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Dutch Bros Foundation supports Florence Food Share
F
lorence Food Share, a nonprofit
dedicated to alleviating food inse-
curity throughout the Siuslaw region,
and Dutch Bros Foundation, the phil-
anthropic arm of Dutch Bros Coffee,
are providing much-needed as-
sistance to those impacted by the
economic fallout of the coronavi-
rus pandemic. The foundation’s
gift of $693 can help address in-
creasing need for food security as
the numbers of unemployment
and furloughed workers grow.
The gift is part of a larger $1
million commitment made by the
Dutch Bros Foundation to assist
organizations in its seven operat-
ing states. Partnering with local
food banks allows the donation
to make an immediate impact in
areas hit hardest by COVID-19.
“Dutch Bros has always been about
people first, and we feel fortunate to be
working with our longtime partners in
meeting community needs,” said Katie
Hutchinson, vice president of philan-
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Through the Dutch Bros Founda-
tion, coupled with our annual “Dutch
Luv” day give-back in February, we
hope to ease the hardship many face in
simply putting food on the table. This
gift is one more way we can show up
and make a difference.
The mission of the Florence Food
Share is to alleviate hunger and en-
hance the health and dignity of people
in Lane County. They are an emergen-
cy food pantry offering free food in
a shopping style experience for peo-
ple with low incomes. They provide
a three to five day supply of food per
household to about 4,000 people
a year. Supplemental perishable
foods are also available in the
lobby, serving an average of 100
people daily. Florence Food Share
also grows nearly 10,000 pounds
of food yearly in their production
garden.
The Dutch Bros Foundation,
the philanthropic arm of Dutch
Bros Coffee, supports programs
and projects in three core areas:
youth, health, and origins (sourc-
es of its coffee bean). Each year
since its inception in 2016 as the
Love Abounds Foundation, it has giv-
en several million dollars to local, state
and national causes.
Learn more about the foundation
at www.dutchbros.com/dutch-bros-
foundation.
Oregon to provide 351,000+ children with meal replacement benefits
The Department of Hu-
man Services (DHS) and the
Oregon Department of Ed-
ucation (ODE) announced
today that Oregon families
with children who are eligi-
ble for free or reduced-price
school meals will get cash
benefits for the meals they
would have received at
school even if they have
been accessing meals from
schools during the closure.
The USDA Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS)
authorized DHS to provide
Oregon P-EBT Pandem-
ic School Meal Replace-
ment Benefits to more than
351,000 students receiving
free or reduced-price school
meals in Oregon, including
almost 147,000 students al-
ready receiving Nutrition
Assistance. Households will
receive benefits equivalent
to one free lunch and one
free breakfast for each eligi-
ble child – $5.70 per normal
school day for the months of
March, April, May and June.
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“Together, DHS and ODE
are working to ensure no
child in Oregon goes hun-
gry during the COVID-19
pandemic,” said Dan Haun,
DHS Self-Sufficiency Pro-
grams Director. “This re-
source is the result of our
strong collaboration and
will provide additional sup-
port for child nutrition and
expand families’ options for
healthy food.”
“The approval of this pro-
gram highlights the tremen-
dous partnership between
ODE and DHS and our
shared desire to strengthen
our communities,” added
Dustin Melton, Director
of ODE’s Child Nutrition
Programs. “The P-EBT pro-
gram will support student’s
nutritional needs during a
time of crisis and uncertain-
ty.”
Eligible
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram (SNAP) households
will have their March, April
and May benefits automat-
ically deposited to their
existing Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) accounts in
late May. Students who get
free or reduced-price school
meals Oregon Department
of Human Services Safe-
ty-Health-Independence
but do not receive SNAP
benefits will automatical-
ly receive an Oregon Trail
Card in the mail.
Families who have expe-
rienced significant income
loss may have become eligi-
ble for free or reduced-price
school meals, and there is
still time to apply. Apply
online at https://www.ode.
state.or.us/apps/FRLApp/
Default or contact your lo-
cal school.
