Latest Sharing: February 15 - 28

February 15: Pre-surgery appointment for 14-year-old who is unable to fully open her mouth. Referral: Cecilia Merrill ($75) 1377
February 20: Gas card for mother to visit her infant in Children's Hospital, L.A. Referral: PHN, San Luis ($100) 1378
February 20: Baby items for a young child who has nothing. Referral: PHN, North County and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($48.04) 1383
February 22: Cavities filled for 22-year-old handicapped man who does not qualify for Medi-cal or DDS. Dental treatment for an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man. Referral: Elizabeth Doll/Dr. Tran ($320) 1379
February 22: Partial rent for family who lost their housing when the landlord sold; after living in a motel for a week, they were homeless for the last 20 days. The mother is due to deliver a baby in the next 2 weeks.   Referral: Sami Schermerhorn, Family Advocate, San Luis Coastal Schools ($300) 1380
February 22: Partial rent for family in Section 8 housing that has had benefits discontinued due to the death of the father. Referral: Belinda Benassi and Mark Henderson, County Social Services ($300) 1381
February 22: Partial rent for single mother with a son in high school. Clothing for her son who gets good grades and is in FFA. Referral: Ivette Felix, Paso Robles LINK ($200) 1382
February 26: Repair of completely shattered front car window for disabled mother in Carissa Plains caring for her 10-year-old daughter and 2 grandchildren. Referral: Romelia Ramirez, LINK ($254) 1384
February 27: Shoes and socks for autistic little boy and diapers for 9-month-old. Referral: PHN, South County ($58.53) 1385
February 27: Food for single mom with 2 children who is a victim of domestic violence. Referral: Tammee Green, CAPSLO ($100) 1386
February 27: Dental exam and treatment for 13-year-old. Referral: Elizabeth/Dr. Tran ($160) 1387
February 28: 5 sessions of psychiatric counseling for a young cancer victim. No one, not even the Community Counseling Center, will accept Cen-Cal. She only gets $653 a month from SSI. Referral: Michelle Ellis, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 388
February 28: A patient just finishing chemo is being urged by her doctor to rest a bit more before returning to work. She is reluctant to follow the advice because she has so many outstanding medical bills. Womenade's payment is for an emergency room bill in collections. Since the other bills haven't yet gone to collections, this will buy her a few more weeks of healing time. Referral: Michelle Ellis, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($299.33) 1389

Items Donated:  clothes from Helma Smulders; twin bed from Debbie Melton Bond; toddler bed and sheets from Jayne Aucterlone; girls clothes and school supplies from Rosemary Cleaves; toddler bed from Robyn; girls' clothes from Andrea Devitt; toiletries from Karen Baylor and Marilyn Fuller; girl clothes from Lynn De Leo; exersaucer for baby whose mother died from Diana; diapers from Kemay Eoyang; 3 hand-knitted blankets; clothes and shoes for high school boy in FFA from Beckie Geddes, Jayne Devencenzi and Rosemary Cleaves; port-a-crib from Colleen Twomey at Merry-Go-Round delivered by Jayne Devencenzi; twin bed from Nori Hendry;

Funds Donated:  Diana Henderson, Rochelle Johnson, Carol Tickner, Diane Wettlaufer, Melaleuca, Leona Sullivan, Patricia Streng, Lynn Heinrich, Anonymous, Elyse Yukelson-Ungar, Gary and Muriel Harkins and their movie group, Mary Parker,