November
16: Partial dental procedure
payments for an 11-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl. Referral: Dr. Tran ($345) 1139
November
19: Diapers for a young baby. Referral: PHN ($22.65) 1140
November
19: Kiwanis Family House stay for
wife of husband suffering bone cancer and undergoing surgery at UC Davis
Medical Center, Sacramento.
Referral: Barbara Putman, Wilshire
Home Health nurse ($300) 1141
November
19: RTA bus pass for a homeless
client to keep appointments. Referral: Shawn Ison, Prado Day Center and
purchased Susan Updegrove ($44) 1146
November
19: Diapers for newborn. Family has suffered a setback due to
necessary car repairs. Referral: PHN and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($14.99)
1146
November
19: Gas card for family on the
Coast to come daily to be with their baby in the NICU. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker, and purchase by Susan Updegrove
($100) 1146
November
20: Utility payment for single mom
with a senior in high school who is out of work due to illness. Payment avoids shut off. Referral: Belinda Benassi, CWS ($79.96) 1142
November
20: Utility and medical payments
for a mother who has been off work due to illness. Referral:
Daniel Rodriquez, Los Osos Middle School LINK ($23.65, $76.82, $150)
1143, 1144, 1145
November
21: Shoes, underwear, and coats
for children of unemployed field workers. Referral: PHN, ($200) 1147
November
21: Partial rent for middle-aged woman who has found housing and a secure new
job. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($200) 1148
November
21: Restoration of electricity service
for a mother and her 3 children.
One of the children uses a nebulizer for asthma. Mother has been using the fireplace to
warm water and food.
Referral: Pat Blackwell and
Belinda Benassi, Department of Social Services ($459.71 – part from Womenade
funds and part through a special Anonymous donation) 1149
November
25: Gas and food for a Coast
family. Dad recently got a job in
San Luis Obispo, and they need support until he receives his first
paycheck. Referral: Daniel Rodriguez, Family Advocate, Los
Osos Middle and Santa Lucia Middle, LINK ($200) 1150
November
25: Dental treatment for high
school girl. Referral: Dr. Tran ($110) 1151
November
25: Spending money for mentally ill 67-year-old living in a skilled nursing
facility who has less than 6 months to live. After a difficult life, this will allow her to feel someone
cares at the end, and will give her a choice to buy candy and self-care
products. Referral: Elaine Kilpatrick, counselor, Wilshire
Hospice ($50) 1152
November
25: 3 month RTA disabled bus pass
for a mentally ill senior citizen living on a limited income and needing to go
back and forth to Prado for food, laundry, etc. until she is able to manage
better. Referral: Shawn Ison, Prado Day Center and
purchased by Susan Updegrove ($96) 1153
November
26: Past-due electricity payment
for woman who is oxygen-dependent.
Referral: Drew Washer,
social worker, French Hospital ($284.76) 1154
November
29: Crib and mattress for baby at
risk sleeping in a bassinet.
Referral: PHN, ($101.25)
1155
November
29: Dental treatment for
16-year-old girl. Referral: Dr. Tran ($110) 1156
November
29: Rent for family of three young
girls. Mom just lost her job, and
has become physically ill with anxiety.
Referral: Andrea Blanco,
Laguna Middle ($390) 1157
December
2: Partial rent for 55-year-old
bladder cancer victim who must travel to Stanford for treatments. Her SSI has been cut to $340 a month. Referral: Drew Washer, social worker, French Hospital ($300) 1158
December
2: Big wheel trike for 2-year-old boy who is delayed in speech, social,
emotional, and motor skills.
