Moscow Food Co-op - Dime in Time Grant Program

Dime in Time Grant Program

Dime In Time Grant Program by Carol Price Spurling, OMC, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , 208-669-0763

Dime in Time Grant Program

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“A Dime in Time” is a community outreach and sustainability program of the Moscow Food Co-op [MFC]. It works like this: customers are given a 10 cent refund every time they bring in and re-use a tote bag or cup. Cashiers ask these customers if they’d like to donate their refund to “A Dime in Time.”

"A Dime in Time" proceeds are awarded to one organization per month. The recipients are chosen by a committee composed of Co-op member volunteers, Co-op staff, and Co-op board members. Recipients write an article for the MFC Community News for their month telling about the organization and what they will do with the funds.

This program is to benefit local, non-sectarian, non-profit, and nondiscriminatory organizations whose goals complement or support the Mission Statement of the Co-op.

In order to apply for a grant please submit the application, attaching responses to the questions on a separate sheet. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be taken on a continual basis.

List of Recipients:

January 2012: Backyard Harvest
December 2011: My Own Home
October 2011: The Humane Society of the Palouse
September 2011: Dinner in the Garden
August 2011: Friends of the Clearwater
July 2011: READ for LIFE $554.30
June 2011: Spay Neuter Clinic
May 2011: the Moscow Community Garden Advisory Board
April 2011: People First on the Palouse $748.5
March 2011: CommUNITY Walk 2011
Co-op Dime in Time: Two Degrees Northwest
January 2011: WSU School of Veterinary Science PATH program
December 2010: Rendezvous 4 Kids
November 2010: Adventure Learning Camps $536.21
October 2010: Moscow Parent-Toddler Cooperative $482.92
September 2010: R.E.A.C.H. (Retired Equine And Care Habitat) $482.20
Funds Help Paint the Palouse
Hope Center
Make a Splash: READ
Solving Problems
Orphan Acres
Palouse HIV Consortium
Sojourners’ Alliance
November 2009 Humane Society of the Palouse $432
October 2009 Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse
September 2009 Sigma Tau Delta First Book Program
August 2009 Center for Civic Engagement at WSU $249
July 2009 Palouse Prairie School $320.30
June 2009 Palouse Land Trust/Idler's Rest $410.30
May 2009 Rendezvous Kids' Art Program $457.80
Apr. 2009 - Buy Local Moscow -
Mar. 2009 - McDonald Elementary School Garden -
Feb. 2009 - Retired Equine and Care Habitat (REACH) - $429.70
Jan. 2009 - Rural Roots - $442.00
Dec. 2008 - Community Action Partnership - $400.80
Nov. 2008 - Latah Trail - $418.80

Note: Impulse Giving amounts that are less than $25 for a given recipient will be carried over until the amount reaches that threshold.

Bring your reusable bags and then donate your dime refund to our recipient of the month!

January A Dime in Time - Backyard Harvest: Fresh Produce for Everyone
by Jessica Bearman, Backyard Harvest

Everyone deserves to have access to healthy, fresh food. Everyone. And yet for low income families and individuals, fresh produce – particularly the kind of local produce that grows abundantly on the Palouse in the summer – can be hard to come by. The Moscow Food Co-op’s Dime in Time grant program funds will help the staff and volunteers of Backyard Harvest address this need.

In the six years since Backyard Harvest was founded, we have shared almost 130,000 pounds of fruit, vegetables, and fresh eggs with struggling families and seniors across the region. In 2012, we’ll focus on core programs and continue to connect people with their neighbors and with good, healthy food by collecting, gleaning, growing, and sharing those cherries, apples, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, and other delicious and nutritious treasures of the Palouse. We’ll look to our friends and supporters for wise thinking about how BYH can continue to meet real needs in the years ahead.

Backyard Harvest was created from a simple belief that small things matter. Sharing the fruit from your backyard cherry tree or the carrots from one extra row in your garden makes a difference – not just to eating habits, but also to a sense of community on the Palouse.

Small things – like your dime – really do matter. When you bring your reusable bags to the Co-op and donate your dimes, you help Backyard Harvest get fresh fruit and vegetables to people who need them. Thanks for helping us outgrow hunger on the Palouse!

For more information and to share your thoughts about Backyard Harvest’s future, visit us at at www.backyardharvest.org

December A Dime in Time: My Own Home
by Barbara Wells, My Own Home volunteer

My Own Home is honored to be awarded the Co-op’s A Dime in Time grant for the month of December. This very tangible show of support is truly appreciated.

