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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.