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o n ly p e rs o n in T o w n w h o c a n s a y s h e h a s c o o k e d fo r a c ro w d o f 2 0 0 0 .
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m o n t h f o r a n o v e r n ig h t s ta y , b u t w h a t m a n y o f y o u d o n ’t k n o w is th a t i f it
w e r e n o t f o r J o y c e B r o w n B u tte F a lls m a y n o t h a v e a g r e e d to h o s t th e c y c lis ts
fo u r y e a rs a g o . W h e n s h e a g re e d to d o th e c o o k in g , th o s e o rg a n iz in g th e e v e n t
k n e w th e y c o u ld g o fo rw a rd a n d h o s t a s u c c e s s fu l o v e rn ig h t s ta y . I n a d d itio n
to b e in g re s p o n s ib le fo r s u p e rv is in g th e c o o k in g o f d in n e r a n d b re a k fa s t fo r
2 0 0 0 c y c lis ts , J o y c e w a s a ls o r e s p o n s ib le f o r d e te r m in in g th e a m o u n ts o f f o o d
to o r d e r , p u r c h a s in g th e g r o c e r ie s , a r r a n g in g s to r a g e , lo c a tin g e x tr a c o o k in g
a n d s e rv in g u te n s ils , w a rm in g o v e n s , ta b le s , a n d m a n y o th e r s u p p lie s . F ro m
A p ril th r o u g h S e p te m b e r, J o y c e s p e n t c o u n tle s s h o u rs p la n n in g a n d p re p a rin g
f o o d f o r th e tw o m e a ls . N o t ju s t w e e k d a y s , b u t e v e n in g s a n d w e e k e n d s w e re
s p e n t g e ttin g re a d y fo r th e b ig d a y . F ro m th e d o z e n s o f p a n s o f p a s ta to th e
th o u s a n d s o f c o n ta in e rs o f b u tte r, J o y c e w a s th e re in th e g ra d e s c h o o l k itc h e n ,
in th e m id d le o f it a ll; th e o n e lo c a l p e r s o n w ith th e h u g e r e s p o n s ib ility f o r
s a fe ly p r e p a r in g , c o o k in g , a n d s to r in g th e fo o d . W ith h e lp f r o m h e r fa m ily ,
frie n d s , h e r s tu d e n ts , a n d c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs , J o y c e h a d a ll th e f o o d
p re p a re d , th e fre e z e rs a n d th e r e f rig e r a te d tru c k fu ll, w ith tim e to s p a re .
T h a n k s to J o y c e , th e c y c lis t’s w e r e a ll f e d a n u tr itio n a l d in n e r a n d b r e a k f a s t.
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th e o p p o r tu n ity to le a v e th e k itc h e n a n d s e e h o w th e T o w n lo o k e d !
T h a n k s in a la r g e p a r t to J o y c e , th e T o w n fu lfille d it’s c o n tr a c t w ith
C y c le O r e g o n , a n d th e y w e re s o p le a s e d th a t B u tte F a lls w a s c o n ta c te d to p u t o n lu n c h f o r th e c y c lis t in 1 9 9 6 , a n d a g a in th is y e a r f o r a n
o v e r n ig h t s ta y .
A s a c o o k a n d p r e v i o u s l y a n i n s t r u c t o r a t s c h o o l , J o y c e is i n v o l v e d w i t h I d d s o f a l l a g e s , h o w e v e r h e r i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h t h e m d o e s n ’ t
s to p a t th e e n d o f th e s c h o o l d a y . J o y c e h a s v o lu n te e r e d h e r tim e to p r e p a r e a n d s e r v e c a lc e s , c o o k ie s , s p a g h e tti, a n d p iz z a a t c o u n tle s s f u n d ­
r a i s e s f o r s c h o o l g r o u p s . S h e h a s t a u g h t s t u d e n t s h o w t o m a k e c a n d y a n d h e l p e d t h e m w i t h c a n d y s a l e s f o r M o t h e r s D a y a n d V a l e n t i n e ’s
D a y . J o y c e h a s a ls o g iv e n o f h e r tim e to fe e d o u t- o f - to w n a th le tic te a m s w h e n th e y a re in T o w n f o r g a m e s . I n a d d itio n to h e lp in g w ith
s c h o o l fu n d -ra is e rs , J o y c e e s ta b lis h e d a F o o d S e n d e e S c h o la rs h ip .
I n h e r b u s y life a s a w ife , m o th e r, g ra n d m o th e r, a n d frie n d J o y c e a ls o fin d s tim e to b e s e rv e h e r c o m m u n ity a s a m e m b e r o f th e C ity
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w i t h a f u n d r a i s e r f o r a n ill y o u t h , J o y c e is t h e r e . W h e n d e s c r i b i n g J o y c e , h e r c lo s e f r i e n d , L i z S t r i t e n b e r g , s a id , “ s h e ’s a lw a y s t h e r e , s h e ’s j u s t
a g o o d f r ie n d to h a v e .”
T h a n k s J o y c e f o r d o in g s u c h a g o o d jo b w ith C y c le O re g o n . W e h o p e y o u c a n s p e n d m o r e tim e e n jo y in g th is y e a rs e v e n t.
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