What Womenade Shared March 16th - March 31st

March 16:  Clothes for a 12-month old baby girl being cared for by her grandmother.  Referral: Lizzy Dembosz, Kinship Center ($150) 4733 2

March 16:  Light weight high chair for a baby to sit and eat.  The mom had a difficult pregnancy and can't carry heavy things.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse, and donated by Marla Lee Eaton

March 16:  Bus pass to work for a man and his bike.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill, Central Coast ($23.50) 4734 1

March 16:  Home heating gas bill payment to prevent shut off on Monday for a woman with a minimum wage job who has been clean and sober for 2 years.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill Central Coast ($232) 4735 1

March 16:  Partial deposit and rent to move a senior woman living in her car to housing.  Referral:  Kelly Hannula, Wilshire Community Services ($300) 4736 1

March 16:  Payment of utility bills for a family with a medical emergency that left them low on funds after their son was hospitalized.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($188.57, $98.23, and $50) 4737, 4738, 4739 4

March 16:  Choir t-shirt so a student can attend her choir field trip.  Referral:  Rocio Hernandez, San Luis Coastal Schools ($14) 4740 1

March 16:  Partial rent for a man who is currently not working due to the rains.  Referral:  Eileen Murta, Trinity United Methodist Church ($300) 4741 1

March 19:  Partial rent for an older couple.  The husband works at a car wash which has been closed due to the rains.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4742 2

March 19:  Partial rent for a 62-year-old woman who missed work at the fast food restaurant where she is employed due to illness.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4743 1

March 19:  Partial rent for a 60-year-old woman who hasn’t been working in the fields due to weather.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4744

March 19:  Gas so parents can take their son for special treatment at Children’s Hospital in LA. Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($100) Debit 3

March 19:  Gas so a mom can drive her son to North County to have his wisdom teeth out today.  Referral:  Karen Borges, Jack’s Helping Hand ($50) 4745 2

March 19:  Partial payment for car repair for a single mother and her son who are homeless.  Referral:  Robin Kirby, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education ($300) 4746 2

March 19:  For a family with several children, baseball pants and shoes so 2 can participate and diapers and wipes for 2 of the other siblings.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($200) Debit 11

March 19:  Partial rent for a victim of theft for a woman suffering from depression and a physical disability.  Referral: LMFT ($300) 4747 1

March 19:  Partial payment for a car manifold for a single mom who needs her car for work and taking her children to school.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 4748 2

March 20:  Specialized food for an elementary girl who is staying with a neighbor with limited resources while the grandmother who cares for her is in an extended care facility for 1-2 months after being in the ICU for a week.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($105.95) 3

March 20:  Partial rent for a senior woman who has just recently been released from the hospital.  Referral:  Kelly Hannula, Wilshire Community Services ($300) 4749 1

March 20:  Partial rent for a woman in a Sober Living house who is doing well in her treatment.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 4750 1

March 20:  Partial rent for a pregnant woman doing well in treatment at her Sober Living house.  Referral:  Alicia McAllister, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($285) 4751 2

March 21:   Bus past so a middle school student can get to school.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($34) 4752 2

March 21:  School clothes for a middle school girl who has been unable to find ones her size at Teen’s Closet and Oceano Community Resources.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($100) 4753 2

March 21:  Gas so a mother living in a campground can get to her job cleaning houses.  Referral:  Shelley Shields, Community Counseling Center ($100) 4754 4

March 21:  Food for an elderly woman who is struggling to make ends meet.  Referral:  Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($100) 4755 1

March 21:  School clothes for a middle school boy who has outgrown the Operation School Bell clothes and is being teased because he smells.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 4756 2

March 21:  Partial payment for car repair for a family that works in the fields, but has had no hours recently because of the rain.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 4757 4

March 21:  Partial motel payment for a family with 3 children who will be moving to housing the first of April.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($285.95) Debit 5

March 21:  Gas card so a mother homeless with her family in a campground can take her children to school and herself to work.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($100) Debit 3