Referral: PHN ($31.05) 1159
December
4: Diapers for babies in 4
families. Referral: PHNs ($131.67) 1160
December
4: Team sweatshirt for boy who
made the basketball team. His
family is on a fixed income from financial aid. Referral: Megan
Healy, Laguna Middle School counselor ($35) 1161
December
5: 2 space heaters for unheated
apartment of family with a 12-month-old and a 4-month-old. Referral: PHN and shopping by Pat Cano ($43.14) 1190
December
4: Internet payment for woman with
speech and hearing struggles to allow her to communicate with her family. Referral: Patricia Reading, Speech and Language Specialist ($40.63)
1163
December
6: Partial security deposit for
homeless mother and son to move to housing. Referral: Kelly
Hannula, Independent Living Resource Center ($300) 1164
December
6: Partial anesthesia payment for
extensive dental surgery for 1-year-old girl whose family is very low
income. Referral: Cristina Macedo, CAPSLO ($300) 1165
December
6: Food and gas for single mom and
student whose work hours have been reduced during December and January. Referral: Andrea Devitt, counselor, Cuesta College ($200) 1166
December
6: Child safety gates to protect
young baby. Referral: PHN, and shopping by Pat Cano ($47.48)
1190
December
6: Dental treatment for teen
boy. Referral: Dr. Tran ($185) 1167
December
9: Medical treatment for teen with
severe infections in his toes.
Referral: Judith Gier,
nurse, San Luis Coastal ($35) 1168
December
9: Post partum disability
application fee for mother who after a C-section is driving back and forth to
LA to visit her sick baby who will be hospitalized there for at least 2
months. Referral: PHN ($20) 1169
December
10: Room heaters and warm clothes
for family living in unheated apartment.
Children were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after a
bar-b-cue was brought into the apartment.
Fire department has provided carbon monoxide alarms. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker and emergency shopping by Pat
Cano ($200) 1190
December
11: Auto repair for family of
4. Mom works and dad suffered a
work injury and is disabled.
Referral: Jose Olivera,
LINK ($300) 1171
December
11: Warm clothes and diapers for a
single mom with 4 children, 2 who are very ill. Referral: PHN
($200) 1172
December
11: Gas money for a mother to
drive to San Francisco for cancer treatments. Referral: Terri
Kurczewski, Child Development Resource Center ($100) 1172
December
11: Crib mattress for baby who is
at risk sleeping in a port-a-crib.
Referral: PHN and shopping
by Pat Cano ($49.99) 1190
December
11: Heater for family living in an
unheated RV. Referral: Caroline Halloran, CAPSLO and shopping
by Pat Cano ($43.18) 1190
December
11: Partial rent payment to allow
homeless mom housing.
Referral: Sonia Green, LINK
($300) 1173
December
11: Partial rent to help a family
complete their payment and not lose housing. Referral: Sonia
Green, LINK ($300) 1174
December
12: Clothes and holiday gifts for
12-year-old boy just moved to housing, and now his grandfather is dying, so his
mother is out of state.
Referral: Sami
Schermerhorn, SLCUSD family advocate. ($200) 1177
December
12: Partial chemo payment for
mother with advanced stage breast cancer.
Referral: Yecenia Silvas,
Oceano School Readiness Program ($300) 1178
December
12: Gifts for a father trying to
get stronger with AA and living in a halfway house to give to his 4-year-old
boy. Referral: Tammee Green, CAPSLO ($150) 1179
December
12: Food for a single mother of a
2-year-old; she is a domestic violence victim who is struggling emotionally and
financially. Referral: Tammee Green, CAPSLO ($200) 1179
December
13: Cancer check up for teen
girl. Referral: Cecillia Merrill ($100) 1180
December
13: Dental treatment for
17-year-old girl. Referral: Dr. Tran ($110) 1181
December
13: Diapers and wipes for babies
in 2 families. Referral: PHN ($48.28) 1182
December
15: Rugby scholarship for middle
school boy in a large family with a single mom. Referral: Megan
Healy, counselor, Laguna Middle ($45) 1183
December
17: Holiday gifts for mother and
son; mother is a survivor of attempted murder by her husband. Referral: Veronica Cablayan, LINK ($150) 1184
December
18: Partial payment for medication
for middle school student whose family will be on insurance in January. Referral: Megan Healy, Laguna Middle School counselor ($200) 1185
December
18: One holiday gift each for a
Morro Bay High sophomore and his 4-year-old sister living in a struggling
family. Referral: Kathy Buehler-Lipsey, Morro Bay High
($88.22) 1186
December
19: Tires for single mother of 2
who was displaced when her husband went to Federal prison. Referral: Veronica Cablayan, LINK ($190.78) 1187
December
19: Dental treatment for
16-year-old girl. Referral: Dr. Tran ($60) 1188
December
20: Gas card for parents to visit
their baby in the NICU.
