Womenade is helping Family Care Network send 100 children of all ages back to school in August.
LAST DAY TO DELIVER IS TUESDAY, JULY 29TH!
If you'd like to help, backpacks for ages K-12th are needed. Plus any
of the following supplies. Please bring to 6099 Marshall Way in Old
Country Club, San Luis by JULY 28th. There are tax donation slips at
the door. Thank you!
· 1 inch binders
· Lined paper for writing (the more the merrier)
· Regular #2 Pencils
· Pens (Black, Blue, Red)
· Large erasers
· Pencil cap erasers
· Crayons (Several smaller boxes would be more helpful than one 150 piece box)
· Glue Sticks
· Plastic Rulers
· Protractors
· Dividers
· Graph Paper
· Twin Pocket Folders
· Pencil Cases
· Colored Pencils
· Small Staplers and Staples
DRIVE ENDS JULY 31ST
July Diaper Drive: Engle and Associates Insurance at 1236 Higuera in
San Luis is sponsoring a diaper drive for Womenade! Even partial
packages may be donated. Wipes are needed, as well. Items may also be
delivered to their Morro Bay office: 1203 Main Street. Thanks Jayne
Engle Allen for making this happen! And thank you for bring diapers!
Womenade, a 501(c)(3) non-profit serving San Luis Obispo County in California, is a network that donates items, time, and money to meet essential needs. All funds collected go directly to support those in crisis. Referrals come from schools, medical professionals, county health departments, and organizations such as Family Care Network, RISE, CAPSLO, ECHO Shelter, LINK, and People's Self-Help Housing. DONATE: Womenade, 1241 Johnson Ave. Box #164, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
What Womenade and You Shared from July 1 - 15
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July 3: Childcare for
single mom with 2 children.
Referral: Daniel Rodriguez,
LINK ($300) 1442
July 3: Dental treatment
for 12-year-old boy.
Referral: Dr. Tran ($110)
1443
July 3: Childcare for
4-year-old who has been placed in multiple homes and is now in an adoptive
home. She needs socialization
before entering preschool in the fall.
Referral: Casey Roos,
County Mental Health ($246) 1444
July 3: Childcare for
18-year-old mother who has found employment and needs childcare paid until she
receives her first paycheck.
Referral: Eloisa Medina,
LINK 1445
July 3: Double stroller
for mother’s toddler and newborn. Referral: PHN, and shopping by Edna Marie Cole
($35)
July 3: Partial rent for
mother who works for a school district but is not paid in summer. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) LINK
July 3: Food, diapers,
and wipes for 6 families living
under 1 roof with 11 children.
Referral: Elena Chavez,
LINK ($300) 1447
July 7: Food for children
staying with family while mother and daughter are at Stanford for the
daughter’s myeloid leukemia treatment.
Referral: Tatiana Abundis,
Big Brother/Big Sisters ($200) 1448
July 7: Skateboard for
12-year-old’s birthday. He and his
sisters are staying with his grandmother while his mother is with another
sister staying at Ronald McDonald House for months. Referral: David
Lichti, LMFT MFC ($53.98) 1449
July 7: Partial rent for
elderly couple moving to housing after living in their car. Referral: Larry Feldt, CAPSLO ($300) 1450
July 9: Child’s birth
certificate to help grandmother assume custody of 12-year-old grandchild. Referral: Lydie Mason, County Mental Health ($28) 1451
July 8: Partial payment
for replacement of electrical boxes for single woman displaced from her rural
home due to fire. Electricity is
needed for the home and well pump.
Referral: Karla Quiroga,
AIDS Support Network $100 gift
certificate from Miner’s Hardware ($300) 1452
July 9: Diapers for
children in 2 families.
Referral: Yecenia Silvas,
Oceano School Readiness ($50.72) 1453
July 9: Partial deposit
to secure an apartment for a 30-year-old single mom working 2 jobs. Referral: Kathleen Brintnall, ECHO ($200) 1454
July 10: Partial rent for
family threatened with eviction after the father was laid off from work. Their 4-yrear-old daughter, who makes
frequent trips to specialists at SBCH, has a medical condition that depends on
stable housing. Referral: Alyssa Canada, pediatric social worker,
Santa Barbara Cottage Children’s Hospital ($300) 1455
July 11: Clothes for a
domestic violence victim now living with her son. Referral: Linda
Quesenberry, Transitions Mental Health ($150) 1457
July 11: Dental treatment
for 17-year-old boy.
Referral: Dr. Tran ($110)
1458
July 14: Stroller for
toddler of single mom.
Referral: PHN, and shopping
by Edna Marie Cole ($25)
July 14: Gas card for
family with special needs child to move to another city where the parents will
have employment and grandparent support.
Referral: PHN ($100) 1759
Items Donated:
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Hand knit scarves and hats for Womenade and Pirate’s Closet from the
Women’s Honor Farm; 2 twin bed frames, children’s clothes, and high chair from
Jean Lloyd; juicer, thermos, and toiletries from Doreen Wetzel; clothes for 10
children from Helma Smulders; wetsuit for foster boy to attend camp from Jennifer
Hart; clothes for mother from Vita Miller; 3 huge bags of clothing from Cindy
Mayr; dresser from Andrea Devitt; quilt and blanket from Katie Perez; $100 gift
certificate for electricity plates for single mom from Miner’s Hardware;
formula from Karla Quiroga; bags of children’s clothes, potty, high chair, diaper
bag, and linens from Niki Moerman and Jean Lloyd; brochures, business cards,
note cards, tax receipts, and stationery from Jen Melton; cutting of 2 cases of
receipts by Staple’s, San Luis; playmat and toy from Susan Updegrove; swing and
bouncer from Linda Murray; hand knit blanket from Lisa Murray; North County
delivery by Dee Lacy; twin sheets and blankets from Sharynn Chirpich;
Funds Donated:
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Mary Parker, Lisa Bertrand, Joanne and Phil Ruggles, Wilshire Health
& Community Services, Diana Henderson, Sue Elliott Smith, Anne Gough,
Amanda Dillen, Janice Champion, Judy Barclay, donation in celebration of Tim
Banducci’s birthday, Ann McMahon, Diane
Wettlaufer,
Monday, July 7, 2014
Diaper Drive For Womenade at Engle and Associates Insurance
July Diaper Drive: Engle and Associates Insurance at 1236 Higuera in San Luis is sponsoring a diaper drive for Womenade! Even partial packages may be donated. Wipes are needed, as well. Items may also be delivered to their Morro Bay office: 1203 Main Street. Thanks Jayne Engle Allen for making this happen!
