Voices for Children

Voices
for Children
Summer 2012
A Newsletter from Liberty House
“where a child’s voice is heard”
a Child Abuse Assessment Center
Serving Marion & Polk Counties
Sprague Abuse Case Must Create Community Conversation
By Capi Lynn
Sixty-seven percent of sexual abuse
victims are children under age 18. About
1 in 3 girls* and 1 in 6 boys are sexually
abused before they turn 18.
“It really is important that we talk about
it,” Joa said. “We all need to have
information to know what to do if we
come across a situation.
The statistics are alarming.
“Most school employees, they would
never abuse a child. They are here to
help them learn and grow.”
Even more alarming is the fact that
nearly 90 percent of the time, the abuser
is not a stranger.
“It’s almost always someone they
know, love or trust,” said Debbie Joa,
Prevention and Protection Coordinator
for the Salem-Keizer School District.
A family member, a close relative, a
neighbor, a pastor, a scout leader, a
coach or a teacher, anyone could violate
that trust. We have seen the headlines
across the country over the years, from
widespread abuse by priests in the
Catholic Church to high-profile charges
against a former assistant football coach
at Penn State University.
Now closer to home and fresh on all our
minds are the recent arrests of five MidWillamette Valley teachers — all within a
span of less than two weeks — on sexual
abuse charges. One of the teachers is
from Sprague High School.
We may not know all the details in
these cases, because investigations are
ongoing, but one thing is certain: These
arrests make us parents worry about
the safety of our children. Schools are
supposed to be the one place, outside of
the home, where we should feel safe to
send our kids.
These arrests remind us of the dangers,
even in the safest of places, and
community conversation about those
dangers is vital.
* Due to inconsistent definitions, the number varies across studies.
Most school employees, when they give
students their undivided attention and
heap praise on them, are being genuine
and the relationship is harmless. But in
rare cases, lines are crossed and the
actions become a part of what is called
the grooming process.
Grooming is when a predator befriends
and establishes emotional connections
with a child to deliberately lower their
inhibitions and condition them not to tell
another adult.
Salem-Keizer School District publishes a
brochure listing interactions with students
that are appropriate and interactions
that are not, and distributes it during
mandatory sexual conduct training that
is required by law for all Oregon school
employees.
The inappropriate list includes making
comments that are physical in nature or
may have sexual overtones; meeting with
students off-campus; receiving or writing
personal communication from/to student
and/or giving gifts; a pattern of giving
special privileges or showing favoritism
to a particular student; and invading
personal space or being too close in
physical proximity.
Educating employees and parents is
a priority for the district, which offers
community workshops throughout
the school year on topics such as
recognizing child molesters, Internet
safety and teen dating violence. The
workshops are in collaboration with local
law enforcement, the district attorney’s
office and Liberty House.
Casey Mills, child interviewer and family
support specialist at Liberty House, has
helped make educating teenagers a
priority. He developed a presentation
about sexual abuse, with input from
colleagues, and regularly makes visits to
local high schools.
“While there were programs for adults to
attend, I felt the piece that was missing
was educating teens and the children,”
he said.
The primary topics of his presentations
are sexual abuse, date violence and
sexting. But the most important piece,
and message, is always communication.
“The kids can ask anything they want.
Nothing is off limits,” Mills said.
Mills, a licensed professional and
nationally certified councilor, says
teenagers has asked him everything from
“Who should I tell first?” to “Can boys be
raped?”
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Director’s Notes
Board of Directors
Danny Bisgaard
An Ounce of Intervention
Retired Oregon State Police
Steve Duvall
Oregon State Police
Gretchen Bennett, Executive Director
Randall Green
Mid-Valley Counseling Center
Mary Lou Hazelwood
Hazelwood Consultants
Dawn Hunter
DHS Child Welfare
Mary James
Marion County Circuit Court
Debbie Joa
Salem/Keizer Schools
Becky Kahl
Rushing Real Estate
Cindy Peck
AmeriTitle
Scott Sadler
As you can imagine, I share our collective and
deeply held desire to prevent child abuse. I
take personal satisfaction in participating in our
community’s annual Child Abuse Prevention
Month activities and am grateful for our
community’s commitment to this key work.
