tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76689654555276088102024-02-06T20:35:18.989-08:00Fern Ridge Service CenterThe Fern Ridge Service Center blog has been established to give updates on the status of the new Fern Ridge Service Center and to acknowledge the donors who are helping to make this dream a reality.Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-81790356609303621162011-07-06T10:47:00.000-07:002011-07-06T10:53:22.257-07:00Mike Riopelle to perform at 2nd Annual Benefits by the Glass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gdOClAsHykzGXCAFn2SkC3406N5y4V1Zy0XHDc0gBHStotOIodr_3e5cFLX9UH7ppFtcCl-PvedNHf2g4dHylvYyFC7pOBhLEUOauei8HHeGk9d3IdXAiHa802NwfQSJ2V1O5Obepuc/s1600/mike.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 170px;" 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He now enjoys the more intimate settings to perform for his audiences.<br /><p class="MsoNormal">Beginning in the late 70’s he played in a number of trios and bands in Portland before stopping in the mid 80’s to raise a family. A little over 2 years ago, with his acoustic 6 string, 12string and baritone guitars, he began again to sing and play the music he grew up with along with some of my own tunes. He has found a needed niche for the variety of folk rock and ballads of his generation that seem to fit well with a relaxing glass of wine, conversation, food and friends. </p>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-4767643002550665522011-06-16T10:24:00.000-07:002011-07-26T10:32:02.173-07:002011 Benefits by the Glass - July 30th - 2 - 6 PM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlvJcDvgpK2jPum5lXCKsoT6ItR0luNj7DCRnxx-bjLxm0CYp0aws6vWfwemD0Lb_LSJ7x5y-xsnYrLzZ7uF_f46g6irxy-NXs-HOlDOtrC_jP8QP_cWzqkydpaEu-bU00zvboceb1kM/s1600/final+poster.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlvJcDvgpK2jPum5lXCKsoT6ItR0luNj7DCRnxx-bjLxm0CYp0aws6vWfwemD0Lb_LSJ7x5y-xsnYrLzZ7uF_f46g6irxy-NXs-HOlDOtrC_jP8QP_cWzqkydpaEu-bU00zvboceb1kM/s400/final+poster.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618874906444354258" border="0" /></a>Join us on July 30, 2011 from 2-6 PM at Our Daily Bread Restaurant for an event to benifit the Fern Ridge Service Center building fund. Enjoy sparkling wines from Domaine Meriwether, dining discounts from Our Daily Bread and a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are sale now and can be purchased at the following ticket outlets or at the event.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TO PURCHASE TICKETS</span><br />Visit:<br />Our Daily Bread Restaurant<br />Siuslaw Bank - Veneta Branch<br />Domaine Meriwether<br />Cup of Joe<br /><br />Call:<br />Senior Connections, 541-935-2262<br />Ticket Line at 541-833-0180.<br /></div>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-73079850331713564252011-03-02T12:38:00.000-08:002011-03-02T15:18:52.031-08:00The Ford Family Foundation Awards $250,000 to the Fern Ridge Service CenterThe Ford Family Foundation makes grants to public charities that predominantly benefit small communities in rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. Their mission of "successful citizens and vital rural communities" is achieved in part by directing grant resources to projects and programs which align with their grant guidelines. <br /><br />With that in mind the Fern Ridge Service Center Partners submitted a grant request to Ford Family to help build the new Fern Ridge Service Center to replace the Garcia Center, which no longer accommodates the number of volunteers, range of in-house services provided, and amount of food distributed. Foundation funds for the new Center will dramatically improve the capacity of the Partners to meet a growing need for services. It will also improve safety for volunteers and food storage, provide private spaces for sensitive social services, and offer meeting rooms for seniors and those utilizing the food bank. Importantly, the new Center will support these enhanced services while providing a community dining and socializing space to host seniors and residents in need. <br /><br />On February 18, 2011 The Ford Family Foundation acknowledged the need for the new center and awarded the project a $250,000 grant. With this grant award and other local fundraising, the Fern Ridge Service Center Partners (FRSCP) have secured nearly $350,000. <br /><br />In April, the FRSCP hopes to apply for a Community Development Block Grant totaling $1,400,000. This grant in addition to the $350,000 currently raised will put us in a position to begin final design and get construction documents created. <br /><br />Continued support of this project is greatly needed to help make it a reality. Please support this project anyway you can. If you would like to volunteer for a fundraising event or would like to make a donation, please call Zac Moody at the City of Veneta at 541-935-2191 or by email at zmoody@ci.veneta.or.us.Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-90890578368758770392011-02-08T12:58:00.000-08:002011-02-08T13:29:23.967-08:00Appreciation Luncheon for the Red Hat Society VolunteersThank you so much to everyone who made yesterday's luncheon so special. The ladies from the Red Hat Society have been an integral part of recent fundraising efforts for the Fern Ridge Service Center, specifically, the Pie Baking contest held last September at the Veneta Harvest Festival. Their help with baking pies for the pie sale helped us raise more than $200. Thank you again ladies for all that you have done to help raise funds for construction of the Service Center and for your continued support. <br /><br />If you are interested in finding out more about the Red Had Society, please contact <br />Mary Holmes<br /><a href="gar6mar@pacinfo.com">gar6mar@pacinfo.com</a><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ChV_VVgu3kx4X6bLR2k0dA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TVGyOIUy-lI/AAAAAAAAAo8/bdOJb45iMFw/s400/DSC_0073.JPG" height="269" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:center"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/RedHatSociety?feat=embedwebsite">Mary Holmes - Red Hat Society</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xVcyUKIkO7alhdNOcigULg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TVGyQTH5jAI/AAAAAAAAApE/_szuxgBN9Kk/s400/DSC_0077.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/RedHatSociety?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KI8eYGw8o1d33-7FuSFlvw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TVGyRu_hfjI/AAAAAAAAApI/fhP5ZoXD7iI/s400/DSC_0078.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/RedHatSociety?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-43274246096659109372010-12-17T16:24:00.000-08:002010-12-17T16:34:56.625-08:00More good fundraising news!Thanks to two generous donations totaling $35,000, the local Fern Ridge Service Center fundraising total has increased to $71,140. Thank you again to all of those that have given so graciously.Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-79830781384859241002010-10-01T14:39:00.001-07:002010-10-01T15:08:48.069-07:00<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QOlQyfQ-FOSQ_bZD4ksAtw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TKZYyXE06LI/AAAAAAAAAfg/nInE0MAYU-U/s400/Harvest%20Festival%20Thank%20You%20Ad.jpg" height="192" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/VenetaHarvestFestival?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-19764457059476088482010-10-01T13:19:00.000-07:002010-10-01T15:18:40.401-07:00Thank You for a Successful Harvest FestivalThank you to everyone who supported the Veneta Harvest Festival this past weekend. We had over 30 volunteers and generated over $3,800 in net proceeds from sponsors, donations, vendor booth fees and other festival activities. The Festival provided a variety of food, merchant, farm and non-profit vendors that were all very successful. The First Annual Pie Baking Contest was a huge success with 27 pies entered. After the judging was completed, each pie was sold by the slice. More than 70 slices of pie were sold, raising nearly $100. <br /><br />Of course, this event would not have been successful had it not been for our sponsors, contributors and volunteers. Volunteers during the day of the festival donated over 120 hours of time, helping to cut pie, direct visitors and answer questions about the new center. <br /><br />Although the festival was a benefit for the Service Center, local area kids got involved as well, baking pies, enjoying a miniature golf game, playing in the jumping castle and even getting their faces painted. <br /><br />And what is a festival without music? A special thanks goes out to our dedicated musician who supported this event and to Stillwaters and Apropos Musique for continuing to be such a great partner to the Fern Ridge Service Center. <br /><br />This event along with the Benefits by the Glass benefit back in June have helped bring more awareness to the Service Center building project and educate the Fern Ridge residents about the needs that are met out of this facility.