FALL 2019 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS TRANSFORMING LIVES 2018 … · and magnify your charitable impact by donating your appreciated assets to Circle of Friends! Call Circle of Friends for

FALL 2019 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS TRANSFORMING LIVES

2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT

OFFICE LINE 541.588.6445 www.circleoffriendsoregon.org

TRANSFORMING LIVES, ONE CHILD AT A TIME

Every year I choose a word that describes the theme of the year for myfamily. Some words have been perserverance, faith or adventure. Inreflecting over the year for Circle of Friends, theword that resinates is JOY.One definition of joy is gladness not based on circumstance. Though ouryouth and mentors have experienced struggle: illness, loss of housing,divorce, cancer, peer & academic difficulties and loss of loved ones...JOYremains.Ourmentors have steadfastly servedwith JOY. Theymodel whatit is to be committed and passionate about the children they serve. Theymodel how to do hard things and still have JOY.It is a privilege to know and work along side such inspiring mentors andwatch as our youth becomemore resilient. Thank you to ourmentors andsupporters that steadfastly serve and support Circle of Friends and ouryouth with JOY!

Warmly,

Nicky MerrittNicky Merritt

Letter from the Executive DirectorFALL 2019 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS TRANSFORMING LIVES


Kellie Scholl

Youth Program Coordinator

Circle of Friends Staff

Office AssistantExecutive Director

Nicky Merritt Karen Isberg



THANK YOU TO OURDEDICATEDMENTORS

They say you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Our youth are sofortunate to have you to spend time with. They are surrounded by people that push them,

cheer them on, challenge them and love them.

Thank you for passionately and joyfully serving our youth!!

OUR YOUTH58% ACE >433% ACE > 6

82% LOW INCOME18%HOMELESS

WHAT ARE ADVERSE CHILD EXPERIENCES?An ACE score is a tally ofdifferent types of experencesthat hallmark a rough childhood.According to the ACE study, therougher your childhood, thehigher your score. Studies havelinked a greater number of ACEswith greater risk of heart disease,cancer, bone fracture, chroniclung and liver disease, diabetesand stroke. Those with scoreshigher than 4 have increasedrates of mental illness. ACE scoreis not destiny, it does not tallythe positive experiences thathelp build resilience and protectthem from the impacts oftrauma. Research suggests thatjust one caring, safe relationshipin life gives a child a much betterpossibility of growing uphealthy. Circle of Friends iscommitted to providing caringand safe relationships for ouryouth so they can thrive throughadversity.



I want them at the table:Kellie , our Youth Program Coordinator , instantly fell in love with the "Jones"boys while observing them at Sisters Elementary School . I quickly followedsuit when they attended their first cooking class at the Clubhouse . The threebrothers were full of young boy energy and eager to be a part of their new"circle of friends" . Mom and Ihad coffee this week and Iinstantly saw strength in hertired and tearful eyes . Shedoesn't share her story often ,so it was a privilege to besitting with her that day .

Her life and her boys lives have been scattered with stress , uncertainty andACEs . She has overcome much , has lost much , yet she expressed joy thatthrough the hardships , she is now in a place to be more present with her boys .Her eyes lit up as she shared about her boys interests and dreams . They wantto be rockstars and toy makers . They love music , art , sports and nerf gun wars .I asked her what dream she had for herself . She paused for a long while andthen said , "I want them at the table , good healthy men , coming home andsitting with me at the table" . She continued to say she wants opportunitiesfor them that she cannot provide . She does not want her mistakes andcircumstances to negatively impact them . She is reaching out to Circle ofFriends to help her lessen the impact of ACEs for her sons .

This is where we need you . . . the boys are eagerly waitingMENTORS! Theyare waiting for YOU to step into their lives and help them become moreresilient . If you are ready for a nerf gun war and to fall in love with one ofthese sweet boys , please call us today to start the process of becoming aMENTOR!





SAVE THE DATE!!!!MAY 21ST 2020

Be A Friend, Be a HeroFundraiser

Mark your calender!December 3

is#Giving Tuesday.Howwill you give?

The Finish Line is in SiteCircle of Friends has been truly amazedby the community support of our dreamto have a permanent place to call home,a safe and welcoming place for Sistersyouth. We have raised 90% of ourCapital Campaign goal in just over oneyear. We need your help to cross thefinish line...to make 164 North Elm

Street our forever home!

STOCK GIFTSDonate Your Appreciated Assets

You can take advantage of tax benefitsand magnify your charitable impact by

donating your appreciated assets to Circleof Friends!

