10% of all sales at Puzzle Zoon from noon to 6pm on this day will go to benefit Neighborhood Service Council.

We will have face painting, pick a prize from the treasure chest, a gift card raffle basket (featuring gift cards from for a photo session and portrait, toni & guy, $30 walmart, $25 starbucks, 30 Dicks, $25 visa, $50 Barnes & Noble and more!

We will also have stickers and candy for kids. It should be a fun time and 10% of sales go to Neighborhood Service Council so be sure and stop by!

Photos from the luncheon – May 13, 2011

Video about NSC shown at the luncheon (much of the footage was shot by the kids of NSC!)

1st Annual NSC Spring Luncheon

Location:
Hilton Garden Inn
1001 President George Bush Turnpike
Richardson, TX 75080

Time: 11:30 am
Cost: $50

The local news covered the story and interviewed Susan Condatore about our stolen van and how it has effected the center. Watch that news clip here:

Here is another news clip about the ATM robbery that the van was used in:

+++UPDATE+++

We got some bad news back from the insurance company. Today we found out that the van is considered “totaled” due to all of the damage from being stolen and used as the getaway vehicle for in an ATM robbery. This means NSC is now back down to 1 van which greatly delays the process off picking up the children from school and taking them back to NSC.

If you or know anyone who can assist with finding a new van please contact us or please help by making a donation today.

We appreciate your support!

Spring Valley United Methodist Church generously allowed NSC to use its Wesley Hall for the event. A big projection screen at one end of the hall enabled presentation of a continuous slide show featuring photos of kids, volunteers, staff and parents.

The dinner was a classic catered barbecue. The children’s families assisted in serving the meal, as the above photo shows. Responsible for decorating the hall and executing the dinner were the ladies of the Event and Program Support Committee, headed by Joan Barnette. Members of this very large committee are listed at Volunteers. The entire Committee participated in the planning and execution of this wonderful dinner. Special thanks are due to Carole Boldt and Claire Erwin. Carole did the beautiful decorations. With Valentine’s Day not far off, the tables were decorated with Valentine heart balloons. Each place setting was marked by a heart bearing a photo of one of the children.

Before the dinner, the staff asked each child in Adventure Time to write, on a large brown paper poster, some way in which he or she has “Made a Difference” in the life of his or her family. Counselors carried this poster to the church. The finished poster covered a large portion of one wall of the vestibule leading to Wesley Hall. One section of the poster is shown in the photo on the right.

One highlight of the evening was a “rap” session performed by the kids under the coaching of Shawn Ainsworth, Program Director. She lined the children up across the stage, Each child then read to the audience the statement about “Making a Difference” that he or she had written on the poster.

Another highlight was a country and western dancing show performed by the bold and reckless Desperados dance club of Richardson High School. It was no ordinary square dance but rather a sensational exhibition in which the young men lifted, whirled and swung their young women partners as effortlessly as if they were passing basketballs to one another.

This Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was a success by any standard. Everyone left the occasion feeling of pride in NSC and all the good people associated with it. The event was conceived with joy and inspiration by Shawn Ainsworth, Program Director, Susan Condatore, Administrative Assistant. and Claire Erwin, Volunteer Coordinator.