My Own Home is a new Moscow-based nonprofit with the mission of providing services that make it possible for adults to stay in their own homes, remaining actively engaged in the community as they age.

Based on the “village model” developed ten years ago by Beacon Hill Village in Boston, My Own Home is part of a broader nationwide “aging in place” movement. There are now over 100 village-type organizations, but we are the first in Idaho.

Our overall goal is for members to be just one phone call away from obtaining whatever service they need when they need it—whether it be a ride to the grocery store, having snow shoveled, or simply meeting a companion to take a walk. Services will be phased in starting in the early part of 2012.

To give members a sense of ownership and involvement in the organization as well as to eliminate any “asking for charity” aspect of requesting services, My Own Home will charge a membership fee to belong. However, since we want to ensure payment of a membership fee is not an obstacle for anyone who wants to join, My Own Home will use funds raised through the A Dime in Time grant to start a special fund to provide reduced fees for those who cannot afford to pay the full fee. In honor of one of our principal founders, we have decided to call this fund the Lois Blackburn Membership Fund.

For more information about My Own Home, please read our article in last month’s Co-op Newsletter or visit our blog site, www.myownhomemoscow.blogspot.com.

If you are interested in becoming a member or volunteer, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Dime in Time October 2011: The Humane Society of the Palouse
by Lori Burkett, Board of Directors President for the Humane Society

The Humane Society of the Palouse is a no-kill animal shelter located in Moscow Idaho. Our mission is to ensure the humane treatment, welfare and safety of companion animals in Moscow and Latah County. We strive to prevent cruelty to animals, to ensure companion animals are adopted by responsible and caring owners, to promote spaying/neutering, to educate the public regarding responsible pet ownership, and to minimize euthanasia.

Founded in 1978 HSoP is administered by an elected volunteer board of directors which are citizens of the Palouse who are interested in animal protection, adoption and education. HSoP is the only animal shelter located in Latah County and on average nearly 1000 animals pass through our doors annually. HSoP main focus is not our income, but the animals we care for, so we rely heavily on annual funding by the City of Moscow, Latah County and generous donations from the community.

In addition to normal shelter functions we also provide three different types of spay/neuter assistance programs to help decrease shelter populations in Latah County. As well as dog obedience classes, individual dog training, behavioral assistance, pet education and a variety of community outreach and fundraising events.

Any monies raised by the Dime in Time fundraising opportunity at the Moscow Food Co-op will be used to supplement our Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is a voucher program available to residents of Latah County in need of monetary assistance to have pet dogs or cats altered. On average this program provides assistance to nearly 100 dogs and 100 cats each year, decreasing the number of unplanned litters and in turn lowering our shelter populations and strays.

We would like to thank the Moscow Food Co-op for their continual support of our shelter and the community in Moscow.

Dime in Time September 2011: Dinner in the Garden
by Angie Weiland, development coordinator, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History

“All you need is an appetite for change.” Join the LCSC Center for Arts & History (CAH) on Saturday, September 17 in Lewiston at the Modie Park Conservancy’s Osborn Community Garden for Dinner in the Garden, an evening of art, “local” sustainable food, music, education and friendships.

The dinner and program will take place from 4 - 7pm. La Boheme will be on site with wine and beer for sale and local band, 7 Devils, will be the entertainment during the evening.

Funded in part by the Moscow Food Co-op’s Dime in Time grant, Dinner in the Garden is a LCSC Center for Arts & History project to raise awareness within the community about the importance of sustainability with regard to local and community food sources. We are raising awareness for the arts and establishing responsible community practices. This is a community service project for the employees of the CAH. The project takes programming into the community with a farm-to-table event, bringing the arts and the community together one plate at a time.

The event is set-up picnic style, encouraging attendees to bring picnic blankets. Service items (i.e. plates, bowls, silverware, glasses, etc.) are from the CAH’s Plate Project; focusing on low impact table settings- reduce – re-use policies. The dinner will be set up under a tent in the meadow like area. Attendees will have their dinner while being entertained by music and plein air painters. If attendees would like to donate dishes or silverware to the project, they are encouraged to bring them to the dinner, use them for their meal, and then leave them with the CAH. This project will allow residents of the Lewis Clark valley and surrounding areas to borrow dishes for events in return for a donation. This year, the CAH is collaborating with Pam Johnson’s 8th Grade Social Studies Class from Jenifer Junior High in Lewiston to incorporate a service learning project in the classroom that focuses on sustainability and community volunteerism.

Cost of the dinner is “by donation” and donations may be made at the at the CAH gallery during normal gallery hours, or at the park the night of the event.

