Dear ,   Have you seen our new logo yet?   We have a new look! Special thanks go to Ian Symmonds who spent countless hours developing a branding strategy for CRN. Coming out of the branding initiative was a desire to spruce up our visual identity, and thanks to Blake Frey, we now have a beautiful logo that captures the renewed hope CRN children feel when they participate in our services. You have been slowly starting to see our new visual identity being rolled out on our printed materials. Please help us applaud Ian and Blake for their expert assistance - we are very grateful for their support. And, by the end of the summer, we will be able to show you our new website. Stay tuned! Family Picnic Was a Huge Success!   Our annual Family Picnic was a huge success, thanks to the support of CRN donors. 172 children and parents joined us for a barbecue and games at Peninsula Park on July 15th. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and kids got the chance to play in the fountain, have their faces painted, and spend quality one-on-one time with their parents eating lunch, creating sculptures out of Playdough, and lots more. Without generous contributions from donors like you, we wouldn't be able to offer such an enriching day of support to our clients. Thank you!   CRN is given the OPA 2010 service award   We are proud to announce that CRN win the Oregon Psychological Association's (OPA) 2010 Service Award! The award is given to an organization that makes our community a more psychologically healthy place by enacting programs that use what we have learned from the science of psychology and bringing them to people who need them.   Celebrating Success: the 2008-09 annual report   Our mission is to keep children safe and families strong. Our vision is end child abuse and neglect in our community. In 2008-09, we kept 176 children safe and 128 families strong. But we couldn't do it without your support - you are the businesses, foundations, individuals, volunteers, and other friends who help make Children's Relief Nursery possible. Please take a look at how your gift made a difference. Thank you!   Wish List   "Let's Create Together" is part of our parenting education curriculum. When parents and kids learn, play, and create together, they develop a healthy, close bond. Your in-kind donation goes directly to our clients and is tax-deductible.   The following items are needed to create kits we give to parents. Thank you! Child safety scissors Pads of blank white drawing paper Pads of colored construction paper Washable markers Pencil sharpeners Coloring books for young children Play Dough Watercolor sets     We are also looking for the following:   Donated Minivan or Cargo Van to transport clients to the program and to do home visits Leads on eastside commercial rental properties for a possible Satellite Nursery   Please contact Development Director, Flavia Arsenault at 503-595-4511 or at flavia@crn4kids.org. Thanks! Special Gifts Received this Summer...Thank you!   Edward and Romell Ackley Foundation...$15,000 Deacon Charitable Foundation...$3,000 Jubitz Family Foundation...$10,000 New Seasons Markets...$1,075 Wells Fargo...$10,000 Wessinger Foundation...$2,500