The 2013-2014 year for Community Outreach was a great

success in learning and growing in special interests. We were

blessed to have a very diverse and knowledgeable staff that

was able to share and teach about agriculture, French, photo

journalism, zoology, home economics and current events. This

upcoming year we plan to again offer classes for student’s

special interests in the spring, but plan to spend our fall semester

working with an education program at Radford University, and

student literacy.

This past month we were fortunate to begin the planning in

conjunction with Radford University's education program to

develop a more in depth literacy program for our students. To

ensure they are at the right level for their needs, education

students will be testing, working with, and developing

individualized programs for students based on their needs and

current reading levels. This individualized attention will ensure

that students with the greatest need will not be left behind in our

classrooms; the programs which the Radford University students

develop can follow the children throughout their entire time

spent at COP. The literacy program is also a great tool for

communicating with parents and letting them know how well

their children are improving, current levels and overall reading

goals. We are very excited for this collaboration and the

possibilities that this encouragement and assessment can add

to the success of all our students.

LAB Reading winners. These students are top readers this year,

some reading over 30 books! They were acknowledged at our

LAB party and included in our outstanding student trip to Local

Colors Festival and to the Science Museum of Western Virginia.

Newsletter of the United Methodist Community Outreach Program of Roanoke, Virginia

Summer, 2014

We’ve raised $12,254 dollars for

summer camp; almost twice what

we earned last year! The response

to our Summer Camp Scholarship

drive has been overwhelming and

exciting. Thank you for caring so

deeply about this experience for

the children we serve. Be in prayer

for them as they make the journey

to camp starting June 30th and

going through four sessions into the

end of July. Your support makes

experiences like this possible for

children to reach out in nature to

see God’s wonderful creation.

Second Quarter Camp Donors: Bonsack UMC

David and Alda Bower

Phyllis D. Butts

Cave Spring UMC

UMW of Central UMC

Central UMC

Christina B Hayes, Chrysalis Class

Eleanor M. Clark

Keith & Amy Cosner

Disciples Class, Bonsack UMC

Pruner Fund, Foundation for Roanoke

Valley

Grace UMC

Greene Memorial UMC,

Paul Coffey S.S. Class, Greene

Memorial UMC,

Edward & Faith Janney

Greene Memorial UMC, John Wynn

Meyers Class

United Methodist Women, Mount

Pleasant UMC

Northview UMC

Parrish Chapel UMC

Barbara Rodham

United Methodist Women, St. Mark's

UMC

Windsor Hills UMC

Serving all God’s children through mentoring academically, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

School Supplies to donate in order of need:

1. Backpacks

2. Folders

3. Three Ring Binders 1” & up

4. Spiral Notebooks

5. Pencil Cases- fabric

6. Markers

7. Colored Pencils

8. Subject Dividers

Plea

Mark your Calendars!

June 30- July 25 Summer Camp at Alta Mons

Aug 11 Registration 5:30-8:30pm Potluck Dinner,

All Sites, All Families: Trinity UMC

Aug 25-28 Site Director Training 6-8pm Trinity

Sept 2 Volunteer Training, 5pm, Trinity UMC

Sept 3 Kitchen Volunteer Meeting 6pm Trinity

Sept 8 -11 Trinity Staff Training 5:30-8:30pm Trinity

Sept 15-18 First Week of Programming All Sites

Sept 15 Board Meeting 5-6:30pm Trinity UMC

Sept. 15 Staff Route Training (530-730) Trinity

Oct 6 Staff Meeting 5:30-730pm

Oct 10-12 Camp Retreat

Trinity United Methodist Church

United Methodist Community Outreach Program of Roanoke

305 Mountain Ave SW

Roanoke, VA 24016

Phone 540-342-3103 Fax 540-342-0412

Email umcopr@roacoxmail.com

www.communityoutreachroanoke.org

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Oct 13 Closed

Oct 26 COP Choir Sings Trinity

Nov 3 Staff Meeting 5:30-730pm

Nov 10 Program committee mtg 5:30-6:45pm

Nov 17 Board Meeting (5-6:30pm) Trinity

Dec 15 Program committee mtg 5:30-6:45pm

It is with great joy that we close out the 2013-

14 school year. We ended with picnics and

celebrations all over the place. We have

served thousands of meals together, and

helped children see God’s love for them by

showing kindness, responsibility, care, and

concern for their well-being. Our partnership

with Community Youth Program has flowered

this year and we are excited to continue into

next year. Thank you for being part of the

mission we so diligently strive to provide for

our students: a safe nurturing environment

where all God’s children are mentored

academically, physically, spiritually and

emotionally.