Referral: Sierra Vista
social worker ($100) 1189
December
20: Car registration and gas for very
low-income single mother who has opened her home to a friend and her children
who lost their home.
Referral: Tatiana Abundis,
Big Brothers Big Sisters ($310.95) 1189 and 1195
December
20: Transportation for a man
living on $854 a month to take his twin daughters to his parents’ house in LA
for the holiday. The grandparents,
who are low-income and having health problems, have not been with their
grandchildren for the holidays for many years. Referral: Kelly
Hannula, Independent Living Resource Center ($300) 1191
December
22: Phone card for client to
follow up with social services and a job phone interview. Referral: Belinda Benassi and Kayla Kerrigan ($50) 1192
December
20: Partial rent for family of 4;
dad is between jobs.
Referral: Belinda Benassi,
CWS ($141) 1193
December
23: Partial rent for single mother
of a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old who missed 2 weeks of work due to the children
being sick. This support keeps her
from going back to being homeless.
Referral: Belinda Benassi
and Stephanie Keller, CWS ($300) 1194
December
23: Dental treatments for
6-year-old girl and teen boy.
Referral: Dr. Tran ($280)
1196
December
23: Toiletries and personal care
items for a woman who only has a short time to live. Referral:
Gloria White, Wilshire Hospice
($100) 1197
December
23: Partial rent for man moving
from a tent in the bushes to a sober living facility in Grover Beach. Referral: Larry Feldt, CAPSLO ($300) 1198
December
23: Partial rent for single,
hard-working mom whose paycheck dropped substantially, and the landlord changed
his agreement to accept her payment a week late. Referral: Lynn
Juel, CWS ($300) 1199
December
24: Partial rent for woman who has
fallen behind in her payments because of domestic violence. She is starting a new job. Referral: Ivy Chavez, RISE ($300) 1200
December
26: Diagnostic brain MRI for working
mother of 4 small children. Father
only makes $900 a month.
Referral: Cristina Macedo,
CAPSLO ($300) 1201
December
27: Stroller for new baby in
at-risk family. Referral: PHN, and shopping by Roberta Filadelfia
($37.80) 1205
December
28: Emergency food, wipes, and
clothes for siblings ages 8 months, 2, and 4 who were removed from their
mother’s home and placed with their dad who has no supplies for them. He is laid off till January 6th. Referral: Veronica Cablayan, LINK ($200) 1202
December
28: Jogging stroller for a mother
of 2-month-old; mother doesn’t drive.
Referral: PHN, and shopping
by Pat Cano and cleaning and delivery by Jayne Auchterlonie ($40) 1203
December
31: Gas for homeless family of 7
to take their extremely ill son to UCLA.
