This website started as a prayer chain for Jim Cooper way back in 2002.  I have always been in contact with Jim off and on and he told me that he had cancer.  I immediately wanted to start a prayer chain, but who could I send it to? I only knew a few people that new Jim.  So I got on classmates.com and found everyone in our class there and send them a note to pray for Jim.  This started a list of email addresses of our classmates that I didn't know what to do with and I didn't want to lose the contact so I started a site on msn.com for our class to keep together. 

So thanks to Jim and his cancer, we are all coming back together for the common good of the class to reunite and to be there when they need lifting up or helped out.   Any cause of Jim's is a cause of mine.  Im so happy that he is in remission and his life has turned around and become an extremely happy place for him.  

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OUR CHARITIES

We are committed to being better citizens and helping out in any way we can.  Please help us form a list of charties as well as fun stuff to do that will make our time spend on this planet worthwild as well as lending a hand toward making changes to help others as well as fun things to lift us up.

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WWW.GARDENOFINNOCENCE.ORG                                   FOUNDED BY ELISSA DAVEY

 Providing dignified burials for abandoned children. Founded by Elissa Davey in 1998 with her first Garden of Innocence in San Diego.  Elissa is striving to raise funds to meet her goal of a Garden of Innocence in every state within the next 15 years.  Currently her group has buried 123 babies abandoned in death by their families.  Garden of Innocence sends each child home  with the love and dginity that they deserve surrounded by people who care.  Please consider making a donation to this great endeavor and lets make sure that no child leaves this earth alone.

Elissa and her partner, Dr. Netreia Carroll

Teaching children how to make caskets for children.  Pictured is Jaclyn Kosmicki & Lily Suriffar of Vista High with thier finished project, working in Elissa's kitchen

Stephen Packard decided to make Garden of Innocence his project to earn his Eagle Scout Award.  He got all his friends together and they made 11 caskets which he donated to Garden of Innocecne National.  See more pictures on our site. www.gardenofinnocence.org

Home of Garden of Innocence/Bay Area.  If you are ever in San Francisco, this is a must see place.  It is full of history and facinating to see inside. Located at 100 Lorraine Court off Divisidad and Garey.  I dare you to take the time to visit this secret treasure in San Francisco.

Also visit www.gardenofinnocence.com and www.gardenofinnocents.org

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www.oldpueblofoundation.org                                     FOUNDED BY NICK JONES

  Nick Jones
Chief Executive Officer
nickjones@helptucson.org
520-445-7070

Nick co-founded Old Pueblo Community Services in 1996 and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer. The transitional housing programs—Casa Santa Clara for men and Oasis House for Women—were the fulfillment of Nick’s dream to help men and women coming out of prison, serving those with drug and alcohol problems...helping this population adjust to reintegration into the community, helping them adjust to freedom and learn to become productive members of society. Nick’s wife, Leah, was instrumental in establishing the Oasis House for Women.
Nick is a Viet-Nam veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970 and has spent 15 years in federal and state prisons. The principles of Old Pueblo Community Services programs are based on his experience with the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program in Pasadena, California, where he previously worked. Nick advocates for more substance abuse treatment program funding rather than spending money to build new prisons.
Statistics indicate that without support to provide stability and encourage recovery, up to half will return to prison within 3 years.   

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OUR FUN STUFF:   

Saturday October 10th is the THS Car show on campus 8-2 PM.   Please come by and support our class car enthusist: Richard Ybarra, Gilbert  Cisneros and Charlene Metcalf. ( If I left you out please let me know)    This is a fun day on campus, seeing old friends, eating good food and looking at great cars.  The alumni association will have the library open to view all the memrobilia of life at THS.  For more information log onto www.thsalumni.org    

 
Charlene Metcalf wins a trophy.  Look for Charlene and her car this October 10th at the next THS car show.

Old Pueblo Community Services—together with you—making a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable in our community.

With your help, we can provide the hope people need to achieve self-sufficiency and financial responsibility and regain dignity.