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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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• 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