details. Candy,
Soccer Association. Since the *Easter Bunny Photo door prizes and any
community event hadn’t been opportunities monetary donations
held for a couple years, CRRC can be made to:
Recreation Directors Andi *Easter Egg hunt for ages 7 and
Taliaferro and Stephanie under at 3pm and 8 and up at CRRC
Gonzalez, along with Donna Recreation
Goel, decided to host it for the 5pm Center: 125
Mabel Jones DR.
*Live DJ
*Carnival games for kids

Canyon Lake community. *face painting Canyon Lake TX,

The event will take place on *Vendor booths needed 78133
Saturday April 20, 2019 from 1 *Concession stand upgrades and repairs to the
to 7pm at CRRC Recreation recreation center campus as well Vendor applications can be
Campus under the beautiful *Bouncy house for kids found at
*Cake walk www.crrcofcanyonlake.org or
you can pick them up at the

Live, Love, Legacy Program Gives Community Chance to Build for the Future recreation center office.
Agreements can be mailed to

CRRC Recreation Center or

(Continued from page 1) ward.” emailed to
[email protected]
“So, we’re asking folks to pitch in to The Capital program will be named ‘Live, Love, .
our Live, Love, Legacy program. Legacy’. CRRC is reaching out to the community -
Choose the level you can give to help CRRC continue including businesses, individuals, families and Goel, curator of the Canyon Lake
with the work we do in Canyon Lake.” friends of Canyon Lake. Texas Community Facebook
If 1,000 folks were found to contribute $1,000 each “We will be asking for pledges over a three year page, is assisting with event
that would help immensely with the project. Hosford period to help to defer the construction costs, facil- details, including making sure
said CRRC can’t stop at that level. “All of our buildings ity maintenance and more,” Zumwalt said. “These the Easter Bunny makes a visit.
are aging. In order to keep meeting needs at the Recre- pledges will allow the organization to continue its
ation Center and keeping our customers cool, or warm, mission unimpeded and unencumbered.” Mark your calendar for spending
All levels of giving will be recognized, Zumwalt Easter afternoon with CRRC for
said. lots of springtime fun.

at the Thrift Store, we’ll need to raise more than that.

Zumwalt pointed out that both of the AC units at the 2nd Annual Spring Charity Golf Tournament -
Thrift Store were installed in 1999. They’re due for re-

placement, he said. “Maybe ‘overdue’ is a better word,”

he said, smiling. “We’re crossing our fingers they’ll At Lakeside Golf Club on Saturday, May 18
give us a little more time.” 4-person scramble, $65/person with cart
Lighting at the Rec Center and roofing needs at the

Community Center Building are also high priorities for $10,000 Hole-in-One prize

CRRC. “We need to keep up with wear and tear so we Sponsorships Available!
don’t get any further behind,” Hosford said. “In many All proceeds benefit the CRRC Food Pantry
ways, CRRC is the bastion of the community. We want

to keep it strong and continue to put our best foot for-

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The Best-Kept Secret at Canyon Lake! They’ll Let You in on it, if You Ask