Contact the Center at 208.792.2243 or at 415 Main Street in Lewiston for more information or to make your donation today! The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am - 4pm Admission is FREE, but donations are graciously accepted.

Dinner in the Garden is brought to the community through sponsorship from: Benefactor Sponsor: PNW, Fellow Sponsor: Moscow Food Co-Op’s A Dime in Time Grant, Supporter Sponsors: Twin Cities Radiology and Pacific Steel & Recycling. Media Sponsor for the Event is the Lewiston Morning Tribune.

Dime in Time August 2011: Friends of the Clearwater
by Brett Haverstick, Outreach & Education Director

Friends of the Clearwater would like to thank the Moscow Food Co-op for nominating us as a Dime in Time recipient! All proceeds from this program will go towards upgrading our web site so that it can become a more dynamic and interactive resource for the public to use and enjoy.

Friends of the Clearwater, a recognized non-profit organization since 1987, defends the Idaho Clearwater Bioregion’s wildlands and biodiversity through a Forest Watch program, litigation, grassroots public involvement, outreach, and education.

The Wild Clearwater Country, the northern half of central Idaho’s Big Wild, contains many unprotected roadless areas and wild rivers and provides crucial habitat for countless, rare, plant and animal species. Friends of the Clearwater strives to protect these areas, restore degraded habitats, preserve viable populations of native species, recognize national and international wildlife corridors, and bring an end to commodity extraction and industrialization on our public lands.

The new web site will bring greater visibility to our organization’s programs and provide information about the native flora and fauna of Wild Clearwater Country, including innovative GIS mapping, photographs, and descriptions of all unprotected roadless areas on the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forest. The enhanced web site will also supply you with timely wildland action alerts, feature a wildland blogs, and allow you to download the weekly Wild Clearwater Country radio show on KRFP.

Some of the issues we are currently working on include: preventing the Wild & Scenic Lochsa River from becoming a mega-load corridor, allowing wolves to fulfill their ecological role across the Northern Rockies, advocating for an outright purchase of the Upper Lochsa, keeping motors out of irreplaceable roadless areas like Weitas Creek, and getting the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) passed by Congress.

If you would like to become an intern or volunteer with our organization please call (208) 882-9755 or email us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . You can follow us on Facebook too.

Let’s work together to keep Clearwater Country big and wild!

READ for LIFE is a reading and study skills tutoring program for children in grades K-6. We thank the Moscow Food Co-op for awarding us the A Dime in Time grant for the month of July.

READ for LIFE tutors are Washington State University students who are trained in basic literacy skills and tutees are local children needing extra help to improve their reading. Each child is matched with a tutor to receive one-on-one tutoring through skill and strategy development, reading for pleasure, and recreational game time. The children also receive a light meal each night, all free of charge! The program meets two hours a day, twice a week for about ten weeks during the fall and spring semesters of WSU. At the end of each semester a poetry party is held, during which the tutors and tutees read poems for their friends and family. This party is meant to show families the progress their children have made, and gives families the opportunity to talk to the WSU students who have been tutoring their children. In this manner, READ for LIFE is dedicated to providing a positive environment that encourages reading education for everyone.

The goal of our organization is to tutor young students to improve their literacy. In order to accomplish this, we require the use of flashcards, worksheets, folders, pens, pencils, and other materials for literacy practice and exercises. We also provide a dinner for all of our tutors and tutees on the two days we meet each week, which can prove to be difficult at times due to funding. Since much of our tutoring is through reading, our organization also requires a large supply of books for children and young adults. Due to our growing number of tutees and their wide range of grade levels, we are constantly trying to expand our library through fundraising and donations. Therefore, READ for LIFE will use the funds received from this grant for the purchasing of books, supplies, rent and dinners for all of our tutors and children. Everyone at READ for LIFE wants to thank the Moscow Food Co-op and its members for their support and for awarding us the A Dime in Time grant for the month of July!

Dime in Time June 2011: Spay Neuter Clinic

spay and neuter

The Spay Neuter Clinic is a non-profit clinic that offers low cost spays, neuters and basic health care for pets. We are located behind the Eastside Market Place and are open Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8am-5pm. Our mission is simple; ‘ to provide high quality, low cost spay/neuter services as non-lethal solution to the companion pet overpopulation dilemma.’ We rely on our community and our wonderful volunteers to keep our doors open at our cost low.

Recently we were awarded funds by the Moscow Co-op through their program ‘A Dime in Time’. 100% of the funds are going to be used as a special grant for those in financial need for spaying/neutering their cats. Cats are greatly underserved in our area. Did you know that one cat can have two to three litters of kittens per year, that amounts to 12-18 more kittens per year per ONE unfixed momma cat. Our shelters are overpopulated with cats waiting for good homes. The only solution is responsible spaying and neutering.

