Posts Tagged ‘The Panhandle Gives’
That’s a wrap!
Did you know? It’s safe to say that most of you know about the main things we do as an organization — ESL classes, interpreting, storybooks, a community center, culture stuff… But did you know that our reach often extends outside of Amarillo? Take our Executive Director, for example. Dr. Pennington serves Dallas International University as an Associate…
Read MoreThe Panhandle Gives – WOW!
Thank you, friends, for those of you who took the time to give during The Panhandle Gives campaign! Our goal was $30,000 and we raised 117% of that goal! Amplification funds are still being totaled, but that will be additional cash that we wouldn’t have gotten had you not so generously given over those 9 days. If…
Read MoreLanguage is a Doorway
In the poem Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye, we read the beautiful story of a woman who uses language and human connection to clear away the fog of miscommunication and isolation. Go read it. What happens after the cloud is shooed away? Beauty unfolds. People connect, and relationships, food and joy are shared by strangers. The…
Read MoreRoundtable Roundup
Report on the Regional Refugee Roundtable in Amarillo in August 2023.
Read MoreThe Panhandle Gives 2021
Our largest fundraiser of the year concluded last month during The Panhandle Gives campaign. A generous outpouring of giving and support from our community came in the form of around $60,000, which was double our original goal!
Read MoreImminent Arrivals
We are currently supporting the efforts of local resettlement agencies as they resettle over 200 Afghans like David in Amarillo before January. These families and individuals need friends who will step up and be a consistent, familiar face to help them figure out how to thrive in a new place.
Read MoreThe Results are in from The Panhandle Gives Campaign!
We hesitantly set a big goal, but we were astonished to see what happened.
Read MoreThe Panhandle Gives is only 4 days away!
We have big dreams for 2021, so consider giving through The Panhandle Gives next week!
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