Engle & Associates Diaper Drive

Engle & Associates Insurance, at both their Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo offices, sponsored a diaper drive for Womenade babies throughout the month of January.  We are grateful to Jayne Engle Allen, her staff, clients, friends, and family for sharing.

Laguna Backpack Program Needs

Oatmeal (quick cooking as well as instant)
Beans, pinto and baked - canned
Nuts
Refried bean or black beans - canned
Peanut butter/jelly
Canned tuna
Canned chicken
Baking mix (something similar to bisquick)
Muffin mix
Pancake mix
Pasta
Pasta sauce in a can or box
Healthy boxed cereal
Powdered or shelf stable milk
Soup
Nutritional bars
Macaroni & Cheese
Canned fruits (packed in their own juice)
100 percent fruit or vegetable juice (canned, plastic or boxed)
Apple Sauce
Meal Kits- pasta salad, taco, etc.
Crackers
Dried fruit
Jerky (beef, chicken, etc.)

Sharing List November 26 - December 31st, 2012

Donated from 2003 to December 31, 2012:                         $ 247,893.04

Donated 4th quarter, 2012:                                                  $   13,842.99

Needs filled 4th quarter:                                                       $   18,726.83 

Balance December 31, 2012                                                  $     1,123.19

November 26:  Diapers for a single mother’s 2-year-old.  Referral:  Miranda Kavanaugh, CAPSLO ($28) 1297

November 27:  Housing deposit for homeless woman who has found employment.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO case manager ($400) 1298

November 27:  Gas for parents in rural North County to visit their child in the hospital NICU.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($100) 1299

November 27:  31-Day RTA passes for 2 unemployed parents on the Coast to visit their seriously ill newborn in the hospital NICU.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($88) 1300

November 29:  Partial rent for single mom who has been ill for 2 weeks, and unable to work.  Referral:  Sami Schermerhorn, North County Women’s Shelter ($158) 1302

November 30:  Track shoes for deserving high school boy.  Referral:  Heather Senical, counselor, San Luis Obispo High ($107.25) 1303

November 30:  Partial deposit for single mom caring for 3 children ages 18, 14, and 6.  She is employed but struggling.  Referral:  Eva Cheek and Belinda Benassi, County Welfare Services ($400) 1304

December 3: Specialized feeding bottles for a baby with cleft palate.  Referral:  PHN, Coast ($66.69) 1306

December 3:  Glasses for 8-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy.  Referral:  Gateway Medical ($120) 1301 and 1307

December 4: Partial rent for mother with a mental illness, dad just diagnosed with lymphoma and laid off from his job.  They have a new baby and a disabled young son.  Referral:  Miranda Kavanaugh, CAPSLO ($400) 1308

December 5:  RTA pass for parent of young child; family is looking for housing.  Referral:  Tala Romero, Sequoia Preschool Morro Bay ($44) 1309

December 5:  Partial rent payment for single mom and her 2 children in Section 8 housing whose employment hours have been reduced.  Referral:  Tammee Green, CAPSLO ($282) 1310

December 7:  RTA 21-day bus pass for severely mentally disturbed homeless woman to travel from Oceano to counseling at SARP.  Referral:  Jane Pomeroy, SARP ($44) 1311

December 8:  Dental x-rays, exams, cleaning, and treatment for single mom having a difficult time and 3 children from other families.  Referral:  Elizabeth/Dr. Tran ($711.12) 1312

December 11:  Rent for a mother and twins age 6 to move into a room in a real house.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO case manager ($400) 1313

December 11:  Partial rent for mother of 5 to move her family into housing.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO case manager ($300) 1314 1323

December 11:  Diapers and wipes for baby of a single mom.  Referral:  PHN, San Luis ($17.82 and $10.18) 1265 and 1315

December 14:  Phone card for 14-year-old new mom to communicate with nurses.  Referral:  PHN, San Luis ($35) 1317

December 14:  Examination and treatment, including cortisone shots, for mother suffering foot pain.  Referral:  Cecillia Merrill ($230) 1318 and 1325

December 14:  Cancer treatment for teen girl.  Referral:  Cecillia Merrill ($150) 1319

December 14:  Gas card for new mom in rural San Miguel to visit her baby in NICU.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($100) 1320

December 15:  Payment to eye specialist in Santa Barbara to care for a young boy who was shot in the eye with a BB gun.  The mom is disabled; the doctor has reduced cost by 25%.  Referral:  Alina Davis, Department of Social Services ($206.25) 1321

December 17:  Partial payment for homeless woman moving into a Transitions Mental Health subsidized apartment.  Referral:  Kathleen Brintnall, ECHO ($400) 1322

December 18:  Partial rent payment for single mother of 2.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, family advocate, Paso Robles LINK ($400) 1324

December 19:  Trailer rent for single mother of 4 out of work because she had been absent frequently taking her disabled daughter to doctor appointments.  Referral:  Andrea Blanco, Laguna Middle School ($373) 1326

December 19:  Dental exam, x-rays, and cleaning for young boy.  Referral:  Elizabeth/Dr. Tran ($110) 1327

December 19:  Diapers for toddler.  Referral:  PHN, South County, and shopping by John and Marcie Lindvall ($42.01) 1328

December 19:  Shoes for a mother of a new baby and food for the family.  Referral:  PHN, North County, and shopping by Roberta Filadelfia ($150) 1329

December 21:  Extra large clothes for a teen boy.  Referral:  Bonnie Allen, Food Bank distribution site in Cayucos, and shopping by Roberta Filadelfia ($59.44) 1329

 December 21:  Underwear and socks for homeless family.  Referral:  Mike Perry, Transitional Housing, North County, and shopping by Roberta Filadelfia ($62.29) 1330

