NEWSLETTER FALL 2011 VOLUME VI, NUMBER 4 ! HOSPITALITY HOUSE !!!!!!!!!!"!#$%%&'()*!+$%,-,..!.+,-),/! !!!!!!!"#$!%&''&()!(*!+(',&-./&-0!+(1'$!&'!-(!,2(3&4$!.!5(%,.''&().-$!! ,/.5$!(*!2$'-6!'1'-$).)5$6!4&7)&-0!.)4!#(,$8! ! Shelter closes escrow; open house Nov. 19 Hospitality House’s goal of a year-round shelter took a giant step forward October 13 when escrow closed on the building at 1262 Sutton Way in Grass Valley destined to become its permanent home. The public is invited to tour the new building during an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. November 19. Guests at the open house will also have an opportunity to learn about supporting the center as a volunteer or donor. Coffee, tea, Tom Durkin Stardust Cowboys will perform at the Night of Giving benefit. punch and cookies will be served. The 6,500-square-foot facility will provide sleeping quarters for 54 guests. Executive Night of Giving returns Dec. 17 Director Cindy Maple stated the agency still By Tom Durkin needs to raise $250,000 in labor, materials and The sixth annual Night of Giving for Hospitality House will, financing to complete needed structural once again, present an extravaganza of fine food and local work. The goal is to have the new building music. occupied in five to six months. Maple is Miners Foundry in Nevada City will, once again, host the excited about the new space the facility will fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 17. offer for services such as life skills training and And once again, Mikail Graham is producing the show. job searching. And even though HH will be The music starts at 4 p.m. --“and will continue until 10 p.m. moving on from its nomadic model, Maple pretty much non-stop,” Graham said. would like to encourage the faith He explained that he will stage musical acts in both the communities and our other local partners to Continued on Page 3 continue their generous involvement.
Lunch Bunch volunteers create everyday mealtime miracles
By Gail MacLachlan volunteers, Mary Liebke and Mary homeless population. This desire Hold the pickles, hold the O’Brien, are on duty 24/7 to make leads to a call to Mary Liebke, lettuce--noontime chaos won’t it work no matter what. They are who signs you up and manages upset us! the only two people I know who the calendar. You add your That jingle comes to mind can have a full conversation on name to a slot and confirm with when working in the kitchen at the content of the four freezers Mary. You can choose to make the Hospitality House Welcome scattered across the county. They an entree, soup or salad, or be a Center as a member of the Lunch are amazing. server. You always think in terms of Bunch. The Lunch Bunch, made How do you get to be a feeding 40 guests. up of 70 volunteers, is the faith, member of the Lunch Bunch? It The plan is to have three hope and charity behind feeding starts with a desire to give back volunteers in the kitchen every our guests. Two particular and provide sustenance to our Continued on Page 2 NEWSLETTER FALL 2011 VOLUME VI, NUMBER 4 HH provides guest a ʻspringboardʼ to a better life
By Tom Durkin long. “This is temporary,” she says. She’s been working as a Last February, “I went from a housecleaner and saving her relationship and a house in Grass money so she can start her own Valley to sleeping under a bridge metaphysics business. in Nevada City,” Carla S. recalls. “I’ve always worked,” she says. That was followed by two “I’m kind of a Jill of all trades.” months of bedding down in a She’s done everything from friend’s van. Then she spent the being a baker to a licensed summer in a camp in the woods cosmologist. behind a Flyers gas station. Staying at Hospitality House During the summer, she found has given her the opportunity to out about Hospitality House. She “put myself together” and “given became a drop-in guest – and, “I me the springboard to start my was the third person in line” when own business.” the shelter opened Sept. 1. As of this writing, Carla has She quickly impressed staff paid off all her bills and was saving with her sunny disposition and her money to buy a business “How can I help?” attitude. Tom Durkin Carla calls herself a “Jill of all trades.” license. She’s tentatively found a That’s why she was chosen to place to both live and work. be the first “guest helper” of the Although she’s not counting season to assist the staff monitor and joy in what I do at Hospitality her chickens before they’re during the overnight and hectic House,” says the Nevada County hatched, she’s maintaining a morning shift. This 30-day native. “It’s helped me in many positive attitude. assignment is a position of high ways personally. I am very, very “It’s looking real good, feeling trust, and Carla takes it seriously. glad to be here.” real good,” she says with her “I take a great sense of pride But she doesn’t plan to stay characteristic optimism.
