Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:00 am
Waldorf School launches annual coat drive
The Corvallis Waldorf School kicks off its annual coat drive this week.
Children and parents can bring in coats of all sizes in clean and good condition for donation to the Vina Moses Center.
The Waldorf School community will celebrate Martinmas on Nov. 9, with a lantern-lit neighborhood walk, singing songs door-to-door and asking residents if they have any warm coats to contribute.
Martinmas is inspired by the French legend of St. Martin. The legend tells of the saint's experience in his youth of meeting a homeless man shivering under the gates of the city of Amiens. Martin took the cloak from his own back, tearing it in half to share with this man on a bitterly cold night.
The Vina Moses Center, part of the Corvallis community since 1917, provides much needed clothing for more than 10,000 people per year. Homeless survival kits, coats, clothing for job interviews and back to school are some of the essential services this organization provides for free to the neediest residents of Benton County.
The public can drop off suitable coats at Vina Moses, 968 N.W. Garfield, or the Corvallis Waldorf School, 3855 N.E. Highway 20 (at Conifer Boulevard).
Workshop for seniors targets frauds
A workshop to help senior citizens protect themselves against fraudulent sales practices will be held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Corvallis Senior Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.
The workshop is being offered by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services as part of its Senior and Family Education program on insurance and financial issues. It is designed to help seniors and their family members avoid insurance and financial abuse. Many seniors are targeted by unscrupulous agents and brokers because they have accumulated a lifetime of savings.
The workshop will cover such topics as how to recognize predatory marketing techniques and how to avoid scams. It will also help seniors choose financial products that really are suitable for them.
Registration for the workshop is encouraged but not required. It is free.
To register call 503-947-7201, or e-mail nameun.house@state.or.us.
'Art Beat' focuses on Corvallis artist
Karen Miller of Corvallis, a former marine biologist from Oregon State University, will appear on Thursday night's edition of "Oregon Art Beat," airing on OPB at 8 p.m.
Miller now practices the Japanese art of katazome, cutting stencils, making paste, and dying fabric with vibrant colors. She creates original stencils, works with rice paste, and handcrafts fabrics, wall hangings and quilts. To find out more about Miller, go to http://www.Nautilus-FiberArts.com.
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