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Local ASPIRE program calls for volunteer mentors
January
is
National
Mentoring Month, and the
Oregon ASPIRE Program
invites Oregonians to volunteer
to mentor middle and high
school students in communi-
ties across the state in achiev-
ing their college and career
goals beyond high school.
The call for action is part of
a national initiative lead by
MENTOR,
the
National
Mentoring Partnership, encour-
aging people from all over the
nation to get involved in their
own communities by volun-
teering and mentoring with
youth.
Administered by the Office
of Student Access and
Completion within the Higher
Education
Coordinating
Commission, ASPIRE offers
training and opportunities for
adult Oregonians to become
youth mentors.
Beginning with just four
Do your part and
volunteer today
to help support
these local
non-proft
organizations in
our community!
Volunteer•Get involved•Donate
Volunteers needed for new home construction, home repairs, general
offi ce work, public relations and program administration. Join an
operating committee and help Habitat help others!
Call 541-902-9227 or e-mail to fl orencehabitat@gmail.com
Offi ce located at 2004 HWY 101, Florence
Assisting those in need in our Community.
Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri
11 AM - 2 PM
HELPING HANDS COALITION
PO Box 1296 • 1339 Rhododendron Dr.
Florence, OR 97439
Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer
Memory Loss Respite
Center of Florence
A place in Florence for loved ones suffering from
memory loss needs volunteers.
Please contact 541-902-8539
for more information.
pilot schools in 1998, ASPIRE
has expanded to more than 150
sites across Oregon since June
2015, with tremendous volun-
teer support.
“This program is fundamen-
tally run on the sheer power of
community member volun-
teers. There are so many stu-
dents who really benefit from
having one-on-one conversa-
tions about what they want to
do after high school,” said Lori
Ellis the ASPIRE Outreach
Administrator. “It helps them
put their future paths into per-
spective for them, so that they
can see what it will take to get
them to where they want to go.
“ASPIRE is a key corner-
stone to these students having
those kinds of conversations.”
Today’s students may not
have the good fortune to have
someone to help them figure
out what to do after high
school, let alone the myriad of
education and training options.
If you have a desire to help
students explore career or col-
lege options, admissions, and
financial aid, ASPIRE is for
you. Become a trained and sup-
portive adult volunteer mentors
and work one-on-one with stu-
dents throughout the year
Siuslaw High School needs
more people to work with our
students. It takes three sessions
(about an hour each) to train
volunteers.
First is an overview followed
by learning about and applying
the resources and materials,
and finally, shadowing veteran
volunteers as they work with
students.
Once a mentor is assigned
students, they continue to work
with them through graduation.
All local seniors enrolled in
ASPIRE have mentors, but half
of area juniors, most its sopho-
mores and all area freshmen
need mentors.
Contact
Steve
Moser,
ASPIRE coordinator, and Bou
Kilgore, ASPIRE Team Leader,
at aspire@Siuslaw.k12.or.us, or
call Siuslaw High School at
541-997-3448.
Library Friends to host
two-day book sale
A large selection of books
will be available during the
Friends of the Library two-
day book sale Saturday, Feb. 6,
and Sunday, Feb. 7, in the
Bromley Room of the Siuslaw
Public Library on Ninth Street.
The sale will run from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A pre-
sale for FOL members only
will be held Saturday, from 9
a.m. to 10 a.m.
Many books of all kinds
will be on sale. Hardback and
trade paperbacks will be $1
and pocket paperbacks 50
cents.
A large accumulation of
books withdrawn from the
library will be included at half
price.
Non-fiction books will
include biographies, cook-
books, computer books and
more.
Fiction books include mys-
tery, horror, adventure, and
romance.
Cash, checks, credit and
debit cards are accepted.
All proceeds of the sale are
used to support the Siuslaw
Public Library and its pro-
grams.
Buying or Selling? I can help.
Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers.
You will find an area of interest
in a caring organization.
Peace Harbor
Volunteers
400 9th Street, Florence, OR 97439
541-997-8412 ext. 209
1340 Bay St – Beautiful building right on the Sius-
law River, in the heart of Old Town. Fully leased
and in the middle of a thriving tourist location. Four
apartments, three of which are fully furnished, and
a restaurant with a full kitchen,and bar. Does not
include the restaurant business. $595,000. #2499-
15193052
Tim Sapp
Owner /
Principal Broker
541 999-8230
1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200
R&R
Meals on Wheels are available to people over the
age of 60 who cannot get out much due to illness
or advanced age and who are not eating properly,
regardless of income. Cafe 60 is available for those
who prefer to make new friends in a dining room
setting.
1570 Kingwood • PO Box 2313, Florence
541-997-5673
laneseniormeals.org
Operating Monday, Wednesday and Friday
SIUSLAW OUTREACH SERVICES
Recruiting volunteers for front desk reception and help line.
9am-4pm Mon.-Fri.
Please contact our volunteer coordinator
541-997-2816 lori@fl orencesos.org
1576 West 12th Street • P. O. Box 19000, Florence
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541-991-3335
RC Hobby Shop
Spend your TAX $$$$ Wisely!
HUGE DRONE SALE!
Chroma Camera Drone
$
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REG. $1000.00 Now 599.
Yuneec Q500 Camera Drone
$
00
REG. $1100.00 Now 699.
185 Nopal St. in Old Town-Florence
www.rrrchobbyshop.com
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Someone to talk to...
who understands!
To include your organization
in this directory, please call us
@ 541-997-3441
Amanda DeTar
Broker
541 999-4285
Siuslaw
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