During one Hospitality House A typical day is a bit calmer. Lunch Bunch season, the Lunch Bunch serves: It starts at 12:15 and ends around 3 p.m. The whistle blows 10,600 bowls of soup and you begin to close up the Continued from Page 1 1,400 casseroles 13,600 sandwiches kitchen. You refrigerate and day. Usually two are “cookers” 1,400 salads label leftovers; you clean the and one is a server, but that can 2,720 glasses of milk counters and turn on the vary. Teams that have worked 1,600 glasses of juice dishwasher. You say goodbye to together for a long time share the lingering guests and head planned menus. Some home to send Mary an e-mail volunteers have their known in place. But just as quickly, that captures the details of the specialties, like matzo ball soup another five trays of sandwiches day and sets the pace for and chili and homemade arrived! Carrots and celery were tomorrow, when this miracle cookies. And on days when turned into soup; sandwiches repeats itself! It is a good day for plans go awry, somebody picks were secured for the next day’s your soul. up pizza. Nothing stops the lunch; volunteers loaded up their Want to join the Lunch Lunch Bunch, not even an cars and made several trips to Bunch? Call Mary Liebke at (530) outbreak of overabundance. A Raley’s, which offered to 273-3678 or e-mail her at recent donation from Kane’s of refrigerate the overflow and, [email protected]. 20 cases of pre-made lunch finally, a plan was developed to In the next issue of the boxes sent the bunch into deliver lunches to the Interfaith newsletter, we will spotlight our action. Cases were pulled apart Food Ministry the next morning. faith partners and volunteer and a distribution plan was put Quite a day in the kitchen! monitors.
2 NEWSLETTER FALL 2011 VOLUME VI, NUMBER 4 Street fair volunteers keep HH in the public eye
By Sandy Gold order) Sandy McComb, Once again, this Judy Olson, Sylvia summer, Hospitality Osman, Marilyn Wilson, House made itself a Carol and David Morris, consistent presence at Ann Cullinan, Kimberly the street fairs in Grass Grant, Ed Stahl, Larry Valley and Nevada Chapman, Gail City, having some fun MacLachlan, Susan in the process! We Molloy, Marc Matthias, were represented at all Mary O’Brien, Becah 10 of the Grass Valley Lautzenhiser, and Thursday Growers Samuel Lautzenhiser. Markets and at the Because of them, we three Summer Nights in signed up quite a few Nevada City, on new volunteers, Wednesdays in July. Tom Gold collected a good bit of David Gaines led Sandy Gold and David Gaines spread the good word. money, and spread the the team effort in Grass good word about HH Valley, coordinating David and I also being near the to countless people! supplies and materials shared the responsibility Holbrooke Hotel The next major with Doug Lautzenhiser, of finding and bandstand, which focus of our booth who took charge of scheduling the many brought along great activities will be the tabling in Nevada City. fabulous volunteers foot traffic, for sure, but Christmas street fairs. David acquired the who reached out each also made it a little Many of the summer canopy and tables we week, smiling and challenging to volunteers have used in GV and kept all chatting with the maintain a agreed to staff the the stuff at his house, steady stream of folks conversational tone tables. Is this some- faithfully appearing 45 who approached with from time to time. thing you might enjoy minutes early each questions, donations or We are very doing even once? It’s week to set up, and an interest in becoming grateful to the fun and we might even again a few hours later involved. Oh, and it wonderful “ambas- bring back the Twix to strike and repack. I turns out that having a sadors” who gave of (less likely to melt in assisted by helping with bowl of candy on the their precious time and December). Think set-up and providing table doesn’t hurt the charming personalities about it and email me, signage to catch the PR, either. We also had to this effort! Big thanks Sandy Gold, at attention of passers-by. the advantage of to (in no particular [email protected]
Quarter Café, Matteo’s Public, Tofanelli's Gold Night of Giving returns Dec. 17 Country Bistro, Emily’s Catering and other eateries will serve dinner and desserts. Continued from Page 1 The first plate is included in the ticket price, but Stone Hall and in the Great Hall. “There will always be there will be a charge for seconds, said HH event something for someone in one room or the other.” coordinator Susan Molloy. Graham has booked several dozen music acts, Adult beverages will also be available for including Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald, purchase. Beaucoup Chapeaux, Anderson Family Bluegrass, The suggested ticket price is a tax-deductible $20 Lorraine Gervais & Friends, Stardust Cowboys, Dakota donation, but no one will be turned away, Graham Sid & Travers, Ragged But Right, Kelly Fleming, Emma said. Farabee and many more. The money raised from the Night of Giving benefit Just as there will be a variety of music, there will will go toward the operation of Hospitality House and be a variety of food and drink to suit every taste. Ike’s the creation of a permanent shelter.
