9 Announcements - press release

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #1 of 9         
 
WHAT:  Root Beer Float Party
WHERE:  Reedsport Branch Library

                395 Winchester Ave   Reedsport
WHEN:  Tuesday, August 11, from 11 - noon
Contact:  Library staff, 541-271-3500

 

 

 

A party for kids ages 1 – 18 will be held at the Reedsport Branch Library this coming Tuesday, August 11, from 11 – noon.  Activities include dance, music, sidewalk chalk art, puzzles, and crafts.  Root beer floats will start the fun.  All kids welcome – come join us.  Call the library 271-3500 for more info.

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #2 of 9 

WHAT: Work Day
WHERE: James Barrone Park
WHEN: Saturday 8/8 @ 9am
WHO: The Ford Family Foundation - Cohort III

 

Have you been wondering what The Ford Family Foundation - Cohort III has been using your generous donation for? Well wonder no more! This Saturday August 8, 2009 at 9am we will be installing items purchased to enhance James Barrone Park! We will be hard at work all day, digging post holes and installing different items such as play panels, a Welcome sign, 2 new BBQ grills, 1 grill table and 3 pet waste stations. A few items that have been completed are brush removal, installation of car stops in the parking area, and new picnic table tops with the help of the Reedsport High School wood shop class.

 

Come on by and take a peak!!

 

Look for future announcements of a community celebration in honor of the completion of the project!

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #3 of 9 
 
WHAT:     Free Clothing Giveaway
WHERE:  2500 Longwood Dr.
WHEN:    Saturday, August 15 from 9-2
WHO:      Highlands Baptist Church
Contact:  Todd Young (541)271-4406
 
On Saturday, August 15, from 9-2 Highlands Baptist Church will be sponsoring a free clothing giveaway.

 

School starts in a month and many children and adults need new clothes. Come and get all you need at our giveaway of gently used and well loved clothes. Call Highlands Baptist Church at 271-4406 if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #4 of 9 
 
WHAT:        Dick Williams
WHERE:    Grace Fellowship  480 Greenwood Ave., Reedsport
WHEN:        Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m.
COST:        none
 
Dick Williams is a composer, recoding artist, and Bible teacher who shares the simple truths of God's word in every day life through his music and teaching. 
God has gifted him with a powerful, but gentle prophetic word for those he has opportunity to minister to.  Dick has served the Lord in public ministry for many years.  He has been privileged to take the ministry of music, teaching the word of God to several different countries. 

 

You will be encouraged and refreshed through his ministry as he seeks to lift up the Lord. 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #5 of 9 

 

WHAT:  Christmas In July

WHO:  Christmas In July Committee
Contact: www.cij.weebly.com or 271 3928
 
The final report with Pastor Allen Chaney's summing up of the 2009 program and recognition of Benefactors and Supporters is now on the web site at www.cij.weebly.com  Also photos of some of the activities of the work day July 11 are on the site.

 

The count of homes worked on is now at 24.

 

At the final wrap up committee meeting on July 21 it was decided to plan for another Christmas In July for 2010. More about future plans will be reported later.

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #6 of 9 

 

What: Estate Sale
Where: St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 12 St. John's Way, Reedsport
When: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 8-4
Who: Becky House, 541-587-4243
 
This sale includes one family's household items of every description.  Join us!

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #7 of 9 
 
WHAT:  Susan Applegate Art Show

Hot Umpqua Nights art auction
WHERE: ECEC - west of Elkton at 15850 Highway 38
WHEN: Saturday, August 8
WHO:  Elkton Community Education Center
Contact: 541 584-2692  butterfly@cascadeaccess.com

 15850 Highway 38W

P.O.Box 684

Elkton OR 97436

 

A is for August and also for Art!                        

 

The next events for ECEC are on Saturday, August 8.  The opening reception for the Susan Applegate Art Show in the ECEC library starts at 4 p.m. with refreshments and viewing of her works.  Her show will remain on display through Fort Umpqua Days in September.

 

At 6 p.m., move to the greenhouse patio for dinner and a preview of items donated to be sold at the 2nd Hot Umpqua Nights art auction. An "Elkton Slow Cook BBQ" dinner will be served, with a limit of 100 seats.  Reservations can be made at  the ECEC office at 541 584-2692 at the advance price of $12.50. If space is available, dinners will be $15 at the door.

 

The auction starts at 7 p.m.  This is your chance to affordably own a piece of art from regional artists and support ECEC! Joan Arsenault and Jennifer Powell have collaborated on a special evening, joined by auctioneer Aleta McGee.  Many artists will be present to meet potential buyers.  Items listed so far include stained glass, jewelry, paintings and drawings. 

 

The evening includes music by the Slow Ponies.  Members blend their voices in old-time familiar western tunes.

 

Come for the show and stay for dinner, the auction and the music! 

 

 

 

Elkton Community Education Center (ECEC) will present an exhibit of works by Oregon artist Susan Applegate at the ECEC Community Building, opening Saturday, August 8, 2009 with a reception from 4-6 p.m. She writes "my upcoming exhibit at the ECEC Library will feature oil paintings that reflect connections to my home near Yoncalla and to the place we all call home......Oregon.  From the white tipped Cascade Mountains to the rolling grass matted hills of Douglas County, these paintings do more than chronicle landscape - they reach into the mysterious essence of "place".  The exhibit will include paintings of old oak trees that have grown on the family farm for as long as anyone can remember and have a presence as large as life, alongside paintings of my struggles with the aggressive blackberry vine. This becomes an exhibit that looks at our landscape through a language of love." Community donors have provided a state of the art hanging system within the library facility, which is open Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Applegate show will remain on view through the ECEC Fort Umpqua Days on Labor Day weekend. 

