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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015 ‘Can Hunger’ concert series plays Sept. 4, 5 Firenze Wine & Chocolate hosts music Sept. 4 Local food share programs will benefit from an opportuni- ty for the community to bring canned foods and enjoy an evening of live music, wine and chocolates, offered by local business owners Luis Lopez and Jody Hale of Firenze Wine and Chocolates. “We are excited to have many of the talented local musicians as well as out of town talents come by and per- form in our shop on Bay Street,” said Hale. “One such musician asked if we could open our doors one evening so cans of food can be collected for the benefit of local food banks. “We thought it was a great idea — so come on in, bring some canned food items and enjoy an evening of live music and try our delicious wines and chocolates!” Friday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. there will be an open-mic hosted by Bill Olson, “Cowboy Bill of Oregon,” who has per- formed over 300 times in the Northwest. A receptacle for donated foods will be located inside Firenze on 1297 Bay St. in Historic Old Town until this date. Over 12,000 Oregonians are homeless each night and tens of thousands more go hungry. Local food pantries are serving these people and providing vital services to Western Lane Luis Lopez and Jody Hale of Firenze Wine & Chocolates County. For a complete list of needed The goal is to gather 1,000 items, to take your food dona- cans of food. tions or to send money contri- Prizes will be awarded to the butions, visit www.florence top individual and church/ foodshare.org and www. organization that turns in their mapletonfoodshare.org. donations at Firenze, including Both organizations have a $50 gift certificate to the top specific needs for food items individual gatherer and a $100 now and are always interested prize to the civic group or in recruiting and training new church that turns in the most volunteers. canned foods. Firenze Wine and Hale and Lopez request that Chocolates is open Thursday canned foods meet local food through Saturday, 2 to 10 p.m., share specifications. and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Pop’s Smokehouse plays country western Sept. 5 MAPLETON — Local The goal of the “Can business owner Mike “Pops” Hunger” concert series is to Goodman and his gather 1,000 cans partner “Biggie of food. Momma” will host Prizes will be a Can Hunger awarded to the top Concert for the individual and benefit of church/organiza- Mapleton Food tion that turns in Share. their donations to “We love coun- either Pop’s try and western Smokehouse or Bill Olson music and we love “Cowboy Bill of Firenze Wine and our local food Chocolates in Oregon” share program,” Florence. says Pops. “We’re ready to On Saturday, Sept. 5, from accept cans of food now at 2 to 5 p.m. there will be an our location up until the open-mic hosted by Bill afternoon of Saturday, Sept. Olson, “Cowboy Bill of 5.” Oregon,” who has performed Pop’s Smokehouse will over 300 times in the also be donating $1 from Northwest. every Carolina Pulled Pork A receptacle for donated sandwich they sell to benefit foods will be located inside the Mapleton Food Share. Pop’s Smokehouse located at “We hope one day to have 12300 SW Highway 126, and live music on a regular basis Firenze Wine and for the people of Mapleton Chocolates, 1297 Bay St. in and Western Lane County — Florence. perhaps even hosting a For a complete list of Mapleton Music Festival,” needed items, to take your says Goodman. “This is one food donations or to send step in that direction and we money contributions, visit hope the locals will come www.florencefoodshare.org bring their cans of food and and www.mapletonfood enjoy a nice, authentic share.org. Southern Style BBQ sand- Both organizations have wich.” specific needs for food items Local food pantries serve now and are always interest- the homeless and hungry in ed in recruiting and training Western Lane County. new volunteers. Florence Area Community Coalition features SOS speakers The Florence Area Community Coalition (FACC) will feature speakers from Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS) at its general meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Lib- rary. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so Pam Long and Marie Hickman, of SOS, will speak about the domestic violence issues and about the services provided by SOS. Domestic violence is not singularly a women’s issue. It affects men, women, and children of all ages, races, cultural and economic groups. Dealing with immediate and long-term consequences of domestic violence demands a wide array of actions and services throughout the com- munity. SOS has crisis interven- tions, support groups, emer- gency shelter vouchers, cloth- ing, supplies and more. It col- laborates with several other community agencies. Come hear the presentation and learn more about domes- tic violence prevention and the many lines of action avail- able to help victims and per- petrators. The mission of the FACC is “to improve the quality of life in Western Lane County through partnerships, net- working, volunteerism, com- munity involvement, educa- tion and awareness.” Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at the library and feature speakers from various agencies throughout the com- munity. Each meeting also has a “Featured Agency” to which attendees can contribute monetary or materials dona- tions. The featured agencies for September are the Siuslaw and Mapleton School Districts. Participants are asked to bring school supplies. Lists of supplies are posted in stores or can be found on the school district websites. 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