Shared From April 1 - 15

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April 1:  Partial rent for single mom and her children.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, LINK  ($300) check number 1320

April 1:  Partial rent for single mother on medical leave due to an injury.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 1323

April 1:  Partial rent for single mother whose hours at the hotel where she works have been cut, and she is struggling with her son’s mental instability since his father left.  Referral:  Romi Ramirez, LINK ($250) 1324

April 2:  Driver’s license fee so a woman can take her husband, newly diagnosed with cancer, to appointments.  They have no income.  Referral:  Drew Washer, French Hospital social worker ($48) 1325

April 2:  Partial PG&E payment for mother of 5 children whose husband left her for another woman.  The electricity has been off for 6 weeks.  Referral:  Stella Medina, LINK ($300) 1326

April 4:  Clothes for a 17-year-old who has returned home after living on the streets.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, CWS ($150) 1327

April 4:  Bumbo to help child sit up.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Anne Appel ($)

April 8:  Partial deposit for Housing Authority placement for homeless Vet and his wife.  He has finished school to be a Psych Tech, and will hopefully be employed soon; his wife is disabled.  Referral:  Kelly Hannula, Independent Living Resource Center ($300) 1329

April 8:  Child safety gate to protect toddler.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Anne Appel ($)

April 8:  Dental treatment for 16-year-old boy.  Referral:  Dr. Tran ($110) 1330

April 10:  Partial rent for single mother of 2 who is in the process of finding a job.  Referral:  Romi Ramirez, LINK ($300) 1331

April 11:  Emergency gas so a family can drive to safety at the Women’s Shelter.  Referral:  Lyndal Hayes, Family Care Network ($50) 1332

April 12:  Electric plug covers to protect a toddler and a sweater for an 18-month-old.  Referral:  PHN and shopping by Anne Appel ($)

April 14:  Childcare registration fee for children of a single mom.  Referral:  Lisa Martinez, Women’s Shelter ($50) 1333

April 15:  Partial payment for tuition to SkillsUSA for a bright, hard-working student who has raised a good part of the funds herself.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, LINK ($50) 1334

April 15:  Dental treatment for 15-year-old boy.  Referral:  Dr. Tran ($110) 1335

Items Donated:  Stove from Bob Campbell; dishes and glasses from Naomi Blakely; sofa from Amy Hedges; 6 can openers from Kathy Greer; 4 dining chairs from Karen Morgan; washer and dryer for developmentally delayed parents from Julie Jones delivered by volunteers from Mountainbrook Church; cordless phone for a handicapped woman from Marylou Gooden; sheets and towels from anonymous; backpack tags from Kim Meyer; crib from Lisa Aquino delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; baby boy clothes from Helma Smulders, Susan Updegrove, and Merry-Go-Round scrip; toiletries and cards from Carol Leong; can openers from Susan Updegrove;


-->Funds Donated:  Naomi Blakely, Sandee McLaughlin, Angela Soll, Mary Parker, Lisa Bertrand, Elaine Gardiner, Carol Devore in memory of Norm Tiber and Sue Parks, Julie Schultz, Janet Kourakis, Debbie Bennett, Lainie Wachter in memory of Sue Parks, Judy Barclay, Nancy Mullin, Janis Woolpert, Valerie Endres, Gayle Harbert, Mila Vujovich-La Barre, John Spatafore, Carol Tickner, Diane Wettlaufer, Carol Leong,