You are welcome at the insurance covers the including Scrabble, Hand Hopefully, something here
CRRC’s Senior Center. We cost of the class, and Foot, Joker’s Marbles, may have sparked your
are located at 125 Mabel otherwise classes are Wii Bowling, straight interest enough to stop by,
Jones Dr. Canyon Lake, $2. Domino’s, and Chicken come in and sit a spell, and
Texas in the rear of the Beginning in January Foot. Come to play, come maybe join us regularly.
Community Building. We of 2019, Jessica, our to learn, bring
meet regularly on Mondays Trinity Ranch’s hydroponic nurse from Eden your own group
and Thursdays from 11a.m. gardens and ranch. Many Homes, comes in on to play. A group
to 3p.m. the last Thursday of that wants to be
While we are dedicated to of the fresh the month to discuss actively involved
our seniors, there is no age produce items on health related issues. in arts & crafts of
limit to come join us or to the salad bar are For some it is a any kind would
become an active member. organic and local. refresher course, for others be welcome.
We all have room to learn it is a learning opportunity. These are the
and we all Coffee, tea, Hypertension was highlights of the
have and water discussed in January, Senior Center
things we service are Diabetes was scheduled for and what we do.
can teach. always February, and
available Foot Care was
There is a Pot Luck Lunch during scheduled for
on both days that begins at regular March. After her
12 noon. Bring any kind of hours. interactive talk,
a dish to add to and Along with she is available
enhance the meal. There is encouraging for one-on-one
also the Snack-As-You-Go a healthy visits giving
Salad Bar. If you are diet, it is everyone an
wanting to eat lighter or important to opportunity to
healthier or just want to include speak with a
add a salad to your meal, it exercise. health
is available and open daily. While everyone is at professional
There is a “donation pig” different levels of activity, privately.
for donations to the salad simple activities such as After lunch, the
bar. Donations help keep range of motion, stretching afternoon fun
it stocked and provided major muscle groups, begins. First
with the freshest offerings balance, and core Monday of the
available at a reasonable strengthening can help month is BINGO.
price. Our lettuce greens, maintain and improve Last Monday of
tomatoes, English overall health. On the month is
cucumbers, and fresh duck Mondays and Fridays at Mexican BINGO.
eggs are coming from 11a.m., there is a Silver Games is the
Sneakers Chair Yoga class order of business
offered which after lunch.
incorporates all the There are groups
things mentioned playing a variety
above. It is open to of games
the public. Check
with Andi or
Stephanie at the
Recreation office to
see if your

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3rd Annual Family Fest in to be Held at CRRC Rec Center in August

CRRC AND WOODMEN LIFE have teamed the Hill Country’s best into one place for the *and so much more
up again and will be hosting our 3rd Annual evening. Fun and entertainment for the There will be kid friendly games and other
Family Fest on Th ur sday August 15, whole family. activities to do as well. Prizes around every
2019 from 5 to 8pm. The event will take corner. Special guest will be on location for
place at CRRC Back to autographs and more.
Recreation school can
Center located be Donations of any kind are always welcome
at 125 Mabel frustrating and can be brought to CRRC Recreation
Jones Drive CL and Center located at 125 Mabel Jones Dr CL TX
TX 78133. The expensive 78133
event is FREE trying to
to the run Vendors interested in being apart of the
community. Family Fest is a one stop shop around all event should contact Andi or Stephanie.
for all of your back to school needs. over and find the correct supplies for
school. Once you finally find all the
Family Fest is designed to connect local supplies needed then the headache
business with local families by bringing all of starts with having to get new clothes and
shoes and backpacks. Well,
CRRC and Woodmen Life
have worked hard all year to
find just what you need. We
take pride in the fact that last
year we helped over 200 kids
get ready to go back to
school.

With help from the
community we hope to
provide the kids with :

*backpacks
*school supplies
*school clothes and shoes
*bus route info
*lunch money info and even
monetary donations for some
*School nurse info
*Back to school shots and
immunizations
* Free haircuts
*vision and hearing screening
*Blood pressure and blood
sugar checks
*kid safe phot ID tags
*after school care info
*school athletic forms and
schedules
*school lunch menus
*PTA info

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A lot of ALICE in the Canyon Lake Community - A UW Study

Not all the folks who own story; their own set enough to survive – under the basic cost of make $20,196. A family of

access food through the of problems; and their across the country. So living for the county in four has to have $59,952

CRRC Emergency Food own needs. We don’t Canyon Lake is not which they live. a year to cover survival

Pantry are homeless. Not want to judge them, we unique. Comal County has 30% of costs. This means there is

all are disabled. Not all just want to help them The United Way its residents nothing left for

are seniors. And, not all of the best way we can at recently released living below emergencies or savings

them are unemployed. that moment of need.” its ALICE report. the ALICE accounts.

