Every Tuesday and Thursday, rain or shine, you’ll find some amazing community members gathering at the CRRC Main Office. They are awaiting the delivery of meals from the Meals on Wheels (MOW) program . Not to eat them. But to deliver them around the community. Each week, five meals are delivered to about 50 individuals …
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Since 1981, when CRRC was formed, local churches have been financial supporters of our mission – To serve the residents of Canyon Lake by providing vital social service resources as well as life-enriching recreational and educational opportunities. It was the need of many local residents that spurred six ladies to form the nucleus of the …
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Special to the Chronicle By Kristi Broadway, former Recreation Director (Originally written in January 2011) I have just started my seventh Spurs DrugFree Basketball League and want to tell you a story. It’s one of the reasons why I continue this league. Brant Higgerson is a very special child. Brant’s grandmother, Suzanne is on our …
It Takes a Village: Sometimes, the “Village” is Made Up of Children Helping Read More »
While our youth see lots of silver and black participating in the basketball teams, the Rec Center is also used to a different kind of silver. The ever-popular Silver Sneakers attracts participants, 60 years of age and up. Every weekday, those with adorning silver crowns enter the Rec. The Senior Exercise Program is popular because …
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The Canyon Lake community, through its donations, continues to make sure that the CRRC Thrift Store is a great conduit for supporting the manifold mission of CRRC. Executive Director Darin Zumwalt said the store provides more than 50% of the operating revenues the organization needs. “If we didn’t have the generous community that we have, …
Shopping Here Helps Others. Period. Oh, okay. It Helps Your Budget, too! Read More »
Some hints from our thrift store manager: Prices for the items are based upon their current condition, their age and the current value. But don’t be fooled. There are plenty of great $1 and $2 bargains in the CRRC Thrift Store! Antique prices are about 1/3 of current retail shop values. If you find something …
What you always wanted to know about thrift stores! Read More »
The CRRC Does More Than You Know, in Canyon Lake! The CRRC serves the community of Canyon Lake by providing vital social-service resources as well as life-enriching recreational and educational opportunities. The CRRC supports the community because it is supported by the community. The CRRC is a 501(c)3 organization. All donations are tax deductible. Maybe you …
According to Map the Meal Gap 2016, approximately 306,210 individuals (12.9%) are food insecure in the San Antonio Food Bank’s (SAFB) 16-county service area, of which, nearly one in two is a child (145,040), and one in four is a senior (75,100). Reaching households in need across this vast region is a shared effort between …
Guest Editorial by Eric Cooper, CEO of San Antonio Food Bank Read More »
“Yes, in case you’re wondering,” said CRRC Board Chairman Max Hosford. “We are still moving forward with plans to build a new facility in Canyon Lake to house our Resource Program.” It’s been a while since CRRC had talked with the community about the plans, but Hosford said it is only because the staff and …
Resource Program Expansion Breaking Ground in Early 2018 Read More »
Maybe you know what CRRC is. Maybe you even know what the initials in CRRC stand for. But, chances are you think that CRRC is the Rec Center, located across the road from the library on the Dam Access Road. Or, maybe you know that the CRRC is the emergency food pantry, located in our …
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