July 2017 Director’s Message

Dear Members,

This is such a fun time of year for us in Molalla and across our Nation! We’ll be in this year’s 4th of July Street Parade and enjoying all of the amazing events our community is buzzing with over this holiday! As we step into the month of July, we’re rejoicing over the completion of our bathroom remodel project; these projects are always rewarding, but they do take patience and understanding from our members and patrons, and we want to thank you for being so gracious and flexible with us as we endured this season of construction. You’ll now find accessible, safe, and beautiful restrooms for all, and we are grateful for the Ford Family Foundation and the generous grant we were awarded that brought this project to fruition. On the topic of grants, we’ve been blown away by recent success of additional grant awards we’re excited to tell you about! Meals on Wheels America has granted us $1,500 towards our pet assistance project. These funds will aid us in covering the mileage reimbursement to volunteer drivers when they are delivering pet food to our recipients for their service and companion animals. Thank you, Meals on Wheels America! In addition, we received a grant award from the Oregon Food Bank in the amount of $1,800 to purchase refrigeration for our fresh produce donations! What perfect timing for this grant as Oregon’s gardens begin to flourish! Thank you Oregon Food Bank! These awards help us to grow programs and services that are vital to our most vulnerable populations, and they aid the sustainability of a Center that serves over 2,000 people yearly! What a blessing these are to the Center!
As always, a new month brings excitement! There’s a program launching in July called WISE (Wellness Initiative for Senior Education) and we were honored to be chosen to receive training for this prestigious evidence based class brand new to Oregon! We will be the first in the county to provide this great course and program! Check out the details inside, and we hope you join us! We will also be hosting a long overdue AARP safe driving course!

See you at the Center!

Cecily Rose
Director