Many of the food pantry A large percentage of the The report details threshold. That Across the country,

clients want to work, but families coming to the working families’ means a people are figuring out

are unable to find jobs. pantry are under- efforts to live on person making unique ways to beat living

Or, their jobs are seasonal employed; they can’t the income they less than $10/ costs. For example, adults

and they are stuck in the meet their bills with the make compared hour isn’t are living together to

in-between. wages they bring home. to the actual Thursday, making enough share expenses in
costs of living. money, full- increasing numbers. At
Maureen Schein, resource Schein said this is

program director at CRRC, common around the ALICE stands for March 28 time, to the CRRC Food Pantry,
said she understands that country, and she pointed the population survive. These Schein said, 40% of

it is easy to put people to the recent release of a that is Asset Limited, families cannot registered households are

into groups and figure United Way study. Income Constrained, and afford the basic multi-adult households.

they’re all the same. “But According to the United Employed. These are necessities of food, Still, in that kind of set-up,

every single person that Way, many working people living above the housing, child care, there are times when not

comes in here has their families aren’t making federal poverty level, but transportation, health all are employed and the

care, technology, household uses the food

Meals on Wheels Driver Shares Their Thoughts miscellaneous expense pantry to get by, she said.
and taxes. But Canyon Your donation for The Big

I’ll start by saying that I had no idea of all. Sometimes I stay longer than I Lake – 78133 – has 39% of Give SA on Thursday,
the happiness I’d feel from being a MOW should, listening to that week’s off color its residents living under March 28 will help the
driver. joke, and politics,— I won’t even go the ALICE level. CRRC Food Pantry
The men and women on my route, I call there, but they sure will, and very The ALICE single adult, in continue to support these
them my kids, mean the world to me. proudly, I might add!!!! Like I said, I Comal County needs to households.

Each and every one of them bring a love them all, and on top of everything

particular wisdom, and I get a little bit else they’ve taught me, I come away each Join us for the
every Thursday. Some of them are week with happiness of heart, and

tender, and so very gracious. Others a grateful that these beautiful souls have 2nd Annual Spring Charity Golf Tournament
little grumpy, yet adorable. I love them come into my life.

Saturday, May 18

All proceeds benefit the CRRC Food Pantry

Saturday, 4-person scramble, $65/person with cart
May 18 $10,000 Hole-in-One prize
Sponsorships Available!

CRRC Chronicle Rooms Full of Treasures at the CRRC Thrift Store Page 8

"This is the Bergdorf Goodman of thrift stores,” was
overheard recently when she was introducing a friend
coming in to CRRC Thrift for the first time. It's
true. Unlike similar shops, unexpected quality
merchandise and neat surprises can be found in nearly
every department.

In addition to racks of inexpensively priced clothing, a
boutique carousel is available which offers a myriad of
apparel choices for special occasions. One might find
the perfect outfit for a wedding, a reunion, an anniversary, Fiesta, or the
Stock Show. Prestige labels that find themselves on the boutique rack include
Liz Claiborne, Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, and Vera Wang.
Retailers whose labels turn up here include Chico's and Talbots.

The thrift store Furniture
Department is a go-to place for Canyon
Lakers looking for fine home furnishings
at reasonable prices. Selections include
sofas, chairs, end and coffee tables,
bookcases, dining sets and
Certainly, entertainment units. Some top furniture
one of the brands sold here have include La-Z-Boy,
most sur- Ethan Allen, Bassett and Haverty's. One

prising might discover a fabulous mid-century

spaces at modern piece, a rare antique or just the
item to complete your "groovy" seventies
CRRC is vibe.
the
unique HOURS:
year-round Christmas Room. This warm and
inviting room is the perfect place to browse for Monday to Saturday One department in the thrift store that has grown in size and
quality in the past two years is the Jewelry Department. Located in
10-5 multiple cases near the cash register, the jewelry choices include not only

that small trinket or large decoration to Donations: everyday earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings but also popular name

complete a holiday decor. Treasures that might 10-2 brands like James Avery, Swatch, Brighton, and Ray Ban. Lucky
be found are Lenox figures, Fitz and Floyd shoppers might also find treasures of diamonds or solid silver or
gold. Staffer Mary Alcala keeps the jewelry department bright and shiny.
collectibles, Disney ornaments,

wreaths, snow globes and tree

skirts. Volunteers Ruth Rendon and

Bittie Moeller work hard all year to

make the Christmas Room a

rewarding shopping experience.

A final department to highlight is
the "Barn", the large covered area
outside featuring almost anything
one could think of. Besides a huge
array of miscellaneous items... the
Barn is a treasure trove of recycled
building materials: reclaimed cabinets, plumbing supplies, home lighting,
heaters and fans and kitchen fixtures.