March 21:  Gas and food for a family struggling to make ends meet.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($155.95) Debit 4

March 22:  Storage fee payment to prevent a woman from losing all her belongings.  Referral:  Hailey Ruby,  County Social Services ($332)  4758 1

March 22:  Partial rent for parents and their 2 children; mother works in the fields and dad for a vegetable farm and the rains have prevented them from working.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4759 4

March 22:  Partial rent for a single mother and her children ages 6 and 7; mom works in the winery fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4760 3

March 22:  Partial rent for a family of 5; both parents work in the winery fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4761 5

March 22:  Partial rent for parents who are low income and unable to work in the fields due to rain.  Their newborn has to be taken to a hospital out of the area.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker, and delivery by Nancy Loe  ($300) 4762 4

March 23:  Partial hospital payment for a man who was injured and uninsured at the time.  He works a minimum wage job.  Referral:  Karen Florian, CAPSLO ($300) 4763 3

March 23:  Medical test at CHC for a mother who is surviving on $50 a month once she pays for the room she rents for her and her young son.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($25) 4765 2

March 23:  Partial payment for car repair for a family with 2 young children.  The father needs the vehicle to get to his job in the fields.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 4766 4

March 23:  Crock pot so the mother of a 7-year-old can make warm meals.  Mother had a home accident, and suffered burns.  Gas card so she can return to the Burn Center in Bakersfield.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools and new crock pot from Linda Bishop ($100) 4767 2

March 24:  Keck Suites at USC stay for a patient who needs to have follow up appointments with his surgeon.  Referral;  Nancy Walters, Conifer Health/Sierra Vista Hospital ($282.15) 4769 1

March 24:  Motel stay for a homeless high school student.  Efforts are being made to get her into a shelter.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($205.95) 4770 1

March 24:  Tires for a car donated to a domestic violence victim so that she can get to her job.  Referral:  Cody Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300.95)  4771 1

March 24:  Electric outlet safety covers to keep a toddler safe.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($6.01) Debit 2

March 26:  Home gas bill payment for a grandmother who is taking care of her 3 grandchildren while their mother is in prison.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($250) 4772  4

March 27:  Sober Living rent for a week for a man who just started a new job.  Referral:  Rosie Armendariz, County Adult Treatment Court ($175) 4773 1

March 27:  Soccer clothes for a middle school student in a 1 parent home with a history of domestic violence.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($80) 4774 2

March 27: Partial rent payments for 2 breast cancer victims who are unable to work due to treatment demands.  Referral:  Jennifer Davis, Dignity Health ($300 and $300) 4775 and 4776 2

March 27: Partial payment at a child care center for a child with 5 siblings.  Parents are students and Veterans who work part time.  Referral:  Flor Ponce, CAPSLO ($300) 4777 8

March 28:  Two tires and gas for a woman who is struggling.  Referral:  Janel Chavez, County Adult Mental Health ($284.64 and $25) 4778 and 4779 1

March 28:  Tub bench for a 63-year-old patient who suffers from COPD, asthma, diabetes, depression, and anxiety and who has been recently hospitalized.  Referral:  Lisa Salopek, Central Coast Home Health ($50.88)  4780 1

March 28:  Shower chair for a 73-year-old man with a recent below the knee amputation with wound complications who also suffers from vascular disease, diabetes, and shortness of breath.  Referral:  Rose Levinson, Central Coast Home Health ($50.88) 4780  2

March 28:  Tub chair for a 75-year-old man with lung cancer, weakness, and history of falls and fractures.  Referral:  Lisa Salopek, Central Coast Home Health ($50.88) 4780 1

March 28:  Gas so a mother of a 2-year-old can get to job interviews.  Referral:  Stacey Scott, Eckerd ($50) 4781 2

March 28:  Food and utility payment for a family suffering after a death in the family.  Referral:  Suzanne Balderrama, Paso Robles Unified Schools ($304.94) 4783 4