3 NEWSLETTER FALL 2011 VOLUME VI, NUMBER 4 Radio show honors Robinson as hometown hero
By Tom Durkin Welcome Center, but executive some money to Hospitality director Cindy Maple persuaded House.” Joanna Robinson, one of the her to become a staff member. The timing couldn’t be more co-founders of Hospitality House, “I didn’t think I could do it,” perfect. Hospitality House has just has been honored with an E- Robinson recalled, but she found acquired a permanent shelter Chievement Award from the “joy” in that needs more than $250,000 in nationally syndicated radio show having renovations before it can be eTown. “direct occupied. The shelter will be contact” named Utah’s Place after “The E-Chievement Award with HH Robinson’s late husband, Utah highlights hometown heroes from guests. Phillips. He was the inspiration for around the country, each one “It makes Hospitality House, because he taking small steps towards solving me feel was once homeless himself. big problems,” according to human,” Robinson said she is grateful eTown’s website. she said. for the eTown award, but she Robinson was recognized for Novelist emphasized, “It’s not about me. helping to create Hospitality Louis B. It’s about a community coming House, her six years as a member Joanna Robinson Jones of together. eTown does great work. of the HH board of directors, her Nevada It shines a light on where power weekly radio appeals on KVMR City nominated Robinson for the appropriately lies, which is with (89.5 FM) and, most recently, for award. the people.” her work as a staff monitor at the “I’m proud” that she won the The show’s interview with HH Welcome Center. award, he said. “But more Robinson aired Nov. 6 on KVMR. After retiring from the board basically, and more practically, To hear it, go to www.etown.org/ last year, Robinson had planned from the start I’ve had the hope e-chievement/ and click on to become a volunteer at the that such an award might bring “Recent Past Winners.”
Our Mission Hospitality House is a 501(c)(3) September through May. We are in Save the Date nonprofit homeless shelter in Nevada the midst of our seventh season. County funded primarily by individual Currently, we provide shelter Don’t miss the sixth annual donations. The agency has a based on a nomadic model by Empty Bowl fund raiser! volunteer board of directors and a transporting guests by bus to local limited staff. churches from our Grass Valley Saturday, February 25, 2012, The organization partners with Welcome Center. Our primary goal is at Peace Lutheran Church in more than 25 churches and faith- to open a dormitory shelter, Utah’s based organizations in providing Place, to provide all services year Grass Valley some 300 people shelter from round.
How Can I Help? Newsletter Contributors Joyce Miller, editor We invite you to become part of our community effort. By giving generously, you help us con nue to provide services to those in need. Dona ons are accepted by Tom Durkin check, or online with your debit or credit card. Checks can be mailed to the address Gail MacLachlan below, and online dona ons made at www.PayPal.com. You do not need to have a Sandy Gold PayPal account to make a dona on. Hospitality House If you would like to receive the P.O. Box 3223 Hospitality House newsle er by Grass Valley CA 95945 email, please send your email address Telephone: (530) 271-7144 to Marc Ma hias at www.HospitalityHouseShelter.org [email protected]
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Tom Durkin The 145 attendees at the annual Bella Nota benefit Cottage at Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley. on August 21 enjoy chamber music by the Bella The combination concert, dinner and art auction Nota Ensemble on the grounds of the Bourne netted close to $10,000 for Hospitality House. Thank you to our generous Adopt-a-Night donors...