Great thanks to the Moscow Co-op and all their wonderful staff for helping us work on our mission. Their generosity and additional resources are greatly appreciated and our community is a better place because of the Co-op! And special thanks to Dr. Faulkner who has put in countless hours to raise additional grants that we currently have in place to assist dog and cat owners. I urge you; if you or someone you know has an unaltered pet, please stop littering, get them fixed.

We are all fortunate enough to live in one of the best cities in Idaho! And remember, when you support the Co-op, the Co-op gives support to the community! Thank you Moscow!

How to contact us:
Spay Neuter Clinic
Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays from 8am-5pm
BEHIND the Eastside Market Place
Moscow ID. (208)301-2790 or 882-2584
www.stoplittering.org or friend us on Facebook!

Dime in Time May 2011: Community Garden
By Turi Hoversten, Moscow Community Garden Advisory Board

The Moscow Community Garden Advisory Board members are thrilled to be awarded the Co-op’s Dime in Time grant for the month of May, 2011.

We will use the grant to further our mission: to provide community members with a beautiful, affordable, and accessible gathering space to grow produce and flowers; to demonstrate organic, sustainable gardening practices; and to encourage the formation of a healthy community.

The collaborative strengths of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) created the Moscow Community Garden at 1050 West C Street in 2000. On November 1, 2010 after 10 successful years, PCEI turned over management of the garden to the landowner, Emmanuel Lutheran Church. At that time, an advisory board formed to oversee the management and caretaking of the Garden as well as to determine an updated vision and mission for the space. The Moscow Community Garden Advisory Board now consists of Moscow Community Garden gardeners, members of Emmanuel, and members-at-large from the University of Idaho, the town, and the Garden neighborhood.

The Moscow Community Garden provides gardening accessibility to all, regardless of physical or economic circumstances, through inclusion of several wheelchair accessible beds and a sliding scale option that helps those who cannot pay the full rental price of a plot. “Social Cirkus,” a local T-shirt design company, has generously committed funds to make this possible.

Most of the Co-op Dime in Time funds will provide money for the bike racks designed by a local artist. Any remaining funds will be used as seed money for such necessary amenities as benches and new signage. We are grateful for the grant and will use it well for the benefit of the community as a whole.

For more information: Visit the PCEI website at http://www.pcei.org/food/garden.htm To volunteer or to rent a garden plot in the future, contact the Garden Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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Dime in Time April: People First on the Palouse
By Jay Becker, Kenyon Cornelius and other members of People First on the Palouse

The message of People First on the Palouse is loud and clear....we are people first and our disabilities are secondary and we are equal citizens in our communities. What do we do?

Well, first, we want to tell you a little about People First of Washington, the big organization we belong to.

People First of Washington (PFOW) is a private, non-profit self-advocacy organization for people with intellectual disabilities. There are over 40 chapters and more than 2000 People First members in Washington.

People First on the Palouse is a newly formed chapter of PFOW and we want to help our members in Whitman County to effectively communicate his or her own interests, desires, needs and rights. You won’t believe how often people tell us what to think and what to do. We want to stop that. People with disabilities must know themselves and be able to talk about what they need to be successful. This is called self-advocacy. We are learning to speak for ourselves, to make our own decisions, to practice leadership skills and to participate in the communities where we live.

We meet once a month. We have a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. Everyone participates. Since our club is just getting started, we are very busy getting new members, raising community awareness and earning money for self-advocacy training activates. This year the state conference is in Spokane and we want everyone to go. In April, we are going to have brochures in the Coop and we will also have a booth April 9 and April 16.

Please stop and we can talk about what self-determination is and how it can make our community better. A Dime in Time is one big way you can help us achieve our goals. Please shop a lot at the Moscow Food Coop during April and donate your bag refund to People First on the Palouse. Thank you.

Dime in Time March: CommUNITY Walk 2011
By Frances Rodriguez, CommUNITY Walk planning committee

The Moscow Food Co-op aims to build a strong, ethical, and sustainable business that serves the community by providing natural foods. In so doing, it encourages our common humanity by offering a community-supported venue in which health and well-being are valued. The Moscow CommUNITY Walk’s goals are also designed to encourage the health and strength of our town by reminding our citizens to walk together in harmony. We are grateful to the Co-op and its members for supporting CommUNITY Walk, and we encourage you all to participate. We gather this year on Saturday, April 23, at noon, in Friendship Square.

