Growing Family Birth Center Updates

October 2010 Update

debbiecowart — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:13:25 +0000

UPDATES:

1 We have been painting this week and it’s really looking nice!

2 We got phones, fax and internet on Oct. 1 Phone# is (541) 259-2500 Fax# is (541) 259-2510

3 We drew the raffle tickets for the Guitar and quilts last week on Sept 27th.

4 Steve gutted the bathroom we will be remodeling.

5 The concrete cutters came and made holes for the plumbing.

6 We have already purchased sinks for the hand washing station and bathroom.

7 I ordered the birth tub last week. They tell me it will take about 2 week until it is delivered.

1 We need help with building the box around the tub

2 The plumbers will be coming soon to start their work

3 We are still collecting pop cans as a fund raiser, so keep collecting!

4 We are open to Fundraising Ideas.

Winter Tea, Luncheon and Silent Auction

debbiecowart — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:15 +0000

The Winter Tea and Luncheon is January 30, 2010!

Tickets are available now. $25 each.

Home# 541-367-2872

Cell# 541-401-2658

Winter Tea, Luncheon And Silent Auction

Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:00pm

Lebanon Mennonite Church

Helping bring a Birth Center to Linn County.

Three Course Menu

BREAKFAST: Scones with Lemon Curd, Fruit.

LUNCH: Sandwiches, Quiche, Broccoli Salad.

DESSERT: Cheese Cake, Chocolate Mint Squares, Chocolate dipped Apricots

Date set for Tea

debbiecowart — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:59:32 +0000

The date has been set for the next Tea!

Tea and Lunch

$25

January 30^th at Noon

Lebanon Mennonite Church

Apron Theme

Silent Auction

Tickets will be for sale at the Bazaar

Scones

debbiecowart — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:58:31 +0000

Scones

Buy at the Bazaar, Dec. 4 & 5

Lebanon Mennonite Church, Second St.

Rebecca will be making the scones that she served at the Tea in September!

You can buy them hot to eat at the Bazaar

place an order for a mix or already baked by Thursday at 5pm to be picked up Friday or Saturday.

Mix is $7, Baked $8

Proceeds go to the Linn County Birth Center Fund.

Bazaar

debbiecowart — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:57:13 +0000

Bazaar

December 4^th 9:00 to 6:00 & 5^th 9:00 to 4:00

Lebanon Mennonite Church, Second St

We will also be selling:

hotdogs and chilli,

my Cream of Broccoli soup and homemade rolls,

Becca’s Scones

Proceeds go to the Linn County Birth Center Fund.

Beautiful Handmade Guitar donated by Brian Irwin.

debbiecowart — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:01:29 +0000

Raffle tickets are 6 for $5 or 25 for $20.

Send money to:

Linn Co Birth Center Fund

29559 Santiam Terrace Rd

Lebanon, OR 97355

Or come by the office on Mondays 144 W Grant St, Lebanon.

This guitar was built by: Brian Roy Irwin

Model : the “Frances” cutaway with Martin long scale fret board.

Guitar is made with the following materials and methods: Soundboard is made from a reclaimed piece of Bear Claw Spruce. Back and sides are made of Walnut. Neck is Sapele Mahogany. Fret board and Bridge is Bloodwood. This guitar is entirely made by hand with little use of power tolls. Over 200 hours went into the construction of the instrument. The finish of the entire instrument is a hand rubbed French polish.

The shape and design of the guitar is my own vision—not a copy of existing guitars. I have built a number of guitars in search of a good design that I can call my own and I think this design works and looks well for my V-style cutaway. I also can make this guitar in a mirror image design for a non-cutaway. I also can make this guitar in a mirror image design for a non-cutaway or traditional dreadnaught design. The can also be made from various different woods to achieve a different look and different sound qualities. My goal is to never build the same guitar twice. I believe each guitar should be a custom one of a kind instrument.

Brian R. Irwin

Charlotte Guitars

www.charlotteguitars.com

Fundraiser Update

debbiecowart — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:42:37 +0000

The High Tea Fundraiser went very well. People told me they had a good time and enjoyed the food (and the tea too) and they are looking forward to the next one. We are considering a Tea in late January. The silent auction was a success too, bringing in $590 by its self. When it was all said and done (after expenses) the whole event brought in over $1500!

