Photos from Oct. 23rd Food for Families at Nipomo Elementary

Food for Healthy Families at Nipomo Elementary

144 families received food this week at Nipomo Elementary!  Thanks to Wendy Lewis and Malinda Diaz of the Food Bank, all the Womenade volunteers, leaders Rosemary Cleaves, Marla Lee Eaton, Lynn DeLeo, and Janice Chagoya, principal Brett Gimlin, school secretary Linda Guiton, and the Kiwanis Key Club.  Next event is November 27th.

Triad Real Estate

Once again Triad Real Estate & Investment Group is sharing with a Womenade family for the holidays. We are grateful to Rodessa Newton and her fellow staff members for buying and wrapping gifts for a local family of 5.

Revised Laguna Backpack Food List

This revised list takes into consideration that many of the families we are helping currently don't have cooking facilities.  The items that do require cooking will be distributed to the appropriate families in need.  Thank you for participating in this outreach!

Oatmeal (quick cooking as well as instant)
Beans, pinto and baked - canned
Nuts
Refried bean or black beans - canned
Peanut butter/jelly
Canned tuna
Canned chicken
Baking mix (something similar to bisquick)
Muffin mix
Pancake mix
Pasta
Pasta sauce in a can or box
Healthy boxed cereal
Powdered or shelf stable milk
Soup
Nutritional bars
Macaroni & Cheese
Canned fruits (packed in their own juice)
100 percent fruit or vegetable juice (canned, plastic or boxed)
Apple Sauce
Meal Kits- pasta salad, taco, etc.
Crackers
Dried fruit
Jerky (beef, chicken, etc.)

Latest Update: September

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Donated from 2003 to September 30, 2012:                        $ 195,808.16

Donated 3rd quarter, 2012:                                                  $   19,201.56

Needs filled 3rd quarter:                                                      $   13,513.39

Balance September 30, 2012              $     5,697.07

September 3:  Gas for single mother of 2 to take 2-year-old for follow up appointments after having several surgeries at Stanford.  Referral:  Erin Holmes, County social worker ($50) 1211

September 3:  Gas for parents to drive regularly from South County to Sierra’s NICU to see newborns.  Referral:  PHN ($75) 1211

September 3:  Dental treatment for 2 brothers.  Referral:  Elizabeth Doll/Dr. Tran ($287.12) 1212

September 5:  Car registration for family to drive to a medical appointment at UCLA Children’s.  Referral:  Mary Illingworth, Jack’s Helping Hand ($148) 1213

September 5:  Diapers for care of special needs child while at school; family is unable to afford the diapers.  Referral:  Heather Senecal, C.L. Smith ($53.83) 1214

September 5:  Emergency newborn clothes for 2 babies. Referral:  PHNs ($65.73) 1215

September 5:  Underwear for boys and girls to be used at school.  Referral:  Heather Senecal, counselor, C.L. Smith, and shopping by Tracy Mahr ($94.48) 1230

September 6:  Diapers and wipes for family lacking funds for their 2 children.  Referral:  PHN, with special support from Linda Blonsley ($51.98) 1216

September 10:  Chest x-ray for teen being assessed for cancer.  ($182) 1217

September 10:  Partial payment for dental treatment for young girl.  Referral:  Elizabeth Doll/Dr. Tran ($100) 1218

September 10:  Partial payment for Paso Robles High School freshman’s color guard uniform.  She is living with her grandparents who have limited funds.  Referral:  Heidi Douglass, County Child Welfare Services ($300) 1219

September 10 and 12:  Emergency initial payments to allow a South County middle school girl with serious health concerns (including tumors), depression, and suicidal thoughts to receive immediate mental health treatment.  Once patient is established, Dr. Bravo can write prescription for care.  ($285 and $298.19) 1220 and 1221

September 12:  Emergency diapers for young toddler.  Referral:  PHN, San Luis ($28) 1222

September 13:  Changing pad and other children’s items.  Referral:  PHNs and special pricing from Merry-Go-Round ($53.88) 1223

September 14:  Gas and food for parents of limited means who have an extremely sick little girl they are transporting back and forth between Sierra Vista Hospital and Stanford.  Parents have been going without food to buy gas.  Referral:  Social worker, Sierra Vista ($250) 1224

September 19:  Gas for parents to visit premature baby in NICU.  Referral:  Social worker, Sierra Vista Hospital ($100) 1225

September 19:  Partial payment to secure a Housing Authority place for domestic violence victim.  Referral:  Lisa Martinez, San Luis Obispo Women’s Shelter ($300) 1226

September 19:  Dental treatment for 8-year-old girl; partial payment for 6 cavities for 22-year-old pregnant patient; dental treatment for 2 boys and a girl.  Referral:  Elizabeth Doll/Dr. Tran ($640) 1227