You’ll also commonly hear me talk about the
importance of intervention and the preventative
affects of quality child abuse assessment.
I work at Liberty House because I see firsthand
how powerful a child abuse assessment can be
in preventing further abuse acts. If a concern
of abuse arises, a quality, coordinated first
response is capable of preventing further acts
of abuse – additional abuse to the same child
and/or abuse to additional child victims. It
strikes me as one of our community’s greatest
opportunities: to step in right when an abuse
concern first arises. It’s one of the best ways I
know to protect children in the future.
Please join me in making the prevention of child
abuse an ongoing, daily priority, applying the
concepts we learn in April to our daily living.
Visit our website for information and resources.
Call us with questions or concerns. Engage in
activities that open and sustain dialogue with the
children and youth in our community. Together
we can prevent and intervene in child abuse.
Sadler Business Coaching
Annie Stecker
Ceramic Artist
Nicole Theobald
Marion County District Attorney’s Office
John Troncoso
Keizer Police Department
Dave Williams
Stifel Nicolaus
Jennifer Winegar
US Bank
Larry Wright
American West Real Estate
Gretchen Bennett
Executive Director
Lauren McNaughton, M.D.
Medical Director
Brenda Kidder
Development Director
Conversation: continued from page 1
He said he may not always be able to provide an
answer, but can refer students to school staff or
another community resource.
The purpose of the presentation is “educating
the teens on what to do if or when something
happens either to them, their friends, their
siblings or their relatives,” Mills said. “We’re
giving them the tools they need to be safe and
know what to do.”
Those who work in the field of child sexual
abuse agree that it is important for parents to
begin talking to their children about the subject
when they are young. Teach them that it is not
OK for someone to look at or touch their private
parts. Continue the conversations as your child
gets older.
“The important piece I think Liberty House would
stress is being supportive and having open
communication, letting the child know it’s OK to
tell and that it’s not their fault,” Mills said.
Blame often is a barrier to a child disclosing
abuse — they may feel it’s their fault and they
don’t want to get in trouble — so parents should
remember to be nonjudgemental and remember
who is at fault.
“A person who is in a role of authority and power
and influence, the accountability lies with that
adult,” Mills said. “And any other adults who
know about it and don’t act upon it.”
Copyright by Statesman Journal. Reprinted with
permission.
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Liberty House
“Voices of
Children” Tour
Upcoming tour dates:
Thursday, June 7, 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Thursday, July 19, 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Thursday, August 23, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Thursday, Sept. 23, Noon – 1:00 PM
Darkness to Light Training:
Wednesday, June 27, 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Contact Melissa Briggs
at 503.540.0288 or
[email protected]
for reservations.
Chefs for Liberty House 2012 a Great Success
Oh, what a night! On the first warm and sunny day of the year,
Liberty House supporters came out to Creekside Golf Club, who
graciously donated their venue for our 10th annual Chefs for Liberty
House event. Guests mingled, bid on silent auction items, ate a
fabulous meal, sipped great local wine, and raised their paddle for
the children Liberty House serves. At the end of the evening, we
exceeded our goal - raising over $95,000 for Liberty House!
photos by Laurie Marie Photography
Henry and Kelsey Truong
Steckers, Leonardos, & Callahans
While listening to the music of Bill
Hughes and Wagner Trindade,
guests nibbled on delicious
appetizers from Karo Thom
of Alcyone Café & Catering
and
Richard
Cunningham
of Lakeside Restaurant at
Creekside Golf Club, and
tasted
wines
from
Vitae
Springs Vineyard, Cubanisimo
Vineyards, Chemeketa NW
Viticulture Winery and Methven
Family Vineyards. Great local
beer was also provided by Pale
Horse Brewing and Seven
Brides Brewing. And guests
enjoyed bidding on silent auction
items including jewelry, wine,
trips and food, while also taking
their chances on the Wall of
Wine, where guests purchased
disguised bottles of wine.
