Galveston News
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A picture of Talen and Anthony who made dinner one being for the families.
Rosemary Jackson, Emma Posada and Yolie Leyva donated to the shelter on behalf of Chicktime.
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Once a week Chicktime Galveston serves a hot meal to the Family Crisis Center.
This became a need during the pandemic due to many shortages and cuts.
Our activity workshop leaders became kitchen workshop leaders.
We will continue to help in this way while the center rebounds and while their is still in person volunteer restrictions.
We hope things will be “normal” in the new year. In the meantime~ we are always looking for help. Reach out if you are able!
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Ice Cream Socials can be so fun and yummy!!!
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Thank you
and friends for delivering dinner to the families at the shelter.
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2nd Stop
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for dinner.
It is summer time and it’s HOT in Galveston!
Today we delivered banana split supplies and a TON of different toppings to the family Crisis Center in Galveston.
Icecream makes us happy!!
We want to thank all of our chicktime angels that make this possible.
I think this will become a favorite of the kids..
#CHICKTIMEGALVESTON
#HIShandsandfeet
#Bananasplits
#NEVERenoughtoppings
#Angels
Chicktime Galveston won’t be meeting face to face in the month of May, but we continue to find ways to spread love….
Chicktime Galveston was so happy to honor the mothers at the family crisis center today.
We would like to thank Emma Posada and her family for the lovely gifts and cake not only for the moms but also for the staff.
The moms and staff also received flowers and a lovely card from Chicktime!!
We can’t wait to be able to come visit them again.
Keeping our fingers crossed for June or July.
@HIShandsandfeet
#CHICKTIMEGalvestonrocks
We delivered Chicken, Mac and cheese apples cookies bread and water to the family crisis Center. They Also received some yummy melons and pineapples during the week.
We would like to thank all of our Chicktime Angels that make this possible
We could NOT do this without you.
#ChicktimeGalveston
#HIShandsandfeet
Chicktime Galveston dropped off 80 sack lunches,
Water,Capri Sun and cookies. We also dropped off baby food.
The no contact was hard. Boy we miss the kids!
#CHICKTIME
#HISHANDSANDFEET
Chicktime Galveston went down to the family crisis center to show a little love during the city quarantine.
We brought with us a a tray of Mac and cheese and
Cupcakes and arts and crafts for the kids.
They have 55 kids and young adults as well as 15 adults.
We also ordered 20 pizzas for them for lunch the next day .
If you are able to donate anything to them please let Chicktime Galveston know…
We can’t go onto the premises, but we have a contact who will accept donations
of food or you can donate gift cards too.
February Update:
Saturday Was a great day for Chicktime Galveston.
Anita, my sweet cousin led an amazing event and our volunteers helped the kids in making valentines for their moms as well as decorating cupcakes.
They played volleyball and ate yummy tamales rice and beans.
Why the picture of the tennis shoes?
These were my moms last pair of tennis and I wore them to remind me whose legacy this is.
At each event we start with a prayer and we let the kids and their parents know we are there BC Jesus loves them
We remind them that they are worthy.
We remind them that this is but a stepping stone in their road to God’s amazing plans for them.
Join the movement!!
inbox me if you would like to join us at one of our events!
#chicktimerocks
#Hishandsandfeet
#DaughterofTheKING
January Update:
We had the BEST time at our first event of the year.
We started with our prayer circle were we reminded the families that they are LOVED that this is but a stepping stone to the greater things that God has for them.
Emma Posada read the Story of Jesus Birth and life to the kids and really touched my heart when she mentioned that they too would receive a gift as they too were special like Jesus. It brought tears to my eyes.
The kids enjoyed yummy pizza, a traditional rosca to celebrate the three Wise men that came to visit Jesus and brought him gifts.
They also each received a special gold coin and they got to make their very own crown and nativity scene!!
They got to take pictures with one of the wise men.
The children were very excited to receive toys and the families were able to participate in a free garage sale where they were able to receive free clothing and other items donated by so many volunteers.
We look forward to our next event on February 15!
Come join the movement!!
December Update:
The kids at the crisis center had the BEST time at our annual Posada.
They receive personalized presents from Santa.
Picked their own teddy bears
Enjoyed a wonderful meal of fried chickened, rice, beans, Mac and cheese and potato salad as well as tons of sweets.
They loved the popcorn!!
The piñata was a TOTAL hit and they loved their candy bags.
The families were able to take part in a free garage sale with TONS of donated clothing…
Each family received a goodie bag with shampoo and conditioner, razors and other goodies.
All this was great BUT the lives that were touched
The love that we shared
The smiles and giggles from the kids as Santa came in the room
Well that THAT was all GOD.
