Give Generously

Celebrate the generosity of our community and support two amazing community projects.This is an opportunity to demonstrate, at a very small cost, our support for those who fill primary needs in our community on a daily basis.

Tickets for this year's Empty Bowls, an annual fund-raiser for the Food Bank, are on sale at Word for Word Books & Espresso in Olde Towne St. Helens for $10 per person. Enjoy the company of your friends while dining on a simple meal of soup & bread provided by local restaurants. Take your bowl home with you as a reminder of the hunger in the world. Everything is donated by organizations, businesses, schools & individuals, so all money collected goes directly to the Food Bank.

Touch the Heart of a Child & buy a heart to support the Sacajawea Health Center. Pink hearts are $1 & gold hearts $5. All money contributed goes directly to providing medical and mental health services for St. Helens School District kids. The Sacagawea Helath Center provides needed care to St. Helens School District K-12, regardless of whether or not they're insured.

There are no admin fees on either of these fund-raising projects. 100% goes to support the Food Bank (Empty Bowls) & direct medical & mental health services for St. Helens School District kids (Sacajawea).

Reach into your pockets and help those in need, as you have in the past. Your kindness & generosity are appreciated.

Got It Covered

As many of you already know, I have a helper in the bookstore this week. My 4-year-old granddaughter, Madeline, is visiting. After only a week of training she's turning out to be an able assistant. Yesterday a customer came in for coffee & was chatting with us. Using a friendly, conversational voice (Hmm, don't know WHO she might be copying) Maddie asked the woman "What is your favorite color?" When the woman replied "green" Maddie began checking the shelves of books, concentrating, tapping her chin with a pencil. She found a book she thought fit the bill & took it off the shelf, offering it to the woman. "Here's a green one", she said (in that same chatty manner). "Do you think you'd like THIS one?" Yup. I think she's getting the knack of this book-selling thing. I may have both of my stand-ins identified now. Jake can be the barista and Maddie can handle book sales. Between them I guess I can retire now - or at least take a vacation. Hmmm. I'm thinking Maui?