Once dinner was served, guests
were treated to a wedge salad
prepared by Pedro Rosales of
La Margarita Restaurant and
served with a Terrapin Cellars
Tammi Burns & Steffani Klein
Pinot Gris. The pork osso buco
entrée from David Rosales of La Capitale Brasserie was amazing
and paired with a Redhawk Winery Pataccoli Family Vineyards
Pinot Noir. Vegetarians were equally pleased by the portobello
mushroom entrée by Paul Lieggi of Bon Appetit Management
Company, which was beautiful and delicious and paired with
a Syrah by Mystic Wine. Paired with a Zephyra dessert wine
from Van Duzer Vineyards was a spiced dark chocolate tart from
Michael Sullivan of Chef De Cuisine that had all the guests talking.
We are so grateful to our generous chefs for the wonderful meal.
Before the live auction began, the energy in the room picked up
with a fun game of Heads or Tails, which was quickly won by Art
James, who then generously donated his winnings back to Liberty
House. Thank you, Art!
Auctioneer Paul Schultz and his partner, Jake Baggett, then
worked the crowd during the live auction with Liberty House Board
President, Danny Bisgaard, describing the auction packages and
the lovely Erin Molyneaux displaying the items around the room.
Oversized sunglasses went with a Palm Springs golf trip, Chicago
Cubs hats set the tone for a trip to Wrigley field and chef’s hats
were given to the lucky winners of a trip to Paris to visit Le Cordon
Bleu!
In a poignant moment towards the end of the evening, Liberty
House Board Member Cindy Peck spoke about a young hero
who was able to speak up and cause change in policies to ensure
children’s safety at a summer camp. She described how fortunate
the boy and his family were to be aware of Liberty House, and how
his bravery and action caused a ripple effect of action in the camp.
When Cindy finished, guests took action and caused a ripple effect
of their own, donating nearly $45,000 to support services at Liberty
House. Wow! We are so grateful.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without our
amazing volunteers! We are so grateful for all the help with set up,
check in, monitoring the auctions, serving, clean up, etc. Each of
you are our heroes, but especially the Dolls of Anarchy Roller
Derby team, Western Oregon University staff and students,
the Keizer Renaissance Inn and the many other volunteers
for stepping up as volunteer servers. We couldn’t have done it
without you!
Thanks to our generous sponsors and guests, we exceeded our
goal this year, and we couldn’t be more pleased. The services
Liberty House provides to vulnerable children and their families
are so important, and this event plays a large part in that. Thank
you to all who helped make the evening such a success. See you
next year!
Drs. Bud & Selma Pierce
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Spotlight on Community Partners
Gayle Alexander
Thank you so much for sewing exam gowns
for the children we see. They are so much
more comfortable than a paper gown would
be.
Elaine O’Neill
Thanks for the new coffee maker! Ours
broke suddenly so we were very happy to
have a replacement.
Dan Benjamin
Thank you for donating the wonderful printer
for our busy staff’s use.
John & Eileen Brown
You are two very special volunteers at
Liberty House! From playing with the
children, to repairing fallen trees, power
washing our sidewalks and building, and
helping at events, you always go above and
beyond - thank you!
Fara Etzel
You also donated a printer for us. Thank
you so much. We really needed it.
Lauren & Bridget LaFreniere
Your donation of dozens of adorable stuffed
animals put
many smiles
on the faces of
children who
come to see us.
Dana Keller
We appreciate your donation of many
Beanie Babies and blankets!
Portland General Electric
Your invaluable assistance with spreading
awareness about Child Abuse Prevention
Month is such an asset to our community.
Thank you
for putting
up the Blue
Ribbons on
the tree at the
Courthouse.
We all
thank your
hardworking
crew.
In photo: Bill
Young, Justice
Conant, Christian Lorenz, Ryan Heuberger
Ruby Rhodes
The fun, large stuffed animals you donated
will definitely be popular with the kids!