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Bookworms Have Plenty to Dig Into at the CRRC Book Department

One of the most vibrant for the budget-minded. mix. All records sold are in favorite tv shows. There is comes from Amazon sales,
and bustling sections at Customers come from near good condition. Customers always a varied selection of all of which are researched
the CRRC Thrift Store has and far to sample our who come as far away as all types of music in the CD and entered on Amazon by
a rather "dull" offerings. Austin to check out the area. the department's staff and
name: Book Department. collectible music -- In addition to in-store volunteers.
In reality, it could be When one enters the classical, jazz, pop, country sales, an important The CRRC Thrift Store
called the Always store from the front, the and good old rock and roll financial aspect of the Book Book Department is
Surprising, Never Boring first room is the vintage at great prices. Also in this Department is its sale of managed by long-time
Literary, Informative, area. The first display seen room are vintage fiction, books on employee Glenda
Entertaining Book and is devoted to records- history, children's, comics, Amazon.com. Currently, Schumann, assisted by part
Audio-Visual Department mainly vinyl LP's with sheet music, classics and CRRC Books has nearly time staffers Julie Rushing
some 78's and 45's in the even yearbooks from 1400 books for sale on and Judy Barbee and
yesteryear.
Amazon, ranging in price volunteers Dean Venturini,
Around the corner from ten dollars to over Carolyn Sparks, and Terri
(through the Christmas one hundred dollars. A Chretien.
Room), is the carefully significant percent of the
organized Contemporary Book Department's profits
Book Room - a veritable
Rec Center Calendar cornucopia of print, music, Always Surprising,
and movies. The largest
Did you know the calendar for the CRRC Rec Center genre here is fiction - Never Boring
is online at: crrcofcanyonlake.org? You can visit it hardback and soft cover -
anytime to find out what kind of classes are offered. all alphabetized by author's Literary, Your donation
Most anything from A to Z can be found: aerobics last name (to make it easier Informative, on Thursday,
and Zumba, basketball and Pickleball; ballet and tai to find the latest Grisham,
chi; country dancing and yoga. And games at the Patterson, or Evanovich). Entertaining Book March 28 will
Community Center! Check out the calendars and Other popular sections and Audio-Visual help CRRC meet
you’ll see. include Young Adult, Pre- Department for the community
teen, Children, Religion, Budget-Minded. needs—now and in
Self-Help, DIY, Biography,
Medical and more. The the future. You’ll
price of most paperbacks is
fifty cents with hardbacks find donation links
going for two dollars. It is
not hard to understand on our Facebook and Twitter pages and on our
why one sees so many
customers scanning the website: crrcofcanyonlake.org.
shelves for a favorite
"read". There are even
chairs where customers
can relax and peruse
items carefully. Two
other areas of great
interest here are the

extensive
DVD and
CD
sections.
One can
find new hits,
old hits,
classics (think
John Wayne) and
full seasons of

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CRRC Annual Report to the Canyon Lake Community - Financial Transparency

Community Resource & Recreation Center For CRRC year 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018

Statement of Financial Condition CRRC of Canyon Lake is committed We take the extra time to make sure our
to transparency. We consider it a privilege information is posted on GuideStar.org.
Assets to serve Canyon Lake. More so, it is an For several years now we have achieved

Current Assets: honor to receive donations from our the highest ranking available on that non
Cash
Resource Expansion Account community; donations that are intended to -profit clearinghouse website.
SSB&T Account
Thrift Store Inventory $60,165 help our community. With this kind of While almost 60% of our income
Donations Receivable $26,439 responsibility, we want to make sure you is self-sustained through our Thrift Store
Pre-paid Expenses $117,447 know that your contributions are handled sales, CRRC depends on program funds
Total Current Assets $77,956 properly.
through our
Fixed Assets: $300 Community Resource & Recreation Center Recreation Center
Property & Equipment $15,765 and our
Less Accumulated Depreciation $298,072 Profit and Loss Statement fundraisers as
Total Fixed Assets
$1,860,741 Income well as grants and
Other Assets: -$600,954 Agencies/Grants individual
Donation Receivable/Deposits donations to meet
$1,259,787 Building Use $75,999 our annual

