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December 2017
THE BEACON
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Small Effort makes BIG Difference
This month: Can you identify this interesting item?
What is it?
Many readers
thought the mystery
items featured last
month were rug
Beaters. Elaine Heitz
of Hidden Valley
guessed, "These are
rug beaters. I imagine
a lot of people will
know what these are. Last month: rug beaters
My husband Phil told
me that when he was a boy, he and his older brother would
have to beat their rugs. He commented that no matter how
long or hard they hit them, you could never get all the dust
out. Thank goodness for vacuum cleaners!"
Also naming the mystery items correctly were Barb
Ward, Dillsboro; Barb Nieman, Cross Plains; Pati
Boatright; Joyce Gagne, Sunman; Amanda Cassidy,
Aurora; Beverly Hahn, Lawrencburg; Carol Morton,
Brookville; and Robert Sommer, Bear Branch.
This month's challenge may still be found on some
homesteads throughout the community. Let's see how
many of our readers remember this interesting item.
Please e-mail your guesses to editor@goBEACONnews.
com by Monday, Nov. 21. Good luck!
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Teresa Brown, coordina-
tor. “We packed over 36,000
meals in an hour and a half.”
Since the event in Aurora,
over seven thousand meals
have been assembled and
shipped to Puerto Rico thanks
to individuals offering to fly
the meals down on a private
flight.
Becoming involved with
Love the Hungry can be done
in two ways. Recruiting a
team for a small-group pack-
aging event is fun and easy.
A packaging team of eleven
people is asked to raise a
minimum of $50 each to cover
the cost of producing approxi-
mately two thousand meals.
Organizing an event by
rallying churches, commu-
nity organizations, schools,
businesses, youth groups,
and friends can make an even
great impact. By determining
fund raising needs at just $ .25
per meal, the size of the event
and the number of volunteers
needed can be calculated.
Volunteers as young as six
years old (with adult supervi-
sion) may participate. Love
the Hungry will provide all
of the ingredients, packaging
equipment, supplies, delivery,
setup, and instruction.
Online giving campaigns
can be coordinated with the
team at Love the Hungry.
Each dollar raised will gen-
erate four servings and will
deliver life-changing nutrition
Over 125 volunteers created 36,000 meals in just under
one-and-a-half hours for starving residents of devastated
Puerto Rico.
Children in South Sudan receive meals provided to an
average of 1,000 orphaned children each day.
to children worldwide.
Several area residents and
businesses participated in the
event by packing meals or
making monetary donations.
UCB employees participated
in both ways.
To date, 575,000 fortified
meals have been delivered
around the world. A portion of
the meals assembled during
an event is always donated to
local food banks. This year, St.
Vincent DePaul Food Pantry
received 2,500 meals to ben-
efit local families.
To inquire about participat-
ing in upcoming events in
your community or organizing
an event of your own, con-
tact Sharon Hunger or Teresa
Brown at Rullman Funeral
Home at 812-926-1450 or visit
lovethehungry.org.
Dearborn Adult Center Revitalization Funded
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citizens ages sixty and over. A
hot meal prepared by Ridge-
wood is served at the DAC
each day. Donations of up to
$2.50 per meal are accepted.
The Community Develop-
ment Block Grant awarded
to the DAC is sorely needed.
Water damage can be found
throughout the building
with buckling floors, swol-
len doors and ceiling tiles
that are falling. The entrance
canopy to the building, while
aesthetically acceptable, is
a hazard to those who enter
or leave. No protection from
driving rains or inclement
weather is provided because
of the open sides of the
canopy, resulting in unsafe,
slippery conditions. The lack
of handicap access causes
great concern for those who
use walkers or wheelchairs.
Thanks to the grant, the prop-
er reconstruction of this area
will greatly reduce the risk
of injury for those entering
the facility. The installation
of sidewalks, handrails, and
ramps will greatly improve
handicap accessibility. Up-
grading parking lot lighting
will increase visibility and
safety. LED lighting will also
be installed throughout the
facility. The installation of a
more efficient HVAC system
is also slated for completion
with the grant monies.
Lawrenceburg grant writer
Judy McAdams worked
hand-in-hand with Marie
Edwards to write the grant
application that facilitated
the award of these funds.
Both women were quick to
point out that, while Law-
renceburg handles a great
deal of money, each and
every dollar of the city’s
budget is earmarked for use.
The additional funds for the
desperately needed overhaul
of the DAC were simply not
available from the city.
"Putting money into the ap-
pearance and function of our
building is putting (in) money
that will bring new life and
energy to a great organiza-
tion," said Marie Edwards,
executive director of the
DAC. "When you have well
over 1000 seniors going in
and out on a weekly basis, it
gets used!"
“The Dearborn Adult
Center is an integral part
of Dearborn County and
Lawrenceburg,” cited State
Representative Randy Lyness.
“This project will be espe-
cially helpful to our area’s
growing senior population, by
providing additional enrich-
ment, social and educational
opportunities.”
International Fair Dec. 1
2
Trade Sale Dec.
Agner Hall, Dearborn
Nov. 30 4 pm - 9 pm
4 pm - 9 pm
9 am - 4 pm
Handmade, fair trade products such as
jewelry, handbags, scarves, and more.
County Fairgrounds
www.facebook.com/InternationalFairTrade
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