Several ladies have asked about developing a fundraising committee. If you would like to help with fundraising, please contact me. The committee will meet every 4 to 6 weeks and discuss fundraising ideas and planning.

I want to thank all the ladies who hosted tables. This event could not have happened without you. You all did a wonderful job! It was amazing to see the different decorating themes and styles. My only regret is that I didn’t get pictures of all of the tables. If anyone has pictures, please send them. I’d love to post them on the website.

Thank you: Shannon Krabill, Corine Jeffery, Rebecca Emmons, Joanna Anderson, Kimberly Wise, Autumn Bliege, Britney Cawrse, Breanna Reese. I think I’m missing someone, sorry.

Raffle tickets for the Handmade Guitar and a lawn mower were sold at the Tea and will continue to be sold at events around town. They can also be purchased at my office at 144 W Grant St in Lebanon or by call in me at 541-367-2872 or 541-401-2658. The guitar raffle will end on December 20^th just in time for Christmas. The lawn mower raffle drawing is To-Be-Announced.

I will be posting pictures of the beautiful handmade guitar on a link at our website www.GrowingFamilyMidwifery.com Encourage people to take a look and buy ticket.

If you know of any bazaars, job fairs, business fairs, craft fairs or other places we can have a table to sell raffle tickets and pass out fliers about bring a birth center to Linn County, please contact me.

Looking Ahead:

October 10^th, Saturday- I will be at a Chili Cook-Off from 1 to 7pm at the Lebanon Elks. Come taste my chili (and vote for mine!). We will have information about the birth center there.

December 4^th & 5^th Friday 9-6 & Saturday 9-4- Bazaar at Lebanon Mennonite Church. Contact Britney (541-981-3836) if you would like to be a vender.

End of January- look for the next Tea.

Debbie Cowart, CPM, LDM

www.GrowingFamilyMidwifery.com

Local News Paper Articles

debbiecowart — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:24:10 +0000

The Lebanon Express and Albany Democrat did articles about the birth center fundraising this week. They did a nice job. See the articles at these links and let me know what you think.

http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_6a1f8e00-a4cc-11de-b47f-001cc4c03286.html

http://www.lebanon-express.com/news/local/article_78fdd668-a236-11de-b2ec-001cc4c002e0.html

High Tea Update – Sept. 11, 2009

debbiecowart — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:22:24 +0000

As we are getting ready for the High Tea Fundraiser, exciting things are happening almost every day. Here is the latest information:

The Stash Tea company donated 3 kinds of tea for our event. The box arrived in the mail today!
Monday I received a donation of a very large, beautiful glass bowl that appears to be hand blown glass. I am going to check about listing it on Ebay.
We have received several gift certificates for the silent auction (I think I’ll keep those a secret. You’ll have to come to the tea to find out what they are.)
The Handmade Guitar is finished. We’ve decided to sell raffle tickets until December 15th for it. Tickets will be $1 each. The guitar will be displayed for the first time at the tea.

Please keep spreading the word and encourage people to come to the High Tea.

Debbie Cowart, CPM, LDM

541-367-2872

541-401-2658

www.GrowingFamilyMidwifery.com

High Tea Update – September 2nd

debbiecowart — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:18 +0000

The tickets are printed, the Posters and Fliers are getting out this week and we have hosts for 12 of the 15 tables. This High Tea event is really coming together!

Thank you all for your help and encouragement!

Below is a copy of the information on the small flier:

~~ First Annual Fundraiser ~ Growing Family Birth Center~~

High Tea and Silent Auction

Saturday, September 26, 2009 ~ 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Lebanon Mennonite Church

$25.00

Contact Debbie (541-401 2658) or Carine (541-990-8504)

Updates on link at www.GrowingFamilyMidwifery.com

~~ How can you help? ~~

Spread the word!
Get a group of friends to come to the tea.
Sign up for the Birth Center Updates List or find our group Facebook: Linn County Birth Center – Growing Family.