2025 Teacher Appreciation Bags - A Thank You to All!

I want to thank every person who donated financially to the Teacher and Staff Gift Bags for the Siuslaw and Mapleton School Districts. Additionally, I want to thank all who were able to assist on August 25 to assemble the 290 bags! We had a wonderful group of volunteers and what fun we had! The Coffee Hour Brigade on Sunday was instrumental in preparing everything for the 25th! Putting labels on the bags, cutting the coupons, and attaching the Community Partner coupons to the church insert card was vital! Special thanks to Peggy Simington for delivering the Mapleton bags to the Mapleton School District. Additionally, thank you to Judy Jones and Nu Williams for helping to secure Community Partners.

This year’s Community Partners are:

Peace Health, Grocery Outlet, River Roasters, Safeway, Fred Meyer, Abby’s Legendary Pizza, Three Rivers Casino, Mo’s Seafood and Chowder, Florence Dental Clinic, Artefacts, City Lights Cinemas, Waterfront Depot, Chad E. Clement Dentistry, Nosh Eatery, Hunt Family Dentistry, Books ’n Bears, Stitch & Sole, Laurel Bay Gardens, Organic Noodle, Dairy Queen, A&W, Uncommon Collective, Timber & Flame, and Rivals Hollow, and Shippin’ Shack!

It makes my heart glad to think we can bring some small joy to our local teacher and staff educators with our gift bags! Please make sure you support and frequent the above Community Partners and thank them for their contribution!

“Encourage one another and build each other up,

just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

With Gratitude, Kathryn Waterman, Nurture Chair