 

Also on Saturday, August 8, ECEC will hold its second Hot Umpqua Nights art auction benefit sale.  This year's theme for the art works is "Oregon Scenes." Pieces have been done in a number of different mediums and donated by regional artists. The viewing/dinner hour starts at 6pm on the patio of the ECEC greenhouse, in the native plant garden.  A "Western Oregon Slow Cooked" BBQ dinner will be served, preceding the auction, with reservations encouraged.  Cost of the dinner is $12.50 in advance or $15.00 at the door. Local wine and beverages will also be served. Reservations may be made at 541 584-2692. The auction will begin at 7pm.  Live music will follow the auction, performed by the "Slow Ponies," a group that includes members of the pioneer Applegate family, singing old-time western songs. 

 

 ECEC is a non-profit organization featuring a native Oregon plant and tree park with walking trails, a pavilion for native butterfly propagation, art exhibits with changing displays, a nature-themed gift shop and reconstruction of historic Fort Umpqua.  A community building with the Outpost Café for espresso, Umpqua ice cream and snacks also houses a lending library, staffed by volunteers and open 3 days each week.  Seasonally, local students are employed in a youth enterprise to staff the café and conduct tours of the park and Butterfly Pavilion.  ECEC is located just west of Elkton at 15850 Highway 38.  There is ample parking.  For information, call (541) 584-2692 or visit Elktonbutterflies.com. 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   #8 of 9 
 
WHAT:  Family Festival
WHERE: Reedsport Foursquare Church, 2900 Frontage Rd., Reedsport, OR 97467
WHEN: Saturday August 22nd from 2-5 PM
Contact: Terry Plotz 271-4414 or 662-0095

 

Help! Family Festival is upon us.

 

Many individuals and businesses are on board with this year's Family Festival, but help is needed to fill the 200 backpacks waiting to be filled this year. Event chairman Terry Plotz says, "Donations are a little slower coming in this year. Some folks who have helped over the years have said. 'I just can't.' Hopefully others will be able to step up!"

 

Family festival was birthed in 2003 from the dreams of several church members to do something for the children of Reedsport. After some brainstorming, people just started to work. The church had been sending teams to the Dream Center in Los Angeles hoping its members would catch the vision for reaching out to the community in new ways. "The Dream Center works with everyone: city government, Police Depts, Fire Depts, businesses, anyone who wants to help people and it has changed the inner city of LA. If it can work there, it can work here," explains Pastor Plotz.

 

And it has worked. Over the last 6 years hundreds of backpacks have been given to children during this free community event hosted at the Foursquare Church parking lot. According to Plotz, families start calling the church every August asking if the event is going to be held again. Besides the free school supplies, there are free amateur haircuts, a free clothing, face painting, games, free food, parenting information, safety information, and more. In a community with lots of folks in need, it has filled an important service.

 

Family Festival will run from 2-5 PM Saturday August 22nd. All events and information are free to those who attend. Clean used clothes (especially children's) for the clothing exchange and school supplies are still needed. Please drop them off to the church or call 271-4414 for pick-up.

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION     #9 of 9 
 
WHAT:  Giant Rummage Sale
WHERE:  Lower Umpqua Senior Center
WHEN:     August 22 from 9 am to 4 pm
WHO:  Lower Umpqua Senior Center
Contact: Lower Umpqua Senior Center at 271-4884, or contact  Janice Cockerham    271-0109
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
   Giant Rummage Sale to be held at the Lower Umpqua Senior Center, 460 Winchester, Reedsport on August 22 from 9 am to 4 pm.  The Senior Center is raising funds to create a smoke-free outside sitting area  for use on pleasant days.  Any and all usable items would be appreciated and arrangements can be made for pick up.  The Winchester Avenue Mini Storage has donated storage space so all items can be safely stored until the event.   For further information, please call the Lower Umpqua Senior Center @ 271-4884, or contact Janice Cockerham @ 271-0109
 

 

 

 ---------------------------------------------------
 
There are three places to view community events online:
 
http://www.lowerumpquahospital.org/    Click on the Community Calendar link
 
http://reedsportonline.com/
 
http://www.reedsport.or.us
 ---------------------------------------------------
 
If you have an announcement of interest to the general Coastal Douglas Community, and would like it to go out to this list, please include the following information and please use the format included below:
 
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
 
WHAT:  (The name of your event)
WHERE:  (the name of the location and the address)
WHEN:     Day of the week, Date, Time
WHO:  (what group or individuals are sponsoring the event)
Contact: (who should be contacted for further information)
 
Include a story telling people about your event.
 
*******************************
 
I do not write the press releases that are sent out - if you have questions about them, please contact the person listed as the contact for that event.
 
Please write "press release" in the subject line and send your information by Thursday afternoon to (jamieswafford        @yahoo.com) If my yahoo email address does not work for you - please try (pressrelease97467     @charter.net)  please remove the space - it's to discourage s p a m harvesters.
 
I send the announcement out once a week - Thursday night - to meet the press deadlines.  It's to your benefit to send the information out at least two weeks prior to your event.
 
Please send your information in an email that can be copy/pasted - please do NOT send attachments or pdf versions of your information or flyers.
 
If you wish to be removed from this list - please hit "reply" with "Remove from Press Release List" in the subject line.
 
If you know someone who is not receiving this list and would like to be included - please ask them to send a message to
 
(jamieswafford     @yahoo.com) with "Add to Press Release List" in the subject line.
 
Thanks!
Jamie
 

 "Your mistakes do not define you, they tell you who you're not. You've got to live this life like it's the only one you've got"

 

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."  - Ambrose Redmoon