Saturday, May 24, 2014

Heat Oregon

Giving warmth and power to Oregonians facing hardships
 
This past February, temperatures in Portland, Oregon were setting records for bitter cold temperatures. Lonnie Frison had no heat in his home. He actually had a furnace in his home, but he couldn’t afford to purchase oil. Lonnie is a U.S. Army veteran and disabled due to a work injury. He relies on disability insurance and his veteran’s pension to live from day to day. Lonnie reached out to Heat Oregon to get help. Through donations, Heat Oregon was able to give Lonnie money to buy the oil he needed to keep him warm through the rest of the cold season.

In addition to the story about Lonnie, the Heat Oregon newsletter also printed these stories:

A widowed farmer from southern Oregon was doing okay with his heating bills month-to-month. Then last winter he fell and broke his wrist causing additional financial hardships; with help from Heat Oregon, he was able to keep his heat on last winter.

After being hit by a car the day after Christmas and nearly killed, “Janice” spent 36 days in the hospital. Her heating bill fell behind due to her exorbitant medical bills. Heat Oregon was able to help her out with enough energy assistance to keep her power and heat on all winter.

With temperatures in the negative 20 degrees, a quadriplegic living just east of Salem had troubles keeping up with his heating bill in his mobile home. With Heat Oregon’s help, he was able to get through the winter and keep his heat on.

Today’s gift was a donation to Heat Oregon to help more people keep their heat on next winter.

In Giving,

Robin

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