December 21:  Twin mattress and bunk for boys sleeping on the floor.  Referral:  Karla Robles, Pacheco Elementary counselor and purchase and delivery by Naomi and David Blakely ($398.64) 1331

December 24:  Auto repair for Welfare to Work client struggling to get on her feet.  Referral:  John Soderlund and Belinda Benassi, Department of Social Services ($327.80) 1332

December 24:  Gifts for 1^st grade and 5^th grade boys whose mom lost their $160 Christmas gift savings.  Referral:  Bonnie Allen, Coast Food Bank, and shopping by Jennifer Stokes ($155.30) 1333

December 28:  Diapers for toddler whose mom has had multiple setbacks in December.  Referral:  PHN, North County ($32.30) 1334

Items Donated:  Items for  AIDS gift baskets from Julie Schultz, Arlene Yost, Jackie Miller, Elke Wolff, Nancy Shearer, Anonymous, Janice Chagoya, Anonymous, Kris Merriss, Anonymous, Stephanie Barclay, and Ros McQuade; 80 toiletry kits from Michele Starling to COE Community Schools; comforter from Elke Wolff; high chair from Betty Reed; 55 can openers from Phyllis Bettencourt; Spanish children’s book from Whiz Kids; children’s clothes, duffle bag, and toys from Stephanie Barclay; frying pans from Wendy Lewis; 3 children’s bikes from Jim Ellman; 4 high chairs, AIS gifts, and food for Laguna Backpack program from Linda Bishop; crock pot from Zeta DuBarry; backpacks from Tami McKnight to Laguna Middle; towels from Rodessa Newton, Toni Negranti, Lynn De Leo, and Marylou Gooden; children’s clothes from Taffy Duran; clothes, shoes, and books from Doreen Wetzel and Ron Regier; blanket from Leslie Jones; bed, sewing machine, and frying pans from Jackie Zucker delivered by Naomi and David Blakely; toys from Marylou Gooden; clothes and suitcase from Kitty Rice; clothes from Anonymous; children’s gifts from Whiz Kids; food for Laguna from Marcie Lindvall, Ed Chadwell, Celia Braun, Linda Bishop, Linda Jankay, Vivian Levy, Jen Melton; gift cards for Laguna backpack students from Linda Jankay; throughout the school year, 30 apples a week for Laguna backpack program from Mike Cirone at Cirone Farms; clothes and household items from Zeta DuBarry; 2 high chairs from Joann Stevens; clothes from Lynn De Leo; towels from Pam Peters and Kathleen Dautremont; 3 bike helmets and training wheels from Jim Ellman; diapers, wipes, and bag from Susan Updegrove; gift cards for 3 families from Naomi Blakely; 2 hand knit blankets from Ruth Nagano; food, toys, and clothes for a family’s Christmas from Toni Negranti and family; toys and clothes for a family’s Christmas from John and Marcie Lindvall; diapers, wipes, toiletries, children’s art supplies from Beckie Geddes; double stroller, clothes, shoes, and toys from Roxanne Pryor; toys from Mariam Shah and Merry-Go-Round account for migrant children – referral from Evelyn Ruehr and SLO Presbyterian Church; diapers and jammies for the DeGroot children from Dianna Henderson delivered by Linda Bishop; children’s clothes, shoes, and jacket from Laurie DeSchryver; holiday gifts for family from Rodessa Newton and Triad Realty; holiday gifts for family of 3 adults and their children from Jen Melton and Cloud Star; holiday gifts for homeless, disabled family from Old Navy, San Luis; children’s jacket from Marcie Lindvall; crockpot from Leslie Jones; Christmas tree and food from Meg and Don Swearingen; gas cards from Kat Tuculet; port-a-crib, stroller, toys, and clothes from Leslie Cosgrove; crockpot and diapers from Carol Astaire; baby and toddler clothes, blankets, diapers, shoes, and toys from Mariam Shah; toiletries from Arlene Yost; bike, helmet, and training wheels from Monica Carinio; Laguna backpack food from Linda Bishop; tax receipts, envelopes, and stamps from Carol Tickner; rug, towels, and Lego game from Anonymous; Constant Contact Email for 2012.  Total 4^th Quarter:  $8,876.54

Funds Donated:   Arlene Versaw, Linda Olson, Barbara Good, Marilyn Banducci, Thomas and Kathy McLaughlin, Jean Dyer, Carol Tickner, Carol Astaire, Leslie Jones, Judy Obermeier, Anonymous as holiday gift to his wife, Elaine Gardiner, Helen Powell, Terry Bothwell, Shanti Gooden in honor of Marylou Gooden, Su and Ping Tsao, Kathy Lamoree, Linda Blonsley, Lesley Santos Dierks, Diane Wettlaufer, Marcie and John Lindvall, Tonny Murray, Anonymous in remembrance of Dick Andrus, Vicki Tucker; Edna Marie Cole and Bill Hilton; Karen Muschenetz in memory of the 26 people lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School; David Clous, Janet Holland, Carol Devore, Leanna Kertson, Mary Parker, Jan Goldman, Nancy Cooley. Total 4th Quarter: $13,842.99

Engle Insurance Donation

This morning, Jane Engle Allen presented Womenade with a check for $1,295 from their 2012 referral program! Every penny will help people in our community.

January Diaper Drive

Engle & Associates Insurance is sponsoring a diaper drive throughout the month of January for Womenade clients!  Be entered in a drawing for a portable MP3 player when you drop off diapers at either of their locations:  Morro Bay at 1203 Main Street across from the Cotton Ball or San Luis at 1236 Higuera Street.  Thanks to Jayne Engle Allen for this amazing opportunity to help families in need in our community.