Thanks!
Solstice Social, Recreation, &
Sports Club
The many adorable stuffed animals you
recently donated are sure to put smiles on
the children’s faces. Thank you!
Sentry Insurance
The generous staff at Sentry assembled 17
great Easter Baskets full of toys, books and
treats for foster children. In photo: Michael Price,
Steve Staten, Heather Thomas, Noe Baltazar, Mark
Jennings, and Corinne Hashenberger
Valley Stampers
We were honored to receive so many
beautiful handmade cards and a journal in
memory of your friend, Debra Irene Cook.
We are enjoying sending them. Thank you.
Willamette Valley Bank
Thank you for letting us use your display
window for the month of April – Child Abuse
Prevention Month. We appreciate your
raising
awareness
on the
issue
of child
abuse.
Our Caring Community
VOICES Volunteer Group
Wow! Our VOICES Volunteer Group has been busy. They meet at Liberty House every
month to work on projects for us and to socialize with one another. However, truth be told,
they don’t socialize much. They just work, work, work and get things done so fast! It is
absolutely wonderful.
In the past months, the group has worked on our Spring Giving Gardens, wrote personal
thank you notes to our donors and helped in so many ways with
preparations for our Chefs for Liberty House event. We are so
grateful for all the help. We couldn’t do it all without them. Plus,
they are all such fun – we have a great time when they are here!
The VOICES group meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from
5:00 to 6:30 pm. If you’d like to join the VOICES Volunteer
Group, contact Adrienne Christian at 503-540-0288 or
[email protected].
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Caring Community Highlights
The Cleanery
Laurie Marie Photography
You really helped make our Chefs event
shine! We greatly appreciate you making
our tablecloths wrinkle free - a wonderful
donation!
First United Methodist Church
Social Concerns CommitteeGifts from our community partners ensure
we can continue to assist children and
families – thank you for your donation.
Knights of Columbus
Thank you so much for your
very generous donation.
We appreciate your commitment to helping
children in our community.
Tomson Burnham, LLC
We appreciate your very
generous donation! Thank you
for taking part in our mission
to help vulnerable children in our community.
Thank you so much for sharing your time
and talent with us to
take photos of our
center. We also can’t
thank you enough
for all the smiles
you captured at our
Chefs for Liberty
House Dinner &
Auction. Photo at left
is courtesy of Laurie
Marie Photography.
Pioneer Post 149 - American Legion
Members donated a bear during their
birthday month to share with the children at
Liberty House.
What a great
way to celebrate!
Thank you!
Dolls of Anarchy Roller Derby Team
We are honored to be your
non-profit of choice. Thank
you for all of your donations
and support with our events,
especially at Chefs for Liberty House – you
were life savers!
Sherwood-Midday Masonic
Lodge Number 164
Thank you for thinking of Liberty
House. Your kind donation is greatly
appreciated.
Silverton Elks Bingo Committee
BINGO! For Liberty
House! Thank you to
all the BINGO goers
that chose Liberty
House to receive
part of the evening’s
winnings.
Frank Bartruff (right) & family
with Melissa Briggs
Barbara Hosier & Pat Savory
Spring Giving Gardens
For the month of April, Child Abuse Prevention Month and Liberty
House’s Birthday, many wonderful local businesses hosted our first
annual Spring Giving Garden project. Each business was given a
flower pot with leaves printed with Liberty House Wish List Items,
like copy paper, batteries, snacks for the children, etc. Like a holiday
giving tree, the businesses’ staff and customers were able to take a
leaf, purchase the item that Liberty House needs, and return the item
to a collection. When we gathered all the items that the businesses
had collected, we were thrilled with the results. So many great gifts to
Liberty House of items that we use every day! Those gifts really reduce
our expenses. Thank you so much!