$11,307 budget. We maintain a low overhead,

Fundraising $38,207 which allows us to focus the majority
$7,546 of our funding on the programs we
Sports Programs $7,214 provide to our community.
$362 Other Programs

Total Other Assets $362 Thrift Store Sales $336,946 The new Resource Program

Total Assets Concessions $4,276 facility will require the attention of
$1,558,221 Individual Donations $166,034 our budget, our executive director and
Liabilities and Owners Equity $647,529 our board to efficiently use funding
Current Liabilities: Total Income
for this big investment in our
Expenses community. Your donations will help
to pay down the loan.

Accounts Payable/Deposits $2,953 Operating Expenses $174,882 We don’t take it lightly that
Sales Tax $2,540 Crisis Program Costs
Total Current Liabilities $5,493 Payroll Expenses $64,809 this is a giant step forward for our
Contract Labor $368,395 community. Our history, and
Long Term Liabilities: $65,112 Total Expenses reputation, in Canyon Lake are
New Building Construction Loan $1,034 irreplaceable and priceless.
$609,120
If you have questions, please

Total Long Term Liabilities $65,112 Net Income $38,409 feel free to stop in and visit with us.

Equity: $1,449,207 Your donations to CRRC are tax-deductible. And CRRC is
Equity $38,409 committed to being transparent. So much so, that we have achieved
Net Income the platinum level on GuideStar - a national non-profit directory.
Total Equity $1,487,616 This means that you can find financial information on CRRC for the
last several years (and longer) at www.guidestar.org.
Total Liabilities and Owners Equity $1,558,221
What you give to CRRC stays here in Canyon Lake. That’s why we
say, “Local donations mean local assistance.”

CRRC Chronicle Page 11

Working Together as a Team to Combat Hunger Good on the Green -

The CRRC Resource Program partners with the San An- choice between food or CRRC is participating in
the Valero Texas Open
tonio Food Bank to purchase food supplies at incredibly paying the rent. Birdies for Charity event
once again this year.
discounted prices. This is because the SAFB is able to ne- SAFB Partner Agencies are
Fans of CRRC and the
gotiate with producers and other providers for donated required to attend training Open can pledge a des-
ignated amount per
food items. annually. While training birdie to be paid out
after the Open in April.
Much of the food the CRRC Food Pantry buys is .15/lb. covers required federal Volunteers visiting the
Open
For $1, we can provide food for seven meals. Clients typi- program qualifications and can
put in
cally receive about 40 lbs. of food per person per visit. information about food their
guess
This can make a huge different between having to make a handling, it also provides for
the number of birdies
beneficial facts about the that will be made during
the Open. They may win
programs a prize for themselves
and a cash prize for
10 Years of Feeding the SAFB CRRC. It’s fun, and fun
the Canyon Lake Community has available. Many programs help for a cause at the Valero
serve our senior clients better. Others Texas Open.

9000 help us sign clients up for federal assis- Additionally, 107% of
any money
8000 tance. donated
CRRC also sits on the Partner Agency through
7000 Council at the SAFB. This provides us the Open
for CRRC
6000 with opportunities to suggest changes will be
sent to us.
5000 that may assist food pantries in serving It’s a nice
perk!
4000 their food clients even better.

3000 CRRC also works with representatives
2000 of AACOG (Alamo Area Council of

Governments) to obtain services and
1000 support for our seniors. The weatheri-

0 zation program has provided funding
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 that helps seniors spend less on utili-

He sat in my chair crying. He just found out he situation and help us look at the facts a little ties. Some funds
had six months. He had just been kicked out of more . . . well, factually. are also available
the house he had lived in for the last few years. It There are a million different reasons people wind to help seniors
was hard to say which of us felt more helpless. up in situations we can’t explain. And there with their utility
We could give him a load of food. We could give usually aren’t more than a few ways out of those bills.

him some financial assistance resources. And I situations. And, there are a couple of those ways

gave him the number for that CRRC can’t help with. But, when

our local counseling clinic. we do what we can it means they

His mood actually have the strength, time or ability to

brightened a bit. He thought do one of those other things. One of

that was a good idea. He the things they need has been taken

thought it would be good to care of. It doesn’t fix their world, but

have someone to talk to. He it makes it spin a little more slowly.

