SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
Habitat director to speak Friendship Club to elect new officers
The Siuslaw Friendship lunch and a general meeting at card games: five crowns on
at coalition meeting
Club will elect new officers for the Elks Club, beginning at 11 Tuesday, pinochle on Thursday
Habitat for Humanity
Director Ken Gaylord will be
the speaker for the next meet-
ing of the Florence Area
Community Coalition (FACC)
on Wednesday, March 2, from
9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library, 1460 Ninth St.
Gaylord will update citizens
about the activities of Florence
Habitat for Humanity and
share information about the
upcoming “Senior Tsunami:
Aging in Place Forum” to be
held at the Florence Events
Center on May 7.
Although an overwhelming
majority of people say they
want to grow old in their own
homes, or “age in place,” 79
percent of seniors have no sys-
tematic plan for doing so.
Through a combination of
talks, panel discussions, ven-
dors, resources, displays and
information tables, the forum
will help citizens identify con-
siderations for designing their
own plans.
At each monthly FACC
meeting, participants are invit-
ed to bring donations for a
local agency. This month’s
featured agency is the Boys
and Girls Club.
the 2016-17 year at its
Thursday, March 10, meeting.
The nominations are: President
Janet Van Kleek, vice-presi-
dent Pam Thompson, secretary
Jeanette Bratcher and treasurer
Dee Darrow.
The club meets on the sec-
ond Thursday of the month,
September through June, for
and hand-and-foot on the sec-
ond and fourth Fridays of the
month. Annual dues are $15.
Come for a meeting and/or a
card game and get to know the
members.
For more information, con-
tact membership chairwoman
Betty Fieldson at 541-997-
2842.
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Greentrees to display FRAA artwork
Greentrees Village, a spon-
sor of the Florence Regional
Arts Alliance (FRAA), has dis-
Do your part and
volunteer today
to help support
these local
non-proft
organizations in
our community!
played residents’ art for many
years.
Now, for the first time, all
FRAA members will be
exhibiting their works exclu-
sively for Greentrees residents.
This is the first time that artists
from outside the village will be
featured.
Hanging art will be dis-
played in a secured area on the
business office walls and 3-D
art will be in a locked display
cabinet. Photography, 2-D, 3-D
art and jewelry will all be on
display.
Delivery for the art will be
Tuesday, March 1, from 1 to 3
p.m., in Greentrees’ lobby.
Security gates will be open
during those hours.
Pick-up will be Thursday,
March 31, from 1 to 3 p.m.
For more information, con-
tact Bill Johnson at 541-997-
1680.
Register for Indoor Yard Sale
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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.
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
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.
a.m.
A primary goal of the club is
raising funds to support
Florence charities such as Food
Share, Food Backpacks for
Kids,
Siuslaw
Outreach
Services and the Florence Area
Humane Society.
In addition to luncheons and
fundraisers, the club sponsors
1570 Kingwood • PO Box 2313, Florence
541-997-5673
laneseniormeals.org
Operating Monday, Wednesday and Friday
SOS is looking for a
few great volunteers!
The Indoor Yard Sale is
coming to the Florence Events
Center on April 2.
Applications to be part of
the Friends of the Florence
Events Center’s annual indoor
sale are available for nonprof-
it groups and individuals who
wish to rent a booth space to
display their goods.
For those who do not have a
garage, adequate parking or
hard to find locations, this is a
perfect solution to be part of
Club
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“Every Monday, all of the
kids’ names go into a cup and
we draw a job and then we
draw a name to assign to that
job for the week. They can
earn 25 club bucks a week,
five club bucks a day,” Aaron
explained. “It is like a real job.
If they don’t show up, they
don’t get paid. If they don’t do
their job, or refuse to do their
job, they can be let go from the
job. If that happens, the job is
given to someone else.”
The jobs may require vacu-
uming, cleaning dishes and
putting away recreational
equipment. A Teen Center staff
member must sign off on the
work before the member gets
credit for the day.
“It is getting to the point
where the kids are helping
police each other’s jobs,”
Aaron said.
The club has added more
expensive items to the club
store’s inventory and has
implemented a monthly incen-
tive item that the club mem-
bers choose. For February, the
incentive is NFL or NBA regu-
lation jerseys with the player’s
names on the back. Peyton
Manning and Cam Newton are
current favorites. Each jersey
costs 200 club bucks.
Aaron said one member has
earned 360 club bucks.
“She wants two jerseys and
she knows she only needs 40
more club bucks. She said, ‘If I
hadn’t spent those 10 club
bucks on snacks, I would be
that much closer to my goal.’
this huge sale. Single booths
and double spaces are avail-
able for a fee from $35 to $90
and there are discounts for
nonprofit groups.
Space will be available up
until Thursday, March 31, at 5
p.m., for any group or individ-
ual to participate in the sale.
For more information, stop
by the Florence Events Center
office at 715 Quince St. or
contact Jennifer Connor at the
FEC at 541-997-1994.
She is learning about budget-
ing,” Aaron said.
According to Aaron, how
the members spend their club
bucks is completely their own
decision.
“We are looking for a spon-
sor for the store,” she said.
“We estimate that $100 per
month will keep the store fully
stocked with good stuff. I
won’t put candy, sodas or
sports drinks in the club store.”
In addition to the club bucks
program, the Teen Center
requires each member to per-
form two hours of community
service each week, with no
club bucks incentive.
Club Executive Director
Chuck Trent said, “Our goal at
the Boys and Girls Club is to
make sure that every teen in
our program is on track to
graduate on time, which means
we also help the school district
with its graduation rate. When
you have this partnership with
the kids, the school and the
club, that’s the best of all
worlds.”
In addition to learning about
managing money, according to
Trent, the club bucks program
allows every student, regard-
less of their economic situa-
tion, to be able to afford the
jersey, school gear or other
things they want or need.
“We are also creating a work
ethic that is transferable as
these students move on in
life,” Trent said.
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