Stories

Festival of Friends 2020 is one for the history books of Mid-Cities Care Corps (MCCC). [Hint: see our History Timeline] On Thursday, November 5th, MCCC held its first ever “Virtual” FOF Event. It was hosted from the Hurst Conference Center which provided its usual exceptional service to help make the…

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In response to the COVID19 pandemic, MCCC started a new Social Outreach Program to help alleviate the expected loneliness and boredom associated with self-isolation and quarantining at home. MCCC worked with existing volunteers, Dana and Oliver Cozby, Linda Ray, a new volunteer, Debbie Afzali and with a young group of…

As the 2020 growing season comes to a close, we want to sincerely thank the Adopt-A-Lawn (AAL) Volunteers for maintaining a record number of Client lawns this year, 86 in total. As COVID affected work, school and home life around the globe, many looked beyond their own circumstances and embraced…

October 15, 2019 A festive and colorful fall carnival in October, with a funny clown, games and prizes November, 19, 2019 Giving thanks in November with the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce Serving Our Seniors (SOS) networking group that stopped by to serve lunch and visit with our Clients. Thanks to…

Not to be outdone, a group of TCU students with the Arnold Air Society provided seasonal yard maintenance for Ms. Debora on October 26th, and again for Mr. Herman and Mrs. Lola on November 16th. The Clients were impressed with the Volunteers’ enthusiasm and how their yards were transformed by…

On October 12th, UTA Pre-Law Society students provided a seasonal yard clean-up, trimming Crepe Myrtles and cleaning flower beds for Ms. Alice. Ms. Alice enjoyed visiting with the Volunteers and sincerely appreciated their efforts. Ms. Alice’s priceless impact on the students is summed up by the UTA team leader, Ms.…

“Mower Brigade” Volunteers from left to right (Vern Leder, Paul Bergeland, John Nowakowski, Eric Allan, Paul Meinen, John Keigley and Doug Northup) As the 2019 growing season comes to a close, we want to sincerely thank the Adopt-A-Lawn (AAL) Volunteers for caring for 52 Client lawns this season. These Volunteers…

On October 12th, UTA Pre-Law Society students provided a seasonal yard clean-up, trimming Crepe Myrtles and cleaning flower beds for Ms. Alice. Ms. Alice enjoyed visiting with the Volunteers and sincerely appreciated their efforts. Ms. Alice’s priceless impact on the students is summed up by the UTA team leader, Ms.…

Mid-Cities Care Corps (MCCC) is blessed with a few special organizations that support our mission by providing Volunteers, funding and a partnership in our mission to help local seniors, one of which, is Good Shepherd Catholic Community (GSCC). On July 16th, GSCC hosted a monthly Social Outreach event at MCCC.…

The latest Lunch & Learn took place on September 18th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Dave Parks, from Home Care Assistance, and a Volunteer for Mid-Cities Care Corps, gave a presentation on “Activities to Boost Brain Health”. We had 17 Volunteers in attendance and all learned so much from the…

Calvary Lutheran, in Richland Hills, is a long-time supporter of Mid-Cities Care Corps (MCCC). MCCC has been blessed with Volunteers, Board members and even our very own Executive Director, Duane Buuck, from Calvary Lutheran. On September 8, 2019, a very large gathering from Calvary Lutheran, joined together to help four…