Volunteers
FAMILY SUPPORT
Sibylle Beck
Eileen Brown
Linda Coffman
Kathryn Harra
Cindy Morman
Diane Peyton
Marty Randall
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
DJ Mansfield
Sandy Melhorn
Sheri Molyneaux
Terri Murchison
Denise Schott
Ruth Woodward
CHEFS for LIBERTY
HOUSE
Nicole Abrames
Debbie Allen & Family
Linda Allen
Chandra Anderson
Grace Barlow
Daniel Benjamin
Danny & Sonja Bisgaard
Betty Bolin
Steven Broncheau
Ermie Bumcal
Jennifer Butler
Katy Canales
Jessica Carpenter
Vanessa Carpenter
Alex Christian
Rob Clarke
Sophie Clarke
And a special thank you to the
businesses that hosted the project:
AKT, AmeriTitle, Childhood Health
Associates of Salem, First Christian
Church of Salem, Lenity Group,
Papa di vino Wine Shop & Bar, Phiz
Spa, Saalfeld Griggs PC, Santiam
Memorial Hospital, South Town
Glass, US Bank and Willamette
Valley Bank.
We couldn’t have done it without you!
Making the Difference!
Jennifer Collins
Kristy & Ray DeFrance
Abby Demchak
Sean Foster
Kelsey Fretwell
Ryan Gail
Brooke Goldsby
Ian Gossack
Leslie Gossack
Sherrie Gottfried
Katie Mae Graham
Jinslin Guo
Christine Hall
Tom & Barb Halsey
Brook Halbert
Kathyrn Harra
Judy Hayes
Tim Hubbard
Laurie Hunsaker
Nikodemus Jensen
Adam Kerr
Jodi Kerr
Nate Kerr
Cynthia Kok
Gwen Kraft
Jill Loewen
Jeremy Manzanares
Louise Maras
Bob & Julia Marconi
Oralia Mares
Rob Melton
Erin Molyneaux
Terry & Sheri Molyneaux
Elaine Orr
Jenna Otto
John Otto
Cindy Peck
Apryl Pense
Ambre Plahn
Marty Randall
Claudia Resieki
Katelyn Resner
Sheryl Resner
Thomas Resner
Cody Rogers
Sharon Rogers
Liz Schmidt
Tonya Smith
Annie Spane
Annie Stecker
Kierra Todhunter
Heather Vogelsong
Kelly Weir
Adria Zampich-Gibbs
Ke Zhang
Yu Zhang
VOICES VOLUNTEER
ACTION GROUP
Karen Anderson
Daniel Benjamin
Betty Bolin
Brooke Goldsby
Mary Lou Hazelwood
Cynthia Kok
Jill Loewen
Joe Meeker
Sheri Molyneaux
Cindy Morman
Elaine Orr
Diana Pope
Karen & Norm Roberge
Anni Spane
Heather Vogelsong
Kelly Weir
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Thank You for Your Support
This list represents the generous donations of all types made from February 18, 2012 to May 9, 2012.
If we have inadvertently missed someone or misspelled a name, please let us know so we can acknowledge your generosity in our next newsletter.
