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A Caring Community

  • Start date: 03/08/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 03/08/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Load bus at 8:15 a.m., depart at 8:30. (Late start)

We live in a caring community. On this trip we will visit three places that provide support services for our residents. We’ll start the day with a visit to Food for Lane County where we’ll learn about their programs while enjoying our morning coffee. A tour of the facility will follow. For lunch, we’ll be heading to the Renaissance Room at Lane Community College to enjoy an International Cuisine lunch, served family style (cost included). Students enrolled in the Culinary Arts Program plan, prepare and serve the meal in a lovely setting. After lunch our group will have an opportunity to learn more about the program, as the chef and some students will be available to answer questions. Our third visit will be to the St. Vincent de Paul facility on Chad Drive where we will see a presentation about Bascom Village and learn about their other programs. We will be shown the building and have a little time to enjoy browsing in their shop before returning to Shopko around 5:00. Please note: This trip involves a fair amount of walking, both indoors and outside (on LCC campus). Please wear warm clothing, closed toe shoes and bring an umbrella.

Please make all checks payable to: Obsidians Bus Trips Account
Cost: Members $61.00 Non-members $63.00 Due February 20
MAIL CHECKS (immediately upon signup) TO:
Judy Adamcyk 541-302-8160, 510 Spyglass Drive, Eugene, OR 97401

  • Event Leader: Cutsforth Sharon

  • Assistant Leader: Garwood Judy

  • Event category: Bus Trips

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  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

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  • Season: 2018

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  • Event Status: Passed

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  • Member Fees: 61

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 63

  • Committee: Bus Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The bus group of 27 travelers started our local tour of non-profit agencies and Lane Community College at a leisurely pace. We began the day with our traditional coffee break in Food For Lane County’s very comfortable boardroom. Dawn Marie Woodward, Events and Media Relations Coordinator, joined us to share information about their many programs and accomplishments. 92% of Food for Lane County’s resources is dedicated for food distribution; only 8% is used for administrative and resource development costs. A large volunteer base enables them to keep costs low while providing many programs for the community. Their Emergency Food Help programs include Food pantries, Meal sites and FFLC’s Dining Room. Non Emergency Food Help includes Programs for seniors (Meals on Wheels and Senior Grocery), Programs for children (Summer Food Program, Weekend Snack Pack, Cereal for Youth), and Supplemental Food Programs (Produce Plus, Extra Helping, Rural Delivery. We toured their very large and impressive facility to view the commercial kitchen, well-organized warehouse, cold room, freezer room and receiving and shipping dock. Dawn Marie explained the sorting process for donation barrels, bakery items, fresh produce and dairy products. For lunch we went to The Renaissance Room, Lane Community College’s student-run restaurant. Second year culinary arts and hospitality management students prepare and serve the food under the supervision of faculty and chefs. We thoroughly enjoyed the International Cuisine focusing on foods from Germany, Austria, Scandinavia and Russia. Certified Culinary Educator Chef Clive Wanstall joined us after the meal to answer questions and lead us on a tour of the commercial kitchen, storage, food prep and baking areas.
Our final stop was at the St. Vincent DePaul facility on Chad Drive. Daven Stetson guided us through the facility while explaining the programs (mattress recycling, electronics recycling, books processing, sharing and recycling, and furniture-finishing). The new furniture may be sold in their retail store locations or used to furnish their projects such as the new Youth Housing Project for female students. This organization focuses on providing paid work experience and training through their Supported Work Experience, Veterans in Progress and Employment Solutions programs. Elizabeth Carr, Resident Services Coordinator, shared information about Bascom Village and other Affordable Housing programs. After our tour, we had a little time to shop in the retail store where folks found and purchased fun and useful items. It was a relaxing and informative day spent with a great group of riders.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 34
  • Number of spots available: 5
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Cutsforth, Sharon 541-735-4703 N 61
2 Signed-Up Garwood, Judy 541-683-5539 N 61
3 Signed-Up Adamcyk, Judy 541-302-8160 N 61
4 Signed-Up Adamcyk, Thomas 541-302-8160 N 61
5 Signed-Up Allen, Ethel 541-736-0692 N 63
6 Signed-Up Baldwin, Don 541-513-3501 N 61
7 Signed-Up Beard, Barbara 541-994-2337 N 61
8 Signed-Up Beard, Paul 541-994-2337 N 61
9 Signed-Up Beard, Paula 541-968-0013 N 61
10 Signed-Up Gadomski, Sharon 541-896-0936 N 63
11 Signed-Up Phelps, Judy 541-726-0118 N 63
12 Signed-Up Kocken, Verna 541-513-3501 N 61
13 Signed-Up Payne, Don 541-452-3617 N 61
14 Signed-Up Wallace, Barbara 541-933-3337 N 63
15 Signed-Up Northrop, Jim 541-343-3426 N 61
16 Signed-Up West, Mary Ellen 541-342-8672 N 63
17 Signed-Up Arthur, Bill 541-844-5156 N 63
18 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 61
19 Signed-Up Rice, Cindy 541-513-0131 N 61
20 Signed-Up Cooper, Carla 541-517-6785 N 61
21 Signed-Up Prentice, Margaret 541-556-6596 N 61
22 Signed-Up Boehm, Marlene 541-747-0568 N 63
23 Signed-Up Fingerhood, Bruce 541-556-1954 N 63
24 Signed-Up Manor, Jeannie 541-747-8684 N 63
25 Signed-Up Romoser, Ruth 541-726-8154 N 61
26 Signed-Up Claypool, Marcia 541-736-3896 N 61
27 Signed-Up Del Alba, Lisa 541-520-2839 N 63
28 Signed-Up Durr, Sharen 541-896-0071 N 63
29 Signed-Up Bruns, Barbara 541-485-7285 N 63