left after saying, “God bless When I look in their eyes, I see it.

you. I love you.” I wanted you to know that because I

I couldn’t change the facts. I couldn’t slow down the spinning if it

couldn’t give him hope. But we furnished the kind wasn’t for your support. It’s just a little something

of love CRRC can give. The knowledge that you did today, whether you knew it or not.

someone cares can take desperation out of the

CRRC Chronicle Page 12

How Do Bad Things Keep Happening? They Just Do She had been attacked by
four men. She spent quite
“Why do all those to explain how these ex- average is obtained. amazing efforts being some time in the hospital
made to address situa- recovering, and appreciated
things keep happening to traordinary crises pile on Seven percent of the tions like this one, includ- the care given to her. Be-
ing a new effort by Habitat cause of mental and physi-
her,” he asked. ”It’s not top of one person.” county’s residents make for Humanity. The organi- cal problems, she was given
zation is moving into Can- Disability. CRRC provided
like she’s doing anything Sometimes, Schein more than $200,000/yr. yon Lake with a new mis- regular food assistance and
sion and they are coordi- coordinated utility assis-
to make those things hap- said, CRRC can’t do 15% of residents make less nating with CRRC. tance with other agencies.
But she didn’t sit still. It took
pen!“ enough to help a than $15,000 an- The poverty line in Tex- her longer than average stu-
as for 2018 is $12,140/ dents, but last year she fin-
CRRC Resource Pro- family. Budget Statistics from nually. In fact, year. Of the 3,671 house- ished her LVN program. To-
holds in the CRRC Food day she gets to take care of
gram Director Maureen constraints or datausa.io more than 65% of Pantry database, more folks like she was taken care
Schein agreed. policies limit the residents make than 50% are at or below of. That makes for healing
the poverty level. on both sides.
“I’ll be the first to admit amount of assis- and less than $50,000.
to thinking that bad things tance available comalad.org
happen because of the de- per household. At CRRC we use a
185% of poverty

cisions people make,” she “But we have level as the income

said. “I do not think that some amazing hearts in qualification guide for

anymore.” Canyon Lake that have food and financial assis-

Schein has been with said, ‘Call me if you need tance. Very few families

CRRC for over nine years something,’ and they list two cars, and

and she says she has got- mean it,” she said. many families do not
ten to know many of the “I can’t tell you all the have cars. While many

regular food pantry clients different things people families do own their

quite well. have done for other peo- own homes, the value

“Too many of these ple,” she said, “Mainly be- of those homes is far
less than the average
friends of mine have had cause we couldn’t repli- home value for the
county. Many of these
things happen to them cate the gift, but also be- homes are older mo-
bile homes, possibly
over and over. I’m at a loss cause each situation is so
unique.”
CRRC of Canyon Lake, Inc. 57-1148206 The average house-
Published in Canyon Lake, TX 78133 hold income in Co- 500 square feet, with

Main Office: 830-964-2324 mal County is an addition, sitting on

1917 FM 2673, Sattler, TX $69,666. The aver- 1/4 of an acre. Such a

Chairman: Max Hosford age house has a val- property is appraised
Executive Director: Darin Zumwalt ue of $227,000 and between $23,000 and
Resource Manager/Marketing: Maureen there are two cars $37,000.
owned by that aver-
Schein age family. Just across the
Recreation Director: Andi Taliaferro state road from these
Thrift Store Manager/Creative Mar- In fact, in 2016, the homes, behind locked
median household gates, are homes val-
keting Contributor: Clifton Small income in Comal ued at more than
________ County was higher $500,000.

BOARD MEMBERS: than both the U.S Attention was

Max Hosford, Tom Huff, Doug Carver, and Texas median brought, last year, to a

Tom Meyer, Jan Prins, Allen Bartram, incomes. senior citizen living in

Mike Griesing, Jerry Sneary, Sounds pretty good, a lean-to on her prop-
Jacob Huereca, Richard Broadway, until you stop to erty.

Bruce Glover, Art Seago think of how that There are some