2003 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree
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Vernonia Cares Director Sandy Welch is honored as Citizen of the Year
Sandy W elch, the 2003
Jamboree Citizen of the Year is
the director of Vernonia Cares
Food Bank. She is also a native
Vernonian, and is in complete
agreem ent with this yea r’s
Jamboree theme that proclaims
Vernonia as the “ Best Little
Town in America.”
Sandy has been director of
the non-profit emergency food
agency for only two years, but
her volunteer experience in
helping establish the Vernonia
Foursquare Church, in 1979,
then helping to maintain it over
the years, has given her a
wealth of experience in helping
others and working with volun
teers.
Sandy started working as a
child, picking strawberries like
Fun Run added to Jamboree will also
be benefit Vernonia Cares operations
A “Fun Run” held last sum
mer as a benefit for Vernonia
Cares Emergency Food Pantry
was so popular that it was
added to this year’s Friendship
Jamboree - and with an inter
esting twist, as well!
Participants in the 5-1/2K
“Dare to Care” Fun Run/Walk
will actually lead off the
Jamboree Parade on Saturday.
The run will start at 10:50 a.m.
from the corner of Bridge Street
and Weed Avenue, alongside
Vernonia City Hall.
Registration is from 10:00 to
10:45 a.m. Entry fees are $15
per individual and $30 per fam
ily. The registration fee includes
a raffle ticket.
There will be awards for
Overall first, second and third
place, plus first, second and
third place awards for men and
women in each age group - 0
to 10, 11 to 20 and 21 to 30.
Awards and raffle drawing
will be at noon at Vernonia
Cares, 627 Adams Avenue.
For more information, call
Sandi Welch at 503-429-1414
or www.signmeup.com/20855
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most of the other children in
Vernonia, and still remembers
her first pay check.
“We were paid at the end of
the season, then," Sandy ex
plained, “and my first check
was for $17.00. I thought I was
rich!”
She also knew exactly what
she wanted to do with the mon
ey: She went to M iller’s
Department Store (Miller’s was
in the brick building at the cor
ner of Bridge and Madison,
which also housed J.C. Penney
at one time.) and bought a new
shirt and slacks, especially for
Jamboree!
After high school, Sandy
worked at various jobs and
married Ron Welch, who is now
a building contractor. Ron and
Sandy raised three children in
Vernonia, with Sandy doing a
lot of home schooling.
Their two daughters are
grown and their son is a sopho
more at Vernonia High School.
They also have four grandchil
dren.
Sandy was “extremely” sur
prised at her selection as
Citizen of the Year but said she
accepted the honor in order to
bring attention to Vernonia
Cares and the many volunteers
who help keep it running. The
client load has nearly doubled
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out volunteers, it would be im
possible to maintain the service
to people in need.
In addition to helping on
Tuesdays and Thursdays when
Cares is open, volunteers
transport the tons of food that
come to the food bank each
year, work on fundraising activ
ities, handle many behind-the-
scenes jobs such as re-pack-
aging foods that are delivered
in bulk, and serve on the board
of directors.
Sandy has also been tireless
in carrying the message of
need to the community. There
are many good reasons to pro
claim Sandy Welch as Citizen
of the Year.
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Aug. 1, 2 & 3
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