What YOU have done so far - 2005

WOMENADE! What YOU have done so far - 2005:
Balance after January 20, 2005 Potluck: $1,539.95
February 2005: After school sports program clothes and shoes for eight and ten-year-old brothers who are homeless. Referral: Carla, SAFE, Arroyo Grande ($60)
February 2005: Rent for college student/single mom/victim of drug abuse and domestic violence. Referral: Wendy Daly; Melissa Lovett-Adair, County Public Health Nurse ($400)
March 2005: Respite care for a woman with a seriously ill husband who will use the time to take a college class to assure she can move on to support herself and her family. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle ($400)
March 2005: Hearing test for a Lillian Larson Elementary boy with multiple health problems whose parents are unemployed. Referral: Judy McPhail, San Miguel Schools speech pathologist; Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna ($48)
March 2005: Trailer license plate for a man forced to move out of the now-closed DeVaul Ranch. The salvage business where he works sold him a trailer suitable for living in ($100!!), but he can’t park it without plates. Referral: Corina, Prado Day ($116)
March 2005: One week’s rent for a client who is waiting for a first paycheck. A case manager is helping him set up a budget to cover his own future expenses. Referral: Corina, Prado Day ($130)
Donation from Kennedy Club Fitness fashion show. Special thanks to Erin Schimke and Anna Ferra. ($212.60)
March 2005: Space retainer for a 6-year-old girl who had an abscessed tooth pulled. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($215)
March 2005: Post-surgery space retainer for a 5-year-old boy. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($100)
As of April 11, 2005, Womenade Donations: $9,230.60
Needs Filled: $9,190.05
Balance April 11, 2005: $40.55
Balance after April 12, 2005 Potluck: $1,605.55
April 2005: Clothes, diapers, food, toys, and books for a 6-month old boy currently living with his parents in a motel. Parents are receiving mental health services as well as support from SAFE and Alpha. Referral: Carla Robles, SAFE ($100)
April 2005: Post-surgery space retainer for a preschooler. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($200)
April 2005: First month’s room rent and partial damage deposit for homeless woman who has a new job and is trying to turn her life around. Referral: Corina, Prado Day ($500)
April 2005: Contributing payment toward a laptop computer for a mother of two who recently broke her back and may not walk again. The laptop is to help her not feel isolated from family and friends during this difficult ordeal. Referral: Carol Devore ($50)
May 2005: Shoes and foot medication for homeless client at Prado Day Center. Referral: Corina, Prado Day ($38.03)
May 2005: Motel 6 payment for a single mother of an emotionally ill student who is hospitalized for treatment in Los Angeles. Referral: Laura Fox and Shelley Benson, Laguna Middle School ($200)
June 2005: Emergency treatment for an 8-year-old girl’s jaw infection. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($239)
June 2005: Groceries for a C.L. Smith single mom who was a nurse, but has had to give up her job because she has been diagnosed with MS. She has an 18 year-old, a 5 year-old, and her mother living with her, and they have just been evicted from their home, and denied food stamps. Referral: Amy Shields, C. L. Smith, and Shelly Benson, Laguna ($100)
July 2005: X-rays and front tooth extraction for a 14-year-old North county girl. Referral: Janet at CHDP ($175.20)
As of July 13, 2005, Womenade Donations: $10,795.60
Needs Filled: $10,792.28
Balance July 13, 2005: $3.32
Balance after July 14, 2005 Potluck: $423.32
July 2005: One semester tuition to encourage a young high school graduate, an emancipated minor, to pursue education at Cuesta. Her parents are unemployed, disabled, and receiving mental health services. Referral: Claire Grether and Martha Chivens ($351)
August 2005: Groceries for a mother and her 6 and 7-year-olds. Mother and children suffer from physical and emotional trauma after domestic abuse. Referral: Karla Robles, SAFE ($100)
August 2005: Spacer for young girl who had to have teeth pulled. Parents were able to pay half. Referral: Janet, CHDP ($190)
