ShareFest Santa Cruz County
Previous Years
2005
Sentinel Article Regarding 2005 ShareFest
On Saturday, October 23, twenty-three local churches banded together to volunteer and take part in various community improvement projects across our county. The Sentinel ran an article featuring several of those projects: Volunteers Give Time To Help Those In Need.
2006
Food Drive
The food drive coordinated by Twin Lakes Church in connection with ShareFest Santa Cruz County 2006 elicited more than one favorable response from local media. The Santa Cruz Sentinel described how 50,000 pounds of food was collected in the effort. The Register-Pajaronian noted the comments of Second Harvest Director Willy Elliott-McCrea: “This is truly faith made manifest and a miraculous quantity of food.”
Letter to the Editor From Harbor High School Principal
As one of its projects for ShareFest Santa Cruz County 2006, Twin Lakes Church chose to adopt Harbor High School. After ShareFest, Harbor High’s principal, Nancy Tocchini wrote this letter of thanks to the Sentinel.
Photo Gallery
We have compiled a photo gallery of images from ShareFest Santa Cruz County 2006. Click here to view the gallery.
2007
The Numbers Tell A Story
In the 2007 ShareFest Santa Cruz County:
- 1,000 volunteers from 17 churches and 2 schools provided 4,000 man hours of work,
- 300,000 lbs of food were gathered for Second Harvest in the food drive coordinated by Twin Lakes Church,
- 600 sets of pajamas were donated for children,
- $3500 given to Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center & New Horizons School,
- 63 pints of blood were given,
- 32 vehicles were serviced in the Car Care Clinic.
People shared, as God has inspired acts of service & giving. The numbers tell a story.