COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2017
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we're classifi ed as a private entity and there's grants we
can't get," Beer said.
Pay it Forward allows for residents to request certain
items and the group keeps a list of needs. When the
item is donated, Beer and her staff of volunteers alerts
individuals on the list that they have been matched with
an item.
"We have lists for everything but the biggest list if for
baby items and furniture," she said.
While the group allows pick-ups every two weeks, it
makes exceptions.
"If someone needs formula, and we give away a lot of
formula, they can come anytime and get it and I'll run it
out to them," she said.
The group gets so many donations that it holds "free
days."
"Everything is free but on those days people can come
and take as much as they want, they don't have to sign
up," Beer said.
However, those days may be coming to an end with
Beer saying, "We may have to shut down. We don't
want to but we need a bigger space to operate out of."
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YAC honored by city council
Members of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) were honored by Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing and the city council on June 12 for their work in tobacco
prevention and the role they played in moving House Bill 3030 through the Oregon State Legislature.