<br /><br />Thanks again for everyone's support. Help Us Build! Help Us Serve! It all starts with you.<br /><br /><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IswsdifRn0oPTC30_z9EgA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TKZMv5KdAkI/AAAAAAAAAc8/ux_mOohSM6Q/s400/DSC_0256.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">Fern Ridge Service Center Information Booth<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/VenetaHarvestFestival?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cBRAW-ZJwJYJ-lQAaAYabg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TKZMJXYb_LI/AAAAAAAAAbI/aDTSAmoFURA/s400/Pie%20Judging%20Audience.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:center">Pie Baking Judging<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/VenetaHarvestFestival?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9TvRlfqDsV8w1VsZXDgpkA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TKZLyEUbP2I/AAAAAAAAAeM/a7P6fbRrOcw/s400/Pies.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:center">Pies from the Pie Baking Contest<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/VenetaHarvestFestival?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-61898335562061146572010-07-08T07:57:00.000-07:002010-07-08T08:10:08.656-07:00Veneta Harvest Festival - September 25, 2010 10am-5pmThe Fern Ridge Service Center Partners are in planning stages of the Veneta Harvest Festival scheduled for September 25, 2010 from 10am-5pm. The event will feature local farmers with their end of the summer harvests, food booths from area vendors, merchant vendors, kids activities, pie baking contest, music and so much more. In addition to the days activities, the community can enjoy a Pancake Breakfast and a 5K run. Proceeds from the festival will go to the Fern Ridge Service Center Building Fund and help the partners reach their local fundraising goal of $107,000. If you are interested in participating in the event please contact on of the partners:<br /><br />Zac Moody Kim Kaufman<br />541-225-8686 541-935-2262<br /><br />or via email at fernridgesc@gmail.com<br /><br />Registration for the event will begin Tuesday, July 20,2010. Please check the blog regulary for updates about the event. We need your help to build a new service center. Join us on September 25th and show your support. Help Us Build! Help Us Serve!<br /><br />Thank You!Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-47164143050764813872010-06-30T16:18:00.000-07:002010-06-30T16:20:47.602-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDivWICPPJX-bv8UnNTKEPPgUqe_qTCNHoqBl6OW08YF6D60Am2WHJwl9Tw-5e31Z-rbQWTAhgy_nuzz4zKHreX-Qr23uj2FVEisBc04zUGkXDRrUIOXK7wxCvk9DrpbyWd-Hd2lJHHE0/s1600/Thank+you+graphic.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDivWICPPJX-bv8UnNTKEPPgUqe_qTCNHoqBl6OW08YF6D60Am2WHJwl9Tw-5e31Z-rbQWTAhgy_nuzz4zKHreX-Qr23uj2FVEisBc04zUGkXDRrUIOXK7wxCvk9DrpbyWd-Hd2lJHHE0/s400/Thank+you+graphic.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488710673368902146" /></a>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-80909176656536727452010-06-29T07:34:00.000-07:002010-06-30T16:22:46.874-07:00Thank You!Again, I would like to thank everyone who supported the Benifits by the Glass at Shadow Mountain Vineyard this past weekend. We had over 22 volunteers and generated over $1,500 in ticket sales and nearly $1000 in raffle and silent auction funds. This fundraiser help bring more awareness to the Service Center building project and stirred up a lot of interest for helping in the future. <br /><br />To continue the efforts and build on the momentum this fundraiser built, the Fern Ridge Service Center Partners will host a booth at the Veneta Downtown Farmer's Market during the first Friday of each month consigning products from local community members and farmers. The next booth will be set up on July 2, 2010 and will feature eggs and homemade dog treats. And as always the booth will have information about the new center and how you can help. <br /><br />To get additional exposure the Partners hung a banner at Ray's in the West Lane shopping center with information flyers available as well. Stay tuned for more information on the next fundraiser. <br /><br />Thanks again for everyone's support. Help Us Build! Help Us Serve! It all starts with you.Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-33519579354939476772010-06-28T09:57:00.000-07:002010-10-01T15:14:03.090-07:00Thank You Benefits by the Glass Sponsors & ParticipantsThank you to all of those that helped make Benefits by the Glass successful. A very special thanks to <a href="http://www.shadowmountainvineyards.net/">Shadow Mountain Vineyard</a> for hosting our event and to Stillwaters and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/aproposmusique">Apropos Musique</a> who provided the excellent music. We were very blessed to have all of the help from all of our volunteers and the Lion's Club. Please continue to support our efforts to build a new Service Center for the Fern Ridge area and help support the businesses and service organizations that have helped support us. Click on any one of the photos below to few the entire photo album of the event. <br /> <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ndh_YpZNnb-HwJwSducCTw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TCmXAq_hvtI/AAAAAAAAALQ/cnms0uMpalQ/s400/DSC_0426.JPG" height="258" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/BenifitsByTheGlass?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UHfdwcEzzR8jZ4NFcO09CQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TCmW5EL74vI/AAAAAAAAAKs/ouyzEnmiBgg/s400/DSC_0405.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/BenifitsByTheGlass?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3RgmIe7MTxGsEeYdtiavYg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_73-TqvLbsFE/TCmWMr97iBI/AAAAAAAAAI0/8RKVKx0IPvY/s400/DSC_0241.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgesc/BenifitsByTheGlass?feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-21037813769364705292010-06-07T21:49:00.000-07:002010-06-07T21:53:21.403-07:00Upcoming Event!Join us on June 26, 2010 from 11-4 at Shadow Mountain Vinyard for an event to benifit the Fern Ridge Service Center building fund. Tickets are on sale now. If you are interested, call Kim Kaufman at Senior Connections, 541-935-2262. For information or if you have questions about the new Service Center you may also send us an email at fernridgesc@gmail.com.Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668965455527608810.post-28432774931056519502010-06-04T22:56:00.000-07:002010-06-04T23:06:10.681-07:00Help Us Build! Help Us Serve!Thank you to all of the community for their wonderful support for this project. Below is a rendering of the proposed Service Center. This 7,200 square foot building has been designed to help serve for many years to come. But we still need your help. Donations can be made by contacting Kim Kaufman with Senior Connections at the existing Garcia Center or by visiting Siuslaw Bank in Veneta. Every bit helps!<br /><br />Stay tuned for more events this summer dedicated to raising funds for this wonderful building. <br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/N4eRhGho1huXZTTsWp-SpjwSDJbHsCAQrdwZAXJWV0k?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtf47dtF2bhXoD5vQ1DugIaxVE-BmQmr81g4_Q8mgvzfHZ8HDe1eZvN2RJnX6IwrwbxQjIxVDdb64IT-puz0RxCvynHzMPEjF-zwgZ1RQxAcJnb93b0nOxZ5EEanA5WNiyelatNyzbZc/s400/Fern%20Ridge%20Service%20Center%20Preliminary%20Design_Page_1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:center">Preliminary Design of the Fern Ridge Service Center<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgeareatourism/FinalPreliminaryDesign?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2KgNTumrKveA&feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/udGHqZuwaPEN-XhqObB8HTwSDJbHsCAQrdwZAXJWV0k?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C6G-jQ2o7OzunPoWr_2pBgD-lscX3LTvoPx3PFsAWKrcmPXLQ9HaTRicBB6_Kw6Jen7CsA5lU-UrU3TRe9JtV834RHftg9INAOKHedD2RW6XrdHyTYjQTcKZTB7Bc4Bmqoqg8Go8GwY/s400/Fern%20Ridge%20Service%20Center%20Preliminary%20Design_Page_4%20copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:center">Proposed floor plan<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/fernridgeareatourism/FinalPreliminaryDesign?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2KgNTumrKveA&feat=embedwebsite"></a></td></tr></table>Fern Ridge Service Center Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727723267100368312noreply@blogger.com0