SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
‘Operation Red, White, Blue and You’ goes national
Operation Red, White, Blue
and You (ORWBY)launched
Jan. 28, at Disabled American
Veterans (DAV) Chapter 23 in
Florence.
ORWBY is an outreach pro-
gram to honor the memory of
its
creator,
Helen
F.
Cunningham,
one
of
Florence’s centenarians who
crocheted 34 lapghans —
small lap-sized afghan —
through age 106.
The lapghans were donated
to local deserving veterans at
Elk events. Her daughter, the
Rev. Kat Cunningham of
Circle 4 Oneness Ministry,
chose to continue Helen
Cunningham’s work as anoth-
er level of creating Oneness
around the United States.
“I think it’s something that’s
very needed right now,”
Cunningham said. “We believe
the true heart of this gesture is
in the healing of the patriotic
lapghan maker and gifted vet-
eran who receives it.”
Cunningham, along with the
project’s outreach and social
networking coordinator Karen
Lee, helps connect families
and fathers who were veterans
serving the U.S.
COURTESY PHOTO
Clockwise from top left: Carol Strenkoski, Kat Cunningham, DAV Adjutant Ralph L.
Martin, Karen Lee, DAV Commander David “Skip” Stitt and Caroline Mesman
When telling others about
this effort, Cunningham said
they found people outside of
Florence who wanted to be a
part of this gifting.
“In the spirit of this idea, it
only seemed natural to go
global,” said Cunningham,
who is asking that 1,000
lapghans be created and pre-
sented by December 2017.
Lee
continued
Helen
Cunningham’s last lapghan
and presented it to DAV
Commander David “Skip”
Stitt to kick off this labor of
love.
Carol
Strenkoski,
of
“Doggie Couture,” crocheted
the first one and presented it to
her son, David, in Ann Arbor,
MI.
“His smile launched our
national
movement
of
‘Patriotic Comfort,’” said
Strenkoski.
A local volunteer, Caroline
Mesman, has stepped up to
create her lapgan to present
locally. It’s a simple self-
starter program. Volunteers
can download a pattern, buy
the yarn, choose to knit or cro-
chet a red, white and blue
striped lapghan and present it
to any male or female veteran
they choose to honor.
Send a post and photo of the
presentation for the FB organ-
ization page.
For more details, visit
www.circle4oneness.org or
email
Lee
at
soulstar_46@yahoo .com
“The ministry’s work is to
awaken people to see that
there is no separation,” said
Cunningham. “We can support
each other — one lapghan at a
time.”
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at Starlight
Feb. 15
Musician Stella Blue,
accompanied by Florence
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owship (FUUF)’s resident
musician Jeff Lovejoy, will
perform at the Starlight
Cabaret Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and
music begins at 6:30 p.m.
The concert will be pre-
sented at FUUF, located at
Highway 101 and Heceta
Beach Road.
Blue has been performing
on the West Coast for over 30
years. She has played at clubs
and restaurants in the north-
west and also performes fre-
quently at craft fairs, markets
and seasonal festivals.
Blue plays a wide variety
of music from a song list that
includes more than 400 titles.
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vided, or guests over age 21
can “BYOB.” Healthy finger
foods are welcome.
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public, but donations are
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Feb. 19, from 3 to 5 p.m. at
the Florence Events Center,
715 Quince St.
This event will honor both
present and past volunteers
who have given of their time
and dedication over the
years.
All past and present volun-
teers are invited to attend.
RSVP prior to Feb.17 by
calling Danielle Dickson at
541-999-5702.
FRAA artist
teaches
mono-prints
Well-known local artist
Kat Cunningham will be
offering
two
Tuesday
evening classes to the
Florence community, titled
“Mono-Print Flowers and
Birds of Florence.”
In these classes, students
will create an enhanced
gelli/acrylic plate mono print,
and then add “pop,” depth
and texture with household
tools. They will also design
hot-cut stencils.
Whether new to art, or a
seasoned artist, these classes
promise to provide a new,
creative experience.
Dates for the classes are
Feb. 21 to begin the project,
and Feb. 28 to complete it.
Classes run from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Florence Regional
Arts Alliance Art Center, 120
Maple St. in Old Town, and
pre-registration is required.
A third optional class will
be offered on Tuesday, March
7, for those who wish to
“continue the fun” and learn
additional advanced tech-
niques.
Versatile, creative, and
innovative are just a few of
the words to describe
Cunningham,
who
for
decades has enjoyed a career
as an accomplished artist,
author, designer, and entre-
preneur.
Cunningham created the
first piece of public art locat-
ed at the Port of Siuslaw
boardwalk, the three-sided
Florence Scenic Column,
comprised of hand-painted
tiles.
For further details about
the
upcoming
classes,
Cunningham can be contact-
ed at 541-999-1782 or
kat@circle4oneness.org.
Those wishing to attend
may also visit the FRAA Art
Center and Gallery to register
at fraaoregon.org.
