February 2017

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PO Box 1305, Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873 – 3446

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Silverton Area Community Aid

S.A.C.A. Community Newsletter

Featured Donor Our featured donor this month is the Silver-

ton United Methodist Church. They

have been creating healthy snack bags

for SACA since summer of 2011, and

have thus far provided us with over

15,000 bags! Each bag is decorated

and includes one protein item, two fruits

and one other snack. The white bags

are intended for children and include a small toy or book. The

brown bags are for teens and include a personal care item. Our cli-

ents appreciate having these bags available for their children and

teens while shopping in our food pantry. Thank you, United Meth-

Holiday Joy Thank you, Silverton community, for your contri-

butions during the fall and winter holidays. Through your generosi-

ty, we were able to provide the following to families in need:

November - Thanksgiving Food Baskets to 251 families, pantry

food for 266 families, and financial assistance to 16 families.

December - Christmas Food Baskets to 241 families, pantry food

for 251 families, Toys 4 Tots to 43 families, sponsored gifts to 25

families and financial assistance to 22 families. (Continued on pg 4)

Food Drive Results

In November and December

various groups, schools and

businesses held food drives

for SACA. These food drives

are vital in keeping our pantry

shelves stocked. We express

our gratitude to those coordi-

nating the food drives and to

those who donated —thank

you!

Anytime Fitness: 904 lbs

Roth’s Pre-paid Bags: 1,523

lbs

Jazzercise: 75 lbs

Local Real Estate Agents:

417 lbs

FFA/Les Schwab: 1,694 lbs

Interact Club: 558 lbs

Silverton Fire Dept: 10,373

lbs

Community Roots School:

84 lbs

Camp Dakota: 271 lbs

WASP Bingo: 252 lbs

Flywheels Car Club: 120 lbs

Oregon Gardens: 40 lbs

Operation Happy Feet Phi Deta Chi, a Pharmacy Frater-

nity from Oregon State University, organizes a fundraiser every

November. Patti, our Intake Coordinator, asked Phi Deta Chi to

consider donating this year to SACA (instead of an organization in

Corvallis). They agreed and put together a

cold weather clothing drive called

“Operation Happy Feet”. Socks, hats, mit-

tens and scarves were donated and

brought to SACA. Thank you, Phi Deta Chi!

(Karen Furlong shown in photo.)

Thank you UFCW for printing our newsletter!

UCFW, 7095 SW Sandburg St, Tigard, OR

Volunteer of the Month Heidi Sanchez is our January volunteer of the

month. Heidi has been volunteering with us for a year and half. She’s been a huge

help with the last two summer galas and is currently coordinating the organization of

SACA’s clothing in our back storage.

Our director, Teresa, says, “Heidi was instrumental in organizing our gala silent auc-

tion baskets. She has a heart of gold and we are blessed to have her as one of our

volunteer rockstars.”

We appreciate Heidi’s willingness to volunteer, as well as her joy and enthusiasm!

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Client Success Story A new client came to us after being released from thir-

teen years in prison, offering to be a volunteer. His hard work quickly earned him the

volunteer of the month award. We helped him update his resume and provided let-

ters of reference to potential employers. As of today, he has been working for the

same local company for over a year. We are so proud of his achievement and wish

him continued success!

Homeless Care Kits Thank you, Silverton community, for your outstanding

response to our Homeless Care Kits flyer. We have received over 100 care kits

and have been passing them on to our homeless clients as they come in to receive

food and/or services.

Mobile Dental Clinic In November, Medical Teams International mobile dental clinic visited

SACA. A client utilizing this service said, “The dental van is such a blessing! I was in so much

pain. My insurance would not cover the charges and I had no alternative but to suf-

fer. Dr. Kim was able to extract my tooth and the pain diminished. I am so thankful

for the mobile dental clinic and the no-charge dental services. I encourage anyone

needing dental assistance to sign up for the dental van.”

In January, the mobile dental clinic returned to SACA, providing extractions, fillings and exams,

free of charge, to those in need.

Backpack, Sock & Blanket Drive In November we asked our community for back-

packs, socks and blankets for our clients in need. We have been overwhelmed with generous do-

nations! Our clients have been very appreciative to have these needs met, especially with the

freezing temperatures we’ve experienced this winter.