We at Chicktime are so very grateful that we are allowed to be His hands and feet.
We would love to thank ALL of the people who donated not only to this event but to All the events throughout the year.
We could NOT do this without you!!
To my family who always comes through to help the kids
To all of you thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!!
May God bless you and all those you love abundantly for generations to to come.
Please note pictures posted with permission of those posted.
November Update:
Chicktime had an amazing time on Saturday helping the children and their families decorate the family crisis center for Christmas…
It’s never too early right???
We began our workshop with prayer and a reminder to the moms at the shelter that God loves them that this stage in their lives is not who they are. We reminded them that God means to prosper them and love them.
The children enjoyed cookies and donuts and hot chocolate.
They loved their kid sized trees soo much.
Thank you to everyone who donated their time and their resources to make this day possible.
Due to the area flooding and the conditions Tropical Imelda continues to impact around the shelter and roads getting there….we are canceling the September workshop.
Safety for our volunteers is important to us as well as the shelter staff and residents.
Please keep everyone in your prayers.
We will double up on fun at our October workshop.
Thank you.
August Update
We had an amazing time at Chicktime- Galveston back to school bash!!
To hear the kids squeal with excitement as they went down the slide absolutely made our day.
Grateful for family and friends who make this possible month after month after month.
We will be having our leadership drive in October for the upcoming year.
If you would like to bring love and laughter to these kids please contact Chicktime Galveston.
We promise it doesn’t take much to make these wonderful kids happy.
We are looking forward to decorating cupcakes and making crafts next month.
In October we have a fall festival.
Stay tuned for November and December news!!
May Update:
We had an amazing time at the crisis center today.
Amy thank you soo much for leading this event!
The moms learned that they are God’s masterpiece!
What a blessing you are!!!
The children created jewelry and cards for their moms and themselves
Amy, then did an activity with them
Teaching about God’s love and belief in them!!
The families also received strollers clothing and diapers that were donated.
The spirit was palpable.
Priscilla Hernandez (Priss) thank you so much for sharing your testimony!!
As always thanks to all of you for donating your time and resources to Chicktime Galveston.
None of this would be possible without you!
April Update:
We had an amazing time at the family crisis center !!
The smiles were worth everything!!!
God came through in a big big way!
We reminded them that God loves them and we love them and that
Easter was not about the bunny but about the man who died on the cross Bc He loves them!!
We are still looking for volunteers
and event leaders, inbox me in you’re interested in coming out and helping me bring smiles to these wonderful kids.
Thank you to all of my chicktime angels without you guys none of this would be possible!
Latest Update:
We are so excited to bring back Chicktime to The Children’s Center!
We stopped by this month with donuts and milk to advertise Chicktime Galveston’s return!
We will bring back different activities each month for the children in hopes we can show them love and give them hope !
Please join us in April as we are planning for a wonderful Easter Celebration!
September Update:
Chicktime Galveston had a wonderful time with or babies today.
The Spirit SHOWED up in a big big way.
We had a power event today and the girls shared their stories with us.
My heart brakes for these girls and everything they have gone through.
I know you don’t know them but please keep them in your prayers.
Thank you Claudia for leading such and amazing event.
May God continue to bless you abundantly.
August Update:
Thank you to everyone who helped us gather school supplies and backpacks for the children!
We are so blessed to live among such passionate and caring friends and family!
In addition to our backpack and supply drive our August workshop was a positive affirmation journaling event. The kiddos were very excited to receive their journals to write down daily thoughts and affirmations.
July Update:
Our Summer festival was simply….beautiful!
God showed up in a big, big way.
The kids smiled and laughed so much. A good time was had by all!
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Blessed and thankful That God always provides for Chicktime and His babies!
These beautiful children need someone to believe in them. Today we told an oldest boy of a sibling group of 3 that when he grew up he could come back and lead activities like this to love and encourage other children. You could tell he understood the love and hope that could bring and he became our all day helper! It’s as simple as that to make a difference in a child’s life.
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May Update:
Our time with the kids this month was over-the-top special. We had so much fun playing games and sharing food together.
Everyone seemed connected….
We know our workshop was God approved…
We felt HIS presence….
And so did the kids…..
We also talked to the kids about the resent school shooting as it was in all of our minds.
We encouraged then to let people know if they were hurting,
We told them that it was OK to not be OK and that it was ok to ask for help.
We also encouraged them to be “That” person that reaches out to those who seem lost and lonely, to speak up against bullying any and every time they encountered it.
But most importantly we let them know that God loves them and they we loved them.
We made ourselves available during the event to them and several came up to us and shared some of their stories and some of their pain.