We have some wonderful highlights planned

for the summer, including Summer Camp, a

potluck dinner where families can come and

register their children for the 2014-15 year as

well as trainings for our volunteers and staff.

Next we are adding Huntington Court UMC

as a satellite site to the family of C.O.P. They

will be serving the Round Hill Elementary

school by supporting 15 children with meals,

activities, homework help, and spiritual

education. Our total student capacity for

2014-15 is 95 students. We are so blessed to

be able to continue the work started by so

many dedicated United Methodists. This year

is our 25th year in operation. My how times

change and mission keeps moving us

forward; let us celebrate together!! There will

be more information coming about when

and where we will be celebrating this

wonderful ministry and 25 years of serving

Roanoke’s children.

Blessings to you,

Rebecca Parsons

Executive Director

Missionary-GBGM

Thanks to a generous grant of $2,500 from

the Maximus Foundation, members of the

C.O.P. Choir had a fun overnight followed by

a performance at St. Mark’s UMC in Daleville.

The first Old Southwest Enchanted Garden

Tour was a huge success, with guests oohing

and ahhing over flowers, vegetables, ponds

and landscaping. Over $1,500 was raised for

C.O.P., thanks to the efforts of long-time

neighborhood resident Tim Taylor and the

volunteers and homeowners

who helped with the event.

Our annual Golf Tournament on

a beautiful May day raised over

$6,500 with all the golfers going

home with prizes donated by

local businesses. Once again

Hartley Gaston stepped in to

help organize the event. The

main sponsor was the Salem

Host Lion’s Club.

UMW, Andrew Chapel UMC

Circle Ruth, Blacksburg UMC

Bonsack UMC

UMW of Central UMC

Second Presbyterian Church

Circle 9, First UMC

Grace UMC

Greene Memorial UMC,

Joyce Gunn

Mary Alice Hancock

Martha Heiskell

Virgil Decker, Huntington Ct UMC

Jr. League of Roanoke Valley

Maximus Foundation

James McClothlin

UMW, Mount Pleasant UMC

Every week these special volunteer groups, organized by group

leaders, come in and prepare meals for our kids!

Greene Memorial, Carolyn Barnes

1st UMC Salem, Rita Olson

Woodlawn UMC, Gay Lassiter

Cave Spring UMC, Carol Pruner

Central UMC Salem, Bev Bonderman

St. Mark’s UMC, John Glazebrook

Windsor Hills, Becky Day

Raleigh Court, Christina Hayes

Second Presbyterian, Susan Leivy

Cave Spring, Shelby McAden

Life Tabernacle Vinton, Marissa Herndon

Bonsack UMC, Donna Price

Southview UMC, Alda Bowers

Lawrence Memorial UMC, Debbie Finney

Rotary Club Roanoke Valley

Susan Wagner, Bonsack UMC

Northview UMC

Page Marshall

Thrasher UMC, Sharon Micheal

Fairview UMC, Ken Schoff

Calvary UMC, Pastor Tim Gearhart

Locust Grove, Sharyn Parks

We are so excited to begin

thinking about our fall

semester of C.O.P. With this in

mind we wanted to extend

an invitation to join us for a

short meeting and training

session about our new

programming for all current

and prospective volunteer

tutors, kitchen helpers and

others.

Training will be held

on Tuesday, September 2nd

from 5:00-7:00 at Trinity United

Methodist Church. We will be

discussing various topics

including our new partnership

with Radford University,

literacy and tutoring

programming and general

guidelines for our volunteers.

Your role here at C.O.P is such

a big part of our success and

we greatly appreciate your

time and dedication to the

program. We hope to see

you then. We will be sending

out additional reminders as

the meeting time grows near.

Our Superhero fun Run/Walk,

originally scheduled for this

July, has been postponed.

We’ll let you know as soon as

we have a new date.

Rick and Pam Murray

Northeast District UMW

Olivet UMC

Ronald B and Sheila Overstreet

Peakland UMC

Roanoke District Board of

Missions

Susan L. Ross

South Roanoke UMC

St. Mark's UMC

Lou Talbutt, UMW, District

President

United Way of Roanoke Valley

VA Conference, Misc

Windsor Hills UMC

Henry Woodward