March 29:  Gas so an abuse victim can take her children to and from school.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($75) 4784 3

March 29:  Food for a homeless mom and her family staying in a motel for 27 days.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($105.95) 4785 4

March 29:  Clothes for a female Veteran.  Referral:  William Heinlein, PATH/VASH ($200) 4786 1

March 29:  Partial payment for car repair for a Veteran mom with 4 children who lives in a rural part of the county.  Referral:  Tammy Hancock, VA ($300) 4787 5

March 29:  Medical insurance payment for a single mom and her family who are struggling.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($221.66) 4788 2

March 29:  Clothing for a sexual assault victim fleeing the area.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman ($100) 4789 1

March 29:  Groceries for a young woman who is disabled and had unforeseen medical expenses.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($205.95) 4790 1

March 29:  Partial rent for a formerly homeless man who has been out of work due to the rains.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($200) 4791

March 29:  Partial DACA fees for a young woman who is a victim of a crime.  Referral:  Alondra Ortiz, Catholic Charities ($200) 4792 1

March 29:  For a single mom and her child, a motel stay near the child’s school.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, Child Welfare Services ($295.95) 4793 2

March 29:  Utility payments for a client at risk of having services shut off.  Referral:  Danielle Friedrich, Transitions-Mental Health ($105.55 and $78.57) 4794 and 4795 3

March 30:  Water bill payment for a man who is low income.  Referral:  Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($95) 4796 1


March 30:  Registration and insurance for a formerly homeless man so his vehicle will not be towed from where he is now housed.  Referral:  Michael Ostash, HUD/VASH ($35.65 and $151) 4797 and 4798 1


Items Donated:  baby clothes from Adriana Imus; stroller and clothes from Erica Garcia; delivery by Kat Tuculet; household items from Fred Donati; baby clothes from Marlene Clanton; jeans and children’s books from Darcy Ryan; high chairs from Nasim Delavari and Susan Updegrove; formula from Amethyst Ehrler; baby formula from Dana Paquin; new clothes from Dona Griswold; suitcase from Holly Holliday; beds from Marney Briggs and Sara Bartlett;  couch from Shelia Hart; suitcases, plates, dinnerware, wipes and diapers from Mary Dean and Gatherings Thrift; high chair from Jayne Auchterlonie;

Funds Donated:  Marilyn Dippell, Kat Tuculet, Stephen Kuhn, Valerie Glahn, Leslie Jones, Frank and Florence Simon, Fred Donati, Melaleuca, Naomi Blakely, Toni Andre, Carol Lopes, Nancy Norwood, Gaye Donovan, Diane Wettlaufer, Lauren Ruda, Sarah Coplen, Naomi Blakely, Barb Evanish, Ros McQuade, Judy Fitzgerald, Diana Foch, Ellen Morrison, Nancy Hurd, Madelyn Millholland and Warren Lowry, Rosemary Cleaves, Sue Smith, Leslie Rotstein, Mark King/King Gardening Services, Cruisin’ Morro Bay Car Show, Inc., Artista Muerta, Maggie Ragatz, Kathy Gisler, Amanda Sorensen, Tracey Vardas, John Harmon, Melodianne Duffy, Cindy Hahn, Bob and Carol Kerwin

What Womenade Shared March 1st - March 15th

March 1:  Medical doctor payment in order for a Veteran to receive a skin graft on a golf ball sized wound immediately to prevent infection and the loss of his foot.  Referral:  Tammy Hancock, HUD-VASH ($183) 4688 1

March 1: Diapers and gas for children in a young family of 6 and gas for transportation.  Father works, but mother needs to be home for 1 of her children.  Referral:  Cece Vahedy, CAPSLO, Cuesta Head Start Preschool ($121.70) 4689 6

March 2:  Partial medical payment for a 34-year-old mother diagnosed with BRAC Gene and needing a double mastectomy.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4691 3

