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community news
february28
2012
Local Food Bank Information
Vernonia Cares Food Bank is
pleased to announce increased income
guidelines for USDA foods which are
included in the emergency food box-
es given by their organization. USDA
foods include 10-20 different types of
foods. These foods are added into the
monthly emergency food boxes which
contain many other foods purchased
through the Oregon Food Bank. A typi-
cal emergency grocery order is given to
registered applicants once a month. It
contains about three to five days’ worth
of food and is available for residents liv-
ing in the Vernonia, Buxton, and Timber
area.
“Our target population is listed
below,” states Executive Director Sandy
Welch. “However, we are aware that
what your income was last month might
look very different this month if you just
became unemployed. You need help this
month; you didn’t need help last month.
That is taken into consideration. We also
have DHS applications on hand and we
can help by faxing completed forms to
St Helens for clients so they might quali-
fy for SNAP Cards (formerly called food
stamps). Currently we help about 400
people per month. In a time when people
are discouraged by so many things, we
are thankful we can extend help, thanks
to our generous donors. Anyone already
receiving food stamps is automatically
eligible for an emergency grocery box,”
concludes Ms. Welch.
USDA/TEFAP 2012 Eligibil-
ity Guidelines: 1 person household,
$1,722 gross income per month; 2 per-
son household, $2,333; 3 person house-
hold, $2,944. For each additional mem-
ber, add $611 gross income per month.
(This would be the gross income for all
members of the same household.)
Groceries are obtained by a sim-
ple registration process, listing names
of all residents in a household and ad-
dress. Age categories are asked but not
required. Age is for statistical purposes
Sportsman’s Banquet Is Back
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Meet a Duckman...Live!
The Vernonia Community Church is pleased to
announce the guest speaker and date for this year’s Sportsman’s
Banquet as well as the date tickets will be available.
The event date is April 14, 2012 and ticket sales will
begin on March 14 and will be available at the Vernonia
Sentry Market Video Department. There are only 300 tickets
available; tickets are only $10.
The event includes a BBQ Dinner by Cousin Kenny’s
BBQ, the now famous Head and Horn Show and Great Door
Prizes.
In addition, the Sportsman’s Banquet is very excited
to announce this year’s guest speaker, Jase Robertson, one of
the Duckmen from the Duck Commanders television show.
“This guy is a very sought after speaker,” says event
organizer Chad Hewitt. “ People will know who he is and will
be amazed he is coming to Vernonia.”
Robertson grew up with a passion for duck hunting
from an early age. Hunting, along with helping the family
business to succeed, consumes most of Jase’s time. Aside from
his current role as a duckman in the Duck Commander DVDs,
he runs the manufacturing part of Duck Commander, making
sure that every call is hand-tuned, in large part by himself.
Jase’s reality show “Duck Legacy” premiers on the
A&E channel on March 21, 2012. It is a show based on the
lives of the Duckmen
Jase travels with his wife, Missy, to various hunting
expeditions and speaking engagements all over the country.
He is a very talented and entertaining speaker who touches
the lives of many through his stories of hunting experiences,
knowledge of ducks and witty anecdotes about life along with
the hope he’s found through his Savior Jesus Christ.
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and in no way affects whether a house-
hold may receive groceries. ID is re-
quired to prove applicants live within
the Vernonia, Timber, or Buxton area.
By signing the application, the applicant
verifies their eligibility due to income or
being a SNAP (food stamp) recipient.
USDA commodity foods are for home
consumption only and may not be sold,
traded, bartered or exchanged for ser-
vices. Vernonia Cares Food Bank does
not discriminate on the basis of race or
color, gender, national origin or ethnic-
ity, religion, disability, familial status,
marital status, military status, sexual ori-
entation, gender identity, or age.
Bread products are available to
clients and the public at Vernonia Cares
Food Bank’s site once a week. These
same bread products, thanks to the Ver-
nonia Food Bank, are available to the
public at the Vernonia Senior Center (446
Bridge Street) on Monday through Fri-
day, 9:00-3:00, and also at the Vernonia
Community Church (957 State Street)
on Sunday from noon-1:00. Please en-
ter the church by way of the gym door
off A Street. Donations are accepted to
pay for the transport charge to bring the
bread daily from Forest Grove Safe-
way to Vernonia. “If everyone would
just give $1 more as they access these
bread products, we would not experi-
ence a loss to pay for this service,” says
Ms. Welch. “We don’t look to make a
profit, just to break even. The daily trips
are necessary to keep the supply coming.
However, we’ve see a consistent loss for
this service. I’d really encourage people
to be more generous, if at all possible,
so we don’t have to lose this opportunity
to bring bread products to Vernonia,”
Welch encourages.
Questions may be answered by
calling 503-429-1414. The food bank is
supported by grocery donations and food
drives, a financial grant from the United
Way of Columbia County, by private and
business donations, and through various
fundraisers run by volunteers. Donations
are tax deductible. The food bank is not
supported by any government funds.
Vernonia Cares Food Bank is open
Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 AM
to 2:00 PM. It is located in the American
Legion Building at 627 Adams Avenue.
Donations (which are tax deductible)
may be mailed to Vernonia Cares, PO
Box 126, Vernonia, OR 97064-0126.
Vernonia’s Voice is published twice
each month on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday. Look for our next issue on
March 13th.
