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POWER from page 1A
He hopes this first big
event with Sea Scouts might
also encourage youth to con-
sider the organization, which
is “like Boy Scouts on the wa-
ter.” He is working with the
Port of Siuslaw on organizing
and more information will be
available soon.
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Wednesday,
July
28, 2021
11:00
7:00 !!
p.m.
a.m.
!! to
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, OR 97439
Join us for a healthcare job fair at the Florence
Events Center featuring local employers in skilled
nursing care, assisted living and memory care that
are hiring right now! Find a rewarding career at
Regency Florence, Northwest Memory Care, Spruce
Point, New Friends of Florence, and New Friends
of Coos Bay! COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered
free of charge between 4-6 pm courtesy of Rite Aid
Pharmacy. We look forward to seeing you there!
Schedule of events:
12:00-12:15 pm: Global Career Opportunities in
Healthcare
12:30- 12:45 pm: Career Pathways to Become a
CNA
12:45-1 pm: From Young Mother to Caregiver
to Owner: how to advance your
healthcare career in a community to
owning a
community
1:15-1:30 pm:
Preparation
Skills and
Interview
Tips
2:00-2:30 pm: Global Career Opportunities in
Series of Healthcare
events to be held throughout the day
focusing
on CNA
and RN career
tracks, global
2:45-3 pm:
Career
Pathways
to Become
an RN
opportunities
in healthcare,
interview Coordinator:
skills and more! how
3:15-3:30
pm: Life
Enhancement
activities in our community keep our
COVID residents
vaccination happy
clinic onsite
P.M.
and 4-6
healthy
courtesy of Preparation
Rite Aid Pharamacy
3:45-4 pm: Interview
Skills and Tips
4-6 pm: COVID-19 vaccinations
The book giveaway (above left) and the bike giveaway both provided resources and fun for area youth.
no charge to students or mother Shannon was lead- munity,” Shannon said.
facilities in the Willamette
their parents for the bikes or ing the distribution of books
The recent lifting of Valley.
helmets, but there was one to students at Miller Park on COVID restrictions was
In addition, the Florence
small thing required to re- Saturday.
somewhat unexpected and Food Share “Stuff the Bus”
ceive the items, according to
“We celebrated the 11th many of the usual elements of challenge brought in more
local nonprofit radio station annual power of Florence the day — an early morning than 2,000 pounds of food
KXCR Board President Gigi by giving away a retail value free breakfast at the Florence and $350. People supporting
Lassan, who was on hand as a of about $12,000 worth of Methodist Church, the Pow- the University of Ducks won,
sponsor of the giveaway.
books at the Book Gifting,” er Walk through Old Town bringing in 1,322 pounds of
“Those children had to Shannon reported. “More and landscaping at Gallagh- food compared to Oregon
write an essay to Safe Shelter than 100 children got to pick er Park with members of the State Beaver fans, who donat-
for Siuslaw Students to pick eight brand new beautiful Florence Garden Club — will ed 726 pounds.
up their bicycle,” she said. “It books, retail valued on aver- be included again next year
This event was coordinat-
was wonderful and the smiles age at $120 worth per child.” if things on the public health ed with Pacific Dunes Shrine
on the faces of those children
This year’s giveaway was front continue to improve.
Club and Florence Grocery
were priceless.”
possible because of people’s
One event that was includ- Outlet.
The power of Florence, donations at the 2020 Power ed this year, despite COVID
“Your generous support
originally the brainchild of of Florence.
concerns, was the Van Fans continues to improve the
Kaylee Graham, who was
“More than 300 kids at Ice Cream Social, which was lives of your fellow commu-
ten years old at the time, has Siuslaw Elementary School held at the Florence Events nity members,” stated a post
become a model for public received books throughout Center on Saturday after- on food share’s Facebook.
service days in communities the school year to help build noon. The Van Fans support
Other events also occurred
around America. Kaylee has their home libraries during the Friends of Florence Can- throughout the day.
continued supporting the distance-learning
with cer Van, which transports
For more info, visit www.
“Power of Florence “and her thanks to our generous com- patients to appointments at powerofflorence.org.
SPRUCE from page 1A
Precautions being taken
to protect residents and staff
include:
• Team members are fur-
nished with personal protec-
tive equipment (PPE) to be
worn at all times.
• All residents are current-
ly asked to stay inside their
apartments for the time be-
ing.
• All residents are being
served meals in their apart-
ments and with disposable
dishes and cutlery.
• All residents are being
monitored each shift for pos-
sible symptoms of illness.
• Increased disinfection
and infection control mea-
Rotary Club of Florence
Rotarian of the Month
CRAIG SANDERS
CRAIG SANDERS
CRAIG SANDERS IS ONE OF THE KINDEST MEN YOU WILL EVER MEET
Some people are cute, some people smart,ďut
to be kind, that takes real heart. Kindness is the
true measure of one’s character ƚo be slow to
judge, and slow to anger. Kindness is what the
world needs͘Kindness will bring truly great
seeds. Anonymous
Craig owned and operated his construction business for (30) years before
joining Hoagland Properties where he was VP/COO for (6+) years and
President for (4+) years before retiring.
He first became a member of the Rotary Club of Florence in 2009 where he
has been an active role model for all Rotarians. He always has a smile, a kind
word and embodies the Rotarian values in all he does.
CRAIG WAS
CO-CHAIR OF
OUR ANNUAL
“COOL AT THE
COAST” GOLF
TOURNAMENT
CRAIG SERVED
AS ROTARY
PRESIDENT AND
BOARD MEMBER
2018-2019
Craig is a terrific family man, and he loves
kids. Here ŚĞis handing out dictionaries to
Florence School Children.
Looking at Craig’s LinkedIn Profile you see
immediately what is most important to him
when the first sentence in his About Me
section is . . . . .
“I try to be as active in my grandchildren's
lives as much as possible. . . .”
CRAIG AT THE ANNUAL
ROTARY AUCTION WITH
HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE
JEANNI
Craig has many interests but one of his favorites
is traveling with Jeanni to some of the best scuba
diving spots on the planet where he spends
hours taking stunningly beautiful pictures.
202
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sures are in place as well as
social/physical distancing
measures.
• All team members are
participating in ongoing in-
fection control procedures
training.
• A vaccination clinic is
being scheduled to continue
to make vaccines available to
any yet unvaccinated com-
munity members.
Spruce Point has been en-
couraging all staff and resi-
dents to get vaccinated and
offering the vaccine to any-
one willing since January of
this year. So far, 36% of staff
and 87% of residents have
been fully vaccinated.
Lane County Public
Health has not verified those
statistics as of press time
Tuesday.
“We truly appreciate all of
the support and encourage-
ment from our local commu-
nity. The tremendous spirit
exhibited by our residents,
team members and our fam-
ilies, as we’ve all responded to
this unprecedented situation,
is nothing less than inspira-
tional. We have been and will
remain in close contact with
our residents and families
to keep them informed and
updated as this situation un-
folds,” added Wingfield.
For more information
about Spruce Point, visit
spruce-point.com, call 541-
997-6111 or email Wingfield
directly bwingfield@spruce-
point.com.
Located on the pictur-
esque coastal community of
Florence, Ore., Spruce Point
Assisted Living and Mem-
ory Care is an assisted liv-
ing community that offers a
true continuum of care for
its residents. Family-owned
and operated by Nightingale
Healthcare, the communi-
ty offers assisted living and
memory care services, com-
plete with long-term care,
out-patient therapy, con-
cierge services, and an abun-
dance of community-ori-
ented activities in a safe and
compassionate setting.
For more info, visit spruce-
point.com or call 541-997-
6111.
