Our Daily Bread Ministries announced their need for a new GENERAC Generator in order to keep the the shelter warm and operational during bad storms. More specifically, they announced their need for the generator back on December 18th, 2019, and at the time of writing this have only received $675 of their $9,000 goal.

The GoFundMe fundraiser has only received a total of 3 donations. The most recent was 21 days ago, the second most recent 4 months ago, and the third from 5 months ago (the last 2 donations being the same person). The fundraiser has clearly not gained the traction it needs. The GoFundMe page was organized by Rachel Justice, who made the following post to describe the fundraiser:

Want to join me in making a difference? I’m raising money to benefit Our Daily Bread Ministries, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

We are raising funds for a GENERAC generator to power our building when the power is out. As you know, we have serious storms here in Crescent City, CA.  When the power is out, it is difficult to continue to feed and house people, and impossible to keep them warm. Our building gets cold, fast. We have many people depending on us for truly life saving services especially in our horrific storms. Feeding and sheltering the masses by candlelight is inefficient and dangerous.

www.dailybreadcc.org

We are working with Randy at High Voltage Electric who will do the installation on this machine that can power our entire 7,000 square foot building. The cost for the generator and installation will be around 8,500-9,000.

More information about Our Daily Bread Ministries: Feed the body, soul and spirit with free 1.) hot meals and emergency food for the hungry[,] 2.) clothing and bedding and life recovery drug, alcohol and spiritual counseling 3 ) clothing, bedding (blankets, sleeping bags and tents) and hygiene products

Rachel Justice; text has been lightly edited to correct typos and can be compared to the original post on the fundraiser.

For more information and to reiterate all the important links:
• The GoFundMe Page
• Our Daily Bread Ministries’ Facebook Page
• Our Daily Bread Ministries’ Website

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Additionally, if you are unaware of the services of Our Daily Bread Ministries provides and how it operates, there exists an Ancient video depicting an inside look of the shelter. (I say ancient, despite it being a little over a year old, likely because it is one of my very early works and it’s interesting to see it compared to my newer works.)

This article, before being posted, was first premiered as information written by Persephone Rose for the KFUG Community Radio production News Now. You can listen to this story and many others on the latest airing of News Now. You can listen to News Now every other Wednesday at 5:00pm on 101.1 FM and streaming online at kfugradio.org!

The 2nd Street Art Gallery & Gift Shop needs your help in order to keep going!

Redwood Voice has been closely following and reporting on the fundraiser on our co-production with KFUG Community Radio (an easy task considering we are the same crew) and the Wild Rivers Outpost, News Now: a radio news-broadcast every other Wednesday at 5pm.

The gallery created a GoFundMe page on April 28th, organized by Dawn Sibille Phillips, which can be found here. The description for the fundraiser is as follows:

Please help us save our 2nd Street Art Gallery and Gift Shop!

First, I would like to say the California Redwoods Art Association (2nd Street Gallery and Gift Shop) has had a lot of support throughout the years. I would like to thank each and every one of you that has been a part of growing this Non-Profit organization.

For those of you that don’t know anything about our organization, members volunteer to host the gallery and gift shop. They schedule guests coming into the classes being taught in the gallery classroom. As volunteers to the public, our hosts are vital assets to our business to the appropriate function with the Non-Profit. Our hosting volunteer positions are very special, involving interactions, not just with visitors, but being at the front desk answering phones from people interested in classes, sales or memberships to the gallery, as well as greeting guests as they come in from all over the world. Our organization is run daily by volunteers, including our officers and board members.

With all that said, we are uncertain when we will be back open for business due to the pandemic with Covid-19 (Coronavirus). All of our events being cancelled and the Gallery being closed is affecting our fate of serving the community with art. We are trying our best to come up with money to ensure our circumstances by opening up the books and collecting any money that’s owed. As a Non-Profit Organization, we are reaching out to the community to fulfill the funds necessary to survive for another two months or necessary time to resume regular hours of service at the 2nd Street Gallery and Gift Shop. We would greatly appreciate any amount donated to help us during these unprecedented times. Thank you in advance for any type of donation. We will be posting updates as soon as things change or we can resume business.