10 Barrel Brewing
Adam’s Rib Smoke House
Marc & Donna Adams
Advantage Precast
Alcyone Cafe & Catering
Mary S. Aljets
Almquist Studios
Alpha Delta Kappa - Epsilon
Anonymous
Lisa Aofrate
Lori & Thomas Arnold
Michele Atchison
Joel Autry & Ron Thompson
Greg Axe
Don & Julie Balck
Balloon Flying Services of
Oregon
Marybeth Beall
Mike & Andrea Bell
Kelly & Lindsay Bellinger
Dan Benjamin
Bentley’s Grill
Lorri Berglund
Beta Sigma Phi
Ariel Beyer
Danny & Sonja Bisgaard
Marc Bisgaard
Erin & Mark Bjorklund
Dixon & Lisa Bledsoe
Blue Elephant Car Wash
Jeff & Denyc Boles
Bon Appétit Management
Company
Nate & April Bonife
John Bradshaw
Charlene Bramble
Chris & Tawnie Braswell
Tammi & Jim Burns
Steve Brier
Melissa & David Briggs
Michael & Christina Broncheau
Steven & Anthony Broncheau
Charlyne Rene Brown
John & Eileen Brown
Jay and Nancy Burr
Kathy & Dan Butler
Denise & John Callahan
Capitol Auto Group
Carl’s Cuisine
Pat Carmichael
Caruso’s Italian Café & Wine
Room
Cascade Floors Inc - Mike &
Steffani Klein
G.R. Castillo
Laura Castle
Chef De Cuisine
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Chemeketa Viticulture Center
Winery
Adrienne & Joseph Christian
David & Kelli Christian
City of Salem
The Cleanery
Ken Colliflower
Jennifer Collins
Heidi Cossitt
Costco Wholesale
Creekside Golf Club
Cathy & Dan Crocker
Sandi & Mike Cunningham
Hans & Debbie D’Alleso
Joe & Jacque Da Foe
James Dalfin & Karen Vantassell
Nancy Dalton
William & Katrina Davis
Suzanne & Chris Day
Debra Herring Studio
Brent & Linda DeHart
Katie Dennis
Desert Princess Country Club
Resort
Christopher & Kim DeVito
The Disneyland Resort
The Doctors Management
Company
Dolls of Anarchy Roller Derby
Team
Chris Dudley & Renee Sessler
Marjorie & Jason Dudley
Steve & Chieko Duvall
Kevin & Betsy Earls
El Gaucho
Eleni’s Estiatorio
James & Susan Ellertson
Russell & Karen Elliott
EMP Museum
Marty & Tony Enriquez
Fara Etzel
Ingeborg Evans
Faler and Associates PC
Fancy Stitches Embroidery
Studio
Dan & Linda Farrington
Fast Signs
Matthew & Elana Fedor
Julie Fehrenbacher
Mike & Carol Fielding
Beth Finnson
First United Methodist ChurchSocial Concerns Committee
Fox Blue
Lisa Franceschi-Campbell
Gerry Frank
Tyler & Deana Freres
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Maryla Gallagher
Gamberetti’s Italian Restaurant
Cindy & Gary Gardner
Gentlemen’s Choice Hair Stylist
Brenda & Todd Gescher
Pamela & Tom Getty
Courtland Geyer & Megan
Hassen
Jeffrey Gifford
Kari Goldberg
David Goodwin
Duane Goranson & Tove Bolken
Jack & Sharon Gow
Grateful Bread Bakery &
Espresso
Susan Graves & Lloyd Chapman
Green Mountain Coffee
Randall & Connie Green
Elizabeth & Warren Griffin
Jennifer Grimes-Burke
Alejandro Guevara-Cruz
Byron & Sharon Hadley
Tom Hammer
Kathryn Harra
Jan & Michael Harris
Kathy & Rick Hatteberg
Corrina & Will Hawkins
Chuck & Judy Hayes
Lee & Catherine Hazelwood
Mary Lou & Kent Hazelwood
Robert D. Heck
Julia Heilman & Tina Fuchs
Jason & Kimberly Herber
Wendy Herrett
Trish Hibler & The Blanket Bunch
Marlee & John Hoffman
Steven & Jeannette Holman
Casey & Sarah Horn
Maggie Hudson
Bill Hughes
Erin & Mike Hurley
Crystal Hutmacher
Illahe Vineyards
Image Floral & Event Design
Integrated Information Services
of Oregon
Kent & Julie Irving
Mary & Art James
Geoff & Lara Jarman
Catherine Jarmin & Frank Miller
Johan Vineyards
Linda & Ronald Johnson
Sherry D. Johnston
Brian & Sherry Johnston
MaryAnn Juarez
Ken & Mary Jundt
Mark & Beverly Jungvirt
Mike & Becky Kahl
Kathken Vineyards
LeAnn Keim
Kelemen Family Fund
Ron & Kathy Keleman
Dana Keller
Dale & Lisa Kennedy
Catrina Kersich
Derek Kidd
Brenda Kidder & Rob Clarke
Howard & Nina King
Jennifer & Wayne Kinkade
Knights of Columbus
Betty Komp
La Capitale
In Loving Memory...
