200810 Newsletter

RSVP of Scioto County Volume 13 Issue 9 October 2008 Senior Expo a Great Day! Free Stuff ~ No Rain ~ Great Food ~ Good Friends! What more would you want? Although, it was quite HOT inside the heat did not stop our RSVP volunteers from their mission of selling lots of jewelry and having a great time together. Friends of RSVP stopped and bought jewelry treasures until there was none left! heat: Homer & Mary Davis, Goldie Griffith, Bonnie Johnson, Patsy Leadingham, Genetta Moore, Janice & Forrest Spires. Director: Vicki Daily Volunteer Coordinator: Maggie Biggs Advisory Council: Sandy Blakeman Renee Dingus Marilyn Evans Sandra Hall Bonnie Johnson Art Lewis Shelley Lewis Jerry Martin Gennetta Moore Kathy Pierron Bronna Seibert Mistie Spicer Robert Ware While we were inside having lots of fun with the jewelry Vicki and Bronna Seibert were set up outside under a tent representing RSVP and Project Lifesaver. Thanks for all your great donations and purchases making our sale a success, it will be used toward your volunteer recognitions dinner. Hats off to the volunteers that stood by their post, though the Dates to Remember October 13: Columbus Day October 16: National Boss’ Day October 31: Halloween November 2: Daylight Savings Time Ends November 17-24: Operation Christmas Child Collection Week Inside this issue: Thank You Green Tips 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 Puzzle Volunteer Opportunities New Members Health & Safety Humor Birthdays SOPPA Presents Recipe Sponsored by Scioto Christian Ministry, Inc. A United Way of Scioto Co. agency & Corporation for Nat’l & Community Service Corp. Program Our Head Table Sponsors: Thank You! Donations: Helen Akers Frida Billiter Naomi Boyd Irene Dickey Lucille LeMaster Vera Yeagle Recycle for Habitat It takes many dollars to build a home. Don’t forget you can help with Habitat’s fundraiser efforts by donating used toner cartridges, printer cartridges, cell phones and laptops. This is a year round project from which our local Habitat can reap funds from the donated items. There are collection boxes where the donated items can be left at the Portsmouth Public Library and its branch offices, and at the RSVP office. If you would like to make donations or get a box for donations in your place of business or church, please contact Rita Haider (rita_haider1@hotmail.com) and she will either arrange to get you a collection box or get your recyclables picked up. Check local newspapers for news on the upcoming groundbreaking for the next Habitat home to be built in South Webster. GREEN TIPS • Decorate for fall with natural items rather than buying new ones. Use leaves, branches and fall crops like pumpkins, gourds and fodder shock to decorate. Clean and store summer equipment before it becomes damaged in the snow and cold. Keeping equipment in better shape helps it to last longer, which will keep it out of the landfill. Source: www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips We have gone GREEN! For those of you who have access to the internet, we are offering the newsletter in an electronic form. Not only will you help save energy but you get your RSVP Newsletter in COLOR! Email Maggie at rsvpscio2@verizon.net and provide us with you email address. Page 2 • BE AN INFORMED VOTER In just a short 6 weeks it will be time for us to do our civic duty and vote. Tuesday, November 4th will be here before we know it. There are very important issues on the ballot again this year. Our presidential race, congressional race, local commissioner’s race, city center & justice center issues to name just a few. I think that we are all in agreement that we want our lives to improve in all areas. We always do. But, we have all grown very lax in learning first-hand and taking what others tell us as gospel. I encourage everyone to give up a little bit of your time and energy to check them out on your own. If you have access to a computer you can check things out for yourself on the internet. Some websites you might want to look at are: League of Women Voters: www.lwvsciotoohio.org for info or for a schedule of meetings call Sandra Reiser 858-4302: City and Justice Centers: www.progressportsmouth.org for info or to schedule a presentation call Ann Sydnor 353-8337. Presidential race websites: http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues and http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ and or listen to the debates, or even better if we have more chances-see them in person! A great opportunity for that is The League of Women Voter’s Meet the Candidates Night on Monday, October 27th at 7 p.m. at the Welcome Center. Some dates for the upcoming debates nationally are: Thursday, Oct. 2nd Vice-Presidential debate in St. Louis; Tuesday, Oct. 7th Presidential debate in Nashville, TN and also on Wed. Oct. 15th another Presidential debate in Hempstead, NY. Please watch for local times and channels. We live in the greatest country in the world and we need to exercise our rights and vote to retain our values and quality of life. But we need to do it on our own. We need more than 25% of our registered voters voting on November 4th. Please, let Scioto County set a record and have the majority of our registered voters voting this yearregardless of the weather!! Page 3 Page 4 Looking for Loving Hearts and Willing Hands! RSVP is looking for volunteers to help out in various positions. If any of the opportunities below interest you or you would like to help out the community please contact Maggie via email at rsvpscio2@verizon.net or via phone at 740-354-3137. SOMC Looking for volunteers to fill the following opportunities: • Registration 8-12am & 12-4pm on Wed. 8-12 Thurs. • Cancer Center 9-1 & 1-4 Friday • Accounting 9-1 Thurs. & Friday • Health Care Center South Campus 9-1 Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri • Workforce Development East Campus 9-1 Mon. – Fri., • Employee Health 9-1 & 1-4 Mon. – Fri. • We also have positions with Hospice, Patient Floors, filing, telephone, answering call lights, helping to feed patients unable to feed themselves, Life Center and more, something for everyone. Red Cross Looking for help in a variety of areas including; clerical, training, and bloodmobile workers. Area Nursing Homes—always looking for misc. help. Sierra’s Haven—Urgently looking for Clerical (office-answering phones, filing, customer relations) 9-1:00 daily. Does not have to be the same person, can be split between several volunteers or 2 volunteers together. They are in need of immediate help. Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and you get rid of him all weekend! ***************************************** Time is but the stream I go a-fishin in. Henry David Thoreau National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Do Not forget Your Mammogram! • • • • • • * A lump or swelling in or near your breast or under your arm Nipple discharge or tenderness Itching or skin changes such as redness, scales, dimples, or puckers Nipple pain or retraction (turned inward) into the breast Although rare Men should also be aware of any changes, because of their small amount of breast tissue Pain in one spot that does not vary with your monthly cycle Source: www.nbcam.org Total Jewelry Sales $372.41 THANK YOU! Welcome! New Member Margaret Hammond Page 5 October Birthdays Smaller by Choice For More Personalized Care… Fountainhead Nursing Home 4734 Gallia Pike Franklin Furnace, OH 45629 740-354-9113 10-03 10-04 10-06 10-07 10-08 10-11 10-13 10-15 10-16 10-17 10-18 10-21 10-23 10-25 10-26 10-27 10-29 10-30 10-31 Laetitia Spiro R.L. Mohl Glenn McNamer Margaret Mohr Bill Mowery Rae Jean Wagner Ernie Spires Thomas Scott Marilyn Walsh Freda Billiter JoAnne Pack Janet Welty Margery Bolander Rita Dobbins Jean Fannin Phyllis Jarvis Truman Brown Dorothy Justus Bronna Seibert Maria Cruz-Bennett Kyle ‘Bruce’ Johnson Mildred Rader Herbert Roberts Betty Fitzer Kim Gammon-Social Service Director LAY MINISTRY TRAINING ‘OUR JOURNEY OF HOPE’ Presented by Rev. Percy McCray, Jr. Director of Pastoral Care/Social Services Cancer Treatment Centers of America Sponsored by Scioto Christian Ministries Saturday - October 18, 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm Friends Community Center 1202 Eighteenth Street Portsmouth, OH RSVP: Sharon Carver - 1-740-356-2692 Fee: $12.00 for advance registration or $15.00 at the door Understanding special needs of cancer patients Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes ******************************** You are never a loser until you quit trying. Mike