Referral: Dr. Bravo, and
purchase and delivery by Roberta Filadelfia ($100) 1205
Items Donated: dresser and bookshelves
from Jennifer Stokes; silverware and mixer from Barbara Putman; holiday cards
from Marylou Gooden; baby clothes, toys, blankets, shoes, hats, and diapers from
Mariam Shah; bookshelf from Kate Mavis; pans and kitchen items from Marylou
Gooden; North County delivery by Joy Sostrin; potty purchased by Susan
Updegrove from Merry-Go-Round scrip; full Thanksgiving dinner for Morro Bay
High family from Bill and Edna Marie Cole; holiday cards from Anonymous, Doreen
Wetzel, and Kathie Hendricks; holiday gifts for AIDS Support Network clients
from Anonymous, Elaine Gardiner, Doreen Wetzel, Marylou Gooden, Linda Bishop, and
Linda Jankay; port-a-crib from Sharynn and Jerry Chirpich; knit baby hats from
Susan Updegrove; diapers from Kathie Hendricks; children’s toys and books from
Elaine Stewart; bike for 10-year-old whose bike was stolen from Jim Ellman;
homemade quilts and hats from Katie Perez; 3 hand-knit blankets from Ruth Nagano; tooth paste from
Andrea Wasko; cooking oil, beans, beans, and rice from Carol Devore; stroller
from Mariam Shah; for a family who lost all in a fire – diapers, food, paper
products, and clothes from Meg Swearingen, clothes, toiletries, diapers, and
shoes from Carol Astaire, clothes and food from Anonymous, clothes and
toiletries from Michele Starling, clothes, toiletries, and paper products from
Doreen Wetzel, clothes from Sue McKee, clothes, holiday gifts, blankets, and
paper products from Doreen Wetzel, and food and clothes from Anonymous; blankets
from Anonymous; 24 backpacks and food from Scott Cartwright and Cal Poly Golf
delivered by Leanne Peterson; baby swing, bouncer, bath and baby clothes from
Anna Boyd-Bucy; crib from Carol Astaire delivered by Terry Elfrink and David
Buck-Moyer; boys jackets and sweatshirts and puzzles from Jennifer Stokes; pajamas
and toys from Kimberlee Leroux; day bed from Jennifer Childs; twin bed from
Karen Muschenetz delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; toys from
Lesa Smith, Whiz Kids; boys clothes and puzzles from Alison Haupt; holiday
delivery for family whose children were hospitalized from carbon monoxide
poisoning by Barbara Putman and Sue Horwood; holiday tree from Linda Holland; TracFone
for high school student to keep in touch with social services from Jill Kaney;
robe from Alice Crawford; warm clothes from Donna Jeberjahn; pots and pans from
Diane Doherty; winter coats, pjs, and clothes from Lynne Oliverius; clothes,
books, and toys from Elaine Stewart; toys, blankets, and clothes from Karen
McDonald; pjs, clothes, and slippers from Chenoa Wilkerson; child’s jacket from
Susan Hood; blankets from Arlene Versaw; gift card for family from Anonymous; Woody
doll and warm clothes from Toni Higgins; toys, blankets, and wrapping paper
from Marcie Lindvall; warm jackets and wrapping supplies from Linda Bishop;
warm blankets and clothes from Anonymous; warm blankets from Anonymous; toys
from Dawn Tyra; school supplies from Linda Jankay; kitchen items, school supplies,
linens, clothes, and toiletries from Doreen Wetzel; holiday presents to a
family from Jen Melton and Cloud Star, Inc.; holiday presents to a family from
the Social Services and Risk Management staff at Sierra Vista Hospital
delivered by Linda Bishop; holiday presents to a family from Julie Jones and
friends; guitar lessons and gifts to a high school girl from Sharynn Chirpich
and Therese Hanlon; coats for a struggling Coast family from Edna Marie Cole; fabric
