Rice Bowl Grant Recipients History   

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Rice Bowl helps youth program adapt

By Lindsay Steele
The Catholic Messenger

Each year, local CRS Rice Bowl donations help Project Renewal reach out to youths in downtown Davenport by providing funds for snacks and meals. During Project Renewal’s after-school and summer programs, students in grades K-12 are taught life skills, get help with homework and engage in various activities.

The $1,000 received from Rice Bowl this year is helping Project Renewal cope with pandemic-related changes, said director Ann Schwickerath. Read more...

If you still have not send in your collection please do as soon as possible.
 

The Diocese appreciates your Rice Bowl Contribution .
CRS Collection Information Sheet.

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How We Do it - CRS Rice Bowl Success

The Rice Bowl Program from Catholic Relief Service benefits not only our world-wide neighbors, but also local organizations that serve our communities.  Representatives from parishes in our Diocese will talk about their experience promoting the program, including last spring as the pandemic kept people home. 


Recording and Resources  from the Lunch and Learn are listed below.

Collaborative document on Rice Bowl Program ideas and resource (please contribute your ideas and experiences): 

Hosting a Sucessful Rice Bowl Program.

Now is the time to place your order for your Free CRS Rice Bowl materials by calling 800-222-0025 or returning the poscard that was mailed to your parish.  Materials will be shipped in early January.  Please do not use the materials from previous collections as the featured countries change year.


Countries Feature for 2021
 

• Madagascar

 

• El Salvador

 

• Timor -Lester

The theme for this year is Lord, when did we see you? - Matthew 25:38.

Rice Bowl Collection Kick-Off Lunch and Learn, Thursday January 7. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.  More information to come. 


Posible Virtual Activities 
 

• Successful Rice Bowl Suggestions (printable)

 

• If you cannot distribute CRS Rice Bowls due to COVID-19, please encourage families to visit crsricebowl.org/families to print a do-it-yourself CRS Rice Bowl label for their container.

 

• Host a drive thru Rice Bowl pick-up event.

 

• Consider virtual kickoff event in you parish.  See the virtual tip page.

 

Parishes and Catholic Schools across the U.S. participate in the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl Lenten program.  Through prayer, fasting,  learning and giving, parishioners learn solidarity with families and individuals in other countries.  During Lent, Parishioners are asked to contribute to the CRS Rice Bowl collection.  These funds further the work of CRS internationally, and support of organizations locally for programs that compliment CRS objectives such as feeding the hungry.  The first 25% of the total collection is retained by the Diocese for use as grants to such local organizations.  The other 75% assists CRS to address causes of global poverty and hunger.

The Bishop appoint a Diocesan Board to allocate the  Rice Bowl funds retained for local use.  The Board is composed of clergy, religious, and laypeople from around the Diocese, and is chaired by the Diocesan Director for CRS, and is the same Board and Director for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).