Senior Services
Our annual fundraiser to support our meals on wheels program was a success with selling over 75 fresh fruit pies. A tremendous thank you to Everfresh Fruit for the donation of all the fruit for our pies. This fundraiser could not have occurred without this donation and the assistance of our volunteers. We raised over $1000.00.
The seniors enjoyed recreational trips to Clackamas Town Center, drive to Hood River for cherries and museum, a tour of Bob’s Red Mill, and a dine out at the Claim Jumper. They also enjoyed hiking the Cazadero in Boring and also to Latourelle Falls. To get out of the heat, movies were shown at the community center called Friday Flicks. They were a hit with the movies Crazy Rich Asians and Mary Poppins with popcorn and soda.
- Served 280 congregate meals
- Delivered 1,846 meals to home bound individuals
- Provided 16 hours of Case Management services
- Provided 8 units of reassurance (quick client check in-less than 15 minute conversation)
- Provided 279 referrals to resources outside of the center
- Held 9 Tai Chi classes (average attendance 8 individuals)
- Provided 60 hours of respite care (5 days of 4 hours; average attendance 3)
- Some participants were on vacation throughout the month of July
- 2 new riders for transportation (shopping, activities/outings, to and from center)
- coordinated 10 medical/other rides through TRP. We were unable to coordinate 5 requested rides due to the volunteer’s schedule.
- A new volunteer has been cleared through Transportation Reaching People (TRP-transportation through Clackamas County). He will begin providing transportation in the month of August.
- Housing we coordinated successful housing arrangements for two different community members!
Recreation
Summer has been ablaze with programs hosted by Sandy Recreation. They include Camp Namanu Day Camps, Mini and Pee Wee Soccer, Kinderdance and Gym, music and adult softball.
The partnership with Campfire Columbia has been positive and we hope to bring new after school programs to Sandy, targeted to Middle School aged students, sometime during the 2019-20 school year.
Planning for fall programs and events is underway and Dogs Day Out is scheduled for September 14th. Funds raised at Dogs Day Out help support the Sandy Dog Parks. Current funds will help to add a shade/cover structure to the Sandy Bluff Dog Park.
Special Events
July was a busy month starting with Mt. festival Kids events. The pet show had over 30 different kinds of animals (even stuffed animals). We had a variety of farm animals from goats, chickens, frogs, and even a hedgehog. Over 65 kids participated in the Bike Derby. This also included an adult race with the Mt. festival bear riding a bike. The kid’s parade included Presto the Magician. He was very entertaining and involved some of the kids to participate in his magic tricks. Clackamas County Bank gave out free hotdogs and Safeway donated popsicles after the parade. These events brought up many community members from outside Sandy. Grocery Outlet, and McDonald’s provided snacks and drinks for all three events.
The other exciting news during the week of Mt. Festival was the kick-off for the City-Wide Bingo event. 300 City Wide Bingo cards were handed out through the weekend. In addition, each business (32) received 20 cards. A total of 940 cards.
Summer Sounds kicked off on July 17th with a Fiery Award -Winning Blues Band of Rose City Kings. The rain may have affected attendance but the 85 people who showed up had a great time. On July 24th Dina y Rumberos put on high energy Cuban music for 125 people. We also had Street Rush, LLC selling hot dogs and other items for the concert. This year these events are co-sponsored with the Library.
Parks
An RFP for shade/cover structures is out to bid for Bornstedt Park and the Sandy Bluff Dog Park. Proposals are due by September 4th.
Four Proposals for the Parks Master Plan were reviewed by the committee with a recommendation to the Council to hire ESA.
No August meeting of the Parks & Trails Advisory BoardÂ