We need to pray for our children,
They are indeed hurting.
Special thanks to Rosie Rodriguez and Dianna Garza-Martinez for leading this amazing event and to our volunteers Kimberly Chung, Arien, Sean Janoe and Valdez Jesi.
April Update:
God always provides…..
From the heart…
Well this past week I was really sweating it because my cousin passed away and I knew I needed to go to Mexico for his funeral! It was Chicktime Weekend and Diana, our other Chicktitime co-learder, could not attend because her daughter had her first volleyball tournament of the season and my sister had her granddaughters birthday party and well let’s just say there were a lot of obstacles to me leaving for a family funeral and Chicktime happening!!
I called my cousin Ana, who was signed up as the monthly leader and had been coming faithfully for over a year now and asked her if she thought she could do it alone ~(she was bringing two volunteers with her) her two nieces Abby and Andréa Arriata. She said “of course cousin”!
She did an amazing job, she said that when she got there she could hear the girls inside saying “it’s Chicktime, Chicktime is here”
The experience was life changing for the new volunteers and they can’t wait to come back. The devil wanted Chicktime Galveston not to happen this past Saturday, but God is so much more powerful.
We continute to build our Chicktime chapter and are so grateful when GOD provides just the right amount of volunteers to put on our monthly activity….with or without me!
All for HIS glory,
Elvia Gomez
February Update:
We had an amazing time of fellowship with the girls.
We shared the love of Christ with them.
There were tears, there were hugs and we “reached” them…
What an amazing feeling when we see their reluctance to join in become enthusiasm.
These girls are from all over the United States and now they know that there is a Chicktime Chapter in a lot of different cities and they can always come to any chapter and they will be loved and they will be helped!
One girl from California said that when she went back she was going to do something like us~
She was going to help others!!
They got our message~Praise God!
Our worst, our broken pieces is all He needs to help us reach others and to make something beautiful!!
January Update:
So much can happen when you gather in LOVE!!
Our January workshop was powerful testimony of LOVE!
We had the girls write something positive about all the people in the room
AND then a positive about themselves!
We read each affirmation out loud and the look of joy and smiles from the girls were priceless as they heard positive things about themselves.
We talked about empowerment
And speaking positively about their lives.
Jennifer shared her life story and the girls really bonded with her.
It was a God filled afternoon.
It would be our honor if you joined us next month at our YOGA workshop!
December Update:
Our annual Christmas Posada was humbling and full of wonder!
The word posada means “inn” or “shelter” in Spanish and in this tradition, the Bible story of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and their search for a place to stay is re-enacted or celebrated. There are different ways to have the festivity of the posada, but we believe at Chicktime Galveston that the children and families we serve find “shelter” in our workshops and feel the love of Christ by coming to our “inn” every month.
It’s always with great love and excitement that we have our annual Posada, but it’s pure joy to provide “shelter” every month!
This month was full of new beginnings….
Our charity partner moved locations and this brought about a different way we were going to serve!
New place, new kids, new dynamics, new challenges….
With all the unknown, we decided to softly have Chicktime November and not really announce our workshop to access things and get a better feel of our new~ Chicktime!
We should of known that when we place it in God’s hands it’s taken care of~ Faith over Fear!!
These pictures don’t show the love and grace that was present in our workshop…
These pictures don’t show the hurt and broken girls laughing and talking and having hope in their heart…
But believe us….It was all there!! God was in the house!
New place, new kids, new dynamics, new challenges….Yes!!
But we have an awesome opportunity to be HIS hands and feet and through HIM offer new life!!
September Update:
These wonderful volunteers showed up to help us make jewelry and do a little free art!
And maybe eat a few desserts…..
It’s amazing how every month the workshops just keep getting better and better! Not because of the activity, but because of the love and joy that is in the room when Chicktime Galveston is going on!!
Check us out next month!
August Update:
We love to be His hands and feet!
Thank you all of our “Chicktime Angels” that donated school supplies, toiletries, clothing for the new baby girls, and other clothing that was set up “garage style” for the families to go through and get for free.
We served a total of 15 families!!!!
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July Update:
Thank you to everyone who helped to make Chicktime July so special for the children and families of the Family Crisis Center! It was hot outside but we sure did have fun!!
We had a bouncy house for the children to run wild in & we even had face painting for them to enjoy!
We hope to see YOU at Chicktime August where we will be hosting a Back 2 School Supply Drive for the children.
It is done father, thank you for allowing us to be your hands and feet.
#chicktimegalvestonrocks
#chicktimentl
#Hishandsandfeet
#Givemeyoureyes
December Update:
We were blessed today to be with the awesome families at the family crisis center.