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Sharing List from June 16th - 30th and 2nd Quarter Report
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Donated from 2003 to June
30, 2014 $ 354,404.33
Donated 2nd Quarter: $ 17,793.25
Shared 2nd Quarter: $ 22,125.26
Balance June 30, 2014 $ 46.20
June 16: Homeless grandma
has found an $8-an-hour job; partial childcare payment so her granddaughters,
ages 4 and 5, don’t have to stay at the shelter while she works. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($200) 1427
June 17: Partial payment
for chair to help mother with her handicapped daughter. Referral: DeAnn Oliver, San Luis Coastal Schools ($60) 1428
June 17: Food and gas for
struggling family. Referral: Grisel Mendoza, Family Care Network
($150) 1429
June 17: Food for family
members who are victims of a serious crime. Referral:
Andrea Blanco, San Luis Coastal, and Martha Landells, CAPSLO ($200) 1429
Car repair support for this family from Melissa Musgrave, San Luis Coastal
Schools, and Deborah Whitson and Morro Bay Presbyterian Church
June 18: Gas card for
family of limited means to visit their newborn in the NICU. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker and purchase and delivery by
Jacque Wheeler ($100) 1440
June 18: Diapers and
clothes for 3 ½-year-old boy who arrived at the shelter with his mom and has no
clothing. Referral: Ivette Felix, LINK, and shopping by
Jacque Wheeler, with reduced charges from Target and scrip from Merry-Go-Round
($30.23 and $26.29) 1430 and 1440
June 19: Water bill and
food for single mother with 3 children under age 5. Referral: Elena
Chavez, LINK ($160) 1431
June 23: Summer YMCA
childcare for children. Mother, a
victim of sexual abuse, works full-time.
Referral: Daniel Rodriguez
($300) 1432
June 23: Partial back
rent for mother who has had her work hours reduced and father who works at a
seal coating company that has had less work since the beginning of the
year. Referral: Tamara Thomas, Casa Grande Apartments
($200) 1433
June 23: Jogging clothes and
event participation fee for a mother recently released from the SLO Women’s
Honor Farm. She discovered running
while in jail, and is now running 6 miles a day. She is currently living at a sober living facility, and will
meet with Michele for weekly runs.
Referral: Michele Gordon,
Parent Connection of San Luis Obispo County and Lisa Fraser, San Luis Obispo
County Child Abuse Prevention Council
($150) 1434
June 23: Dental treatment
for 17-year-old girl.
Referral: Dr. Tran ($110)
1435
June 24: Swim lessons for
children of a single mom. They
survive on $800 a month. We are
partnering with South County Youth Coalition for these lessons that will teach
water safety and provide a positive summer experience for the 2 daughters aged
6 and 13. Referral: Stevie Vasquez, CAPSLO and DSS ($127)
1437
June 25: Cell phone bill
for unemployed abuse victim being tracked by her abuser using GPS on her phone,
so she needs to change her number.
Referral: Lisa Martinez,
Women’s Shelter ($89.39) 1438
June 25. Diapers for 2
toddlers. Referral: PHN ($72.60) 1439
June 27: Crib mattress
for toddler. Referral: PHN, and shopping by Jacque Wheeler
($25) 1440
June 30: Twin bed frame
and sheets for little girl – mattress donated by Cyndy Later. Shopping for sheets by Jacque
Wheeler. Referral: Barbara Turk, Child Welfare Services
($13 and $42.28) 1440 and 1441
June 30: Bus pass for mother
of 2 to meet appointments at support clinic. Referral: Lydie
Mason, County Behavioral Health ($44) 1416
Items Donated:
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from Ruth Nagano; changing pad from Linda Holland; bed from Nadine Dolan; baby
bottles and bottle warmer from Dana Lundy; bike from Budd Dressler; crib from
Debbie Bennett; twin mattress from Cyndy Later delivered; children’s clothes
from Helma Smulder; 4 cases of diapers and 1 case of wipes from Kathie
Hendricks; clothes and diapers from Marian Gregory; twin bed for little girl
living in a small trailer from Roberta and Bill Filadelfia; crib mattress from
Tina Dodd-Wilson; children’s clothes from Arlene Versaw; BBQ to Family Care
Network foster home from Monica Soren; crib from Linda Bishop and Linda Jankay,
chair for new mom from Linda Bishop.
Total 2nd Quarter: $7,680
Funds Donated:
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Debbie Bennett, Linda Murray, family of Kathy ApRoberts in celebration
of her birthday, Barbara Rosenthal, Melalueca, Marilyn Banducci, Colleen
Spafford, Linda Bishop in memory of Virginia Johnson, Anne Ream, and Geoff
Lloyd. Total 2nd Quarter:
$17,793.25 Mary Parker,
Lisa Bertrand,
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