The kickoff included a Celebri-Tee Tournament, appetizers, and a silent auction. Approximately 70 guests attended the kickoff, including celebrities such as Elvis, mini-Elvis, Captain Crunch, Ricochet, Mayor Lee Clancey, and many others. Each hole on the course was sponsored, designed and built by area businesses and organizations. Proceeds from the event support Family Services, a private, nonprofit social service agency that provides individual and family therapy, Meals on Wheels, and financial counseling to families in Eastern Iowa. For these people, spending has less to do with a desire for things and more to do with self-esteem.
Spending is the way they use to cope with frustrations and disappointments.
Spending becomes compulsive when buying causes problems- with finances, in relationships and even for some, with the law. Compulsive spending, which may seem like a solution to fulfilling personal needs is really no solution at all. Family Services of Cedar Rapids can offer a real solution, one that can help individuals get control of their spending. The Children at Risk Task Force is a group of service providers and concerned persons form the Cedar Rapids area who work with families in which drug abuse is an issue, particularly with infants whose mothers used illegal drugs during pregnancy. The task force developed screening protocol that identifies newborns at risk of having been exposed to illegal drugs.