Tehama - The Magazine

There were mistakes and misconceptions right off. It didn't take long to learn that even those with no homes had standards. Another lesson was the need to be diligent about translations when making bilingual fliers. A volunteer translated one of the fliers, but the way it was worded was taken as an insult to Spanish speaking people. A policy was established that the workers were worth their wages, so anyone who came the day before to help with set-up was free to keep any treasures they found. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, agencies, businesses and volunteers came alongside and contributed generously over the years to the project's vision of freely helping anyone in need. A warm meal has been one of the constants from the beginning. Along with hot soup and crackers, organizers wanted to offer something more portable. With contributions, they added raisins, apples and other items that could easily be carried in a pocket for later. The raisins came in those tiny boxes, and someone had this great idea to teach the little ones how to make a whistle out of an empty raisin box. Soon there were children everywhere running around with raisin box whistles. It turned out that they quickly learned to open the box; dump out the raisins and off they'd go with their new toy. Rose Cardenas joined the group around 1996. She was a natural fit and worked with migrant field workers who lived in sub-par conditions within camps around the fields and orchards. It opened the door to expand the scope of Recycle the Warmth and include more of the 78 Belle Mill Road, Red Bluff, CA • (530) 527-6166 • gaumers.com Gaumer's Jewelry Museum & Lapidary (530) 529-9888 • 628 Main Street Family owned and operated in beautiful downtown Red Bluff NEW ASIAN RESTAURANT Voted Best Chinese Restaurant in Tehama County Open: 7 days a week Sun.-Fri. 11am to 9pm • Sat. 5pm - 9pm SMOG INSPECTIONS•BRAKES•LAMPS COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR 195 South Main St. Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 527-9841 TuckersAutomotive.com • Brake and Lamp Inspection • 30K / 60K / 90K Services • Air Conditioning • Tune-Ups • Fuel Injections • Diagnostics • Shocks and Struts • Timing Belts • Axles • Engines • Transmissions ONE STOP 714 Walnut St. Red Bluff Your One Stop Convenience Store • 5am to 11pm See Our Full Line of Wine, Spirits and Craft Beer May 2017 , TEHAMA - THE MAGAZINE 21 There were mistakes and misconceptions right off. It didn't take long to learn that even those with no homes had standards. Another lesson was the need to be diligent about translations when making bilingual fliers. A volunteer translated one of the fliers, but the way it was worded was taken as an insult to Spanish speaking people. A policy was established that the workers were worth their wages, so anyone who came the day before to help with set-up was free to keep any treasures they found. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, agencies, businesses and volunteers came alongside and contributed generously over the years to the project's vision of freely helping anyone in need. A warm meal has been one of the constants from the beginning. Along with hot soup and crackers, organizers wanted to offer something more portable. With contributions, they added raisins, apples and other items that could easily be carried in a pocket for later. The raisins came in those tiny boxes, and someone had this great idea to teach the little ones how to make a whistle out of an empty raisin box. Soon there were children everywhere running around with raisin box whistles. It turned out that they quickly learned to open the box; dump out the raisins and off they'd go with their new toy. Rose Cardenas joined the group around 1996. She was a natural fit and worked with migrant field workers who lived in sub-par conditions within camps around the fields and orchards. It opened the door to expand the scope of Recycle the Warmth and include more of the

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