Call Circle of Friends for more information:541-588-6445

If you are 70 1/2 years or older, you cansend your charitable donation directly fromyour IRA. This type of transfer will notgenerate as a taxable income.

If you have not taken yourrequired distribution, your IRAcharitable rollover gift cansatifsy all or part of thatrequirement.

A great way to reduceyour taxes and increaseyour charitable impact!

Join us in showing your support for ouryouth! Your note can include:- Words of encouragment- A funny joke- Inspirational quotes- A hopeful story about how youaccomplished a tough goalHow does it work?Just write your` message, cut it out onthe dotted line and mail it in an envelopeto PO Box 1718, Sisters, OR 97759.Your message will be posted in ourClubhouse for all our youth to read!

Dear Circle of FriendsYouth,



IRA Charitable Rollover

You can send a note ofinspiration directly to one ofour Circle of Friends Youth!

TransformingLives,OneChildataTime

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSISTERS,OR

PERMIT NO. 1718

PO Box 1718Sisters, OR 97758www.circleoffriendsoregon.org541-588-6445



2018-19 Fiscal YearOperation & Capital

Revenue $293,926

Individual Operation 45%

Individual Capital 21%

Foundation Operation 10%

Foundation Capital 16%

Business Operation 7%

Business Capital 1%

Expenses

Direct Program Cost 78%

Administration 4%

Fund Raising 18%

TotalYouth

Impacted

80

NEWMENTORS

6

SSD at 3rd GradeReadingBenchmark

67%COF at 3rdGradeReadingBenchmark

73%COF RegularAttendanceK-2nd Grade

100%

COF atBenchmarkfor 8th Grade

Math

100%

SSD RegualrAttendanceK-2nd Grade

79%

SSD at atBenchmark for8th Grade Math

57%

FISCAL YEAR 2018-19 OVERVIEW

Individual DonorsJessie-Lea & Curtiss AbbottLesleyAllisonKristi & Stephen AmsberryMichael AngleaMarilyn & John AnthonyJohn & Lynn ArcherBonnie AsayLeonard & Karen AtkinsMarti AyersFrank & Janice BaldwinDeborah & James BarnesJames & Marilyn BarnettBill & Anne BartlettKimberley BeauclairMike & Mo BidasoloWendy BirnbaumArt & Anna BlumenkronDann & Susan BoeschenAmy & Robert BoltonAngelina BoscoVictoria BoucherDonald & Lynn BowlerMarie & Chet BrittenClark & Barbara BrodyJoyce BrownDarrell & Marilyn BrownawellChristine BrowningJames BrunsRobert & Terry BuchholzMichael & Catherine BullisBrad BullochMark & Diane BurnettMelinda CalkinJeff & Ellina CampbellDuncan & Cindy CampbellDavid CarlsonBruce & Beth CarpenterOlof & Elizabeth CarpenterBill & Gayle CarterPamela & Richard ChristJennifer ColeBob & Valerie CollinsJames & Leah CookLes & Lori CooperRichard & Briar CornuelleDana & Jim CunninghamPatricia CusickBen DakeHal & Flo DarceySheri & Larry DawsonGary & Barbara DelorenzoMike & Connie DingemanDarryl & Margaret DokeThayne & Margaret DutsonRobert & Annette EhrenstromChristine & Bob ElliottDennis & Shirley EngelJohn & Kristine ErvingTom FishMike & Sue FisherFostDan & Jeri FoutsMichael FuchsEric GabrielsonRodger & Carolyn GabrielsonLinda GoebelDonna GoodwinDavid & Kay GradyCurt & Jane GraeberRaymond GraeberMike GreenCindy GreerFrank & Margery GuthrieVirginia HallEleanor Hammond

