6 Stones - a catalyst of hope

6 Stones began with one statement, "What if?" It began a journey that has taken us a long way in only three short years. We pray that last Friday, 1-20-2012 was another watershed moment in the life of our community.

Three years ago, almost to the day, 6 Stones held its first Lunch & Learn. About 20 people met for lunch to explore the needs in our community. We discussed what we should try to tackle first and how to do it in the days ahead.

 

Friday, 1-20-2012, over 200 people met for lunch as 6 Stones asked, "What's next?"

 

Scott Sheppard, Executive Director of 6 Stones, took time to recognize leaders from our county, cities, school district, corporate partners and faith-based organizations for their work and collaboration in 2011.

 

Scott had the opportunity to share an overview from the 6 Stones Board's strategic plan for 2012/2013 as well as, begin a dialogue about the most pressing issues we face and need to address in the days ahead. The response was phenomenal! We will share more in the coming days about this event, the direction of 6 Stones and the information collected from our community leaders on that day. 

 

A key element of the day was a presentation of the new vision of 6 Stones that came out of the strategic planning session.

 

The vision of 6 Stones is to be the catalyst of hope that transforms lives, home and communities.

 

A vision statement is a picture of what the future will be like if the mission is executed properly. When your mission is to serve an ever evolving community, there may not be a perfect picture of the future. But, maybe there could be a picture of what the model, or in this case, the role model in the community might look like. 

 

We would like for you to take a look at this presentation from Friday, because there are a lot of examples, but none more fitting than the first recipient of the "6 Stones, Gary McKamie Catalyst of Hope Award." 

 

Thank you Gary for your immeasurable impact and dedication to this community.

 

Stay tuned! We will be sharing more about the luncheon over the next several days and what it truly means to be a catalyst of hope.

the 6 Stones Christmas list

Thank you to everyone who helped bring hope to others in our community.

In 2011, you fed 14,678 people through New Hope, gave 3,868 children school supplies, restored 58 homes, and gave the joy of Christmas to 3,029 children.

This Christmas season 6 Stones has identified a couple things that will allow us to help more people. Our wish list includes an industrial freezer/refrigertor unit in the warehouse and a pavilion for the community garden.

You can be a part of growing 6 Stones and helping our community by donating and spreading the word.

Stay tuned for updates on these exciting projects.

Classic Chevrolet says, "It is finished."

As the Night of Wonder parties approached, children were being adopted. With a couple hundred kiddos left, Santa arrived to deliver a special gift from Classic Chevrolet.

The Classic Continuous Improvement Committee voted to give $15,000 to 6 Stones.

The Classic "Continuous Improvement" Committee voted to donate $15,000 to 6 Stones. With this and other generous donors combined with the efforts of our community, all 3029 children have been adopted!

Danny Bowen, Sales Manager for Classic Pre-Owned explained, “We all participate in gathering donations for the Employee Charity Fund, but we also try to do even more just within the department.  So throughout the year, we take some of the money from our wholesale vehicles and earmark it for charity. At the end of this year, we had $15,000 in the fund.”  The employees presented the money to Susan Durant, wife of owner Tom Durant, to give to the charity of her choice. But Susan Durant had a better idea. “Over the past few years, it’s been a sheer pleasure to see how our employees have so fully embraced the spirit of giving back to our local community. Tom and I felt that the money that the Pre-Owned department raised be given to the charity of our employees’ choice.”
 
“Classic Chevrolet has supported us in many ways over the years, but this came as a complete surprise; I was flabbergasted. This incredibly generous donation comes just days before our Night of Wonder which makes Christmas possible for over 1200 families,” remarked Scott Sheppard. “Classic’s incredible donation will make this year’s event more special than we even imagined. We have so many people involved including chambers, businesses, churches and the cities themselves.  I can’t wait to tell them all that Santa showed up at the last minute and his name is Classic Chevrolet.”
 
Ken Thompson of The Thompson Group at Classic said, “we encourage our employees to push themselves to achieve not only our company goals, but their own personal goals as well. Giving back to the community has become incredibly important and fulfilling for the entire organization.”

Night of Wonder Adoptions are now closed.

Adoptions are now closed, but It's not too late to donate online.

Our elves will be shopping for the remaining children using donations from our generous sponsors such as Classic Chevrolet, Supply Depot, DFW Plastics, TXU Energy and numerous private donors.

Night of Wonder bag drop off:
Friday  10am-3pm
Saturday  9-11am (the PODS roll out Saturday)

Please pray for the parties that will be taking place over the next few days and the families impacted.

Free Skating Fun For the Whole Family

National Pairs Champions - Ashley Cain & Joshua Reagan

Dr Pepper StarCenter Euless presents Ice Fest 2011. You can enjoy seeing world class athletes and upcoming future talent. Then, ice skate with the cast.

2-3pm Public Skating for all
3:-3:30pm Skate with Santa
4-4:45pm Holiday Ice Show
(With 2 time US National Pair Champions Ashley Cain and Joshua Reagan. And, special guest Santa Claus)
4:45-5:45pm Skate with the Cast

Ice Fest 2011
Saturday, December 17
Dr Pepper Starcenter Euless
Free