– Dawn Sibille Philips

At the moment of writing this, the gallery has managed to raise $1,525 of their $4,000 goal. The most recent donation was 11 days ago. Updates have been given on the page expressing thanks, it is vital that the fundraiser does not lose traction. In a post on April 30th, only 2 days after the start of the fundraiser, a post announced April’s rent is covered and that the rest would be going to May’s rent when it is received.

Over the coming weeks, though, there have been additional ways you can support the gallery!

Fran Uecker, owner of Firefly Soy Candles, is donating half of all proceeds from her soy wax melts to the gallery, as the gallery explains in the post below! So when you try supporting a local business, you could be supporting TWO simultaneously! (You can find Firefly Soy Candles here.)

For more information and to reiterate all the important links:
• 2nd Street Art Gallery’s Facebook Page
• 2nd Street Art Gallery’s GoFundMe Page
• Firefly Soy Candle’s Facebook Page

This article, before being posted, was first premiered as information written by Persephone Rose for the KFUG Community Radio production News Now. You can listen to this story and many others on the latest airing of News Now. You can listen to News Now every other Wednesday at 5:00pm on 101.1 FM and streaming online at kfugradio.org!

Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. If it’s shown us anything, it’s that we must prioritize and support the businesses following genuine safety measures. To those businesses who are pursuing this route who have not yet been informed, we hope this information finds you well! (If you somehow missed out on what transpired this weekend, it is succinctly summarized in this Facebook post by KFUG Station Manager Paul Critz.)

If you are a business looking to re-open, the information on how to begin the process has been released. By following these steps, you’ll be up for consideration in opening back up—so long as you follow these precautions.

First, where can you find this information? On Del Norte County’s official website (co.del-norte.ca.us/), the Public Health section of the website has a tab dedicated to all local information on COVID-19 (as you would probably expect). It has recently added a Roadmap to Recovery. It describes each of the 4 Stages of the state order’s 4 Stage plan in simple detail and how that applies to our personal lives, especially business owners who are hoping to re-open. Currently, we are entering Stage 2, which describes the following: “Gradually reopening retail (curbside only), manufacturing, and logistics. Later, relax retail restrictions, adapt and reopen schools, child care, offices and limited hospitality, and personal services.” The extended plan and the important details behind exists as a 7 page PDF file to this section of the website, created on May 15th, 2020. You can view and download the PDF by clicking here.

It opens describing the county’s plan as being that which takes into account orders from the state and needs to be fulfilled.

In order for a business to begin re-opening, it must do all of the following:

1. Perform a detailed risk assessment and implement a site-specific protection plan.
2. Train employees on how to limit the spread of COVID-19, including how to screen for symptoms and stay home if they have them.
3. Implement individual control measures and screenings.
4. Implement disinfecting protocols.
5. Implement physical distancing guidelines.

After these 5 tasks have been completed, businesses must then submit a COVID-19 Operations Plan to Del Norte County Public Health in order to reopen. (You can find the form here.)

It is necessary for this form to be completed in order to be considered eligible for reopening. The Economic Resiliency Branch of the EOC is available to assist businesses in completing their COVID-19 Operations Plan. Completed plans may be submitted for approval electronically to:  DNR2R@co.del-norte.ca.us or mailed to: Del Norte County Public Health 400 L Street Crescent City, CA 95531.

When the correct sector is open and a business has submitted a COVID-19 Operations Plan to Public Health for review and approval, that business is “Ready to Reopen.” They may self-certify their location and reopen with pending approval of the COVID-19 operations plan. They should print the Self-Certification Window Placard (the link can be found on this same webpage) and place it in a window or where it can be easily viewed by the public.

Any and all other information about the reopening process can be found on this page of the website.

This article, before being posted, was first premiered as information written by Persephone Rose for the KFUG Community Radio production News Now. You can listen to this story and many others on the latest airing of News Now. You can listen to News Now every other Wednesday at 5:00pm on 101.1 FM and streaming online at kfugradio.org!