YOUR KIND DONATIONS HAVE HELPED TRANSFORM A LIFEGreg HansenChuck HarperLuanne HarringtonHelen & Dean HarrisRichard & Dail HartnackKim HatfieldDonald & Shirley HedrickJohn & Vickie HornbeckDick & Bonnie HowellsChuck HoytChuck HumphreysKathleen HuntingtonMicheal IlgKaren IsbergKirk JohansenJeff & Kay JohnsonRoger & Susie JohnsonTed JohnsonDarlene JohnstonEdith JonesTerry & Nicoletta JonesMarean JordanDustin KampertToni KampertChristina & Robert KeeferSusan & Richard KelloggStephen & Jennifer KingJeannie KinleyMike & Sue KlinePenny KristovichCristy LanfriLarry LargeTim & Lori LarsonJanet & Jerry LawhunRobert & Jennifer LawtonDonna LaynePhyllis LeesDennis & Robin LeggJohn & Sharon LohrmannCraig & Susan LongfieldJohn LongfieldRebecca LucasGwen LyonMike ManskerMatthew & Shelley MarshGary & Marlene MarshallDon & Jan MartinLes & Gail MartyKaren Matheson-ThrowerJim & Barbara McCormickRiley & Leslie McHughRyan & Heidi McHughMeredith McKittrick-TaylorJill McLaneSue MeekerRaymond MenckeTate & Aimee MetcalfDavid & Darlene MillerDeborah MillerJames MonroeLee & Mary MorganDoug & Lynne MyersDiane Natt-KellyJill & Bo NealKent NeffLisa NessPatricia & Alvin NeufeldtKimberly NewmanChuck & Debbie NewportPatricia NormanCate O'HaganPat & Laurel OlsonGary & Cheryl OlsonPena & Gabriela OscarSue OwenHeidy Owens


The Martha Peterson TrustThe Nara FundThe Oregon CommunityFoundationThe Silver Family FoundationBusiness, Corperate &CommunityDeschutes Public LibraryDuerksen & Associate Inc.Episcopal Church of theTransfigurationHoyts HardwareJan McGowan Non-profitConsultingLes Schwab Tire CenterRacks, Plaques & MoreRise Up InternationalSisters Coffee CompanySisters Community ChurchSisters Meat & SmokehouseThe Open DoorThree Creeks BreweryWells Fargo BankZosel Harper RealtorsIn-Kind SupportAction AirAll Good MaintenanceCarol Ast-MilchenAwbery Glen Golf ClubTerry AyersBlack Butte RanchWendy BirnbaumCanvas da BlockCascade Street DistillersChehalem VineyardConstruction ManagementServices Inc.Cork CellarsGreg DavidgeDry Canyon StampedeLaurence DyerElements Hair StudioFaith, Hope & CharityVineyardFika Sisters Coffee HouseFive Pine LodgeCindy GrisdelaHike-N-PeaksJan McGowan Non-profitConsultingLittle Prince NurseryCraig LongfieldTR McCrystalMelvin's Newport MarketJill NealNick NewportOuzel OutfittersHal ReitmeierSarah ReppenhaggenVictor RoblesSpud ShawJohn ShielSisters CoffeeSisters Glass & MirrorSisters Meat & SmokehouseTheresa SlavkovskyThe GallimaufryThe Fly Fisher's PlaceThe Foutz FoundationThe Hidden TouchThe KIDS CenterThree Creeks BrewingRandall TilleryTower TheatreWalmart FoundationDon Zylius

Sally ParkSusan ParkerBrian & Jane PaxsonKay & Dale PayneOscar & Gabriela PenaJim PentzDavid & Paula PerkinsTheresa PrinceDuane & Leeann RawlinsBob & Ann ReedPaula ReentsCarol ReissRobert & Carol RiedeKeith & Victoria RiveraMatt RobertsRandy RobinsonBruce & Marleen RognlienLeanne RowleyMonica RuggieriSarah RybkaMaggie SaslowPriscilla SawyerAlan ScheideggerDennis & Helen SchmidlingCurtiss & Kellie SchollDouglas & Ruthann SeelyCathy SewallJanet ShaverKeith & Greta SheppardChristine ShihadehShad SitzPatrick SiverRichard & Theresa SlavkovskyRichard SmithJeffrey & Virginia SmithPat SmithJessica SparksEric SpencerLee SpikerJim SternbergRichard & Donna StocktonJeremy StoweDavid & Lynda Jo SullivanMichael & Jennifer SwinhoeAl TaylorKay TempleTom & Dierdra ThompsonTommy & Ann ThompsonJim & Kim TierneyJason & Dana TokarskiWade & Marlys UnderwoodJim & Joan UpshawChris Van DykeAndrew & Gail VanzylBruce VaughnJody WardEdwin WatsonWebbGary & Eileen WehrleDan & Priscilla WiedenJay & Vanessa WilkinsFran WillisLinda WohlersEllen WoodRobert & Mary Anne WoodellPatricia WoollardJim YozampCarol ZoselFoundation SupportCharlottte Martin FoundationKing-Guffey Family FoundationKiwanis Club of SistersThe Campbell FoundationThe Ford Family FoundationThe MJ Murdock CharitableTrust

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