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NEWS UPDATE PORTLAND SUPPORT GROUP Monday, May 12th, 6:00–7:30 p.m.Art Therapy for Families Come unleash your inner artist with a program from the Art Therapists from Emanuel Hospital. This will be a session for the entire family to join together in creating pictures to express your experiences. All art supplies will be provided and you can take your works of art home with you afterwards. First United Methodist Church • 1838 SW Jefferson Street • Portland Dinner provided. Childcare also available. Please let Sue Sumpter know if you are coming 503.245.9866 ext. 214 or sue.sumpter@lls.org. Visit fumcpdx.org to get driving directions from your home. From I 405 N freeway take the Salmon Street/PGE Park exit 2A. Turn right on SW 14th, then right on SW Salmon, right on SW 13th, right on SW Jefferson and then left into church parking lot. Parking is behind the church - look for signs showing you to conference room for our dinner and meeting.
Upcoming events.... May Wednesday the 14th - 6:30 Mom’s Night Out, Applebee’s on Gateway Street Sunday May 18th - Family activity at Camp Putt miniature golf, with pizza following at Roaring Rapids Pizza. They are located on Franklin Boulevard in Glenwood. Please note the time change - 1:00 p.m. not 2:00 p.mRelay For Life - Don’t forget to put the Relay for Life date on your calendar: July 25–26 from noon to noon. We are working on the plans for our theme right now and I will give you more information as we get it. We will once again have plenty of room for you to camp out if you want. It is fun to stay for the night. If you have not joined us at the Relay before, it is an amazing event and so much fun. The Survivor’s Lap is special for all our kids. This year we will be very near the Children’s Area so that will be great for our kids. We have 2 dates already for fundraisers, please check your calendar and see if you will be able to help us. We are going to be participating in our second annual "Curbing Cancer" on Thursday, June 19th. It was lots of fun last year standing on the corner waving and talking to people as they donated to the cause. We will be on the corner from 4pm to 6pm. The Lane Electric truck wash is scheduled for July 11th or 12th and will only take about 2 hours. Details to follow in upcoming newsletters. For information or questions about our events, please contact: Mary Lou Bradley at 541.687.0697 or email at mloubradley@comcast.net or Robyn Thompson at 541.343.4528 or email at adome45@msn.com. Easter Egg Hunt The Eugene Bible College has hosted us on their grounds for many years. It is a great place, but this year I was worried. With the Easter Egg Hunt scheduled in mid March, I was worried about the weather. But, once again, we got the Hunt in, between the rain, and the kids didn’t care anyway, they just wanted to find as many eggs as possible! It was hard for them to wait for all of the kids to arrive. Once everyone was there and I said "Go!" they were off and running. They were also on the hunt for the "Golden Egg." There were 4 of them hidden and the ones who found them won a prize. It was fun to watch as they ran about filling their baskets with eggs, I even found a couple from last year! The teens looked and looked for their "Golden Egg" and it just couldn’t be found. Even Robyn and I looked where we hid it and we couldn’t find it! It must have gotten stepped on and buried in the the mushy ground. So, after giving up the hunt, we put their names in a drawing and pulled out the winning name. This year’s winners of the "Golden Egg" hunt were: Owen Colley, Madisyn Huuki, Gabe Laws and Micayla Huuki. We had another fun filled Easter Egg Hunt with 16 families braving the weather to come on out. This year, we had a visit from the "Easter Rooster." I want to thank my son Chris for volunteering to be the Rooster. He had a blast playing a rooster and chatting with the kids. A couple parents asked "Where’s Chris?" I pointed to the rooster. Chris got to have a little fun in his costume before the Hunt. He went knocking on some neighbors doors, startling the girls that answered! The therapy dogs also visited again with their owners. They are so gentle with the kids, we love having them there. Thank you to Don and his dog, Oro, Laura and her dog, Jag and Shelley and her dog, Deuce. I also want to thank Nichole and Charissa Lowry and Jordan Thompson for helping hide the eggs before everyone got there. Thank you to Tracy Adams and Coastal Farm and Home Supply for supplying us with buckets for our Easter baskets and the Rooster costume (it was perfect!) Many thanks to Catherine Colley and Lori Rehfeld for filling the hundreds of eggs we hid for the kids. Thank you Janice Shephard for putting together all the buckets. And, a BIG thank you to Eugene Bible College for once again letting us storm their field in search of eggs and allowing us to use their covered picnic area. Thanks to all that showed up, it was a fun day!
SOUTHERN OREGON Our Southern Oregon families had a great time at 1000 Springs for their annual snowmobile rides sponsored by the Rogue Snowmobilers. It was all smiles for our children, and a great day for everyone. They treated us to a delicious lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and tons of munchies. Then it was off to ride the beautiful trails. Many months of planning on their end go into making it extra special for our families. It’s also fun to look at the pictures they have hanging in the warming hut from years prior. A special thanks to Dennis and Barbara Hammlin for their love and hard work.They organize this event and make it a family effort. Their son was unable to attend this year, as he is stationed in Iraq, but we look forward to having him attend next year’s event. The whole snowmobile club hold our families in their hearts and it really shows. Thank you to everyone! On June 7th, the Southern Oregon Corvette Club is hosting another fun day for our families. Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for invitations in your mail. Thank you ~ Michelle Morgan ~ 541.941.5069 or michellemorgan68@yahoo.com. CENTRAL OREGON Central Oregon Support Group Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients and Family Members Speaker – Dr. Robert Butler, Oregon Health & Science University Tuesday May 27, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery, 901 SW Simpson, Bend Free dinner provided. Please RSVP to Sue Sumpter 800.466.6572 ext. 214 or sue.sumpter@lls.org.This program is intended for families who have a child with cancer to identify and explain what PTSD is, and what you can do about it. Dr. Butler is a leading neuropsychologist at OHSU who works with childhood cancer patients. He will also be available to answer your questions.
The weather mirrored the sunny smiles on the faces of all the families that attended the 2nd annual Central Oregon Candlelighters snowmobile day making it a huge success! Families enjoyed snowmobile rides and sledding down a hill made especially for us just outside the winter shelter at Wanoga Snow Park. This year we had six families attend and the sleds never stopped running. The weather was fantastic and the snow was fabulous. An Easter egg hunt complete with treats put the finishing touch on an action-packed afternoon. A huge heart felt thanks goes out to the members of Moon Country and Lodge Pole Dodgers Snowmobile Clubs for making this day one of fun and many memories. Chris and Amy Wilde 541.317.4976 and bendwilde@msn.com.
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