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About Polk County itemizer observer. (Dallas, Or) 1992-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 2015)
Polk County Living Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 18, 2015 7A SPIRIT OF GIVING Local organizations seek donations during holiday season Bambinos Beth Jones 211 E. Ellendale No. 7, Dallas Phone: 503-508-6043 Email: beth@bambinosoregon.org Website: www.bambinosoregon.org. What we do: Nonproit ministry that assists low-in- come families in Dallas by reducing stress in homes and enriching the lives of children through clothes, sup- plies, scholarships and more. Our wish list includes: Diapers/wipes (sizes 3 to 6); baby wipes; hygienic supplies for kids and adults and monetary donations. — Dallas Adopt A Family Melissa Bauer Polk Resource Center, 326 Main St., Dallas Phone number: 503-585-6688 Email: melissa.bauer@usw.salvation-army.org. What we do: The holiday drive matches Dallas fami- lies in need with community members who adopt them and provide a holiday meal and a gift for each child in the family. Our wish list includes: Wal-Mart gift cards (for teenager toys); food cards to any store for last minute requests on Friday when the Pantry is closed and a fam- ily has no food; gas cards for families who have just started a job but may not have the gas to get to em- ployment; hygiene products; pillows. — Dallas Christmas Cheer Sue Lamb P.O. Box 661, Dallas Phone number: 503-851-5918 Email: info@dallascc.org Website: www.dallascc.org What we do: To provide families in need a holiday gift of food boxes — enough for a holiday meal and be- yond in the greater Dallas area, including Rickreall, Per- rydale and Falls City. Our wish list includes: Volunteers to help sort, shop, pack and deliver food boxes and toys to families in need 6 a.m. on Dec. 24; conduct canned food drives; support businesses that have our barrels in place (a list can be found online); support school-sponsored canned food drives; year-end charitable giving dona- tions. — Darr Winter Clothing Drive Deb Darr Drop-of site: Starlite Lanes Bowling Center, 394 Main St., Dallas Phone number: 503-787-3888 What we do: The Warm and Fuzzy winter clothing drive pro- vides clothes to area families in need. All donations stay in Polk County. Our wish list includes: New or gently used clothing, including coats, sweatshirts, socks, mittens and scarves. The winter clothing drive will begin the week of Dec. 7 and run until the week of Jan. 8. — Ella Curran Food Bank Pat Jafer 870 N. Main St., Independence Phone number: 503-838-1276 Email: mmjafer@cs.com What we do: The Ella Cur- ran Food Bank provides emer- gency food boxes fo r n e e d y a n d low-income area residents. We are communi- ty supported and a partner of the Marion- Polk Food Share. Our wish list includes: Canned and nonperishable food, including dressing and stuing for the holidays. Vegetables and meats are acceptable as we have limit- ed freezer/refrigerator storage. Gently used clothing, blankets and bedding are also needed. Volunteers are welcome. — Falls City Arts Council Amy Houghtaling Email: amy.houghtaling@fallscity-schools.org What we do: We promote accessible art, cultural and historic enrichment programs that will build a founda- tion of support, trust, education and growth experi- ences by inspiring creative expression and enhancing lives through sustainable opportunities for all residents of Falls City and surrounding rural communities, includ- ing those afected by poverty and homelessness. Our wish list includes: Children’s art supplies (crayons, paints, markers, construction paper, colored pencils, etc.). — Independence Health & Rehabilitation Giving Tree Liane Moser Independence Public Library, 175 Monmouth St., Independence. Phone: 503-838-2240 or 503-838-1811. What we do: Provides gifts for residents of the Inde- pendence Health & Rehabilitation. The giving tree is lo- cated at the Independence Public Library where people can pick up gift tags and return purchased gifts. Our wish list includes: People willing to purchase gifts for residents. Also, cash donations to purchase items not taken of the giving tree. — Monmouth-Independence Community Foundation Marilyn Morton Email: info@mifoundation.net Website: www.MIFoundation.net Phone: 503-838-0251 What we do: The Foundation provides inancial sup- port for educational, civic, recreational and cultural ac- tivities, programs, institutions, facilities and organiza- tions and those serving youth and adults residing with- in the boundaries of the Central 13J School District. Ba- sically, anything which might be of beneit to the greater Monmouth-Independence community and its residents is within the general purpose of the Founda- tion. Our wish list includes: We need all of Monmouth and Independence to be familiar with the Community Foundation and its purpose; contributors to fulill our wish to someday fund a scholarship for every interested graduate of Central High School; contributors to fulill our wish to help every Central School District 13J edu- cator fund extra-curricular classroom projects outside of their budget limitations; to be recognized as a source of community pride for all citizens of Monmouth and Independence; visionaries to help realize our mission 5, 10, 20, 50 and more years from now. — I-M Community/ Soy comunidad Elena Pena, outreach volunteer Phone: 503-838-3518 What we do: We are a bilingual community center for the purposes of community participation to em- power families through education and promotion of life enhancement through existing local-, state- and coun- ty-based resources. Volunteers with the organization assist families in inding resources. Our wish list includes: Volunteers to help families with paperwork and inding needed resources. That in- cludes volunteers willing to drive people to appoint- ments. — Help and Hope to Others (H2O) Joetta Chrissakis 451 SE Maple St., Dallas Phone: 503-831-4736 What we do: We provide food, clothing, household goods and much more to the needy in the Polk County area. Our wish list includes: 1. Volunteers. 