Grant Thank you CenturyLink Family & Work Development Fund for the grant of $7250. Special

thanks to Eric Anderson for the grant nomination!

Page 3 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Upcoming Events

Food Drive Results

(Continued from pg 1…)

Butte Creek School: 21 lbs

Silverton Christian School:

49 lbs

Victor Point School: 99 lbs

Food Project Our neighborhood Food Project has been running strong for

the last four years and we would love to have you participate! SACA is looking

for people to volunteer one day, every-other month as a Neighborhood Coordi-

nator.

We provide each participant with a green cloth bag, which can be filled with a

few items at a time after each shopping trip, then tucked away. As a coordinator,

you would simply pick up the bags from your “Neighborhood” on the 2nd Satur-

day every other month (February, April, June, August, October, December) and bring the bags to

SACA between 9am and 11am. When picking up bags, you would also provide empty replace-

ment bags, so your “Neighbor” can begin filling bags when they are ready to shop again.

A “Neighborhood’” doesn’t have to be a group of houses, it can be a groups of friends, your club or

co-workers, etc. If you would like to participate and/or become a coordinator, please contact

SACA. Thank you!

Figaro’s Fundraiser: March 13,

4pm to 8pm - Come buy a pizza and

help support SACA!

Fill the Bus: April 15, 9am to 3pm - Bring

your food donations to the big yellow bus at

Roth’s Fresh Market and help us fill up the

bus with food!

4G Resource Day: April 22— Clothing, hair

cuts, snacks and local resources.

Free event.

Bowling Alley Fundraiser: February 26, at

Noon—Join the fun at Silver Creek Lanes.

Job Fair: March 20, 11am to 2pm- meet

local businesses who are ready to hire.

Silverton Area Community Aid

PO BOX 1305

Silverton, OR 97381

Holiday Joy, cont. from pg 1 Thank you to those who contributed to making

the holidays extra special for our clients in the following ways:

Willamette Valley Pie and Fruit Co. donated 1,500 lbs of pies; United Methodist

Church, St. Edwards Episcopal Church, Silverton Friends Church, Immanuel

Lutheran Church, First Baptist Church, Emmanuel Bible Church, Seventh Day

Adventist Church, Oregon Gardens/Moonstone and St. Paul’s Catholic Church

made cookies for our Thanksgiving baskets; Goodwill provided stuffed animals and

books; Joe and Beth Pelletier shopped in bulk for our Christmas baskets and oversaw

the process of putting the baskets together; East Valley Vineyard Church provided 30

Thanksgiving baskets to our clients; Silverton Fire Dept. hosted a food and toy drive; Val Castro Pre-

school decorated and delivered a beautiful Christmas tree to SACA that we passed on to a needy

family; ASAP, Immanuel Lutheran Church youth group and Silverton Assembly of God made

cookies for our Christmas baskets; Bruce-Pac donated 120 turkeys for Christmas; Astonishing Ad-

ventures donated four $25 gift certificates for families sponsored for Christmas; Canyonview

Camp, Legacy Health, Pacific Sanitation, Dr. Pyper, Dr. Rowley and the many individuals who do-

nated gifts to sponsor families for Christmas.

We would also like to thank Community Roots School for the December coat drive donation; Northwest

Beverages LLC for donating 2,000 lbs of Pepsi; Palace Theater for donating $45 from the Inside

Peace Documentary showing; Jazzercise Thanksgiving benefit class participants for donating

$2,102.00; Food Safety Educators LLC for donating $2,500; the community Thanksgiving service

at First Christian Church for donating $432.52; Trinity Lutheran Church for donating beautiful quilts; the

Homespun Christmas Festival food donation; Seven Brides for their Thanksgiving community meal (a

portion of proceeds will be donated to SACA); Immanuel Lutheran Church for donating $694.78; Silver-

ton Rotary Club for donating $514; First Baptist Church for donating $1,000; local realtors for

donating $2,365 through the Amerititle Soup Fest; Elks Purple Ball for its monetary donation; St. Paul

Church, First Baptist Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church for the ‘SACA Sunday’ donations;

Apostolic Church for the large donation of blankets; Legacy Health for its huge donation of new

socks, and the many individuals who made cash donations.