What YOU have done so far - 2004

WOMENADE! What YOU have done so far - 2004
Balance January 13, 2004: $ 54.96
January 2004: Film and extraction of a broken tooth with an exposed root for an eleven-year-old boy. Treatment at Clinica de Tolosa in Paso Robles. Referral to Janet at CHDP by a North County school nurse ($140)
February 2004: X-ray and exam for an eight-year-old girl. Because we paid for this, the door was opened for Gateway/Medical to pay for a $5,000 surgery. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($194)
March 2004: Baby lotion, wipes, and bath soap/shampoo for a homeless family with one fourteen- month-old girl, and three-and-a-half-month old twins, a boy and a girl. Referral: Kirsten, Children’s Advocate, Prado Day Center ($12.58)
March 2004: Food voucher for a family of nine who live in an RV trailer. Father became ill; food money went for $300 medicine. Referral: Andrea Blanco, Laguna Middle ($200)
As of March 2004, Womenade Donations: $3,635.00
Needs Filled: $3,221.62
Balance March 17, 2004: $413.38
Balance after March Potluck: $1,451.38
March 2004: Clothes and a car seat for a family with a three-year-old and an eighteen-month-old. The girls and their parents are trying to stay together and keep their apartment in Atascadero. Referral: Kirsten, Children’s Advocate, Prado Day Center ($180.88)
March 2004: Diapers, baby wipes and formula for the twins at Prado Day Center. Referral: Kirsten, Children’s Advocate, Prado Day Center ($48.65)
April 2004: Clothes (donated), wipes, and blankets for two babies and a premature infant (who tested positive for Meth) at Prado Day Center. Referral: Kirsten, Children’s Advocate, Prado Day Center ($27.79) In addition, new and used clothes were donated by Linda Jankay and Elaine Stewart, and Sandy Richardson donated a circulating fan for the baby room.)
April 2004: Boots and socks for a homeless man with sores on his feet from wearing a pair that are too small. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado Day Center ($40)
April 2004: Shoes and socks for a homeless man with sores on his feet. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado Day Center ($40)
April 2004: Extra large clothes for a homeless woman unable to find shirts or pants to fit at any of the local thrift stores. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado Day Center ($100)
April 2004: Extra large coat, jogging pants, and shirts for a man in a wheelchair who gets very cold, especially his stumps, when wheeling from the Maxine Lewis shelter on Orcutt to Prado Center daily. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado Day Center ($100)
April 2004: Payment to Sierra Vista Hospital for a 4-year-old with Meningitis. The family is faced with overwhelming local care costs as well as costs from Children’s Hospital. Referral: Elaine Stewart ($200)
May 2004: Rent for a family with two children. The husband got a job which caused the family to lose assistance monies suddenly. His case worker and Corina from Prado have developed a savings plan with the family for the future; we are helping them through this month before his paychecks begin. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado Day Center and Pam, Case Worker. ($500)
May 2004: Bus passes for clients to travel to Templeton for diabetes care. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado ($30)
May 2004: Socks for diabetic men at Prado Day Center. Referral: Corina, manager, Prado ($14.99)
As of May 11, 2004, Womenade Donations: $4,673.00
Needs Filled: $4,503.93
Balance May 11, 2004: $ 169.07
Balance after May Potluck: $ 674.07
June 2004: College for Kids tuition for a 7th grade English Language Learner to take two writing courses. She is an amazing girl who progressed from a non-English speaker to bilingual in her first year at Laguna! Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle School ($120)
June 2004: Two pair of pants for a Prado Day Care client starting a job as a welder for an architectural firm. Referral: Corina, Prado Day Care Center ($57.89)
July 2004: 48H bra for a Prado Day Care client. Referral: Corina, Prado Day Care Center ($28.99)
July 2004: Walkman for a boy with a club foot and other disabilities about to have a long hospital stay. Referral: Corina, Prado Day Care Center ($0 Anonymous donor)
July 2004: Duffel bag and toiletries for a child placed in emergency protective custody (24 hour care for abused, neglected or run-away children: Family Care Network). Referral: Tanya Winje, counselor, Family Care Network ($11.78)
July 2004: Socks and boots for a Prado client looking for work. Referral: Corina, Prado Day Center ($40)
July 2004: Trailer park space rent for elderly woman. Her parents with whom she lived died leaving her homeless except for a travel trailer. Referral: Corina, Prado Day Center ($400)
As of July 28, 2004, Womenade Donations: $5,178.00
Needs Filled: $5,162.59
Balance July 28, 2004: $ 15.41
Balance after July 29 Potluck: $ 960.41
August 2004: School clothes for a 7th grade boy whose mother is on temporary disability. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna ($100)
September 2004: Clothes and shoes for a young man from Prado Day Center to attend his uncle’s funeral. He would be seeing his dad for the first time in many years. (Size 13 shoes, size 50 pants, and 3X shirts – 2 shirts, one for evening mass and one for funeral.) Referral: Corina, Prado Day Center ($67.91)
September 2004: Orthodontia gear that will last 3 years for a 10-year-old girl. Parents are making payments for over half the cost. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($300)
September 2004: Two appliances for an 8-year-old girl after oral surgery. Parents are making payments for half the cost. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($600)
September 2004: Graphing calculator for a highly motivated high school student who lives with single mom who is undergoing cancer treatments. Referral: Roanna Prell, counselor, San Luis Obispo High School ($110.46)
October 2004: Medicine for a Laguna eighth grade resource student. Referral: Shelley Benson, Counselor, Laguna Middle School ($60)
As of October 12, 2004, Womenade Donations: $6,423.00
Needs Filled: $6,333.05
Balance October 11: $89.95
Balance after October 12 Potluck: $1,159.95
October 2004: Orthodontia appliances for a 10-year-old girl. Parents are making payments for over half the cost. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($300)
November 2004: Medicine for a Laguna eighth grade resource student. Referral: Shelley Benson, counselor, Laguna Middle School ($30)
November 2004: Eye examination for a seventh grade boy and EOC client needing glasses. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle School ($45)
November 2004: Clothes for a seventh grade girl whose mother, employed cleaning motel rooms, has not been able to buy her children new clothes for the past two years. Referral: Julie Jones and Laura Fox, Laguna Middle School ($100)
November 2004: Food for three children being raised by their grandmother. Referral: Sue Sverchek, teacher, Grover Heights Elementary ($100)
December 2004: Partial payment for a car for a handicapped mother. After being homeless and recently moving into housing, she lives on $300 a month; her special needs child is often absent because she can’t get her to school. Because of this donation, the mom now feels part of the school community and came to the class holiday party! Referral: Karen King, nurse, Lucia Mar School District ($150)
December 2004: Partial payment for a washing machine for a woman whose 50-year-old husband has Parkinson’s and requires round the clock care and whose mother is in a coma. Delivery and Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle School ($200)
December 2004: Christmas gift help for an unemployed grandmother raising a 7th grader and a two-year-old. She is new to our area and unable to provide presents and clothes for them this season. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle School ($70)
December 2004: New outfit for a seventh grade girl who doesn’t want to go to school. She and her teen-age sister are being raised by their 70-year-old grandma. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle ($25)
December 2004: Partial payment for a used stacking washer/dryer unit for a grandmother raising two teenagers in a small apartment. Delivered and installed by Tim and Ernie Jones. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle ($50)
January 2005: Clothes and underwear for a homeless woman looking for a job. Referral: Corina, Prado Day Center ($75)
As of January 19, 2005, Womenade Donations: $7,493.00
Needs Filled: $7,476.05
Balance January 19, 2005: $14.95
Balance after January 20, 2005 Potluck: $1,539.95