June 1: Partial
payment so a woman at risk for relapse doesn’t lose her bed at a sober living
facility. Referral: Tisha Aronsen, Program Director, Central
Coast Freedom Center ($300) 1961
June 1:
Steel-toed work boots so a man can start a job tomorrow. Referral: Jeannette Garcia, Goodwill ($165.95) 1962
June 2: Utility
payments to restore service for single mother of 4 who has been laid off from
her job and is looking for another.
Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($140.23 and $125.26) 1963 and 1964
June 2: Partial
payment of custom orthotics for a young boy who has Sever’s disease. Over the counter products have had no
effect. Referral: Adrienne Lomp, Health Navigator, LINK
($100) 1965
June 2: Utility
payment for seriously ill 40-year-old woman who has gotten behind due to
medical payments. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar School
District ($127.88) 1966
June 2: Thyroid
ultrasound for mother of 3 young children. Referral:
Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($109) 1967
June 2: Partial
rent to move single woman to housing.
Referral: Eloisa Medina,
ECHO ($300) 1968
June 2: Partial
rent to move single man to housing.
Referral: Eloisa Medina,
ECHO ($300) 1969
June 3: Partial
June childcare so that a mom working for $12 an hour doesn’t lose her job. Head Start, where her daughter had been
attending, will not be funded for the summer. Referral:
Jackie Yeager, Goodwill ($300) 1970
June 3: Partial
first month’s rent for homeless 72-year-old woman who has been approved for a
Section 8 Voucher. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1971
June 3: Partial
medical payment for abused woman in a shelter. Referral:
Anabel Ros, RISE ($170.01) 1972
June 4: Baby
toys and wipes for 2 children in at-risk families. Referral: PHN,
shopping by Cyndy Later, and delivery by Colleen Spafford ($ and $14.03) 1973
June 4: Partial
rent for abused single mother of 2 struggling to keep her family together. Referral: Shona Pruitt, Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo
County ($300) 1974
June 4: Partial
rent for mother of 2 who got behind on payments due to problems with her
car. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 1975
June 4: Partial
rent for a trailer space for 60-year-old disabled homeless woman. Referral: Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 1976
June 5: Partial
rent for 64-year-old man who was just diagnosed with tongue cancer and scheduled to
have his tongue removed. He is
facing eviction because he has not been able to go to work. He will begin receiving Social Security
in July. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($375) 1977
June 5: Partial
wheel chair battery and charger payment for woman who is struggling. Referral: Cindy Binkele and Sharon O’Leary, Morro Bay Community
Resource Connections ($178.16) 1978
June 5: Partial camp payment for the grandson of a
hospitalized grandma who cares for him.
Referral: Drew Washer, social worker French Hospital ($247.50) 1980
June 8: Textbooks
for summer and fall Cuesta semesters for a woman who lost her leg to cancer when she
was in 4th grade. Her
dad has not been around since then and her mother died last year. She works full time, but wants to
reduce her hours so she can study to be a pediatric oncology nurse. Referral: Carol Devore ($360) 1981
June 8:
Stroller for a homeless mom with a 2-week-old baby that will soon leave
the NICU. Referral: PHN, and shopping by Roberta Filadelfia
($73.51)
June 8:
Stroller for a 2-month-old baby.
Referral: PHN, and shopping
by Roberta Filadelfia ($73.51)
June 9: Partial
rent to prevent eviction for an unemployed disabled Veteran. Staff is doing all it can to prevent
him from having to go back to living in the bushes. Referral: Larry
Feldt, Vets Housing Specialist, CAPSLO ($107) 1982
June 9: Utility
payment for a single mother of 3 and 8-year-olds. She works in a motel.
The family members are domestic violence victims. Referral: PHN ($71.74) 1983
June 9: Sports
protective glasses for a 9-year-old who is blind in one eye and until now has
been unable to participate in sports.
Lion’s Club does not cover this type of eye-wear. Referral: Cheryl Caruso, nurse, Lucia Mar Unified School District ($128)
1984
June 10:
Durable Maraflex and polycarbonate lenses for 1st grader in
low-income family. The parents
have had to replace his regular glasses more times than they can afford. Lion’s Club does not cover this type of
lens or frame. Referral: Barbara Rose, nurse, Lucia Mar Unified
School District ($125) 1985
June 10: Shoes
for 2 brothers. They and their mom
have just moved out of an abusive situation. Referral: Diana
Howard, LINK ($100) 1986
June 11:
Underwear, bra, and one outfit for a treatment patient who only has a
couple clothing items to wear to treatment sessions. Referral: April
Madden, San Luis Obispo County Behavioral Health ($100) 1987
June 11: Bus
passes for a homeless man and a single mom to get to their Drug and Alcohol
treatment programs. Referral: Paterese Reynolds, San Luis Obispo
County Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and shopping by Cyndy Later ($88)
June 11:
Partial payment so a mother of 3 can see a CHC doctor immediately. Referral: Adrienne Lomp, LINK Health Navigator ($25) 1988
Items Donated:
Toys for children in many families from Fred Donati; breast
pump, accessories, and baby bouncer from Kelly Lighty; kitchen items from Kurt Schulz via
Kathy apRoberts; North County delivery by Tim and Colleen Spafford; 4 chairs
from Jimmy apRoberts; gas card from Cyndy Later; diapers from Canyon County 4H
delivered by Cyndy Later; crib and stroller from Julia Edgerton; 10 cloth
grocery bags from Mission Thrift via Carol Devore; bed and linens from Judy
Barclay; couch and chairs from Susan Dressler; toddler bed and toiletries from
Jayne Auchterlonie; emergency diapers and wipes from Nita La Loggia and Marylou
Gooden; children’s clothes from Sally Hillis; sofa and love seat from Kurt
Schulz delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; sofa from Gwen Carton; toiletries
delivered to Grizzly and Prado by Kat Tuculet; twin bed, desk, shelf, school supplies, and pans
from Josie Ma; dishes, silverware, and sheets from Marylou Gooden; sheets and
towels from Lesa Smth;
Funds Donated: Lisa Bertrand, Mary Parker, Michelle Williams, Ken and Judy
Riener, Carol and Jay Devore, Phil and Joanne Ruggles, Central Coast Circle of
Friends, Judy Barclay, Bradley Hollstien in Honor of Claudia Kim Forsman, Sue
Smith, Diane Wettlaufer, Cheryl
Lesinski in honor of Los Ranchos volunteers, Bob and Carol Kerwin,
Admin Funds Donated:
Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin, Leslie Rotstein,
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