Appeal Tribune Wednesday, November 30, 2016 3B
December features
activity flurry for seniors
CHRISTENA BROOKS
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
For local seniors, Silverton Senior
Center is offering a flurry of classes and
events in December.
The month kicks off with a $55 com-
puter and smart phone class on the
morning of Thursday, Dec. 1, followed
by pictures with Santa on the morning
of Saturday, Dec. 3 and community bin-
go that evening.
Stay Fit exercise and yoga classes
run Monday, Wednesday and Friday
mornings, while Zumba and Tai Chi
classes are Tuesday and Thursday
mornings. The first class is free for new
participants. Every Wednesday, seniors
can also do free needle crafts, partici-
pate in a make-and-take holiday crafts,
and play afternoon bingo.
The center’s monthly board meeting
is 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5., and it’s fol-
ANNA REED/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Jeanne Bridges retired in 1993 after 29 years as a fourth-grade teacher at Cummings
Elementary in Keizer. She has been volunteering for office work with the school ever since.
lowed by a ukulele jam session.
Tuesday, Dec. 6, features free blood
pressure checks in the morning and a
Compassionate Friends Meeting, a free
support group for people who have lost
a child or sibling, in the evening.
Thursday, Dec. 8 is a Facebook Q&A
class. A week later, Thursday, Dec. 15, is
a cable coat-making class and free legal
advice with attorney Phil Kelley; both
are in the morning.
Seniors are invited to an ugly sweat-
er party Friday, Dec. 16. Later that day,
at 2 p.m., there’s a support group meet-
ing for spouses of those with Alzheim-
ers.
Lastly, on Dec. 30, seniors can ring in
2017 at a noontime New Year’s party.
The senior center is at 115 Westfield
Street in Silverton. For more informa-
tion about times, costs and other details,
call 503-873-3093. Activities range from
free to $55.
After more than 50
years, Silverton native Catalog of Giving begins
Jeanne Bridges still
devoted to Cummings
NATALIE PATE
STATESMAN JOURNAL
PETE MARTINI
STATESMAN JOURNAL
KEIZER — Jeanne Bridges likes to
keep things the same.
“In my whole life, I’m that way, I like
things to be just the way they are,”
Bridges said.
So it should be no surprise that she
has stayed at Cummings Elementary
School for more than 50 years.
“I never wanted to go anywhere else,"
said Bridges, who grew up in Silverton.
"And then after a while, you’ve been
there so long, then you really wouldn’t
want to go anywhere else.”
Bridges started teaching at Cum-
mings in 1962, mostly fourth-graders.
She retired in 1993, but she still shows
up each week as a volunteer to help
teachers with preparation.
“I love this building, and I love the
people that work here,” she said. “I do a
lot of laminating. Just about anything
that they want to have done, I try to
help.”
The faculty and staff at Cummings
appreciate the help Bridges provides
each week.
“Jeanne does everything that I could
possibly need done,” teacher Pat Ozen-
na said. “Everything from making pho-
tocopies, collating pages, cutting out
things that I need, laminating things,
getting them all organized. She saves
me countless of hours every week.”
Judy Olson, an instructional assis-
tant, agreed.
“She’s a very good teacher. Really
cares about her work, cares about the
kids, the well-rounded part of the child,
not just the education of the child,” Ol-
For the fourth year, the Statesman
Journal is doing its part to connect you
with area nonprofits to make a positive
impact on our community.
At StatesmanJournal.com/Giving,
you’ll find the Catalog of Giving, a com-
pilation of tangible items needed by
more than 100 non-profit institutions
throughout the Mid-Willamette Valley.
These wishlist items range from
some of the biggest needs of these or-
ganizations — like park benches, vans
and iPad's — to some of the smallest
creature comforts — like socks, coffee
makers and diapers.
Each year, the Statesman Journal
asks local non-profits to provide us with
a wishlist, of up to three asks, that could
be purchased by individuals, families,
neighbors and other community mem-
bers, groups and businesses. We insist
these items be something the donors
could deliver directly to the nonprofit.
While donations by check or credit
card are always welcomed by organiza-
tions, the Catalog of Giving is meant to
inspire a more personal and direct expe-
son said. “She will do anything you need
her to do.”
Bridges went to Oregon College of
Education, now Western Oregon Uni-
versity, and was recruited by the school
district and placed in Cummings.
“I did not ever have to go through a
real big job search or anything, and they
put me into Cummings almost right
away,” said Bridges, who was recog-
nized as Volunteer of the Month at the
school board meeting in October.
Bridges said she enjoyed her time as
a teacher.
“Looking at education now, I realize
that we had it easy. They have so much
more expected of them,” said Bridges,
who grew up in Silverton. “Everything
really went well. You had the kids that
maybe didn’t behave like you would
want them to, but somehow that got
fixed too.”
Throughout her career, Bridges
wanted to stick to teaching elementary
students, preferably fourth-graders.
“I really did. I like that age. They’re
funny and they tell jokes,” she said.
“They don’t need so much help as when
you get into kindergarten.”
Bridges volunteers once a week at
Cummings, and when she’s not in the
school, she enjoys traveling.
“My husband and I have a motor
home that we just got last year, and so
we’re trying to travel some,” she said.
Bridges said she isn’t sure how much
longer she will continue volunteering.
“Every year I think, ‘OK, I’m going to
go again,’” she said. “If something hap-
pens, if I feel it’s too much, then I’ll quit.
But I haven’t quit yet.”
Grants
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that athletic trainers do on the sidelines
and in training facilities nationwide. We
look forward to testing this pilot pro-
gram as part of our effort to increase ac-
cess to athletic trainers in local commu-
nities and improve sports safety for
many more young athletes.”
The Korey Stringer Institute is
named after the former NFL player who
died in August 2001 from complications
brought on by heat stroke during the
Minnesota Vikings’ training camp.
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“The massive responsibility of keep-
ing many hundreds of athletes safe at a
particular high school should never be
the responsibility of a sport coach or the
athletic director, they have no training
to properly handle this task,” Korey
Stringer Institute CEO Douglas Casa
said in a released statement. “We are
very proud to partner with this grant
program that has a primary goal of in-
creasing the number of schools ser-
viced by an athletic trainer and to en-
hance the amount of medical care for
those that already have some.”
Schools can apply from now through
Dec. 16, and they can do so at
www.athletictrainergrant.com.
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rience of giving.
By doing this, we celebrate the work
of these nonprofits and get to exchange
a moment of joy together.
In years past, members of the com-
munity granted thousands of dollars
worth of wishes — and it has grown each
year.
It's easy to take part. Each listing in
the catalog includes a direct daytime
phone number to call.
As each request is filled, the States-
man Journal will record the success and
post updates on our wish-list honor roll
at StatesmanJournal.com/Giving.
It is our hope that you'll enjoy brows-
ing through the catalog and be inspired
to grant a wish.
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