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Good Neighbor Center Bids Farewell to the Micallef Family
Rico Micallef and his family have been faithful over the years in serving the GNC. This included hosting dinner the second Sunday of every month, helping with yard work, adopting resident rooms, coordinating several Eagle Scout projects, and serving as a handy man for occasional needs at the shelter. Now that his children are grown and off to college, his team is dwindling and he has decided to pass the baton to new volunteers. Here are some thoughts from the family expressing what they have learned from their experience as volunteers: I started volunteering at the GNC for purely selfish reasons. I wanted my children to appreciate how fortunate we were and because I have always believed that we need to give back to the community. Read More The kids tell their side...
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"Immersion Retreat" by Rico
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be homeless?
There is a program called "Immersion Retreat" with JOIN. JOIN is a Portland based outreach program whose mission is to make connections with homeless people and help them transition into housing. Kathy told me about the program. I thought it sounded like a great program, and a way to gain insight into a world that I really knew very little about. In fact I thought the program would be a great experience for me and my kids, Maria (13), John (14) and Megan (16), my oldest Amy is away at University Of Oregon so she did not participate. My goal was to gain understanding and insight and hopefully through that gain compassion for a life style that I fortunately have never had to experience.
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Community support is vital to the success of our organization, with your help we are able to continue to meet the needs of our homeless families.
Sincerely,
Heidi Anderson
volunteer@goodneighborcenter.org
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