The CommUNITY Walk began five years ago as a local event in which the townspeople could gather in friendship and harmony to look beyond individual differences and celebrate our common humanity. The name, “CommUNITY Walk” with the altered spelling of community, places emphasis on the theme of unity. The first gathering proved to be successful and has been endorsed in proclamations by Idaho Governor Butch Otter and Moscow Mayor Nancy Chaney. Now an annual Moscow celebration, the CommUNITY Walk takes places each year on a Saturday in April between the Hemp Festival and the Renaissance Fair.

In the current political climate, when ideological extremes are polarizing our nation, the act of promoting unity becomes increasingly important. The mission statement of the CommUNITY Walk is “Walking together, embracing unity to experience our common humanity.” To this effect, we solicit donations from businesses and private citizens each year to organize an event that begins with a gathering of people in Friendship Square, where various community leaders offer inspirational remarks. Then, we walk together with music, banners, and balloons to East City Park. At the park, we provide free food and entertainment for the families of Moscow as we enjoy the day together. We are grateful for the many community businesses that provide donations in support of our efforts as well as for the volunteers, including university students, who work together to make this annual celebration possible.

To include people of all ages in this event, we also sponsor a book mark contest open to elementary school children in which they compete to create a 2” x 7” bookmark design that depict the idea of “Unity in our Community.” The applications for the contest are distributed to Moscow elementary schools and businesses around town. The deadline for submission is April 1. The winning entries will be announced at the park. Later, copies of the winning bookmarks will be on display in the community and will be available for people to take.

In order to achieve our goals, we estimate a need of approximately $5000 – 6000 to cover advertising, food, and entertainment. We must meet our budgetary goals by the end of March. For this reason we appreciate being accepted for the Co-op’s Dime in Time grant for the month of March.

Co-op Dime in Time: Two Degrees Northwest
By Lorie Higgins, program director

Our thanks to the Co-op for donating Dime in Time funds to Two Degrees Northwest (2DNW). We have been a member of the region’s heritage-business and cultural community for over three years. Through workshops, exhibits, marketing programs and for a little over a year a retail space, we foster development of cultural industries and organizations in the 2DNW region, roughly the area between Worley and Riggins and from southeast Washington to the Montana border. Our current efforts include an art workshop series in downtown Moscow, a series of business workshops for artists and other entrepreneurs around the region and a regional artisan trail guide.

Dime in Time funds will help us publish the artisan trail guide (as a 25” x 37” fold-out map). Listings in the guide are limited to what we call “place-based” businesses – those that are so tied to this geographic location, they cannot be re-located somewhere else on the globe. These businesses include artist studios and galleries, museums, wineries and breweries, restaurants and B&B’s serving locally grown or processed foods, farms (U-Pick and agritourist operations), gardens, special events, online art and food businesses, historic inns and shops selling locally-made goods.

This project and the programs of Two Degrees Northwest provide vital economic growth by diversifying the economy and strengthening and growing cultural industries across the region. An additional consequence of the trail guide is encouragement to local businesses to go beyond “buy local” to “buy (and sell) locally made.” The more we enhance our region’s markets for what we make and grow here, the stronger we make our economy while creating a sense of place.

For more information, go to 2DNW.org, pick up a brochure at the Co-op, or contact
Lorie Higgins, University of Idaho Extension
Specialist and Director of Two Degrees Northwest:
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A Dime in Time : Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine PATH Program
by Sue Jacobson, WSU PATH Program coordinator

Imagine for a moment a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. She is very bright and cheerful, even though she struggles to walk with the aid of arm braces and is unable to participate in the same sports and activities as her peers. Once a week, however, she comes to WSU's Palouse Area Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) program where she can set aside her mobility challenges for an hour while she learns to ride a horse. The PATH program is grateful to be the January recipient of the Co-op's A Dime in Time grant. These funds will help us offer therapeutic riding to children and adults with disabilities in the Palouse region.

Our mission is to provide recreational, therapeutic horseback riding for people with disabilities including developmental disabilities, blindness, deafness, Down syndrome, and autism. Horseback riding strengthens and relaxes muscles, increases joint mobility, and improves balance, posture, and coordination. Acquiring these skills fosters confidence and self-reliance while riders learn the basics of caring for a horse.

PATH benefits riders, their families, community members, and WSU students and staff who volunteer their time and talents. Last year, over 130 volunteers donated more than 2000 hours to assist during lessons, care for the horses, and raise money to support the program. PATH also provides community service, service learning, and practicum opportunities for students from the University of Idaho, WSU, and area high schools.

