“I Will Be Making Quilts Until I Die and I Am Very Healthy!”
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HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES WinteR 2010 LEFT: Stan with batting for a quilt. CENTER: Sewing on binding. RIGHT: With a new quilt. An Extraordinary Man tan grew up in a family of “I think it’s important to use time, learned to do needlepoint, bead hardworking people where energy, and talent in productive work, photography, woodwork, Sidleness was not permitted. ways,” stated Stan. “For me, quilts tan hides, lapidary, and has even “I learned the value of work at a do the job.” authored a book. He is truly an young age,” said Stan. “I would get Stan has made and donated sixteen extraordinary man. up at 5 a.m. and handmade, Stan will be 82 this year and says, do my chores, my beautiful, nine “Making quilts keeps the creative brother and I each “I will be making square quilts to and innovative juices in the brain had paper routes ACCESS since flowing in a productive manner.” (his on one end quilts until I die and May of 2008 Smiling he of town and mine and is currently says, “I will on the other) and I am very healthy!” working on be making then we would go six more. He quilts until to school. Then smiles when he I die and I would come is told how much the people who I am very home and do more chores. There receive his quilts appreciate them. healthy!” were animals to care for, farm work “That’s the gratifying part of giving We, at to do, coal to deliver, and buildings quilts to ACCESS—knowing that to remodel. There was no time to ACCESS, they will go to people here who would like be idle; idleness was considered a need them,” replied Stan. “ACCESS waste.” to thank is great. The service they render Stan and in getting the quilts out to the 2,600 in this issue: people is excellent.” donors A proud recipient of one of Stan’s quilts. Quilting is not Stan’s who, • Nimble Fingers Quilting To Warm Others only talent; he had a during the 2009 giving season, have • Message From Our Director very successful career in donated money, food, household • Plant-A-Row To Help Others management in aerospace, items, clothing, and personal items • Health Bills vs Buy Food, ACCESS helps retailing, and restaurant to ACCESS to be distributed to our • 6 Pages Of Donors—THANK YOU! and consumer product clients. You have made their lives manufacturing and a little brighter during these hard • Upcoming Events distribution. He has also economic times. Thank you! STAFF Message from the Executive Director Gary Miller: 774-4322 Deputy Director Executive Director Jackie Schad: 774-4338 “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. Finance Director For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” — Margaret Mead Steve Weber: 774-4331 The entire ACCESS Inc. family has of our community Community Planning & Research Director endured a sad loss this last month with is encouraging. Ed Angeletti: 774-4330 the unexpected passing of Dan Wyn, We have donors, volunteers, private our Maintenance Supervisor. Dan was foundations, and government officials Development Director an outstanding employee who worked doing their part in making a major Logan Bell: 774-4312 here since 1997. He cared a great deal impact with local gifts to help with Family/Senior Services Director about the organization and our clients, local needs. Ellen Gray: 774-4313 and could always be counted on Our focus in this issue of ACCESS Housing Director whenever work needed to be done at News is seniors. We have many Cindy Dyer: 774-4319 ACCESS or our housing facilities. volunteer seniors who care for the Department Director Dan embodied one of our guiding community and are making a big Junior Achievement principals, Caring, which states: difference, including a very active Mary Holbrook: 774-4334 ACCESS creates and implements 82-year-old whose quiltmaking is Nutrition Programs Director programs and services that seek impacting others. We also highlight Philip Yates: 774-4320 a solution to the challenges faced an avid gardener of 45 years finding a Human Resources Director by members of our community. At natural fit with ACCESS’s Plant AR ow Carlea Campagna: 618-4010 ACCESS, we work hard to promote For The Hungry. good citizenship in our employees and Read how ACCESS is helping a couple BOARD of Dan was a perfect example. He was in their 70’s with energy assistance, DIRECTORS dedicated to taking care of others. and also learn more about the March Ken Williams, Chair As a testament to Dan’s commitment 2nd Senior Fair, a valuable