March 2:  Partial medical payment for a 68-year-old man with prostate cancer.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4692 1

March 2:  Partial rent payment for a 30-year-old woman being treated for Leukemia at UCSD.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4693 1

March 3:  For a caregiver who will be unable to work while undergoing a knee replacement, medical doctor payment for required forms to apply for disability and a temporary handicap placard.  Referral: Niki Kepins and Belinda Benassi, County Social Services ($95) 4695 1

March 3:  Partial rent for a young couple and their child; father has been unable to work due to illness.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($280) 4696 3

March 5:  Partial rent for a man in his 30s moving to Sober Living.  Referral:  Michael Sheard, CAPSLO ($155) 4698 1

March 5:  Thyroid testing for a woman being treated at the Noor Clinic.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($201 and $32) 4699 and 4700 1

March 6:  Partial rent in Sober Living for a man who is working hard in treatment and employed in the evenings.  Referral:  Kim Schwab, County Intensive Outreach ($200) 4701 1

March 7:  Emergency ultrasound of the uterus for a college student whose insurance has a $3,000 deductible.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4702 2

March 9:  Gas and food for a family with 5 children.  Mom lost her part time job, The gas is needed to bring her son to medical appointments in San Luis.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK 4203 7

March 9:  Gas card so a family here for political asylum can go to Santa Maria for the first appointment with Immigration.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK 4203 4

March 9:  Phone bill payment for a single mother who is homeless with her 2 young children.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($65.95) 4704 3

March 9:  Gas bill for a single mother and her children; she just had surgery, and won’t be back to work until the end of the month.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($113) 4705 3

March 9:  PG&E payment for a single father of 5 children.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ( $70) 4706 6

March 9: Bike and red hoodie for an 11-year-old boy. He and his 8-year-old sister are being cared for by his grandmother, and he has been wearing his sister’s hoodie.  His bike melted in a recent fire in their apartment, and he used it to ride to school every day. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK and hoodie from Mary Anne Morgan and Madeline Fay ($200) 4707

March 9:  Partial rent for a single mother and her 3 children.  Referral:  Francesca Sanchez, People’s Self-Help Housing ($300) 4708 4

March 9:  Medical payment so a single woman on limited income can see a dentist.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($50) 4709 1

March 12:  Gas and food for a family with 5 children.  The father has to take off work to care for his wife after the motor vehicle accident she had on her way to work.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker and delivery by George Libby ($205.95) 4710 7

March 12:  Partial deposit for an apartment for a family with 2 children; father’s job is currently part-time.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 4711 4

March 12:  Student bus passes for a month for 2 middle school siblings.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($68) 4712 3

March 12:  Gas to get to her job and diapers for her toddler for a single mom sharing rent payments with her parents.  Referral: Silvia Santini, LINK ($100) 4713 4

March 12:  Motel stay for a family who just lost their home; they are looking for a place to stay.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($185.95) 4714 4

March 13:  Food, medicine, and gas for a 45-year-old woman with learning disabilities who is going through a divorce.  Referral:  Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health  ($255.95) 4715 1

March 13:  Partial payment for an ultra sound for a woman suffering abdominal problems.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($206) 4716 1

March 13:  Partial rent for a family that is not getting enough field work due to the rains.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($200) 4717 4

March 14:  Birth certificates for a mother and her child so that they can qualify for housing and she can enter a work program.  Referral:  Public health nurse ($28 and $28)

March 14:  Partial rent for a 59-year-old woman who works in the winery fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4720 1

March 14:  Partial rent for a single mother of 2 children who has had fewer work hours in the fields due to the rain.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4721 3

March 14:  Partial payment for a rented room for a family with 2 children; Dad works in the fields and Mom in a fast food restaurant.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($285) 4722 4

March 14:  Partial rent for a single mother with 3 children who works full time, but had to use rent funds to repair her car.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 4723 4

March 14:  Month RTA pass so a woman can get to treatment session.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($68) 4724 1

