Thanks to all of you who have given cash, checks, and donations to our many local organizations who keep so many fed and clothed. Below you will find the names and addresses of these organizations. You can continue giving through this holiday season, or on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. Yes, people need help year around in our community, not just the Holiday Season. I am seeing other individuals and businesses asking for clothing and food for locals. This is good! Please help them as much as you can.
Remember the Nehalem Elementary School Food Drive. This Food Drive is an especially important food security tool for our kids during their 2-week winter break at the end of the year. Already the Family Resource Center at the Nehalem Elementary School is collecting for the Weekend Backpack Food Program. Each food bag contains 2 lunches, 2 breakfast items, 2 servings of fruit, 4 snacks, and Top Ramen. Other items they collect are new and gently used jackets, shoes, socks, and clothes. Consider giving Hygiene products to the whole family. They also provide extra swim gear for children so they can participate in the swim program. These provisions for children are provided all school year. This is keeping people remarkably busy. One of these people is Heaven Hartford. To help this program you can stop by the office or mail a check to Nehalem Elementary, PO Box 190, Nehalem, Oregon, 97131.To contact Heaven at the Family Resource Center, call 503-355-3639 or text at heavenh@nknsd.org.
To help this Food Drive for the Holidays please think about what you would want your kids to have to eat. Consider cereal, bread, pasta, rice, healthy snacks, flour, sugar, canned goods, and such. If you have fresh or frozen items to donate, please call Nehalem Elementary School to arrange drop off or pick up. 503-355-3650 or 888-218-2455.
If any of you got a letter from Meals for Seniors, Inc. This year you know they have really expanded their already busy work in the community. Will need to get back to this in another email. In the business of helping people for over 20 years, you can help them with their Meal program by sending what you can to Meals for Seniors, PO Box 852, Rockaway Beach, Oregon 97136. Phone 503-317-8967.
Rockaway Beach Lions will be giving out baskets of food and presents for Christmas. Contact them at Rockaway Beach Lions, PO Box 611, Rockaway Beach, Oregon 97136.
The North County Food Bank is in Wheeler, open on Tuesday. They need food, money, warm clothing, and volunteers, especially this time of year. If you have questions, call them at 503-368-7724. Their mailing address is NCFB, PO Box 162, Wheeler, Oregon 97141.
Nehalem Bay Community Services is the umbrella for three organizations which were previously run by Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church. The CHILD Program provides new clothes to children at the beginning of the school year and at Christmas, along with Christmas presents. Nehalem Senior Lunches, served at the church on Tuesday and Thursday. The Nehalem Bay Food Panty rounds out these services with food and clothing for people and pet food for your dogs and cats. For questions about these programs, you can call the church office 503-368-5612 and leave a message. The mailing address for this organization is NBCS, PO Box 232, Nehalem, Oregon 97131.
Thank you-do your best-whatever that might be to help others!