Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 21
Columbia
Sportswear
icon Gert
Boyle dies
G er t Boyle, one of
Oregon9s most successful
and iconic business leaders,
died Sunday, November 3, at
the age of 95.
Boyle is survived by her
son, Tim, daughter Sally
Bany and daughter Kathy
Deggendorfer of Sisters,
along with five grandchil-
dren, including Erin Borla of
Sisters.
Boyle founded Columbia
Sportswear in 1970 after her
husband died from a heart
attack. A 46-year-old mother
with no significant busi-
ness experience, she built
the company into an outdoor
clothing powerhouse.
Boyle, who gained a
national profile with a
1980s advertising campaign
that portrayed her as <One
Tough Mother,= was the
first woman inducted into
the National Sporting Goods
Hall of Fame.
A company statement
reads: <Our 8One Tough
Mother9 held many jobs at
Columbia, from seamstress
of the first fishing vest to
President to advertising icon.
Her sharp wit and wisdom
helped propel the company
from near bankruptcy in
the early 970s to the global
multi-brand company it is
today, with annual net sales
of almost $3 billion in 2018.
Her pioneering role as a
woman in what was then a
male-dominated industry is
a testament to her strength
of character and ability to
persevere through difficult
situations.=
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60 percent of our food,= said
Kiwanian Doug Wills.
The Food Bank9s model
allows its clients to shop for
their food, rather than just
handing them a box of what-
ever is on hand. That means
families get what they really
want and need. The Kiwanis
Food Bank also allows mul-
tiple visits.
<The same families come
back multiple times 4 we
don9t cut them out like some
food banks do,= Hespe said.
That policy makes the food
bank more efficient and effec-
tive, with less potential for
waste.
<They don9t take more
food than they need,= Hespe
said.
Food is distributed every
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at 328 W. Main Ave.
(corner of Oak Street and
Main Avenue). Donation cri-
teria are listed at www.sisters
kiwanis.org/food-bank.
To make a cash donation,
visit the website and click on
the <Donate= button.
Checks payable to Sisters
Kiwanis Food Bank may be
mailed to P.O. Box 1296,
Sisters, OR 97759.
Food is purchased at Ray9s
Food Place and Melvin9s Fir
Street Market in Sisters and at
Food4Less in Bend.
The Nugget is also con-
ducting a food drive on behalf
of the Food Bank during the
month of November. Cash
donations or food donations
can be dropped off at 442 E.
Main Ave. during operating
hours (closed Wednesdays
and weekend days).
The Kiwanis Food Bank
operates under the Sisters
Kiwanis Community Service
Foundation, a 501(C)(3)
Wildfire defense...
nonprofit. The operation is
all-volunteer; none of the
food bank staff, including the
manager, receive any salary.
One hundred percent of funds
donated to the food bank
are used to purchase food
and operate the food bank
building.
While cash donations are
critical, direct food donations
are also welcome. One of the
most critical programs for
the Food Bank through the
holidays is the Christmas Bag
Program conducted by Ray9s
Food Place under the direc-
tion of Store Manager Jeff
McDonald.
Patrons purchase food
for the Food Bank, which is
bagged and donated. In 2018,
patrons purchased 750 bags of
food.
<It9s a unique program that
Jeff and we have worked out,=
Hespe said. <Ray9s deserves a
lot of credit for doing that.=
What’s for
dinner,
mom?
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This Particular Happiness:
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That’s a tough question
when you don’t have enough
food for your family.
Sisters is fortunate to have the Sisters
Kiwanis Food Bank to ensure everyone
in our community has food to put on
their table, but that requires year-round
community support...
Cash & Food Donations
Volunteers
Sat., 12/7 • 6:30 PM
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Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank during
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FALL FOOD DRIV
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Financial donations and non-p
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food (not past expiration) will be
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