March 14:  Partial payment for window repair and installation for a family with 2 children suffering with the rain and cold weather in their apartment.  Referral: Daniela Garcia, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($215.50) 4725 4

March 14:  Clothes, shoes, and rain jacket for an 18-year-old 12th grader living on his own.  Referral:  Heather Bakich, Atascadero High School ($175) 4726 1

March 15:  Medical tests at CHC for a mother who is ill and very low income.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 4727 4

March 15:  Partial rent for 3 women who are currently going through cancer treatments that prevent them from working.  Referral:  Jennifer Davis, Dignity Health ($300 and $300 and $300) 4728 and 4729 and 4730 3

Items Donated: boxes of new Legos from Kathie Hendricks; infant toy from Megan Kyle; boxes of food and food gift card from Sue McCutcheon; toys for a family on the Coast with nothing from Lesa Smith and Whiz Kids Toys; boxes of toys and books from Anonymous; toiletries from Gwyneth Stewart; diapers and wipes from Dawn Tyra; 2 cases of diapers and a case of wipes from Anonymous; delivery by Janice and Ed Chagoya; delivery by Marcie Lindvall; bags of clothes and toys from Anonymous; diapers from Anonymous; boxes of household items from Betsy Umhofer; cases of diapers from Vy Pierce and Mia Tedone-Kuhn; children’s items from Anonymous; stamps and 4 sets of dishes from Mary Dean; diapers and paper goods from Gatherings Thrift via Mary Dean; Women’s hygiene items for Hope’s Village Shower from Cindy Hahn, Jordis Dagle, Vy Pierce, and Nasim Delavari; 2 cases of diapers from Vy Pierce; activity mat and diapers from Amy Schwartz; diapers and baby clothes from Rachael Letter’s birthday celebration for her 3-year-old daughter; adult depends, bed liners, pads and bed alarm from Tracy Airth; grocery bags and nail polish from Sharynn Chirpich; delivery by Rosemary Cleaves; delivery by George Libby; high chair from Nichole Brandow; diapers from Patrick Madden’s diaper drive; diapers from Megan Duke; 2 cases of diapers from Kathie Hendricks; a bounty of toiletries from New Life Church via Judy Eisenhard;

Admin Funds Donated:  Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin,

Funds Donated:  Wendy Castleman, Tidelands Counseling, Patty Aguilar, Gwyneth Stewart, Debra Jackson, Sandy Amborn in memory of Peggy Rudnick, Arlene Versaw, Carrie Zinn, Jean Steel, Barbara Torrey, Jayne Devencenzi, Lisa Bertrand, Joann and Stan Benson, Donette Dunaway, Peti Johnson, Lynn De Leo, Susan Demma, Michele Williams, Dana Paquin, Kathy Greer, Susan Murray, Nancy Terrell, First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, Mary Parker, Anonymous, Mary Dean, Jacquoline Williams, Heather MacFarlane, Lori Johnston, Kathleen MacLane, Ellen Morrison, Anonymous donations from Trilogy bunco event, Betty Scully, Sharol Tarabini, Nancy Trudeau, Lori Brief-Chavez, Marna Lombardi, Deborah Art, Eva Chavez, Otilia Costa, Myra Akel, Natalie Goguen, Gail Ryan, Jo Ann Kandel, Patricia Minter, Lynn Sidor, Carole Moyer, Tania Schepper, Dorothy Hollibaugh, Carol Kraiss, Nancy Palmer, Sharon Thacker, Priscilla Smith Dym, Janet Wood, Sandra Merrill, Nancy Kraus, Gayle Nix, Terri Einhorn, Susan Zweig, Patricia Hunt, Patricia Rallis, Kay Gardali, Angela Braun, Arlene Shinderman, Myra Akel, Janet Nord, Robin Schneider, Patricia Dauer, Karen Horst, Ann Miller, Jayma Newland, Jessica Griffiths, Jennifer Langford, Polly Gammons, Jean Moelter,