Helping Hands Staff Member graduates Leadership Rockwall

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Maggie Fuller, Practice Manager of the Health Center at Helping Hands, happily displays her “diploma” and class photo presented to her for completing the Leadership Rockwall program. The mission of Leadership Rockwall is to identify and … [Read more...]

Local Students donate to Food Pantry

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Students of the Center for Career Training in Rockwall bring toiletries they collected and donated to Rockwall County Helping Hands. They are, from left: Sheila Williams, Anastasia Madrid, Charla Turner, Mary Mannon, Mary MacLean and Tekisha Fowler. … [Read more...]

Girl Scouts Go Green

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Girl Scout Troop 8967 participated in the Forever Green Take Action Project by making bags from tee-shirts for use in packing food for Helping Hands clients of the Food Pantry. They joined Girl Scouts around the world in learning the effects of … [Read more...]

Post office food drive this Saturday, May 12th

Postal Workers Food Drive

Rockwall County U.S. Postal Service employees will pick up more than letters this Saturday, May 12th: They will be collecting food for the Rockwall County Helping Hands Food Pantry.    Residents can leave nonperishable food, beside their mailboxes … [Read more...]

Helping Hands participates in Relay for Life

Food Pantry Manager Marsha Chapman

Members of the Helping Hands Relay for Life team were: Marsha Chapman, Susan Cook and Sherry and Paul Hamm.  Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It was a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship … [Read more...]

Helping Hands Booth at May 19th Founders Day Festival

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Be sure to visit  our Helping Hands Booth at the May 19th Founders Day Festival and discover more about the agency!  Volunteers are needed from 9 am until 4pm to help run the booth. Please email Kay Dutta at Kaydutta@rockwallhelpinghands.com if … [Read more...]

Harbor Lights Maiden Voyage benefits Helping Hands

Harbor Lights Maiden Voyage

The Harbor Lights, the newest venture of Scott and Jan Self, was filled with supporters and friends of Rockwall County Hands Saturday night.  Guests enjoyed a spectacular sunset on Lake Ray Hubbard and even more beautiful moon rise during a three … [Read more...]

Calling All Volunteers!

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  You're invited to attend one of our upcoming Helping Hands Volunteer Orientations: We deeply appreciate our volunteers and the valuable time they donate to Helping Hands. If you would like to learn more about our Agency … [Read more...]

A Play for Food benefits Helping Hands Food Pantry

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Rockwall Summer Musicals is excited about their 2012 partnership with Rockwall County Helping Hands and A Play for Food in an effort to collect donations for and increase awareness of ways to help feed the hungry locally.  Although most food … [Read more...]

Helping Hands honors volunteers

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“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time, they just have the heart.” (Elizabeth Andrew) More than 80 volunteers of Rockwall County Helping Hands were honored recently for their service to the non-profit critical assistance … [Read more...]