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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon KIWANIS: New equipment needed Continued from page 3 to replace those units with a modern walk-in freezer/ refrigerator with glass store- front doors. There are a num- ber of reasons for doing so: First, “shopping style” demands that clients see the products. It is not feasible for shoppers to open nine refrigerator doors looking to see what’s there. The walk- in unit, with its glass doors, allows shoppers to see and choose exactly what they need. Second, in the sum- mer and fall, the food bank receives large quantities of fresh food from local mar- kets, farms and individuals. There is lots of waste because quantity often exceeds stor- age space. The walk-in unit will provide enough space to accept all donated fresh food plus allow for easier food rotation. Third, the food bank refrigerators/freezers are aging. They are soon expected to begin failing or require expensive maintenance. The walk-in unit will proac- tively avoid those expected expenses. Volunteers note that the food bank walk-in project needs community support. The food bank has always received very generous com- munity financial support. Every year nearly 100 percent of the food bank operations budget is met from commu- nity donations. To fund the walk-in proj- ect, the food bank has received grants from Kiwanis Pacific Northwest Foundation, The Roundhouse Foundation, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, Oregon Food Bank, Washington Federal Bank and its own Kiwanis Club. These funds are suffi- cient to order the walk-in unit; it is ordered and will be deliv- ered in late July. But there isn’t sufficient money to pay for the electrical/plumbing installation and accessories such as shopping carts. There are no further foundation grant possibilities; therefore the food bank needs community support. If you wish to donate to the walk-in project, make a check payable to Sisters Kiwanis Walk-in and post to Sisters Kiwanis, P.O. Box 1296, Sisters, OR, 97759. Or drop off the check at the food bank (328 W. Main Ave.at the intersection of Oak and Main) any Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you would like to donate and also see the walk-in unit, contact Kerry Bott at 503-432-5278 to make arrangements. Six-year-old found in car trunk By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press P O RT L A N D , O r e . (AP) — A six-year-old Oregon boy was hospital- ized Wednesday in critical condition with severe heat exhaustion after he was found locked inside his family’s car trunk on a hot day, police said. Police hope to review sur- veillance video from a camera attached to a neighbor’s house to figure out how the boy got into the trunk, said Lt. Kerry Curtis, a spokesman for the Medford Police Department. 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