Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 2003)
Perfect Stocking Stuffers J Socks • Slippers • Hats Gift Certificates Also, you’re invited to our annual Holiday Open House Friday, December 5, 10 am to 8 pm FQQTWPSE THE BIRKENSTOCK STORE V 181 E Broadway • Downtown Eugene Monday-Saturday 10-6 & Sunday 11 -5 342-6107 • www.footwise.com J Indoor Rock Gym 9,000 sq. ft. of climbing STUDENT SPECIALS • 10 Punch Pass $59 without gear rental ($75 reg.) $89 with rental ($105 reg.) • 3 Month Pass $99 without gear rental ($125 reg.) $139 with gear rental ($165 reg.) Expires 1/15/04. Please present UO/LCC student ID. 401 W. 3rd • Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 484-9535 OUTFITTERS Buy 2 Pair, Get the 3rd Pair If FREE* - Of equal or greater value. ' Dec. 1-Dec. 11 - Buy 3, get 4th pr free. The North Face Denali Jacket $139.95 FREE Gift Box With Every Purchase! ACdmnbia SAVE 20% On All Columbia Outerwear. SAVE 10% On Scores Of Gift Items and Stocking Stuffers! 20% Off Acorn Slippers! On LOWA and Montrail SAVE 20% Boots! Buy any North Face Pack at 10% OFF, and get a Nalgene Water Bottle FREE! M Open Until 8p.m. Every Night After Dec. 12! j-jmitecMo^tack^jn^Tand^N (^special orders - Actual items may vary. - Same High Quality Gear - - Same Superior Service - - Brand New Store - Hours: 10-6 Mon-Sat / 12-5 Sun 566 Olive St., Downtown Eugene, 343-2300 FREE PARKING OUT BACK ANOTHER FACE ruuimuuiuu raimci FOOD continued from page 2C Field of Dreams has served more than 150 meals almost every weekend for the last three years. Everyone who works at the site is a vol unteer. Many sites for food relief in the Eugene/Springfield area are run by churches like Crossfire. Church groups, especially youth groups, pro vide many volunteers, but their assistance is in termittent. "FFLC always can use volunteers," Sponsler said. At the Dining Room, volunteers can prepare the meals in the afternoon or serve the meals at night. Lon Nevler said he gives time to the commu nity that once helped him, and added that he has fun doing the work. "I feel great satisfaction from my community involvement," Nevler said. "People feel good when they volunteer." The effort put forth by volunteers has a posi tive impact on the community, I linthome said. "We don't expect to change the community overnight, but we do expect to make a difference as time goes on," Hinthome said. "There is a lot of good going on in our community." After placing the harmonica in his pocket, Suta takes a long drink of his tea and looks around the room. He watches the people eat as a volunteer clears dishes from a table, asking how the meal was. He smiles. "People need people," he says. "People are fantastic and you can see the good in them." Cory Eldridge is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. SHELTER continued from page 3C Anthony Ricca is the weekend manager of First Place Family Center. "It's not the most glamorous job, but I love it," said Ricca as he handed out Capri Suns to ea ger children taking a break from play. Weary parents lounge on the sofa, watching television. "It's pretty nice around here," said a man stay ing at the shelter with his wife and two children who prefers to remain nameless. "They help out all the kids and offer food, clothes, and find us housing." His wife agreed. "It's a warm place to stay during the day, and to do your laundry," she said. First Place provides showers, day care, and a homework club — a room where kids can do homework with an after-school teacher. First place has more than just physical bene fits, however. "We offer aid and protection," Ricca said. "They can feel safe here." The shelter has seen an increase in the fami lies seeking help in recent cold-weather weeks. The shelter, located at 1995 Amazon Parkway in Eugene, has the capacity for 10 to 12 families, and they are currently all filled. "We have a waiting list to prevent overcrowd ing," Ricca said. He stressed that the shelter is for families only, added that during the weekend there are fewer people using the shelter because many of them stay at friends'houses. "If you're single, you can't get in," he said. Families usually stay at the shelter about a month. First Place receives donations from a variety of places — such as Buffalo Exchange and Bed, Bath, and Beyond — in the form of clothes, blankets, comforters, soap, teddy bears and sev eral other much-needed items. Ricca said if a child is having a birthday, First Place will wrap something up and give it to him or her. Volunteers help make the shelter work. Many are interns from Lane Community College, but some of the people who use the shelter also vol unteer there. "People use the facilities," Ricca said. "In ex change they do things like answer phones and check the mail." Thanksgiving can be a difficult time of year for some. In response to this need, Ricca said the community is sponsoring a free community Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Whiteaker School, located at 21 North Grand St. in Eugene. "What I love most about this place is seeing the kids' faces," Ricca said. "This is their last re sort and we can give them hope." For more information or to volunteer, contact First Place Family Center at 342-7728. Omie Drawhom is a freelance reporter for the Emerald.
