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Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 - She~ton-Mason County Journal - Page A-3 aelNeinbach michael@masoncoun com The past several months at Turning Pointe were marked with new ideas and a fresh look at raising money for Shelton's domestic violence survivor advocacy center. over as exec- utive director at Turning Pointe, Gina Blanchard-Reed, whose background is in nonprofit organizational fundrais- ing, has breathed some new life into Turning Pointe. She's most excited about a new program she's implement- ed at Turning Pointe, one that calls on the community to show its support for those who use of Turning Pointe's ser- vices. "Since I've been here, we've devel- oped an Adopt-a-Room opportunity for individuals and businesses and civic groups to participate in sort of a finan- cial component or in-kind to provide a few things that our shelter clients need with their rooms," Blanchard- Reed said. Blanchard-Reed explained that for $100 a month, or a $1,200 annual gift, donators cdn help furnish one of the 13 rooms in the shelter for domestic wo- lence victims. The center totals 60 beds and four common space rooms, and the idea is to help make the transition into the shelter a soft landing spot for those who need it most. "Some of the families that come to us are literally leaving in the middle of the night with nothing, sometimes they travel by bus for hours, and they get to us exhausted, stressed out, and then they meet with their advo- cate and do some initial paperwork," Blanchard-Reed said. "It could be hours later that they finally get to their room. The rooms, with the clean- ing and high turnover and all that, they tend to be a little sterile." With little fanfare Blanchard- Reed said the advocacy center is still working through some logistics be- fore launching a full campaign sev- eral groups have already sponsored a Turning Pointe shelter room. They include Dinah Griffey and state Rep. Dan Griffey, Dr. Kyle Hackney of Hackney Family Dentistry in Shelton. Our Community Credit Union staff, and the Loving & Learning Child Care Center in Yelm. Blanchard-Reed said in addition, the Shelton Rotary Club is adopting a room in honor of two Rotar- ians who helped a local resident out of a years' long domestic violence situa- tion. "This idea is for people in the com- munity to partner in-kind for $100 a month or $1,200 a year," Blanchard- Reed said. "I kind of soft-launched it, I put it on our Facebook, I put it on our website the response already has been pretty exciting." There are two options for groups or individuals to participate in the Turning Po nte n behalf for Option !i." Purchase four twin sl eets/bedding seB; sheets/bedding area rugs Adopt-a-Room program. A $1,200 an- nual donation will help Turning Pointe furnish shelter rooms for women and families with bedding, supplies and new furniture as needed. In addition, Turning Pointe furnishes each room with a welcome basket on behalf of the donor. Donors are encouraged to write handwritten notes of support to those entering the shelter. The second option allows for donors to purchase four twin mattress sheets/ bedding sets; four full mattress sheets/ bedding sets; eight new pillows; four area rugs (eight throw pillows and blankets; supplies for welcome baskets (soaps, dental floss, toothbrushes, fem- inine products, shaving razors, etc.). "I did do some research, and when I looked across the country at homeless shelters and domestic violence shel- ters, there's a variety of ways a pro- gram like this could work. But I liked the option of the in-kind and the finan- cial," Blanchard-Reed said. "The idea, as a fundraiser, when people sponsor something, when we tell them we ap- preciate it. it involves them and they feel a part of it." To learn more about the Adopt-a- Room program, email Blanchard-Reed at tpointedirector@questoffice.net. For further information about making ad- ditional donations to Turning Pointe or for volunteer opportunities through the center, visit www.turningpointe. org. PACIFIC N I ~~ INDUSTRIES Emma Marie LaRue Emma Marie LaRue, a girl, was born Jan. 7, 2019, to Nicole and Tyler LaRue of Grapeview. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 21 inch- es long. Her grandparents are Jeff McHargue of Shelton, Debbie McHar- gue of Medford, Oregon, and Rod and Nanci LaRue of Grapeview. Her great- grandparents are Nancy Roughley of Shelton, Lloyd and Ann McHargue of Shelton, Marvin and Rae LaRue Sr. of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and Rob- ert Souder of Graham. Runa Ann Wilson Runa Ann Wilson, a girl, was born Jan. 24, 2019, at Capital Medical Cen- ter in Olympia. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Her parents are Nathaniel Wilson and Kasey Coy of Shelton. To submit a birth announcement, email news@masoncounty.com. 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