2. Elevator re- pair. 3. Internal and external painting. 4. Food dona- tions. — Monmouth-Independence Nite Court Kathy Martin-Willis c/o Monmouth-Independence YMCA 301 S. Main St., Independence OR 97351 503-838-4042 Email: kmartinwillis@theyonline.org Website: theyonline.org What we do: Provide a safe place for middle-school students to hang out together on Friday nights. Our wish list includes: People with a heart and de- sire to mentor youth that are willing to give one Friday night a month (more if they want to) from 6:30 to 9:30 to come and hang out at Nite Court. — Partnerships in Community Living Inc. Kevin Priest 480 E. Main St., Monmouth, OR 97361 Email: kpriest@pclpartnership.org Website: www.pclpartnerships.org What we do: Expand the horizons and enhance the quality of life for those we support. Our wish list is long. It includes: House and oice items, electronics, sensory toys, toiletries, and garden- ing supplies. — Sable House Deborah Thompson, executive director P.O. Box 783, Dallas, OR 97338 289 E. Ellendale Ave., Suite 701, Dallas Phone: 503-623-6703 Email: Deborah@sablehouse.org Website: www.sablehouse.org What we do: Serve survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Polk County through crisis intervention. Our complete wish list is online. It includes: personal products, cleaning supplies, baby items, paper prod- ucts, clothing and household items. — Western Oregon University Food Pantry Christie Colasurdo 347 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361 360-704-9315 Email: aswoucommunity@wou.edu Website: www.wou.edu/foundation What we do: Serve students, staf, faculty and com- munity members who are food insecure. Our wish list includes: We are in the tail end of a Thanksgiving Day food drive, so anything that is part of a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal. Also, restocking popular items such as canned soups or macaroni and cheese. We also could use some can openers and items to cook with and basic cookbooks. — Willamette Valley Food Assistance P.O. Box 317, Dallas, OR 97338 888 Monmouth Cutof Road, Building E, Dallas Phone: 503-831-5634 Email: WVFAP@hotmail.com Website: www.WVFAP.org What we do: Assist needy families with food on a weekly basis for a membership fee of $42 a month. Our wish list includes: Money to sponsor families that can’t aford member fees as well as money to keep foods coming into the program. Don’t see your organization on the list? To be included on next year’s list, contact the I-O newsroom at 503-623- 2373 or email to ionews@polkio.com. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES It doesn’t have to be the holiday season to help out Polk County organizations Organizations that would like to be added , call 503-623-2373 or email IOnews@polkio.com. — • After DARC — 503-623-9501 • Arc of Polk County — 503- 949-5552 • Central School District — 503-838-0030 • City of Dallas — 503-831- 3502 • City of Independence — 503- 838-1212 • City of Monmouth — 503- 751-0145 • Crime Victims Assistance Program — 503-623-9268 • Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce — 503-623-2564 • Dallas Fire Department — 503-831-3532 • Dallas Food Bank — 503- 623-3578 • Dallas Kids, Inc. — 503-623- 6419 • Dallas Police Department — 503-831-3582 • Dallas Public Library — 503- 623-2633 • Dallas Retirement Village — 503-623-5581 • Dallas School District — 503-623-5594 • Delbert Hunter Arboretum — 503-623-7359 • Girl Scouts of Southwest Washington and Oregon — 503- 581-2451 • Ella Curran Food Bank — 503-838-1276 • Falls City Arts Center — 503- 559-6291 • Falls City School District — 503-787-3531 • H-2-O — 503-831-4736 • HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley — 503-363-1651 • Heron Pointe Assisted Living — 503-838-6850 • Independence Health and Rehabilitation — 503-838-0001 • Independence Public Li- brary — 503-838-1811 • Kings Valley Charter School — 541-929-2134 • Luckiamute Watershed Council — 503-837-0237 • Luckiamute Valley Charter School – 503-623-4837 • Meals on Wheels — 503-838- 2084 • Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce — 503- 838-4268 • Monmouth-Independence YMCA — 503-838-4042 • Monmouth Public Library — 503-838-1932 • Northwest Human Services — 503-588-5828 • Oregon Child Development Coalition — 503-838-2745 • OSU Extension Service - Polk County — 503-623-8395 • Perrydale School District — 503-623-2040 • Polk County Court-Appoint- ed Special Advocates (CASA) — 503-623-9268, ext. 1301 • Polk Community Develop- ment Corporation — 503-831- 3173 • Polk County Community Emergency Response Team — 503-623-9396 • Polk County Museum — 503-623-6251 • Polk County Public Health — 503-623-8175 • Polk County Resource Cen- ter — 503-623-8429 • Polk Soil and Water Conser- vation District — 503-623-9680 • Reading for All — 503-623- 9664 • SABLE House — 503-623- 6703 • Salvation Army — 503-798- 4783 • SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) — 503-391-8423 • West Valley Hospital — 503- 623-8301 • Willamette Valley Hospice — 503-588-3600
