12 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER April 2022
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Welcome new member , Sue Schweizer . Sue recently retired from Standard Insurance . She is an Oregonian and has been married for 36 years . Congratulations . Sue has two daughters . Both her son-in-law and one granddaughter are avid golfers . Her hobbies are seven-mile hikes and aerobic exercise . She and her husband played Bandon Dunes last month . Welcome Sue and thank you Tammy Blaskowsky for introducing your friend to the Niners .
Also , welcome Mary Costa . She moved here from the Bay Area to get away from the wildfires ! She is caring for her 95-year-old father . Soon , Mary leaves for Europe to go on a Rick Steves trip to visit Paris , Barcelona and southern Spain ! Wow ! We want to hear about it when she returns . Mary has three children and two grandchildren , and enjoys hiking and reading . She was a competitive tennis player and also on the Oregon Dragon Boat racing team , “ The Golden Dragons .”
And when you see Mary Costa , SMILE . She is our new Niner Photographer .
Let ’ s have a fun 2022 Season . Hit them straight and hope all your short putts go in .
Boys & Girls Aid
By MARGIE WIESENTHAL
Our branch donates Easter baskets to kids in need
When Jason went to bed that Saturday night he breathed a sigh of relief .
“ Oh , good ” he thought , “ I didn ’ t have school today
WIESENTHAL and don ’ t have
school tomorrow . I like days off because school is not fun and all the kids try to tease me because they say I ’ m not as smart as they are . True , I ’ m pretty near the bottom of my class . But I am as smart as they are .”
Why is Jason near the bottom of the class ? It is because at 8 years old he had been living in a car with one of his parents and moving from
school to school , never in the same one for very long . There were weeks and months when he wasn ’ t in school at all . When that parent died of COVID-19 he was on his own and happened to tell a teacher about his troubles . That teacher referred him to Boys & Girls Aid and his life changed . Now at Boys & Girls Aid he was in a temporary home where the adults were trained in therapy . These therapists then placed him in a good foster home where his school attendance was regular . He even started to catch up with math and reading but it would take a while .
Back to Saturday night , Jason fell asleep and slept soundly . On Sunday morning when he woke up he saw something he had never seen before . “ What is this ?” Racing down stairs with it he found his foster parents and asked them to explain .
“ It ’ s an Easter basket ,” said the dad . “ It ’ s for you and today is Easter .” Jason thought for a moment , “ What ’ s Easter and is this all for me ? Can I keep it all ?” The dad said , “ Yes , you can keep it all
and look , the other kids also have one .” Then there was a brief explanation of what Easter is .
Jason was amazed and , looking around , he noticed that the other baskets were all different . “ Can I trade things with Joe and Sue ?” “ Well , I guess you can but everyone has to agree that trading is OK .” Joe and Sue nodded and then the fun began . Jason kept all his candy of course but the toys , some of the socks , stuffed animals and other good things were on the market . Easter was a great day at that house ! Jason was very good at trading .
Does this representative story happen ? Yes it does , for many of the children served by Boys & Girls Aid . It occurs every year and the baskets and items in them are all donated with love by the members of the Charbonneau Cypress Branch of Boys & Girls Aid . The branch will be hosting our Crab and Rib Dinner once again . It is scheduled for April 23 . Tickets to attend are required . Watch for the notices to arrive but , if they don ’ t , go online .
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