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Wednesday, December 27, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SHELTER: Three
churches share facility
responsibilities
Continued from page 3
in January 2017 in the face
of an extraordinarily harsh
winter, provides warm safe
shelter and nourishing meals
for those in our commu-
nity who find themselves
without stable housing. The
shelter operated last win-
ter from January through
March, housed each month
in one of three local churches
– Westside Sisters Church,
Sisters Community Church,
and the Episcopal Church
of the Transfiguration. This
year, the shelter opened its
doors on November 15 and
will provide beds and food
through March 15, with
the same three churches
participating.
None of the work of the
shelter would be possible if it
weren’t for a group of com-
mitted volunteers and the
generosity of the residents
and businesses of Sisters.
Volunteer leadership,
advisory committee, nightly
monitors, and providers of
daily dinners and breakfasts,
as well as people willing to
act as foster pet parents for
shelter guests’ dogs, are the
heart of the effort.
“Ronni Dunn and her
team have done a great job
of engaging new and existing
volunteers,” Kaping added.
Businesses have been tre-
mendously generous in their
support of the shelter, provid-
ing meals, gift cards, cloth-
ing, propane, camping equip-
ment, and shower facilities.
Guests and volun-
teers alike have made new
friends and broken down the
wall that sometimes exists
between a town’s residents
and those who find them-
selves struggling.
“The funds raised by
Fitzjarrel’s challenge will
pay for an entire month of
shelter operations and more,“
according to advisory com-
mittee member Sharlene
Weed.
The funds raised by
Fitzjarrel’s challenge
will pay for an entire
month of shelter
operations and more.
— Sharlene Weed
Despite all the volunteer
involvement, it is necessary
to pay two late-night moni-
tors at the shelter for the mid-
night-to-7 a.m. shift.
“At $13 per hour, that is
$195 a night, our single big-
gest expense,” Weed said.
The good news is three
local Sisters residents were
hired to work the late shift.
The very best outcome of
the shelter’s efforts lies in the
fact that three guests from
last winter have found per-
manent housing, according to
Kaping.
With the milder winter
so far this year, the shel-
ter is averaging about 10
guests an evening, a number
that will surely increase as
snow falls and temperatures
drop.
According to Kaping, the
shelter has applied for two
grants and they are waiting
to hear back on those applica-
tions. Last summer the shel-
ter received a $1,200 grant
from the City of Sisters.
Donations and volunteers needed
Donations of practical
items, as well as volunteer
services, are still needed for
the Sisters Cold Weather
Shelter.
Donations of wool socks,
non-perishable snacks (fruit
snacks, granola bars, small
bags of chips, etc.), paper
towels, paper napkins, paper
plates and bowls, hot and
cold cups, coffee, creamer,
sugar, sugar substitute, hot
chocolate, tea, gift cards to
Ray’s, Bi-Mart, and Costco
for the purchase of per-
ishable items are always
appreciated as are cash/
check/online donations to
Shepherd’s House Ministries
(note Sisters Cold Weather
Shelter when making dona-
tions directly to Shepherd’s
House).
Shepherd’s House acts as
the fiscal agent for the shel-
ter. Their mailing address is
P.O. Box 5484, Bend, OR,
97708.
On January 1, the shel-
ter will move to Westside
Sisters Church where it will
be until February 15 when
it moves to the Episcopal
Church for the last month.
Donations can be dropped
off at the church offices
during their regular office
hours or at the shelter in the
evening.
The next volunteer moni-
tor training is Wednesday,
January 3, 4:30 p.m. at
Westside Sisters, 442 Trinity
Way. The training is for
new monitors or monitors
who would like a tour of
the next location. Prior to
volunteering, new monitors
must fill out an applica-
tion, available at the Sisters
library, and undergo a back-
ground check. Background
checks are not necessary
for volunteers providing
meals.
For more informa-
tion on the shelter check
out their Facebook page,
S i s t e r s C o l d We a t h e r
Shelter, call 541-719-
8415, or email ronniduff@
gmail.com.
SISTERS COLD
WEATHER SHELTER
541-719-8415
Happy
New Year!
LOCATIONS:
Now through Dec. 31, 2017
Sisters Community Church
1300 W. McKenzie Hwy.
Jan. 1, 2018 - Feb. 14, 2018
Westside Church
442 Trinity Way
Feb. 15, 2018 - Mar. 15, 2018
Episcopal Church of the
Transfiguration
68825 Brooks Camp Rd.
Sisters
Homeland
Realty
Financial donations may be
made to Shepherd’s House
(the fiscal agent for SCWS) at
shepherdshouseministries.org/
donate-scws/
or checks may be mailed to
P.O. Box 5484, Bend, OR, 97708
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