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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 Shelter from 1A “The long-range fore- cast through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this win- ter is predicted to be an aver- age winter,” Wood said. “We don’t really have an idea what that means.” If given the chance, Wood would want the shelter to be open any time it’s under 40 degrees, but the programs lack resources to handle that at this time. To expand to that temperature, a new structure would have to be found, along with funding and more support from local volun- teers. Currently, the “shelter” is actually housed in the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, located at 3996 Highway 101. Backup loca- tions include the New Life Lutheran Church and the United Methodist Church. Wood explained the opera- tion: “We generally open our doors at 5 p.m. and we have registration,” he said. “We check some of the luggage people have, and then we have coffee and some snacks for people to eat. We serve dinner at 6 p.m.” For sleeping, the shelter offers blow-up mattresses, along with clean sheets, blan- kets and pillows. “And we have, through many generous donations, enough blankets that if some- body wants to sleep under 10 blankets, we can arrange that,” Wood said. In the morning, breakfast is served and the guests help clean up the area. Mattresses are stored, and if another cold night is expected, names are placed on the bedding so they may be reused a second night. The shelter serves a wide variety of guests. Some are travelers coming up Highway 101, while many more live in the area. “We do have a resident homeless population here in Florence,” Wood said. “Folks who are living in tents or peo- ple in garages. I think we may have had someone living on a boat, along with many car campers. We also had folks that were living in trailers that weren’t well insulated and they will just come in and spend the night with us because it’s warm. We also had a number of families that came and stayed with us overnight. That’s sort of the broad strokes we served last year.” But not all guests come to stay the night. Many come for the hot meal and to warm up, after which they go back to whatever their living situa- tion is. When the shelter does open, white flags with an out- line of a building and people sleeping under it are placed in the library and on Highway 101. Email blasts are sent out, and notifications are given to organizations like SOS, KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS Helping Hands and govern- mental institutions like the Florence Police Department and Lane County Sheriff’s Office. “And at 5 p.m., we have someone who can go and pick up people and bring them to our site,” Wood said. The price to run the shelter for one night is approximate- ly $360, which stretched the budget last year when the shelter was open for 22 nights, with costs reaching close to $8,000. Expenses include paying two people to stay overnight with the guests, as well as food and drinks. The community has been very supportive in donating time and funds to the project, Wood explained. “We would get small dona- tions of $10 to $100 almost each night that we were open,” he said. “That’s hon- 9 A estly how we have kept in business, through the small donations. The community has been so supportive with donations and with food, hats, gloves and socks. Several times last year we noticed that some of our guests need- ed socks, so we put out a call on Facebook and 50 pairs of socks show up. People in Florence are so generous and caring.” The donations are impor- tant, Wood believes, because the shelter is the right thing to do. “I think it’s important because we’ve had some pret- ty brutal nights,” he said. “We wish we could do more, but it’s something that needs to be done. “Nobody needs to freeze to death.” For more information, or to volunteer or donate, call 541- 997-7136. 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Mapleton Lions Club Community Chorus of Florence presents “Christmas Classics” 2 p.m. Open to public — donations welcome Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw House Concert Series: John Paris 3 p.m. $15 RSVP/More info at 541-999-9720 or kathypiano@gmail.com Victorian Christmas Open House 4 to 7 p.m. Open to public — $5 day-use fee required for parking Heceta Head Lighthouse Dec. 11 Lane County Blood Bank Drive 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Open to public Florence Events Center 541-484-9112 or lanebloodcenter.org/ SAPPSA Meeting 3:30 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Public Library sappsa@oregonfast.net SHS Band and Choir concert 7 p.m. Open to the public Florence Events Center Dec. 12 Us TOO Florence Prostate Cancer Support Group with Urologist Bryan Mehlhaff 5 to 7 p.m. Open to public Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw 541-999-4239 Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 5:30 p.m. Mass and refreshments St Mary, Our Lady of the Dunes Catholic Church 85060 Highway 101 541-997-2312 Dec. 13 Shoreline Christian School presents “A Gift for Jesus” 5 p.m. Dinner and show 4445 Highway 101 541-997-5909 Jazz Kings present “An Old- Fashioned Christmas” Hosted by The John G. 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