Hospitality House would like to contribute to meet this critical Peter Callaham and Theresa Vargo show great appreciation for the need, please contact Hospitality (two nights) donations by these very House or Sandy Gold at John and Gail Vaughan generous people to [email protected]. Dick and Susan Panzica for our Adopt-A-Night Bada Bing BBQ program. They all Ann and Art Barta Carol Sechovec stepped up to the Dana and Peter Voskes Phil and Suzannah Hart challenge during Richard and Georgia Green (four nights) the Bella Nota Virginia and Butch Thresh Donald R Morrison event in August. Our Christine and Bill Newsom Edward Prechter and Friends deepest thanks go to Mundy Keller and Friends (Table 15 at Bella Nota) them for the very practical way in (Table 18 at Bella Nota) Helga White which their concern for homeless Robert Erickson Cody and Elizabeth Reeves folks in our area is manifested by Ron and Rainey Spiller Terry and Robin Prechter helping with the ongoing Win and Susan Rogers Lanette Howard expenses of providing shelter at John and Susie Monary-Wilson Wolf Creek Lodge $125 per night. Jared and Mary Larsen Gary M. Cecil If you would also like to Paul Russell Marilyn Wilson
...and to our valued community supporters
B&C Hardware Emily’s Catering The staff, guests and volunteers of Hospitality House On behalf of everyone at Hospitality House, extend sincere gra tude and apprecia on to B&C Hardware thank you to Emily’s Catering for the generous dona on of for their con nued support, charity and compassion. Our food. We all need to be nourished first from within before we partnership ensures that together, as a community, can move outward and explore. Your though ulness has filled we will grow ever stronger. our bellies and our hearts.
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Director’s Corner!!!!!!!!by Cindy Maple, Executive Director!!
! I met him on Veteran's Day 2004 at naming the new Hospitality safely, and benches to sit on with the first official meeting of what House shelter "Utah's Place." shade in the summer, and warm, would become the Hospitality As a teenager, Utah ran away from friendly places to be in the winter, House board. Six of us gathered on home and began riding the rails and some work to do that's useful to others that day. I had never heard of Utah singing about the life of a hobo. After and doesn't get boring, and someone Phillips and had no idea I was sitting a short stint in the Army, he worked checking so no oneʼs forgotten, money next to a legendary folk musician. with Ammon Hennacy, of the Catholic to spend thatʼs given and taken I smiled at the bow-tie and Worker Movement, to start the Joe Hill without feeling guilty, love without pity, wondered what brought this colorful House of Hospitality in Salt Lake City, pride without anger. person to the table to discuss creating Utah. In case you were wondering “Everyone knows what everyone the first and only emergency overnight who suggested we name our shelter needs, but programs, laws, city shelter in Nevada County. Hospitality House, yep, it was Utah. councils, commissions, agencies, Utah, an ardent fighter for labor bureaus canʼt give it to us. All of us By the end of the meeting I knew and peace as well as for the rights of need the best in each other, and if we Utah Phillips was something special. the homeless, lived his last 21 years in can find it, and if we can give it, the His insight inspired me, and when he Nevada City with his wife, Joanna rest will soon follow. If we all stick spoke I wanted to hear more. Robinson, also a co-founder of together, weʼll get what we need.” Utah spent the last four years of Hospitality House. As former Board President Don his life working to help create a In the words of the man himself: Lee has said, "Utah has been with us shelter that is so much more than “Everyone needs a nice place to live in from the beginning of our homeless a place to sleep. It is a house with a and good food to eat that's not too project, providing visionary leadership, heart where lives are changed and expensive, and clean clothes with no acting as a moral compass, and saved every day. His love, holes or patches, a doctor to call, an reminding us what it means to be compassion and legacy will be old friend to visit, a way to get places, homeless. We will always remember remembered as we honor him by parties and music, a street to walk the love and friendship he shared."