Debra Irene Cook
Valley Stampers
In Honor Of...
Abused Children & Our United States Troops
SAW Tree Service, LLC (Steven Winn)
Mary Lou Hazelwood
Lee & Catherine Hazelwood
In Celebration Of...
Danny Bisgaard’s Birthday
Marc Bisgaard
Laura Seifer’s Birthday
Melissa & David Briggs
La Margarita Co., Inc
Joe, Lauren & Bridget LaFreniere
Stacey Lane
Terry Lynn Lanning
Dean & Sheri Larsen
Laser Skin Care & Body Shaping
Will & Arminda Lathrop
Laurie Marie Photography
Victoria & Victor Leonardo
Life Source Natural Foods
Jill Loewen
Loustic Catering - Daryl & Leslie
Gossack
Bert & Dee Mackaman
Eric & Jessica Maddux
Madrona Hills Ace Hardware
DJ Mansfield
Bob & Julia Marconi
Kathy Martin & Lory Humbert
Benita Martin-Walls
Bob & Lisa Martinsson
Cynthia & Emanuel McGladrey
Eric McHone
Jennifer McIntosh
McNary Golf Club
Lauren McNaughton & John
French
Diane Merry
Leah Meurer
Scott & Donna Mills
Terry & Sheri Molyneaux
Elizabeth Monson
Kenneth & Sandra Montoya
Mike & Gretchen Moon
Stephanie Moore
Wayne & Evelyn Moreland
Pamela Murdock
Heather Myers
Mystic Wines
Nel Centro
Kristin & Aaron Newland
Audrey Nix
Jill & David Nowacki
Holly O’Dell
Elaine O’Neill
Oak Park Family Dental, LLC
Pamela Olson & Richard Dulude
The Oregon Garden
Claus Ovesen
PageWorks Graphic Design
Pale Horse Brewing
John & Betty Pataccoli
Carla Paul
Cindy & Charles Peck
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Dale & Debi Penn
Miguel & Sandra Perez
“We Love Salem” Video Contest
We recently developed a 90 second video
for the “We Love Salem” video contest
sponsored by the Statesman Journal. Why
does Liberty House love Salem? Because
Salem listens to kids! Without the support
of this generous community, we wouldn’t
be able to listen to the voices of children
when there are concerns of abuse and/or
neglect. We are so lucky to be a part of
this wonderful community.
Speaking of this wonderful community,
we cannot say enough about the amazing
people who helped us make the video.
South Salem High School student, Cody
Freshour, was extraordinary. He singleTony & Tiffany Perez
PF Changs
Ed & Peggy Phelps
Phiz Spa
Tamara Pickerel
Bud & Selma Pierce
Piluso Vineyard & Winery
Pioneer Post 149 American
Legion
William Poole
Lucille Price
Luella Price
Print Specialties
Ron & Leigh Prouty
Pudding River Wine Cellars
David Quinn
Marty Randall
Alfred & Anne Rasmus
Red Star Tavern & Roast House
Redhawk Winery and Vineyard
Reen’s Barkdust & Landscape
Rock
Regence Employee Giving
Campaign
handedly filmed, edited and produced the
video for us. We are so grateful!
We are also grateful to Saalfeld Griggs
PC for hosting our video shoot. And we
have to thank our wonderful actors. Mayor
Anna Peterson, LeAnn Keim of West
Coast Bank, and the attorneys of Saalfeld
Griggs PC, including Randy Cook, Jeff
Moore, Erich Paetsch, David Briggs,
Alan Sorem, Steve Hitchcock, Jennifer
Paul, David Myers and Amy Geerhart –
all of you did a wonderful job listening to
the children. And, of course, the real stars
were our child actors: Henry & Juliet
Briggs; Sebastian & Elliot Paetsch; Casi
Florence & Richard Regier
Scott & Kay Reichlin
Bob & Deborah Renggli
Ruby Rhodes
Ride the Ducks of Seattle
Shannon & Richard Riggs
Riverhouse Hotel & Convention
Center
Louis Roebke
Rogers Machinery Company,
Inc.
