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L ¥ -— ■ S' WW3 A Night to Re me mbe r Oh, what a n ight.... a n ight to re me mbe r! San ta Night was a won d e rfu su l cce ss again this ye ar! The childre n de lighte d in the Christ mas storie s re cite d by ou r e lf, Ju lie Fre e man an d of cou rse jolly ole St. Nick. A HUGE THANK YOU to San ta for makin g his way down he re from the North to stop an d se e u s. Jhe Active Clu b was ple ase d that we cou ld se rve ou r fre e din n e r • again . Ou r he arts are always happy whe n we can brighte n some on e’s day, ju st by givin g of ou rse lve s. Eve ryon e thorou ghly e n joye d the mu sic this ye ar.. The grou p is calle d 5 for HIM an d the y re side in Eagle Poin t. The y san g a mix tu re of Gospe l an d Christmas son gs an d the y we re gre at! The n ight wou ld n ot have be e n possible if n ot for ou r man y vol u n te e rs, too man y to n ame ... bu t you kn ow who you are . I pe rson ally wan t to than k e ve ryon e who spe n the t ir fre e time he lpin g to make this n ight a re ality. An d last bu t n ot le ast, the won de rfu l pe ople who don ate d mon e y so we cou ld bu y su pplie s. It ce rtain ly wou ld be hard to have a fre e din n e with r n o su pplie s an d n o food.On be half of the Active Clu b, THANK YOU for be in g SO GEN EROUS. This n ight was made ve ry spe cial be cau se of pe ople like you rse lve s. Ne xt ye ar we wou ld like to pu t kn it hats, glove s or scarfs in the bags from San ta. An yon e wan tin g to don ate su ch an ite m , ple ase drop it off at City Hall. Than k you !!! Happy Ne w Ye ar from the Active Clu b. May this ye ar brin g PEACE, HARMONY, LOVE an d GOOD HEALTH TO EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE!! Lori Paxton Active Clu b Pre side n t Lori Paxton - Than k you for all you r hard work with San ta Night... ACCESS, INC. INFORMATION ACCESS, In c., the Commu n ity Action for Jackson Cou n ty, is "goin g the e xtra mile " this win te r se ason to e n su re Bu tte Falls re side n ts are aware of the se rvice s an d assistan ce that might be available to the m. ACCESS officials have me t with civic an d commu n ity le ade rs in Bu tte Falls an d e xpre sse d a de sire to he lp the Town an d its re side n ts be n e fit from the hgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA variou s se rvice s ACCESS provide s. For ove r 25 years, ACCESS has been providing a vast array of services for residents in southern Oregon in the areas of family self-sufficiency; nutritional meals for persons with disabilities, senior citizens and school ages youth; medical equipment; emergency and supplemental food supplies; housing weatherization, and winter utility assistance. More recently, transitional housing; mortage counseling and assistance; development and management of affordable housing, and Junior Achievement's K-12 economic education programs have been added to ACCESS' program list. ACCESS Chief Executive Officer, Patty Claeys, told Butte Falls officials: "ACCESS' goal is to make sure the community of Butte Falls and its citizens benefit from our services just as other Jackson County communities do". Normally, residents would have to drive to Medford to sign up or receive services. In an effort to reach out to residensts, ACCESS is bringing some of its staff to Butte Falls on January 10, 2002 from 11 :00 AM to 1 :00 PM at the Community Hall, 555 Oak Street. ACCESS staff will answer questions about available services and explain income guidelines. If you are interested in receiving and of the services listed below, YOU MUST CONTACT at ACCESS department providing that service priorto January 10th! An ACCESS representative will answer your questions, schedule and appointment to meet with you in Butte Falls, and advise you of the documentation you must bring with you to that meeting. The following is a list of the services provided by ACCESS. *ACCESS Energy Department: The Energy Department provides both weatherization and heating assistance; weatherization includes such services as attic, floor and wall insulation, and health and safety measures provided at no cost. Call Larry at 541-779-9020 x 360 for details. Heating Assistance Program helps households with home heating utility costs/repair. Call Linda at 541-779-9020 x 315 for information.*ACCESS Nutrition Program: Brown Bag Program...receive a monthly bag of surplus food, weekly bread products, a monthly newsletter with recipes and nutritional information. Income requirements must be met to particpate. Fee is $10 per 6-month period. Call 541-774-4336 for more information.
