October is traditionally a very busy month at Cornerstone as churches around Tarrant County set out to put their Faith In Action. Some churches call it Faith In Action, others call it Great Day of Hope. We call it a blessing of volunteers able to accomplish big tasks in relatively brief amounts of time! This October, McKinney Memorial Bible Church sent nearly 60 volunteers over the course of two different Saturdays and helped us sort Christmas items, prepare coats for winter giveaways, landscape our men's housing facilities, and canvas our neighborhood with information. North Richland Hills Baptist Church also participated on Sunday, October 24, by sending a team of 90 volunteers to help spruce up our flower beds and organize our upcoming book sale. They also sent teams to three of our neighbors' homes for clean up and repairs. Christ Chapel Bible Church participated by taking pallets of shoes and linens that needed to be sorted and boxed to their church then returning them the following Monday. Each of these churches blessed us abundantly by their generous gifts of time and service.


"What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,' but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action- is dead." James 2:14-17

On October 21st, Cornerstone was one of two Fort Worth non-profits to be awarded a two-year, unrestricted grant by Bank of America. The Local Market Selection Committee recognized Cornerstone's commitment to address the needs of individuals and families struggling under the burden of poverty in Tarrant County.

Watch the video to see how Cornerstone is changing lives, one person at a time.

Thank you Bank of America!

THOUSANDS of books for sale from $.25 to $3.00! CD's and movies included!


Dates: November 4th (Thursday), 5th (Friday), and 6th (Saturday) from 10am-4pm.

Location:
Cornerstone Thrift Store
3500 Noble Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76111
(Just off access road of 121 and Riverside Dr.)

Proceeds benefit the ministry of Cornerstone Assistance Network.

Cornerstone's major fundraiser of the year, the 16th Annual Golf Tournament, raised $51,038 to benefit needy families in Tarrant County. We'd like to say, "Thank you!" to all the golfers, donors, and corporate sponsors who made the day such a success.



Grand Prize Winners
The fund-raising team of Jay Bruner, Jim Collier, Wendall Brown, and Raymond Watson won this year's rights to the Cornerstone Trophy with a total raised of $9,170.00 along with the Grand Prize of a Suite for 20 at a 2011 Rangers baseball game. The team of Valerie Stokes, Charlotte Youree, Donna Turner, and Carolyn Dorsey were a close second with $8,770.00.

Winning Team
Operating under a new Scramble format, golfers competed for 4 tickets to anywhere Southwest Airline flies. The winning team from Cornerstone Baptist Church, Travis Pipkin, Pete Pipkin, Jim Roberts, and Steve Cooks were all new participants in the Golf Tournament. Congratulations, guys!

Special thanks to our Corporate Sponsors:

• Advanced Chemical Logistics
• Baker & McKenzie
• Fort Worth Community Credit Union
• John Askew Homes
• Kensington Surgical
• McQueary, Henry, Bowles, Troy
• Miller & Chevalier
• Northwood Church
• Five Star Ford

It's not too early to plan for next year. Consider becoming a Title Sponsor- your company's name and logo will be displayed on the Cornerstone website and all Golf Tournament information. The sooner you sign on, the sooner our community will know that you are standing with us in helping meet the needs of families in Tarrant County.

Golfers- you can sign up now for next year's event. Don't forget that we help your team with your fundraising efforts.

For more information, please contact Denice Crawford or Roddy Youree.

To see pictures of the event, please click here.