A Premier Accredited Center of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), PATH is the only therapeutic riding program serving the greater Palouse region. Founded in 1979 by Dr. Leo K. Bustad, former dean of the WSU veterinary college and a pioneer in the field of the human–animal bond, the program relies on grants, private gifts, and rider fees to cover the cost of providing services. PATH warmly thanks the Co-op for supporting this important community program.

Dime in Time: Adventure Learning Camps
by Donal Wilkinson, executive director, and Heather O’Rourke, AmeriCorps Program coordinator

Adventure Learning Camps (ALC) is a local non-profit that has offered nature-based, active learning experiences to youth in the community. We believe that the foundation of a sustainable society requires children to learn resilience, cooperation, and self-confidence through making connections between our everyday lives and the natural world. We would like to thank the Dime in Time committee for the nomination to participate in this program for the Month of November! These funds will help us offer our programs to youth at no cost.
As of this season, we are working with the non-profit Synergy Works! (SW!) in developing a model way of working with young people. Adventure Learning brings to the program consistent physical activity, connection with nature, and exploration of the unknown—all integral components of healthy youth development. Synergy Works! offers an intentional synergetic structure of learning based on relationship, and strengthening perceived self-efficacy. Youth learn through skill building and fun/action experiences, which allay stress and build confidence in their ability to make a difference. This combination provides a way to expand an already supported community program by enhancing what we’ve offered over the past five years.

Participants experience the value of setting and accomplishing useful skill-building goals for themselves as a metaphor for the way they can make a difference in their own experiences. A simple holistic process (think, feel, and behavior) of transformative learning (change) based on awareness, attention, attitude, action and adaptation is taught in a kind, caring, reinforcing relationship with inter-generational mentors. Mentors create conditions of safety, comfort and security within each activity/program through one-on-one recognition, acceptance, and communion-in-interactions of shared experience.

This New Synergistic way of working with young people allows for an ambiance of caring, feeling smart and an opportunity for young people to see their own importance. Dime in Time funds will pay for young people in Latah County to participate in ALC trips at no cost this season, with countless others benefiting from the long-term sustainability of these programs. Look for our upcoming programs! Thank you, and if you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact us at Adventure Learning Camps, P.O. Box 8245, Moscow, ID 83843, 208-310-3010, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Dime in Time: R.E.A.C.H.
By Rhonda Kent, R.E.A.C.H president

Everyone here at R.E.A.C.H sincerely thanks the Moscow Food Co-op for selecting our organization as the September 2010 recipient for the Dime in Time program. R.E.A.C.H. is a nonprofit organization which depends on donations, public and private, in order to provide necessary care for abused, neglected and abandoned equines. “Giving Life a Second Chance” through rehabilitation and adoption in lieu of slaughter is our focal mission.

R.E.A.C.H.(Retired Equine And Care Habitat) provides a safe habitat for horses that have fallen victim to neglect and abuse. When authorities seize abused horses, we take them in and provide a safe, clean environment for them. Our rehabilitation process begins immediately. We start from the inside out actually. Once a horse has been starved, the lack of nutrients over a period of time causes internal and external damage. We provide a daily nutritional feed regimen which contains additional vitamins, minerals and supplements that aid in the rebuilding of their blood, immune system, hooves, and coats. Some horses have suffered a level of neglect that requires veterinary care as well as farrier care in order to regain a new start in life.

Each horse here at R.E.A.C.H. receives daily individual attention. Typically, the abused horse has lost its trust in humans. Without trust between horse and human, rehabilitation cannot exist. If you want a horse to trust you, you have to earn it. We strive to create a trusting relationship with each horse at the pace desired by each horse. With each passing day, each horse gets closer to its second chance at life. Once rehabilitated, through an adoption program these horses go to good new homes. Those that have suffered a level of abuse that prohibits a successful rehabilitation live out the rest of their lives here at R.E.A.C.H.

The Dime in Time funds primarily assist in first aid, medical supplies, dietary supplements and special needs feed. Without these, the healing process could not be achieved.

Thank you Moscow Food Co-op.

Dime in Time Funds Help Paint the Palouse
by Maureen Walsh, UI assistant director of student engagement

Paint the Palouse, the August recipient of the Dime in Time program, was a great success this year.

Paint the Palouse is an annual event in which college students and community members go out into the community and paint houses of those who are not financially or physically able to do it themselves. University Housing at the University of Idaho helps to co-sponsor this event every fall in conjunction with the Residence Hall Association of University of Idaho, Columbia Paint, Hahn Rental, and Pizza Perfection.

This year, with the help of the Dime in Time grant, we were able to paint four houses for families in the area. The entire project was completed on September 11, 2010 and had over 230 volunteers. Thank you for all of your support!