Ditka Page 6 A unique housing development for those 50 and older... The Southern Ohio Performing Arts Association and the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts Presents Columbus Jazz Orchestra Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm The Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) was formed as a vehicle to create performance opportunities for jazz musicians in a big band setting. Over thirty years later, the CJO is considered one of the world’s finest jazz orchestras and a model for success, presenting big band jazz and world-renowned guest artists to thousands each year. The flagship performing ensemble of the Jazz Arts Group, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra consists of musicians who are highly regarded as performers and educators across the country and around the globe. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Byron Stripling, the CJO presents nearly 50 subscription concerts each season in Columbus, Ohio. Call McKinley Box Office for tickets: 740-351-3600 Riverview Retirement Center 740-353-1128 Do you worry about cutting grass, shoveling snow, getting to the grocery, doctor’s office or hospital? It’s time to take a look at Riverview Retirement Center and your worries will be over. And best of all, you will have the opportunity to meet a variety of people and make new friends. You are missing out on all the fun, so don’t put it off any longer. Call now 740-353-1128 Operation Christmas Child! Collection Week—November 17-24 The Power Of A Simple Gift ~ OCC is an annual outreach of Samaritan’s Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, to reach out to children locally and around the world with Shoe Boxes filled with gifts “To Bring Joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to Children in Need of Hope.” With a goal of 1,500 shoeboxes this year, you can get involved by helping pack gift boxes for girls or boys 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14 years old. You can pick up your shoeboxes at the RSVP Office. RSVP will be helping put boxes together the week of November 17. If you are interested, give us a call. Gift Suggestions: school supplies, toys, hygiene items, t-shirts, watches, ball caps, flashlights (include batteries), hard candy (double bag), etc.. DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans. Operation Safety Net Pajama Drive Benefiting homeless children in Scioto County giving cozy pajamas for children who do not have the comforts of home. Operation Safety Net makes every child feel cozy and your donation can add comfort for many children. Sizes needed are Girls & Boys— 6 Months up to size 14 Page 7 Employment Opportunities SOMC has some new employees looking for either a nanny or babysitter. If you are interested call: Diane Applegate: 356-8125 ALTERATIONS PLUS needs a part-time seamstress. If interested call: Linda Willis: 353-4767 1101 Gallia Street Presorted Non-Profit Standard Mail Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Permit No. 107 POSTAGE PAID RSVP of Scioto County 221 Court Street PO Box 407 Portsmouth, OH 45662-0407 740-354-3137 Vicki’s email: rsvpscio@verizon.net Maggie’s email: rsvpscio2@verizon.net Website: rsvpscioto.org Churches of Scioto Christian Ministries All Saints’ Episcopal Cornerstone United Methodist E.U.C.C. First Christian First Presbyterian Friendship United Methodist Holy Redeemer St. Mary Catholic St Monica’s St. Peter’s Second Presbyterian Valley United Methodist Recipe Corner Dangerous Chocolate Cake-In-A-Mug 1 Coffee Mug 4 Tbsp. Cake Flour (plain, not self-rising) 4 Tbsp. Sugar 2 Tbsp. Cocoa 1 Egg Add dry ingredients to mug, mix well with a fork. Add egg, mix thoroughly. Pour in milk, oil & vanilla, mix well. Add chips, if using. Put mug in microwave, and cook for three minutes on 1000 watts. Cake will rise over top of mug—do not be alarmed! Allow to cool a little; tip onto a plate if desired. Eat! This can serve two if you want to feel slightly more virtuous. Chocolate IS The OTHER Major Food Group! 3 Tbsp. Milk 3 Tbsp. Oil Small Splash Vanilla 3 Tbsp. Chocolate Chips, optional Talent is God’s Gift To You What You Do With It Is Your Gift To God This Publication is compiled by Maggie Biggs produced at RSVP’s office and collated and assembled by RSVP volunteers.