from Marylou Gooden; shirts from Kitty Rice; store gift cards from Phyllis
Martinelli; toiletries from Wendy Daly and Judy Riener; toys from Anonymous;
blanket from Kimberlee Leroux and jammies and toys from Genevieve Leroux;
holiday gifts for the DeGroot home from Diana Henderson delivered by Julie
Jones; clothes from Anonymous; picnic basket and toys from Jeanne Dukes; toiletries
from Anonymous; Constant Contact network, stamps, paper, and envelopes from
Anonymous; tax receipt expenses from Carol Tickner; pots and pans from Miki
Monroe; baby clothes, seat, swing, and bath tub from Anonymous. Total
4th Quarter: $8,563.43
Funds Donated: Colleen Spafford, Linda
Murray, Adele Stern, Sandy Amborn, Elaine Gardiner, Julie Moody, Melaleuca, Helen
and Ron Dunin Opportunity Grant through The Community Foundation; Kathy Long in
appreciation for computer help from David Blakely, Belinda Benassi, Mona
Tucker, Tom and Kathy McLaughlin, Anne Gough to honor Carol Lynn Troutner
Howland, United Methodist Alternative Gift Market, Karen Pauly, Gini Griffin,
Marilyn Banducci, Mary Parker, Lisa Bertrand, Carol Tickner, Newcomers of San
Luis Obispo, Carol Astaire, P. Kohlen, Linda Thompson, Esther Pudlo, Terri
Rademaker, Margo Zink, Donna Gallagher, Diane Brown, Artemisa Robinson, Donna
Hill, Donna Perales, Bernadette Supan, Grace Gelling, Joy Tuman, Debra
Valentine, Judith Polsky, Kathryn Keys, Diane Clausen, Rochelle Johnson, Romie
Muller, Sondra Bernhardt, Kathy Greer, Carla Haynie, Margaret Montgomery, Lia
Marie Huet, Sara Cress, Lori Hunstad, Caprice Brewer, Drew Washer, Miriam
Ribeiro, Linda Adamski, Ros McQuade, Leslie Siembieda, Jean Dyer, Judy Barclay,
Debra and Bob Wacker, Jan Lethers, Dorothy Mauger, Karen Steves, Betty Scully,
Vicki Wyne, Donna Nisbet, Carol Strong, Julie Holland, Linda G. Garza, Joanne
La Plante, Diane Graham, Jamie Herbon, Julie Edmonson, Yvonne Williams, Linda
Souza, Nora Lee, Karin Blau-Thom, Linda R. Garza, Janice Schmidt, Linda Adams,
Wanda Bailey, Myra Akel, Frances Norris, Nancy Schmid, Carolyn Moceri, Amy
Hedges, Jane Fairbairn, Christi Nemetz, Donna Lacki, Elaine Gardiner, Jutta
Jacobs in honor of the Scenic Coast Association of Realtors Foundation; Ken
Riener as a Christmas gift to Judy; Elsie Deitz in honor of her friends; Carol
and Jay Devore in hour of their daughter Teresa Devore Karen Daniel, San
Luis Obispo Country Club Aqua Group:
Marni Odom, Mikie Maino, Kitty Rice, Cyntha Burnside, Krist Donati,
Catherine Martin, Morgan Stevens, Martha Michaloko, Sue lavagnino, Jutta
Portzel, Lynn Hollister, Sandra Ahearn, Vicki Carroll; California Scenic Coast
Doll Club, Lois Crotser in honor of Anne Gough, Lois Crotser in honor of Dr.
Sarah Krueckel, Anonymous to Marcie Lindvall in celebration of her birthday, Shanti
Gooden as a gift to her mother Marylou Gooden, William Fairbairn, Leanna Kertson,
Diane Wettlaufer, Janet Cottrell, Bob and Diane Graham, Melaleuca, Roy and
Linda Rawlings, Larry and Jeanette Meek, Wendy Daly, Candace Guldeman, Marty
Babcock, Deborah Whitson, Linda Olson, Melodianne Duffy, Morro Bay Farmer’s
Market patrons, Gwen Infante, Ginny Austin, National Association of Social
Workers, California Chapter, Bruce Thompson and his wife as a holiday gift for
his mother Linda Thompson, Frank and Florence Simon, Joanne and Phil Ruggles,
Judith Rutter, Henry W. Bull Foundation, Karen Muschenetz, Monica and Stu
Soren, Jennifer Childs in honor of her Mary Kay clients, Lisa Bertrand, Mary
Parker, and San Luis Obispo United Methodist Christmas offering. Total
4th Quarter: $29,135.77