HOPE Center Update
by Nancy Payne, Hope Center volunteer

The Moscow Food Co-op gave the HOPE Center a Dime in Time grant this summer. The HOPE Center is most grateful for the contribution. Shortly after we received the money, which was designated for the purchase of a freezer or refrigerator for our food bank, the decision was made to close our food bank as we transition into a service exchange program. The intent behind this program is to encourage the recipients of our services to gain the dignity of providing a service in exchange for any goods or financial resources they receive.

Although the details of this program are still being worked out, our intent is to use the funds the Co-op provided in one of two ways: to purchase a refrigerator/freezer for our workroom that could store lunches for those participating in our food assistance program, or to provide funds for vouchers that would be used by those participating in our program to purchase food.

We recognize that this is very different from our original request, but hope that the Co-op sees the value in what we are trying to do, and would be supportive of the decision we have made.

We look forward to working together with the Co-op and other groups in the community whose goal is to provide a healthy, productive lifestyle for everyone in Moscow.

The HOPE Center is grateful for the opportunity to receive the Moscow Food Co-op Dime in Time funds for the month of July. We are pleased to be able to share our vision with Co-op members as we work together for a common mission.

The HOPE Center, located at 1212 W. Pullman Road in Moscow, is an inter-denominational Christian organization that exists to meet the immediate, short-term needs of low-income families in. Our desire is to move beyond immediate, needs, however, to help our clients achieve their long-term goals and independence by serving the whole person, including physical, emotional, spiritual and relational needs. Each month, we serve 400-500 individuals through our food bank and 30-40 families through our Mercy Ministries, which provides emergency financial assistance, as well as financial and budget counseling. We have mentoring and tutor programs, and are involved in preliminary planning for subsidized childcare for low-income mothers who want to work or return to school.

A significant portion of The HOPE Center’s ministry revolves around our food bank. We understand the importance of good nutrition in the development of healthy individuals and families. We cannot expect to Help Others Pursue Excellence when their bodies are not nourished well. We go beyond the act of simply distributing food. We make every effort to encourage healthy eating for our clients. We have brought in dietetics students and faculty from the university to give cooking demonstrations and provide samples, and handed out recipes to encourage the use of some food items unfamiliar to our clients. We have also participated in the Backyard Harvest program to provide fresh vegetables, again offering recipes for those items that are less commonly used.

With healthy eating as our goal, it is important that we maintain the nutritional value of our food by storing it properly. We currently have several donated freezers and refrigerators that are very old. Not only are they power hungry, but one just died, and others could go at any moment. We feel it would be good stewardship on our part to replace them with more energy-efficient and reliable appliances. Any money that the Moscow Food Co-op would donate toward the $550-$600 needed to purchase a new refrigerator or freezer would be most appreciated. Money that specifically supports our infrastructure allows us to use the remainder of our funds to directly help people. Thank you for your support.

A Dime in Time: “Make a Splash, READ!”
by Lynne McCreight, Moscow Friends of the Library secretary

During June, the dimes donated when shoppers use their own bags will benefit Friends of the Moscow Library, the organization which financially supports the library’s summer reading program. This year the theme is “Make a Splash, READ!” The program is designed to encourage children to continue reading during the summer vacation so that valuable reading skills aren’t lost. Moscow Public Library, along with libraries in almost every state, belongs to a national consortium, Collaborative Summer Library Program, which develops the theme and materials for the program.

Children may register for the 2010 summer reading “club” between June 10 and July 22 at the library. Each child who registers will receive a packet of information and a special folder in which to log books read. Last year over 1,300 children registered and more than half completed the program, receiving a free paperback book provided by the Friends of the Library.

“Make a Splash, READ!” is for preschoolers as well as children of school age (up to 18 years old), and the program is also available at area daycare centers. Weekly daytime activities for different age groups will be held at the library. Family programs, co-sponsored by the Moscow Arts Commission and the Friends of the Library, will be offered Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. in East City Park from June 10 - July 8.

In addition to financial support, it takes many volunteers to deliver the summer reading program. Anyone who can help is encouraged to sign up at the library. Thanks to the Co-op and shoppers for helping to encourage kids to read!

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Dime in Time: Palouse HIV Consortium
By Judy Stone, PHC Assistant Director

The Palouse HIV Consortium (PHC) is thrilled to have been awarded the Moscow Food Co-Op’s “A Dime in Time” grant for March, 2010, and to have the opportunity to share information about our organization with you. Our Consortium is a community-based, non-profit corporation assisting persons living with HIV in Whitman County to access appropriate and competent healthcare and social services necessary to maximize their health, self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and quality of life.

