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During National Food Bank week, October 11 th through October 17 th , it’s important to remember our neighbors struggling to provide their families with enough food to eat. In Cottage Grove, and the surrounding areas, lower income families can fi nd help at Community Sharing Program. Community Sharing is a local non-profi t that provides community members basic needs, life-skill tools, and resources towards self-suffi ciency. Each month an average of 750 emergency food boxes are distributed by Community Sharing’s pantry. Emergency food boxes are meant to supplement SNAP assistance (previously called food stamps) with a 3-5 day supply of food. As a partner agency, Community Sharing gets over half of its food from the county’s food bank, Food for Lane County. The rest is donated by local individuals, organizations, and businesses. Historically the need for emergency food in the fall and winter is signifi cantly higher than in the spring and summer. This summer the pantry set a new record of 896 food boxes distributed in one month. Following this pattern, the fall and winter months might see even more record-breaking numbers of families in need. In addition to the increased number of our neighbors facing food insecurity, the latest forecast from Food for Lane County for the fi scal year 14-15 shows food distribution to pantries will be lower for the better part of the fi scal year. That means local Food ouchies! “As an only child, Thor, my Great Dane, was my best friend. I sang him songs and dreamed of protecting him so he would live forever,” said Dr. Cathy Alinovi. “So, since the age of nine, my two goals were being a veterinarian and serving in the Armed Forces. After college, my dreams un- folded after serving eight years in the United States Air Force and then graduating from Vet- erinary College. I began working with dogs, cats, horses, cows, llamas, sheep, goats and the occasion- al emu. Animals are amazing — from cows that can lick their noses, to horses with the ability to open a gate with their lips, to dogs’ and cats’ amazing bonds with us. My practice took an unex- pected turn because of the frus- trations to help animals with the limited skills I had learned. Two memorable patients changed my life and those of future pet pa- tients: a horse with a lame knee and a dog with a lame shoulder. I knew I could fi x/help them if I had chiropractic skills, so I stud- ied animal spinal manipulation. During the training, I met vet- erinarians who included other healing tools in their practices such as acupuncture, energy medicine, craniosacral therapy, applied kinesiology, plus they used the skills of animal com- municators. I learned that all these tools are gifts to animal patients. Most of what I do is brain- based: anything that makes the brain work better makes the body work and move better. I soon watched lame dogs walk, cats leave their diabetes behind and pain leave animals’ bodies. It was amazing, fasci- nating, fun and like working in the land of miracles! I realized that infl ammation is the ‘sneaky’ culprit making our Courtesy Photo “My eight-year-old Cairn Terrier Max’s ‘pet’ name is Pil- low Pak,” said Dr. Cathy Alinovi, “because he whispers sweet nothings in my ear at bedtime. My love for dogs is why I studied to become a veterinarian.” pets shed. We’ve been told that shedding is normal — this is far from the truth! Dogs and cats that are not infl amed do not lose fur, except for normal seasonal changes. Dogs and cats shed due to everything that is done to them — mostly through their food and exposure to yard and household chemicals. Feeding is the biggest culprit, accounting for 80 percent of the body’s infl ammation, therefore 80 percent of their illnesses. The other 20 percent is due to illness, genetics, vaccines, pol- lution, etc. If we fi rst fi x what’s going on with the food, then we have the biggest problem out of the way before focusing on the rest. (This is also worth consid- ering when focusing on our own personal health!) My dog, Lady, is the one who helped me down this path. When I adopted her, she arrived with food allergies. I did what any veterinarian would do — I started Lady on a prescription diet. Her allergies continued along with repeated ear infec- tions, a greasy hair coat, shed- ding all the time, and she was emotionally aloof. Frustrated, I attended a course food donations are critical, now more than ever, to meet the basic needs of an ever increasing number of eligible families. In addition to food, Community Sharing accepts donations of essential non-food items, such as hygiene items, clothes, and cleaning supplies, to provide to its client families. These items aren’t covered by SNAP assistance, but clothes, toilet paper, diapers, and soaps are almost as vital for day-to-day living as food. Community Sharing also relies on local volunteers to operate effectively. Our board of directors is composed of dedicated community leaders who volunteer many hours supporting this organization. In the pantry, volunteers help sort the donations, stock the shelves, and assist clients through the pantry process. Offi ce volunteers are needed to give out critical information, help clients fi ll out necessary forms, and provide a kind ear to clients on the edge of crisis. In addition to our current support from local volunteers, we are always looking for volunteers who would be willing to help stop local hunger by organizing a food drive, or fundraising event in Community Sharing’s honor. During the coming holiday season, Community Sharing will be offering food box clients a special food box for December holiday celebrations. Clients will begin signing up for the special about pets’ allergies. The major- ity of the discussions were food related, the ingredients in com- mercial pet food, and the ef- fects/poisoning on pets’ health. Learn what is hiding in your pet’s food: www.TruthAboutPe- tFood.com After a guilt trip about what I had fed and done to my dog, I placed her on a raw diet. Within three days she stopped shedding and was no longer aloof! I soon realized that she was also aller- gic to beef and grains, which we eliminated, along with the rest of her food allergies. Her ear in- fections do not return unless she licks a pan that had beef cooked in it. Sadly for Lady, eating a raw diet did not stop her from going blind. Her blindness was due to sudden acquired retinal de- generation syndrome, SARDS. While SARDS is not complete- ly understood, my research, and Lady’s evidence, indicates untreated food allergies and infl ammation led to my girl’s blindness. 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Adopt Loving Pets www.PetFinder.com Humane Society for Neuter/ Spay Assistance Program. (541) 942-2789 food box in November. The box contains seasonal foods and a frozen turkey for each family. Community sharing will be selling buttons to support our holiday food boxes over the next two months to help put on this special event. We will be selling these buttons for $10 each, please call one of our board members or come by our offi ce to purchase a turkey button and provide a holiday meal to one of your neighbors. In December volunteers from all over the community will help distribute the holiday food boxes at OLPH Catholic Church. The event is an amazing, non- denominational display with concerned community members coming together to give back. There are also a number of annual donations drives this time of year, such as the local U.S. Postal Service’s food drive, Boy Scouts’ door-to-door donation collection and the South Lane School district’s food drive. Please consider supporting these organizations in their efforts. The directors, staff and volunteers at Community Sharing would like to thank the Cottage Grove community for their continued support. Together we are able to provide desperately needed basic needs services to our community as a result of your generosity. To fi nd out how you can help, call Community Sharing at 541-942-2176 Monday through Friday from 11am- 3:30pm. THIS MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THESE LOCAL SPONSORS: A OK BUILDING MAINTENANCE COTTAGE GORVE 541-942-2777 venturing outside. Her routine chiropractic care makes her body work better, sending great information to her brain, which then makes her body work well. It’s a nice paws-i-tive feedback system. Lady has not eaten com- mercial dog food since I learned of the hazards associated with such food. She is constantly petted, stimulated, loved and involved in the family. Lady is an inspirational teacher and the reason I practice holistic veteri- nary medicine. There are many pets who need help improving their qual- ity of life to live long-pain-free lives. Leave no stone unturned when searching for tools to im- prove your four-legged family member’s health and life. My goal of helping pets unfolds dai- ly with these wonderful healing modalities and my books.” CYNERGY PEST CONTROL COTTAGE GROVE 541-579-0843 COAST FORK FEED COMPANY 106 S. 6TH ST COTTAGE GROVE 541-942-8770 COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 116 N. 6TH ST. COTTAGE GROVE 541-942-3325