Our greatest gratitude to Galveston ILA, College of the Mainland PEERS and all the wonderful volunteers who donated their time and toys for the Family crisis center, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!
We hope YOU will join us for Chicktime January!
November Update:
Thank you to everyone who attended Chicktime November! We had such a blessed time at the shelter’s new facility! We asked the families to write one thing they were thankful for and some of them gave us whole lists! It put our lives in perspective. How often we forget to be thankful for what we do have. In the middle of his homelessness these families choose to be thankful for some of the most important things in life…family first!!
We hope YOU will join us for Chicktime December when we host our 2nd Annual Chicktime Galveston Posada!
July Update:
Chicktime Galveston chapter would like to thank all of the volunteers that came to help this month! As some of you know, Chicktime Galveston has undergone a lot of changes in the past few months and we had to put our shelter visits on hold. Our transition has not gone as smoothly as we had hoped but we have kept the faith that our visits would continue. This month, we were finally back at the shelter serving the families! While we are still praying that the shelter can find a more permanent place for the families needing temporary assistance, we are certainly happy that we got to serve them!
The children at the shelter are such a blessing to be around and were craving Chicktime! In today’s age of selfies and Snapchats, taking pictures of anything and everything is normal but the children we serve are not living a life of what we would call normal. They were so excited just to have a picture taken of their hand as they colored! The families were so very thankful that we were there and the kids were ecstatic to get a hot meal! They asked us over and over again if Chicktime could be every day or every weekend. We served 49 kids and 29 adults this month and we had 15 volunteers in attendance! We saw a lot of hope and faith on the faces in the room at Chicktime this month. Not only from the kids but also the parents! We are blessed and honored to serve at the shelter!
Chicktime Galveston has been serving at the Children’s Center Family Crisis Center in Galveston since October of 2013. The mission of our Galveston Chapter is sharing the love of Jesus and confidence building! We visit the shelter monthly and bring food and fun activities including crafts, character visits, story time, skits, bible stories, dance, and more! If you are interested in serving with us we would love for you to join us! For more info on volunteering with our chapter please email chicktimegtown@gmail.com or phone (409)877-6587
January Highlights
We had fun decorating hearts! We also talked about the true meaning of love from the bible. Some of the parents even participated in the activity. Thanks to all the volunteers who came out and shared their love with the children and their families.
December Highlights
We hosted a Christmas Posada for the children and their families at the shelter! The families enjoyed food, gifts, pinata, and fellowship! Thank you to all of our volunteers and donors! This event would not have been possible without them! A great BIG thanks to our wonderful co-leader Elvia Gomez and her family for organizing the event!
Thanks to the following people:
October Highlights
The kids and families were excited to decorate pumpkins! They also enjoyed breakfast and praying ! Thanks to Co-Leader Elvia Gomez, and volunteers Jennifer and Taylor for serving!
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September Highlights
This month we did a cookie decorating activity! The kids enjoyed it and we had fun helping! Looking forward to our October visit and activity! Thanks to Flo, Shannon for leading and to our volunteers who showed up to help!
August Highlights
Our school supply drive was a success! Thank you to volunteer Elvia Gomez for leading this event! If you are interested in donating supplies we are still accepting donations email chicktimegtown@gmail.com
July Highlights
Our first annual Summer Fun Day was a complete success! The families had a blast and were very thankful! This event would not have been possible without our amazing volunteers and contributors (see list below) We are looking forward to next year!
Thank you to the following contributors:
The Island Party Rentals – www.theislandpartyrentals.net Bounce houses and snow cone machine
In Him Ministries (The White Family) – live entertainment and trumpet performance
Michael Rowe “Epic Mic” – Christian Rapper
Adrian Allen – Face Painting
Lucy Reyes – Miss Galveston Latina – Craft activities for children
Thanks to the following Chicktime Galveston Volunteers:
Flo Adkison
Shannon Adkison
Tiffany Hill
Brianna Wheelock
Lisa Quintanilla
Elvia Gomez
Meagan Hammonds
Natalie Ramirez
Karla White
Anthony Sablan
Also a BIG thanks to the Shirley Harrison the director of the Family Crisis Center and her staff for allowing us to have this event outside of the shelter!
JUNE HIGHLIGHTS
The children enjoyed coffee filter art! Thanks to our volunteers who served! It’s always a blessing to see the children smile and laugh! This time they were even dancing to worship music! Thank you Jesus we are always welcomed by the staff and parents every month!
May Highlights
Fifteen kids ages 2-13 had fun completing a confidence building art project! We enjoyed working with them and we are so thankful the shelter and their parents welcome us in! Thanks to new volunteer Jenna for signing up to serve this month!
