Updates from Looking Glass
For national Thank a Youth Worker Day, Franz Bakery generously donated over 100 boxes of donuts to Looking Glass’ over 250 staffers. Thank you to Franz and all our hard working staff for helping youth in our community.
Individual donors throughout Lane County showed their endless generosity through a staggering amount of Giving Tree gift donations made in the past few weeks. All tolled, gift packages donated to Looking Glass Giving Trees exceeded 600 from a variety of locations in Eugene and Springfield and the items ranges from socks and coats to cat t-shirts and bikes and everything in between. In a highly unscientific calculation, conservatively estimating each gift valued at at least $50 (plus several gift cards and some cash and checks), the total donated amount exceed $35,000 (in value of packaged items).
Looking Glass Giving Trees are up at 15 locations across Eugene and Springfield. Help a youth working to overcome life challenges by getting them a gift for the holidays. Gift wishes range from socks to coats to toys. We also have a Giving Tree cash donation fund and a generous donor match offered from Ron & Marcy Sexton and Primary Residential Mortgage.
We were so excited to be the beneficiaries to Eugene Yoga's first yoga mat drive. Thank you to Eugene Yoga and their customers to being so generous as to donate over 40 yoga mats, blankets, and blocks to benefit Looking Glass clients.
SELCO Community Credit Union recently provided funds to Looking Glass Community Services with the specific purpose of furnishing 4 apartment units in a building owned by Looking Glass which houses the Looking Glass New Roads runaway and homeless youth day shelter. “SELCO has provided a great benefit to our community by this donation,” Looking Glass CEO Craig Opperman said.
Three times a week members of the Looking Glass staff go to the Starbucks next to the Valley River Center to pick up food donations. The food is taken to New Roads Center and Pathways Girls Program.
