8A | DECEMBER 30, 2021 |
GIFT
from A1
Local nonprofit Fami-
ly Relief Nursery, which
serves the communities
of Cottage Grove, Cre-
swell and Drain, was
one of the recipients.
“It was fabulous,” said
Family Relief Nurs-
ery Executive Director
Peggy Whalen. “We
received 50 gift cards,
which was far beyond
what we anticipated.”
In all, 40 families in
the service area received
gift cards (as they were
distributed according to
children in the house-
hold) and other dona-
tions through the non-
profit.
Family Relief Nurs-
ery uses its resources to
support high-risk fam-
ilies to help children
COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
grow up in a healthy
environment.
This holiday season,
the nonprofit received
an influx of donated
gifts through its own
“Stuff the Van” project,
which collected dona-
tions from area outlets,
while multiple business-
es also donated toys. On
top of that, the Toys for
Tots program contrib-
uted leftover gifts from
this year’s event.
“The community was
super generous with us
this year,” said Whalen.
“With all the things we
got, our families were
treated so well. And it
was so exciting to be
able to provide gifts and
the gift cards so that
they could use those
for food and for buying
special things that they
wanted to get for their
kids. We’ve said this was
the best Christmas ever
for our families.”
After all these dona-
tions, Whalen said the
gift cards were just “the
cherry on top”.
Whalen was also effu-
sive in her praise for the
community.
“I just feel like ev-
eryone really stepped
up and went above and
beyond,” she said. “And
I kind of felt like we
made up a little bit for
last year … which was
really what our families
needed.”
The Lane Community
Health Council asked
United Way to leverage
its broad network of
community partners to
get the gift cards into
the hands of historically
underserved families —
families who are Black,
Indigenous, and people
of color, families in ru-
ral communities, and
those struggling with
poverty — communities
in which United Way
particularly seeks to in-
vest.
“Giving financial as-
sistance — direct cash
and gift cards — is one
of the most helpful and
empowering ways to
provide support to fam-
ilies, allowing them to
decide what’s most im-
portant for their fam-
ilies,” said United Way
through a press release.
“These gift cards, even
at $50, are meaningful
to families, especial-
ly since families can
choose what’s most
important for them —
gifts for their kids that
otherwise may not have
been possible this year,
special foods to share
as families revise our
holiday plans and tra-
ditions, or any other
needs that exist right
now.”
The
holiday
gift
cards were distributed
through the following
agencies and programs:
4J ECCO Program, The
ARC of Lane County,
Boys and Girls Club of
Western Lane County,
Centro Latino America-
no, Creswell Family Re-
source Center, Eugene
4J NATIVES Program,
Family Relief Nursery
(Cottage Grove), First
Place Family Center/
First Place Kids, Head
Start, H.O.N.E.Y. Inc.,
833-549-1717
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