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Hendricks named Volunteer of the Month at OCHS
The Oregon Coast Humane Society
(OCHS) recently named Pat Hendricks
as April’s Volunteer of the Month.
Hendricks, a retired school teacher
from northern California, and her hus-
band moved to Florence in 2002 and
quickly became involved in their new
community through volunteer work for
numerous nonprofit organizations,
including OCHS.
During some of the animal shelter’s
leanest times, Hendricks took it on her-
self to contact Friskies Dog Food cor-
porate offices to personally purchase
two large pallets of dry dog food and
two pallets of dry cat food to help feed
the animals. The Friskies corporation
then made a very substantial donation
of its own of dog and cat food to help
out the struggling shelter’s dogs and
cats — getting the shelter through a
difficult time.
Hendricks has helped in many other
significant ways, including donating
hundreds of volunteer hours over the
years working at the Thrift Store. She
COURTESY PHOTO
Pat Hendricks
can often be found working in the
backroom sorting and organizing dona-
tions. She said she enjoys spending
time occasionally at the shelter with the
cats and kittens, giving them one-on-
one time, helping to socialize them so
that they are more readily adoptable.
One cat was particularly special to
her because he had been abused or
traumatized in some way, and initially
would not even look at her and kept his
eyes closed. Hendricks began coming
often to spend time with him in an
effort to comfort and win his confi-
dence. In time, Clyde began to purr and
would climb into her lap when she
came to visit. Later that same year, a
now happier cat, Clyde was adopted
into a home of his own.
Hendricks, together with fellow vol-
unteer Patty Pope, also sew and create
cat bed cushions, cat hammocks and
pot holders in a variety of styles and
patterns which are popular and sold at
OCHS’s Thrift Store. The sales help
raise funds to support the shelter.
Hendricks said that she enjoys the
people she volunteers with at the Thrift
Store and knowing that she is indeed
making a difference for the dogs and
cats at the animal shelter.
For more information about volun-
teering, visit www. oregoncoasthumane
society.org.
DAR announces date for
scholarship application
Oregon Dunes Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution is seeking appli-
cants for their scholarship to
be awarded in May.
The Daughters of the
American Revolution (DAR)
is an organization dedicated to
historical preservation, educa-
tion and patriotism. Members
have a strong commitment to
community and service to oth-
ers, and live by the motto,
“Preserve the Past, Enhance
the Present, and Invest in the
Future.”
This scholarship for $500 is
available to a member of the
current graduating class of
Siuslaw High School.
The DAR is looking for stu-
dents who have turned their
educational life around, or
have overcome difficulty dur-
ing their high school career.
Consideration will be given to
students who demonstrate suc-
cessful grades in their last two
years of high school, can show
involvement in their commu-
nity and family, and can
demonstrate clear educational
and personal goals for their
future.
Applications are due by
May 1.
The details are included on
the flash drive available
through the high school coun-
seling office.
Sales of their popular cook-
book,
DAR
Delicious
Ancestral Recipes, help with
funding. Copies are available
for purchase at the Oregon
Coast Military Museum, 2145
Kingwood Street, and the
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, at
278 Maple Street.
Viewfinders announce April contest winners
Do your part and
volunteer today
to help support
these local
non-proft
organizations in
our community!
Winning photos from John McMahan, Ed Wilent and jane Pittenger.
The theme for the April
meeting of the Viewfinders
Camera Club was “Full
Circle.”
First place went to John
McMahan with an action photo
of his dog jumping through a
hoop.
Ed Wilent took second with
a very colorful picture of a
glass of wine.
Third place was captured by
Jane Pittenger with a photo of a
bird bath full of some of the
most colorful birds we’ve seen.
May’s meeting will be
Monday, May 1, in the
Bromley Room.
Volunteer•Get involved•Donate
Florence Food Share
Ask us about volunteer opportunities.
2190 Spruce Street • P.O.Box 2514
Florence, Oregon 97439
(541) 997-9110
info@fl orencefoodshare.org
Food Backpack for Kids
Together, No Child Will Go Hungry
Your tax deductible donations helped
us feed 84 Florence/ Mapleton area children in March
Mail donations to: PO Box 3347 Florence, OR 97439.
Call 541-997-2497 for more information.
Helping Hands Coalition
Assisting those in need in our Community.
Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri: 11:30 AM - 1 PM
NEW LOCATION SOON
United Methodist Church, 333 Kingwood, Florence
Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer
Meals on Wheels and Cafe 60
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
Peace Harbor Volunteers
Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers, you will fi nd an area
of interest in a caring organization.
400 9th Street, Florence
541-997-8412 ext. 209
Us Too Florence
Saving men one PSA test at a time. “Someone to talk to...who
understands!”
541-997-6626
maribob@oregonfast.net
www.ustoofl orence.org
To include your organization
in this directory, please call us
@ 541-997-3441