September 19:  Partial storage payment for homeless abuse victim, so that she doesn’t lose her belongings before finding shelter.  Referral:  Sami Schermerhorn, North County Women’s Shelter ($100) 1228

September 19:  Roach bombs to eradicate an infestation for an elderly grandma and her 7-year-old granddaughter.  Referral:  PHN, South County ($61.35) 1229

September 19:  Double stroller for parent of 6 children.  Referral:  PHN ($102.88) 1230

September 20:  Emergency food for a mother and her 2 children who have suffered extreme abuse and are using all funds for medical and court needs.  Referral:  Colleen Spafford, teacher, Laguna Middle School ($250) 1231

September 20:  Partial payment for emergency asthma medication for middle school student.  Referral:  Andrea Blanco, Laguna Middle School and special help from CVS, Madonna ($199) 1232

September 20: Slip on shoes and slippers for elderly woman who is damaging her feet going barefoot.  Referral:  PHN, South County ($32.60) 1233

September 20:  Underwear and socks for 3 siblings ages 1, 3, and 5.  Referral: PHN, South County ($20) 1233

September 20:  Glasses for a 15-year-old boy.  Referral:  Gateway ($60) 1234

September 23:  Diapers for toddler.  PHN, San Luis ($44.15) 1235

September 28:  Diapers for newborn.  Referral:  PHN, San Luis ($32.60) 1236

September 28:  Dental exam, cleaning, and treatment for 15-year-old girl.  Referral:  Elizabeth Doll/Dr. Tran ($110) 1237

September 28:  Cuesta transcripts for a disabled Iraq war veteran who has been accepted to Cal Poly for retraining.  He has been trying to save the $49 out of his disability income for several months, but since he has a family of 4, he has been unable to successfully save it.  Referral:  Larry Feldt, CAPSLO ($49) 1238 

Items donated:   Double stroller from Jennifer Bennington in memory of her mother; stroller and baby clothes from Rosemary Cleaves; toiletries from Jayne Auchterlone delivered to Prado and Grizzly by Kat Tuculet; boy clothes from Helma Smulders; brochure design by Rosemary Cleaves; diapers from Stephanie Barclay; children’s clothes from Leslie Cosgrove; high chair, port-a-crib, and sheets from Lisa Bertrand; baby clothes, strollers, and diapers from Susan Updegrove; baby blankets from Cindy Mayr; children’s books from Jacquelyn Miller; 2 hand knit baby blankets from Ruth Nagano; toys and books from anonymous; port-a-crib and newborn clothes from Sharynn Chirpich; toddler toys and blanket from Diane Wettlaufer; toys, books, and newborn items from Mariam Shah; changing pad and stroller from Judy Barclay; bike for dad to get to work from Jim Ellman and Bob Eldridge; baby swing and port-a-crib from Christine Gibbens; baby bath, books, toys, and baby clothes from Rose Fowler; diapers and wipes from anonymous; blankets, children’s clothes and toys, and changing table pad, and mattress from Joanna Gilbert; twin sheets from Joyce Rabellino; food for Laguna Backpack program from Andrea Waterbury; twin bed from Nancy Hurd; clothes and food from Mariam Shah; double bed from Wendy Lewis’s mom, Betty; food for Laguna, anonymous; sofa bed from Evelyn Ruehr; food for Laguna, anonymous; double stroller and Halloween costumes from Mariam Shah;  port-a-crib sheets and books from Sharynn Chirpich; sanitary pads to middle school students from Gilen Jones; bed rail from Leah Dean; blankets and boy clothes from Michele Starling; canned foods for Laguna from anonymous; clothes from Diane Ludin; blankets and shoes from Bonnie Heikes; bounty of blankets and other linens from Elke Wolff; boy clothes from anonymous; food for Laguna Backpack Program from Andrea Waterbury and Judy Riener; pack-n-play and high chair from Patricia Negrete. Total 3^rd Quarter:  $4,447.  

Funds donated:  Florence Simon, Susan Hood, Linda Blonsley, Wendy Brown, Evelyn Greenwald, Melaleuca, Elaine Gardiner, San Luis Obispo Community Fund, Dunin Opportunity Grant; Linda Hogoboom, Barbara Neuman, Kathy Forenza in celebration of Rosemary Cleaves’s birthday, Andrea Waterbury, Archie and Andrea Waterbury in remembrance of Jim Daly.  Total 3^rd Quarter:  $19,201.56.  Bonnie Brinton, Mary Parker, Linda Murray,

 

Article about Cal Poly Golf and Womenade

Follow this link to read about Cal Poly Golf's donation to Womenade.

http://gopoly.com/sports/mgolf/2012-13/releases/20121001r1besc