Benefits will be retroac-
tive to March 16 for stu-
dents who received free and
reduced-price meals when
schools closed. For newly el-
igible free or reduced-price
meals or SNAP households,
benefits will start at the be-
ginning of the month they
become eligible.
Eligible families will re-
ceive the following for each
child:
• $69 for March
• $126 in April
• $120 in May
• $69 in June
Additional options to
strengthen food security
among Oregonians, include
the ability for households to:
• Use their EBT card to
include online food pur-
chases through Amazon
and Walmart (delivery fees
not included).
• Take advantage of the
double up food bucks pro-
gram, which matches every
$1 of EBT funds spent — up
to $10 — on fresh fruit and
vegetables at participating
local farmers markets.
DHS will continue to
work with federal partners
to provide greater assistance
to Oregonians in need.
To apply for Nutrition
Assistance, visit needfood.
oregon.gov or call 2-1-1.
Annual Lane County Fair canceled in light of state guidelines
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sions are being made all
across the state,” said Rachel
Bivens, Lane Events Center
marketing manager and as-
sistant fair organizer. “Safe-
ty is always our top priority
for our fairgoers, exhibitors,
vendors and others, but that
doesn’t make it any less dev-
astating to cancel an event
that families look forward
to every summer, and that
many vendors depend on
for income.”
Fair organizers are work-
ing now to contact vendors
and provide them with in-
formation about the cancel-
lation. Tickets had not yet
gone on sale to the general
public.
“We will look for creative
and safe ways to welcome
the community to the Lane
County Fairgrounds over
the summer, and begin
planning to welcome fair-
goers back for a spectacular
Lane County Fair in 2021,”
said Bivens.
The Lane County Fair has
been held annually in one
form or another since the
1800s. There have been no
previous cancellations of the
Fair in recent memory.
For more information on
the Lane County Fair, go to
www.atthefair.com.
Florence Habitat for Humanity ReStore now accepting household paints
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown
has announced that all large
gatherings will be prohibit-
ed through September. As
a result of that announce-
ment, the Lane County Fair,
which was slated to take
place July 22 to 26, will not
be held this year.
“We understand and sup-
port the need to protect the
health of our community
and know that hard deci-
Florence Habitat for Hu-
manity ReStore is a Paint-
Care drop-off location.
All brands of house
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
MAY 15
MAY 16
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paint, stain and varnish are
Florence ReStore also
accepted, in any age or con- sells a variety of paints.
dition. Paint must be in its
Questions?
original container, with the
Call Florence Restore at
original manufacturer’s la- 541-997-5837, visit 2016
bel and secured lid.
Highway 101 or go to www.
florencehabitat.org.
For
more
informa-
tion about the Oregon
PaintCare program, visit
ww.paintcare.org.
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Health is our #1 Priority!
At Shervin’s we are taking extra precaution in order to ensure that our customers and staff are kept safe
and healthy during this quickly changing situation.
1 Car Sanitation – All cars are wiped down with a sanitizer before and aft er the service. We wipe down
any areas in the interior where employees have touched, such as door handles, the steering wheel, keys,
shift ers and power window panels.
2 Hand Sanitation- Our staff will continue to wash their hands throughout the day and change gloves
aft er each car they service.
3 Give Customers Options- We will pick up and deliver your vehicle to your home. You may also drop
your key in our secure mailbox for drop-off s to avoid or minimize contact.
4 Employee Illness is Serious- We are encouraging employees
not to shake hands. We are practicing “personal distancing” and
encouraging employees to stay home if they feel under the weather.
5 Wipe Down High Touch Points- We wipe/spray counters, credit
card machines, door handles, phone handles, kitchen areas, and
chair arms and tables in waiting area multiple times a day.
We continue to be focused and committed to working with each
of you to ensure we continue to meet and exceed your expecta-
tions. We are here for you.
We thank you for your business and more importantly, your
friendship. Please be safe and exercise extra precaution during this
challenging time.
Our conveniently located office is locally owned and staffed by our neighbors, people right here
in your community. We care about our community and offer simple and economical pre-arranged
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