The Palouse HIV Consortium was formed in 2001 as a community organization under the Whitman County Health Department in order to be eligible for Washington State and Federal grants to assist persons living with HIV. In late 2008, the Health Department decided the restrictions placed on these monies no longer allowed them to be used to meet the specific needs of people living in a rural county. Subsequently, in January, 2009, the Palouse HIV Consortium severed its financial association with the Health Department and became a Washington State and Federal non-profit corporation.

In these times of dwindling resources, the PHC has come to rely completely on donations from individuals and grants from local agencies such as the Moscow Food Co-Op. Through our efforts and the support of people who care, we have seen many lives changed for the better. This past year we have been able to help pay for a wide range of services to meet needs not met by any other resource, including dental and medical care, food, nutritional supplements, medications, rental assistance, utilities, transportation, car tires, and a birth certificate.

From the onset, agencies in nearby Idaho counties were part of the “Palouse” Consortium, although the funding available to each state’s clients came through each state separately. The Palouse HIV Consortium now has the autonomy to assist people living in Latah County, if there is a need and if funding will allow this.
For more information, contact Lavonne Hall, Director or Judy Stone, Assistant Director at:
Palouse HIV Consortium
P.O. Box 1013
Pullman, WA 99163
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A Dime in Time: Solving Problems
By Ryan Goodson, Future Problem Solving Program representative

The Moscow Junior High School (MJHS) Future Problem Solving Program would like to thank the Moscow Food Co-op for their support through the A Dime in Time program during the month of May. For over 25 years, MJHS has participated in the Future Problem Solving Program International. Conceived of and started by Dr. E. Paul Torrance, FPSPI is designed to “develop the ability of young people to think globally and to design and promote positive futures using critical, creative thinking.”

Students who participate in the program work in one of three components: Global Issues Problem Solving, Community Problem Solving and Scenario Writing. Through research and creative problem solving, teams and individuals in GIPS address hypothetical future scenarios based on real contemporary issues. (This year’s topics are Sensory Overload, Invasive Species, Orphaned Children, Food Distribution and Green Living.) Using these same topics, writing skills and futuristic thinking, scenario writers produce short creative works that reflect their research and forward thinking. Community Problem Solving (CmPS) provides an outlet for those students who want to address an area of concern they identify in their city, state, nation, etc. Students who participate in CmPS use the same problem-solving model, but go one step further and implement their action plan.

The culmination of the FPSP year is the International Conference. Attendance at this conference is by invitation only. Two MJHS students were invited to attend this spring. Donations from the Dime in Time program will be used to help pay expenses of students attending the International Conference. Attending this international gathering with other students who value creativity and problem solving validates the work that these students do throughout the year, inspiring them to continue learning and honing their problem solving skills, skills that help fulfill the mission of MJHS, that these students might “be positive contributors in a constantly changing world.”

A Dime in Time: Orphan Acres
by Sharon Rieser, Orphan Acres volunteer

Thank you to the Co-op for choosing Orphan Acres to receive the A Dime in Time award for April. The mission of Orphan Acres Equine and Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Sanctuary, Inc. is to provide care and rehabilitation for abandoned, neglected, abused, and malnourished horses, while educating the public regarding the issues surrounding rescue and rehabilitation and all aspects of horse ownership and care.

Orphan Acres has been in existence since 1975. As of 2010 over 3,000 horses and other animals have been placed in our care with over 2,500 animals being adopted into caring homes after being rehabilitated through the work of our volunteers. We are providing the horses with a second chance at life.

Brent Glover is the founder and president of Orphan Acres, Inc., the oldest horse rescue program in the state of Idaho. Through volunteer opportunities, classes and clinics, all of which are provided at no cost to the participants, our programs benefit the community as an educational facility and help people gain an appreciation for the animals and what they require in order to flourish. We average 20,000 hours of volunteer help each year.

Over 600 volunteers come from the University of Idaho and Washington State University organizations of future veterinarians, pre-vet clubs, collegiate horse clubs, animal science and wildlife majors. We also average another 75 volunteers from local groups such as FFA, 4H, churches, Upward Bound, Head Start, YMCA, Boy Scouts, community learning center and others interested in learning about the care of horses and other animals that are sent to us.

No one receives a salary at Orphan Acres and all funds received from the A Dime in Time program will be used to care for the horses. We welcome visitors and volunteers at our facility in Viola, where we presently are caring for 79 horses. You might find a horse that you would like to sponsor or adopt. Please check out our Web site at http://community.palouse.net/orphanacres.