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A M E R IC O R P S
T h e B u lle tin is p ro u d to in tro d u ce C h a lin e
E n g lis h in Ista n b u l, a n d te n d e d sh e e p in
O w in g s is a n A m e ric o rp s se rv ice p ro v id er
th e ra p y h a s a llo w e d h e r to w o rk w ith m a n y
g ro u p s in c lu d in g ; th e v e ry y o u n g a n d th e
e ld e rly , a t-risk a d o le sc e n ts, V e te ra n s, p o st
w h o w ill b e a m e m b e r o f o u r c o m m u n ity fo r
th e n e x t six m o n th s. C h a lin e h a s a n o ffic e in
C ity H a ll a n d w ill w o rk o n th e P A S S A G E S
p ro g ra m a lo n g w ith a su m m e r re c re a tio n
p ro g ra m , a n d se v e ral c ro ss a g e tra in in g
p ro g ra m s.
C h a lin e a lo n g w ith h e r d a u g h te r A u tu m n (1 6 ),
a n d so n A la n , (7 ) a rriv e d in to w n a w e e k a g o
fro m th e K ic k a p o o R e se rv a tio n in N o rth e a st
K a n sas. C h a lin e is o rig in ally fro m th e E a ste rn
S ie rra 's in In d ia n F a lls, C a lifo rn ia .
F o r th e p a s t se v e ra l y e a rs C h a lin e a n d h e r
c h ild re n h a v e liv e d in th e d e e p S o u th ,
(L o u isia n a , A la b a m a, a n d M ississip p i) w h e re
s h e w o rk e d a s a n H o rtic u ltu rist a n d o rg a n ic
g a rd e n e r. S h e a tte n d ed M ississip p i S ta te
U n iv e rsity , C o lle g e o f A g ricu ltu re. W h ile
a tte n d in g M S U sh e d e v e lo p e d th e U n iv ersity 's
firs t o rg a n ic g a rd e n w h ic h w a s a n e n tire ly
e d ib le c h ild re n 's g a rd e n
m a d e to th e
a c c e ssib ility sta n d a rd s o f th e A m e ric a n
H o rtic u ltu ra l T h e ra p y A sso c iatio n . C h a lin e
a lso d e sig n e d g a rd en s fo r th e M ississip p i
C h o c ta w , P e a rl R iv e r R e se rv a tio n . T h o se
g a rd e n s w e re m a d e u p o f th e tra d itio n a l n a tiv e
p la n ts u se d b y th e trib e h isto ric a lly fo r fo o d ,
m e d ic in e , sh e lte r, a n d u te n sils.
C h a lin e tra n sfe rre d to K a n sa s S ta te U n iv e rsity
to fin ish h e r B a c h e lo rs o f S c ie n c e d e g re e in
H o rtic u ltu ra l
T h e ra p y
and
E th n ic
S tu d ie s(A m e ric a n In d ia n e m p h a sis). In th e
e a rly 1 9 8 0 's sh e a tte n d e d c o lle g e in N o rth e rn
C a lifo rn ia , th e re sh e m a jo re d in fin e a rts,
c re a tiv e w ritin g a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l d e sig n .
S h e a lso stu d ied g la ss m a k in g in Ire la n d a n d
la n d sc a p e p a in tin g in E n g la n d . S h e h a s
w o rk e d a t v a rio u s jo b s ra n g in g fro m to u r
g u id e a n d re serv a tio n s a g e n t to re c re a tio n
le a d e r a n d p ro g ra m d e v e lo p e r. S h e h a s tu to re d
Ire la n d .
C h a lin e ’ s
w o rk
in
h o rtic u ltu ra l
tra u m a tic stre ss d iso rd e r v ic tim s, v ic tim s o f
d o m e stic v io le n c e a n d a b u se , th e le a rn in g
d isa b led , th o se p h y sic a lly a n d v isu a lly
im p a ire d . C h a lin e sa id h e r w o rk w ith
h o rticu ltu ral th e rap y
h a s a llo w ed h e r to
" w o rk w ith th e c h a llen g e o f h e lp in g
c o m m u n itie s a n d in d iv id u a ls le a rn to
re c o n n e c t, re sp e c t a n d c a re a b o u t th e
e n v iro n m e n t, in sp ite o f te c h n o lo g y ."
C h a lin e re p o rts th a t sh e is h a p p y to b e in th e
m o u n ta in s a g a in a n d in a sm a ll q u ie t p la c e .
S h e h o p e s th a t h e r b a c k g ro u n d a n d v a rie d
e x p e rie n c e s w ill h e lp to se rv e th is c o m m u n ity
w e ll. S h e a sk e d to e x p re ss h e r sin c e re th a n k s
to a ll th e p e o p le w h o h a v e h e lp e d to w e lc o m e
h e r a n d h e r c h ild re n .
W e h o p e th a t e a c h o f y o u w ill fin d th e
o p p o rtu n ity to m e e t C h a lin e . B u tte F a lls is n o t
o n ly fo rtu n a te to h a v e a n A m e ric o rp s p ro v id e r
in o u r to w n , b u t e x tre m e ly lu c k y to h a v e
s o m e o n e a s e x p e rie n c e d a n d frien d ly as
C h a lin e .
C u rre n tly C h a lin e a n d h e r c h ild re n a re sta y in g
in th e B u tte F a lls M o te l. If a n y o f y o u h a v e ,
o r k n o w o f a n y o n e th a t h a s a n in e x p e n siv e
h o u s e a v a ila b le fo r re n t th ro u g h A u g u st,
p le a se c o n ta c t C h a lin e , o r le a v e a m e ssag e a t
c ity h a ll. Y o u r a ssista n ce is fin d in g lo d g in g
fo r C h a lin e a n d h e r fa m ily w ill b e g re a tly
a p p re c ia te d .
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sp rin g b re a k . F o r in fo rm a tio n c a ll B u tte F a lls
C ity H a ll, 8 6 5 -3 2 6 2 . A sk fo r C h a lin e .
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