The CRC cookbook is available at the Colonial Candy Shoppe! When you stop by Colonial Candy to get Ohio-made chocolates or for a scoop of ice cream while browsing the farmers market, pick up Clintonville Really Cooks! Then impress your friends and family by making one of the 450+ delicious recipes from the cookbook! Cookbooks are $15 ($12 discounted for seniors) and all proceeds benefit CRC Senior Services. Thanks Colonial Candy Shoppe! Family Services: The Food Pantry always appreciates the donations it receives! We always need donations of canned goods, toiletries, & toilet paper all year round. Zach West will be here on Thursday from 4-7 to offer free legal advice on most issues, except for divorce. Please vote for our $15K grant proposal so we can get water at MidGarden & turn into a beautiful oasis: http://apps.facebook.com/gardensforgoodgrants/contests/218426/voteable_entries/50576260 One of our clients, who is wheelchair bound, needs a new bed, or used in good condition. He is a big guy, so if anyone could please donate a queen sized bed & boxspring, it would be much appreciated. Please email familyservices@clintonvillecrc.org if you can help him. Thanks! Who would like to volunteer to help us unload a Mid-Ohio Foodbank delivery truck Weds at 1pm? If you don’t want to do the heavy lifting, we could still us a lot of help unpacking it and organizing. Thanks in advance! We also need a volunteer to help clients do the intake paperwork for the IMPACT health van on Thursday at 9 a.m. Please email crcvolunteers@clintonvillecrc.org if you can help us. We’re in need of new volunteers to help people apply for benefits through Ohio Benefit Bank. If you are trained and have time to help us out please contact crcvolunteers@clintonvillecrc.org. If you want to get trained and volunteer here, check this link for training scheduled by OBB: https://sites.google.com/site/part2obbtraining/central. From Kinship Care: “We need help watching the kids at support group Saturday, July 7 from 1-3 at Maple Grove United Methodist Church at Henderson & High. If you can volunteer please email me at charlotte.law@clintonvillecrc.org. Thanks.” We have openings for families who need Kinship Care services. If you, or anyone you know, is raising relative children (without support of the child’s biological parents), and live in Franklin County, you are most likely eligible for our program. We support each family’s unique goals and can link you with resources, referrals, programs, events, and more. Let us help you navigate the challenges of parenting! http://clintonvillecrc.org/crc/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Kinship-care-flyer-2011.pdf From Senior Services: “The Senior Supportive Services Department is looking for new and gently used items for events. Items can include but are not limited to personal care products, small household items, jewelry, and stationary sets. Please do not send any used personal care products.” “I have a senior in need of a futon. She recently secured an apartment after being homeless and is presently sleeping on two couch pillows on the floor as she hasn’t the resources to purchase a futon. She would like a futon as her apartment is small and it will work as seating when she has visitors. If anyone has a futon for this woman, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact barbcooper@clintonvillecrc.org or call Barb @ 267-3050.” “Request for some help spring cleaning, working with an older adult that needs assistance cleaning her blinds in her townhome along with the washing of her back window both on the inside and outside. She has back and knee problems and is unable to tackle this project on her own. If you would like to assist this older adult clean-up for spring, you will need to obtain a background check or be willing to be accompanied by a staff person to accomplish this task in the senior’s home. If you can help, please contact me at a.taylor@clintonvillecrc.org or at 614-267-3050.” “I have an older gentleman that has run into some troubles at his home. He needs assistance with his washer. It is presently filled to the top with water and has ceased working. Is there a handyman out there willing to check out this man’s washer and hopefully fix it? In addition, wondering if anyone would be willing to provide a gift card to Walmart or even purchase a plastic bed cover for his mattress. We believe he has a full size bed….he recently obtained this mattress through a donation and would like to keep it, a plastic bed cover would allow him to do so. If you are able to assist, please contact me at a.taylor@clintonvillecrc.org or at 614-267-3050” “An older adult I am working with would truly love to have a loveseat to enjoy in her living room. A loveseat preferred over a couch as she is in a senior apartment and has limited space. Would someone be willing to donate or purchase this item, please contact me at a.taylor@clintonvillecrc.org or at 614-267-3050.” “Recently moved an older gentleman into a senior building, he is getting settled and enjoying his new apartment, but is in need of a microwave. This gentleman’s last apartment had a built in microwave, his new senior building apartment does not, he is using his stove to warm up things, but admits he is having difficulty not burning things! His only income is social security and can not afford to make this purchase, would anyone be willing to donate a microwave? If so, please contact me at a.taylor@clintonvillecrc.org or at 614-267-3050. Thank you…” “I have a lady that I am working with that has multiple needs: this woman sleeps on the couch in her living room, she would appreciate a “new” couch for her to sleep on, her only request with this couch, is that it has cushions that are non-removable, if you have a couch in better condition with cushions that are non- removable, please consider donating your gently used couch to this woman? She is also in need of a kitchen cabinet with shelves to store her pantry items, she presently has her food stored all over her kitchen counters and table, are you able to her store her food appropriately and free up some of her kitchen space? Finally, she is in need of a comfy living room chair to allow her to watch her afternoon shows. If you can help, please contact me at a.taylor@clintonvillecrc.org or 614-267-3050.”