August 2005: School clothes and school supplies for an 8th grade boy whose mom is disabled. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle ($110)
August 2005: School clothes for sisters 12 and 17 years who are being returned to their mother in San Luis Obispo. Referral: Dianna Whiting, advocate, CASA ($200)
August 2005: Backpack for a 7th grade boy being raised by a single mom who needs all her available money to feed her children. Referral: Megan Healy, counselor, Laguna Middle School ($32.16)
September 2005: Divorce and custody court costs for a Laguna mother of three who’s barely making ends meet. She receives no support from her homeless and jobless husband and has a restraining order against him. Referral: Patricia Gundert, legal services coordinator, Women’s Shelter ($299)
September 2005: Amazing anonymous donation! ($1,000)
October 2005: Overdue hospital payment (collection agency) for elderly diabetic lady who is a wheelchair user. Referral: Colleen Spafford, teacher, Laguna ($200.99)
October 2005: School clothes and jackets for 6th and 7th grade siblings, victims of Katrina now relocated in Arroyo Grande. Referral: Karla Robles, SAFE ($100)
October 2005: Tooth replacement for a 14-year-old homeless girl who lost her tooth in an accident. Referral: Cecelia, CDHP ($350)
As of October 24, 2005, Womenade Donations: $12,180.60
Total Including Anonymous $1,000 Donation: $13,180.60
Needs Filled: $12,725.43
Balance October 24, 2005: $ 455.17
Balance after October 24 Potluck: $ 2,195.17
October 2005: First time dental exam, x-rays, and cleaning for a 13-year-old girl. Referral: Cecelia, CDHP ($251)
October 2005: Food for a grandma raising 2 children, one from Hawthorne and one from Laguna; Mom has been recently sent to state prison. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna ($50)
November 2005: Water Polo suits for two Paso Robles High School athletes whose families are in difficult financial situations. Referral: Chris Jones, teacher, Paso Robles High ($103)
November 2005: Eye exam and lenses for an elementary boy with 6 siblings whose family is in financial crisis and may lose their home. Referral: Marylou Gooden, principal, Los Ranchos Elementary ($169)
December 2005: Clothes and holiday toys for two children whose parent is in prison. Referral: Julie Jones, Laguna Middle ($100)
December 2005: Clothes and holiday toys for family of a severely handicapped student whose family is struggling to pay rent and utilities. Referral: Julie Jones and Megan Healy, Laguna Middle ($100)
December 2005: Clothes for siblings 3 and 5 years who are returning to live with their mom. Older child was abused by stepfather. Referral: Marla Clay, case manager, CASA ($100)
December 2005: Clothes and holiday toys for 7th grade girl, her sibling at Hawthorne, and mom who have been evicted and are struggling to meet basic needs. Referral: Megan Healy, counselor, Laguna Middle ($100)
December 2005: Four tires for a handicapped woman, a fifty-year-old Vietnam veteran. Referral: Julie Jones, counselor, Laguna Middle ($210)
December 2005: Science Camp tuition for an eleven-year-old, sixth grade ward of the court. His teacher at Santa Rosa Road Elementary wants him to attend with his class; socially and academically the boy has risen above the situation his family has caused for him. Referral: Krysti Jerdin, case manager, CASA ($225)
December 2005: Emergency dental surgery for 11-year-old Paso Robles daughter of a single, unemployed mom. We shared the cost with the participating surgeon. Referral: Cecelia, CDHP ($350)
December 2005: Court custody costs for a father of three who is providing them excellent care and stability. Without our help, the mother would take the children out of state. Referral: Patricia Gundert, Women’s Shelter ($299.95)
December 2005: Clothes for an abused 9-year-old girl who was removed from her home and has nothing. We also provided the baby doll that was all she wanted for Christmas. Referral: Marla Clay, case manager, CASA ($100)
December 2005: Clothes and holiday gifts for a Laguna boy and his high school brother; Dad is disabled and new to this area. Referral: Laura Fox, Laguna Middle School ($100)
As of January 10, 2005, Womenade Donations: $14,920.60
Needs Filled: $14,983.38Balance January 16, 2006: (-$62.