Melanie Ronai & Jonathan
Durning
Pedro & Anne Rosales
Roth’s Vista Market
Dan & Terri Roth
Rushing Real Estate
Scott & Ingrid Sadler
Salem Hospital
Salem Senior Center 50+
Quilters
Salon 554
Sara Marie Samoylich
Santiam Memorial Hospital
Quilters Corner
SAW Tree Service, LLC
Christie Scott
Donna Scott
John Scott
Roger & Karen Seifer
Angelo Seminary
Matt Senecal
Sentry Insurance
Micheal Seraphin
Seven Brides Brewing
Jim Seymour
Sherwood-Midday Masonic
Lodge Num. 164
The Shutterbug
Silverton Elks Bingo Committee
Silverton Health
Harvey R. Smith
Carol Sohrweid
Solstice Social, Recreation, &
Sports Club
South Salem Seniors
Carl & Anne Stecker
Micki Steele-Blair
Leah Stevens
Perez; and Cora, Gwen & Harper Sorem.
We’re hoping to win the online “We Love
Salem” contest and take home the $1,000
grand prize. Even if we don’t win though,
we had a great time making the video,
and we think ours was definitely the best
- thanks to our volunteers and those cute
kids!
Nick & Michelle Stratton
Dave Suing
Bruce Taylor
Brian Temple & Shailagh Clarke
Ph. D.
Terrapin Cellars
Gerald & Susan Thompson
Patricia Tichenor
Tommy Bahama Restaurant
& Bar
Tomson Burnham, LLC
Top Hat Mushrooms
Adam Torgerson
Trader Joe’s
Travel Salem
John Troncoso
Henry & Kelsey Truong
US Bank
Valley Stampers
Van Duzer Vineyards
Debra & Mark Vanderburgh
Fred & Mariel VanNatta
Mary Louise VanNatta & Harvey
Gail
Jill Vineyard
Vitae Springs Vineyard
Vitis Ridge
Josh Vlach & Michelle Vlach-Ing
Eric & Kelly von Borstel
Connie Wagner
Sara K. Wallace, CFP, CRPS
Bill Warnes & Roberta Bigelow
Cherri Waterbury
Jesse & Sherrie Watson
Mary & Steve Way
Todd & Kelly Weir
Willamette Valley Grill
Dave & Sherri Williams
Jeramy & Araya Williams
Stewart & Alyson Williams
Jeff & Mary Williamsen
Patti Williamson
Jennifer & Darren Winegar
Withnell Motor Company
James & Joan Witt
Pam Woodcock
James & Barb Young
Quilts are so important to the children we serve. To the many caring partners
in our community who gave so much of their talent and time, we thank you!
Alpha Delta Kappa - Epsilon
Trish Hibler & The Blanket Bunch!
Kari Goldberg
Dana Keller
Luella Price
Florence & Richard Regier
Salem Senior Center 50+ Quilters
South Salem Seniors
Trish Hibler
Salem Senior Center 50+ Quilters:
Gerry Hilliker, Doris Friday & Kathy Bennett
Voices for Children • Liberty House • Summer 2012
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SALEM OR
PERMIT NO. 286
2685 4th St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
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10k Run / 5k Run & Walk
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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
July 28, 2012
Salem’s Riverfront Park
Register Now!
Adults - $15
• great raffle prizes
• treats for everyone
• enjoy the Bite & Brew of Salem
after the run!
Kids - $5
Tuesday
September 25, 2012
Salem Conference Center
4 years old & younger - FREE
Join caring
Teams of 8 or more - eligible for special
prizes!
members
T-Shirts (cotton) $8
T-Shirts (technical fabric) $12
Register online now at www.libertyhousecenter.org
call 503.540.0288 for more information
Champions
for Children
Luncheon
community
in support
of Liberty House