one-stop Bruce Cartmel, Chair Elect and care, ACCESS employees have resource for our senior community John Watt, Vice Chair purchased a brick to place in the with everything from eye screenings Pat Huycke, Secretary/Treasurer sidewalk leading to the Olsrud Family to healthy food supplements and free Grady Singletary, Past Chair Nutrition Center in his memory. Our bingo. Chris Borovansky thoughts are with Dan’s family during Please review the list of over 2600 Julie Brown this difficult time. caring donors who gave from the heart Cathie Davis ACCESS has been caring for people in to ACCESS this past holiday season. Leigh Johnson need since 1976, and this past year has If you see one you know, please Jim Kuntz been a major challenge with a down thank them for making a tremendous Ed Miller James L. Patterson economy, more people out of work, difference. Also please consider what Steve Shapiro and more families facing hunger and you may be able to do this year to help Bob Strosser other issues. While these challenges people help themselves. Hank Williams still remain, the heroic commitment Warm regards, Gary SPECIAL ADVISORY BOARD CARING FOR OTHERS Kathy Beckett Les Cracraft Sam Davis Lyn Hennion Sherm Olsrud Wanda Olsrud Rep. Greg Walden Sen. Ron Wyden 2 Helping Local People In Need Inspired by an ad for Plant like to see a lot more people A Row For The Hungry and involved in it.” an abundance of fresh, Janice added, “It’s good homegrown produce, because it’s an opportunity Janice and Kevin Elbert for local people to help donated 461 pounds of other local people in need. It cucumbers, cabbage, feels good to take your extra tomatoes, sweet peppers produce or make a donation and corn to ACCESS to be of money to ACCESS distributed to our 22 food because you know exactly pantries in Jackson County. where it’s going and that it’s Janice and Kevin have been going to help someone in avid gardeners for 45 years your community, I like that. and supporters of ACCESS It’s nice that it’s community for nine years. based.” “It was an easy decision,” Kevin planted a late garden Janice and Janice said, “It would be Kevin Elbert in of cabbage, broccoli, kale, a crime to put it in the their garden. onions and swiss chard and compost and our kids don’t plans on giving the excess How do they feel about ACCESS? want as much as we grow, so when to ACCESS. In the words of a pantry “I think it’s great. It’s great for the Kevin suggested we give the produce recipient, “I love the fresh fruits and community. I don’t know where to ACCESS, it was a perfect solution. vegetables and I can’t always afford we would be without them,” Kevin It’s so easy; he just walked in the door them. I want to say bless you and stated. “I think we would have a lot and set it on the counter. We know your efforts to the growers out there. more people under the bridge and a that people are having a really hard Now we can feed our children more lot more problems. I think it’s great time and we want to help out.” balanced meals. Thank you!” with its educational components. I’d Put Your Idle Land To Good Use Get the most out land lying idle, allow it to be put into cultivation by hosting a Food of your garden! Share Garden. On as little as 60 You can help ensure that those in by 160 feet, up to 10,000 pounds need have food to eat by simply of fresh, wholesome produce can planting an extra row (or two) of be grown—enough to provide vegetables in your home garden 8,400 meals and give hungry and donating the produce to families better nutrition so they ACCESS. Or, if you have vacant can stay healthy. Any effort—big or small—helps us make a difference toward improving the lives of those who have less. If you’d like to be a part of Plant A Row or can help us create a Food Share Garden, let us know. Please contact Nan King at (541) 779-6691 ext. 309 or freshaccess@ access-inc.org for more information. 3 Don’t Miss This Year’s Senior Fair! This year’s ACCESS Senior Fair will take place on Tuesday, March 2nd at the Medford Armory from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. This event is for people of all ages, so if you haven’t attended before, don’t miss out! And if you have attended, this year will be bigger and better than ever. You can find information on everything from providing for your parents to retirement and financial planning. With booths featuring 85 vendors, Beth and Frank from healthcare and assisted living to professional and arts organizations, we are sure you will find lots of information in this “We Could Not Have Made fun packed environment.