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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2018 | 9A Santa making visit to Florence Justic Center The Florence Police Auxil- iary will host its annual Meet Santa at the Florence Justice Center, located at Ninth and Greenwood streets, on Satur- day, Dec. 15, from 3 to 5 p.m. Children will be able to se- lect a toy and have their pic- Heartfelt House to open in June at RiverBend ture taken with Santa. The auxiliary is asking for community toy donations, unwrapped, for all ages. Gifts can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Justice Center before Dec. 14. Buying or Selling? I can help. Brian Jagoe Principal Broker 541 999-1314 82864 S Canary Rd – Location, Location! 40 acres of land, approx 13 miles down South Ca- nary. How much more privacy can you get? Build your dream home here and get all the views you can ask for; ocean, lake and mountain. $175,000. #2181-13278114 COURTESY IMAGES 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 A Warm Coat. A Cozy Blanket. For the homeless and less fortunate, these warm items are essential during the winter months. As part of Windermere’s long standing commitment to help those in need, our Florence offi ce will be collecting gently used coats and blankets November 5th – December 19th weekdays from 9am to 4pm. You can drop them off at Windermere Real Estate/ Lane County 1625 12th Street. (541) 997-5926 HELP US SHARE THE WARMTH THIS WINTER. Architectual images (above, below) of the Heartfelt House, which is currently under construction at RiverBend Hospital, is scheduled to be completed this June, making 10 rooms available at minimal or no cost to families with family members receiving longer treatment at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Centers at RiverBend or University District. As they celebrate Thanks- giving this week, families from as far away as Benton, Douglas and Coos coun- ties say they’re grateful for the Heartfelt House, which is under construction on the RiverBend campus. The 20,208-square-foot house is slated to open in June. 'It will be a home away from home for out-of-town patients needing treatments in Eu- gene-Springfield and families of patients who require long stays at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Centers at Riv- erBend or University District. The Heartfelt House will have 20 rooms: a 10-room wing for families of pediatric patients and a 10-room wing for families of adult patients. “It’s one of the best things that could happen to River- Bend,” said Heather Swesso, a Sutherlin resident whose two daughters were born prema- turely, requiring stays in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Her youngest, Paisley, born at 30 weeks, spent 78 days in the NICU at RiverBend after her birth in January 2016. Swesso said she was lucky to be able to stay at her aunt’s house in Springfield during that time. But even the short drive from her aunt’s house to DONATE NOW! the hospital felt too long for the new mom eager to check on her fragile newborn. When the Heartfelt House is completed, visiting a loved one will be as simple as a 5-minute walk across the street, “It’s going to put so many peoples’ minds at ease because they’re going to be able to be right there,” Swesso said. The Heartfelt House is a $8.4-million project funded entirely through philanthropy. It is a collaboration between PeaceHealth, which will own the land and building, and Ronald McDonald House Charities, which will oversee day-to-day operations. Guests will pay from noth- ing to a modest fee, depending on their circumstances. But no one will be turned away because of inability to pay. That lessens the financial blow to families who already are dealing with the stress of illness, injury or other medi- cal conditions. Following a diagnosis of prostate cancer and surgery in June, Larry Wood, of North Bend, needed 40 radiation treatments over eight weeks. He wanted to have the treat- ments in the Eugene-Spring- field area. But he couldn’t 18th ANNUAL ‘TREE OF GIVING’ Begins Monday, Nov. 26th Maximize your donation by donating to Cars for a Cause by Dec. 31st. We accept cars, trucks, RVs, boats & motorcycles CALL NOW! Stop by for a coff ee or hot chocolate and cookies. Select an ornament from the tree representing gift requests for specifi c necessities by a high school student in our community. Return gift s to us by Dec. 19, to be distributed before Christmas break. ccb#55030 1780 Kingwood St. • 541-997-8526 •Helps those in need in Lane County • Charitable donation •We do all the paperwork commute from North Bend and the cost to stay in a hotel for two months — even at a discounted rate — was pro- hibitive. Wood ended up staying at the Children’s Miracle Net- work/Lions Patient Family Guest House on Patterson Street, near University Dis- trict. “It was really nice,” Wood said. “They provide just about everything a hotel provides. You could do your own laun- dry. You share the kitchen. It’s kind of a family.” Wood said he's glad to hear that the Heartfelt House will have room for even more fam- ilies. The Heartfelt House antici- pates serving up to 1,500 fam- ilies a year, much more than the 300 a year the Patterson Street House could accommo- date. Dave and Sarah Hokama, of Corvallis, have been dedicat- ed advocates for the Heartfelt House after their youngest daughter, Gracie, was born 13 weeks early at RiverBend in November 2015. Sarah stayed at the Patter- son Street guest house during Gracie’s three months in the NICU. She said she wished she had been closer, so she could have spent more time at Gracie’s side. “It’s exciting to be part of this, to see the pieces come together, and to think of the future families who will ben- efit from this,” she said after a recent tour of the Heartfelt House construction. 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