Kansas Care Connection

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Marsha Barnes
Care Connection
​Co- Chairman

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President's Project

The President’s Project is How We SHARE KINDNESS this Year.  The form is formatted so you can fill it out and mail to the Care Connection Chairman. 

Nancy Urbauer 
​Co - Chairman 

Read up on how your chapter can be involved and help!!

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  • If you want to place flags or wreaths at a Veteran's cemetery you can to to Winfield, or other Veterans Cemeteries in Ft. Dodge, Wakeeney and Ft Riley. 
  • Raise Funds for donations towards the Camp Hope wish list and / or the ESA Foundation's Hope for Heroes scholarships.
  • Donate to a VA Hospital.  In Kansas we have three:  Leavenworth, Wichita, and Topeka. 
  • Donate to a VA Home.  There are two in Kansas at Ft. Dodge and in Winfield
The ESA Care Connection was created to facilitate the exchange of person-to-person philanthropic services. Members share their personal talents to provide support to others. It provides an opportunity for members to offer their help to others and to receive assistance during their own time of need. It utilizes the knowledge, expertise, and volunteer spirit of ESA members to share support and service to others in times of personal crisis. There are several divisions of the Care Connection:
  • Personal Support
  • Exchange of Personal Needs / Opportunities
  • International Assistance Programs
  • Relocation Services
Contact our Care Connection Coordination if you need further information

CARE CONNECTION Purpose: To provide caring services to those in need.
The Program: Care Connection is a link that provides service to Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) members, their families, and others whom they recommend for assistance. The program was created solely to facilitate the exchange of person-to-person philanthropic services. Members share their personal talents to provide support to others. Simply put, it provides an opportunity for members to offer their help to others, as well as to receive assistance during their own times of need. It utilizes the knowledge, expertise, and volunteer spirit of ESA members to share support and service to others in times of personal crisis.

There are several divisions of service within the program:
  • Local or International Assistance Programs – In my chapter, we call this Sister Assist, when we jump in with meals, child care, taxi service, even house-cleaning for a sister in need. In Kansas it is the prayer chain, or the help we give one another throughout ESA and can be applying for financial assistance from the Kansas Care and Share Fund, under the appropriate guidelines. ESA has developed several programs to assist chapters in developing resources for those in need through goods and support for extraordinary circumstances.
  • Hope for Heroes - Provides boxes of goods and resources to support military service personnel and their families. We hope you will all be planning at least one event or time this year when you will gather items to send to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • Hats for Hope - Provides hats and other warm clothing for homeless individuals or those who have been displaced by a natural disaster. Check with Goodwill or Salvation Army or Red Cross to determine the greatest needs in your community and projects with which you can become involved to do “good works” and spread the name of Epsilon Sigma Alpha inviting new members to join.  To obtain a pattern for a stocking cap for Hats for Hope go to the Association of the Arts page.
  • Warm Welcome - Provides baby blankets, support, and information for new mothers and their babies in times when these materials may not be readily available in the home. Check out the hospitals in your area that these services and make “goodie bags” to be given to new moms in need of assistance.
  • Disaster Support - Provides assistance for members who have experienced a catastrophic loss and would benefit from financial relief. A disaster fund is available in the form of a grant to provide immediate emergency relief. To obtain more information go to the Disaster Fund page on this site. This activity falls under the leadership of our Disaster Fund Chairman.

HOPE FOR HEROES

"ESA has had a long history of supporting the men and women who serve in the armed forces in times of conflict dating back to World War II. We continue this legacy by sending letters, and care packages to our troops wherever they are located throughout the world today. Hope for Heroes provides boxes of goods and resources to support the military service personnel and their families.
The Hope for Heroes program provides an opportunity to show honor and appreciation for our country's service men and women. Epsilon Sigma Alpha members, friends and all those interested are encouraged to participate in a project or activity supporting a service person stationed overseas in honor of Veteran's Day and throughout the year. Be creative! There are many ways to participate in the program. Partner with schools, veterans, businesses, churches, and friends in your community to make the event a touching impact for the troops.

ESA members and chapters have participated in a number of ways over the years.
  • Create a care package with conveniences of home and letters of appreciation. Invite the community to participate.
  • Plan a fun day out for the children and families here in the states.
  • Celebrate local and national heroes at a local monument or government facility.
For more ideas and pictures about past Hope for Heroes activities, visit ESA's blog at: http://epsilonsigmaalpha.blogspot.com
This button will take you to the TROOPON site for information on how you can donate your coupons to help the military families.  EASY way to help - check it out!!