4 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER July 2020
President
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or sent in a proxy.
� Presently, we are dealing with
COVID-19 and all the various ramifications
it has had for our community,
our state, and our nation.
� Now, the icing on the cake. As I
am writing this article, CCC and
CGC have reached a merger agreement
and the shareholders have
unanimously voted in support of
this endeavor. Since the announcement
of the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, we have received overwhelming
positive responses from
Golf Club shareholders and residents
alike. Thanks to all of you who
have expressed your appreciation
and support for the effort that has
gone into putting this merger together
over the past two years. It
truly took the effort of many shareholders
and residents working together
for the future of our community.
My purpose in telling the story of
my six years on the CCC Board is to
illustrate how much can happen in a
short period of time. Life can be very
interesting and very challenging. I encourage
each and every one of you to
get involved in the life around you in
any way that you can. The CCC bylaws
state that a board member can
only serve two consecutive three-year
terms. I am at the end of my second
term. I am grateful for the new
friends and confidants I have today
that probably would not be part of my
life if I had not served on the CCC
Board. I am confident that the board
members continuing on for the next
few years are extremely qualified and
they will work hard for the future of
Charbonneau. It has truly been a gift
and a pleasure to serve on this board
for the past six year. Now, I am looking
forward to more time with family
and friends as the COVID-19 restrictions
slowly come to an end. Be safe
and God bless our community.
Boys & Girls Aid
By ZOE NIKLAS
Independence for
children in need
The Fourth of
July is our Independence
Day
celebration.
This is the
135th Independence
Day celebration
for Boys
NIKLAS
& Girls Aid. Yes,
for 135 years Boys & Girls Aid has
been devoted to the foster children
of Oregon.
This amazing organization is
working even harder than usual during
the pandemic and has not laid off
any staff. Having been a foster child
myself, I applaud the work of Boys &
Girls Aid. I feel like sending up fireworks
to celebrate them. Having a
forever family is vital. Having encouragement
during growth is the
breath of freedom.
Boys & Girls Aid creates circumstances
where children can learn to
be successful. In this program children
learn to be independent. Before
coming to Boys & Girls Aid some of
these children had been moved many
times from one foster care home
to another. The result of this is what
is true for many foster children:
chronic anxiety and depression,
manifested by nightmares, sleep
walking, eating disorders, food stealing,
and antisocial behavior. I know
this because it is what I experienced
as a child.
Particular effort is given to 16 to
23 year olds who are in the Transitional
Living Program. The TLP provides
the training and equipment
that is needed for late teens to
branch out on their own. They receive
support in housing, financial
education, skill building, recreational
activities and how to set up an
apartment. They also get equipment
as needed for their independent living.
People in our Cypress Branch of
Boys & Girls Aid travel frequently to
the TLP to provide training in cooking,
money management, sewing,
how to use Library services and many
other things needed for each of
these young people to become independent,
successful adults.
Due to the pandemic, Boys & Girls
Aid and the Cypress Branch are
learning new ways to support our
foster children. Our monthly luncheons
are being substituted by videos
of our successes and the ongoing
needs of our children. We are providing
meals for children who usually
get them through the school system
but don’t right now. We are
making masks for the many people
involved in Boys & Girls Aid. We are
contributing financially to the youth
in the TLP who have lost their jobs
and need to buy groceries.
We are all learning new ways to
live our lives, new ways to help each
other and new ways to be independent
of fear. We do not need to be
and are not afraid to keep working.
This is how we demonstrate our love
of our fellow man.
To learn more about the Cypress
Branch of Boys & Girls Aid here in
Charbonneau please go to www.cypressonline.org.
If you’d like to learn more about
the work of the Boys & Girls Aid organization,
please visit our website
at www.boysandgirlsaid.org.
David Riener Broker
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