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12-25-2007, 01:29 PM
http://columbian.com/news/localNews/2007/12/12252007_Farms-grateful-for-gift-of-new-hope.cfm
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
BY DEAN BAKER, columbian staff writer
A Vancouver-based foundation has given a life-saving $150,000 Christmas gift to New Hope Farms, a home for developmentally disabled adults in the Columbia River Gorge near Goldendale.
The gift from the Wayne D. Kuni and Joan E. Kuni Foundation will make it possible for the farm to upgrade its water system, as required by the state, to keep operating and expand and to buy a new van, said the Rev. Gerald Allin, a retired pastor and farm spokesman whose daughter, Beth, 46, has lived there for 25 years.
"They visited the farm and said they wanted to do this before Christmas so we could share in the joy," said farm director Beth Korri. "They told us in a conference call, and we all just started crying."
"Can you beat this Christmas?" Allin said, laughing.
**SCHNIPP**
Dean Baker gets my nod for the best story in the columbian all year, with his continued updates on New Hope Farms. From the very start, this story has been about the very finest side of Vancouver, and it really warms my heart on Christmas morning to read that not only will these folks get their new water system, the farm will be able to accept 7 more residents soon.
Many thanks are due again to Dean Baker and his ongoing coverage of this story, and for being instrumental in helping to get the whole community involved in helping these folks out.
Well done, and Thank You, Dean. Well done, and Thank You too, Vancouver...
;D
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
BY DEAN BAKER, columbian staff writer
A Vancouver-based foundation has given a life-saving $150,000 Christmas gift to New Hope Farms, a home for developmentally disabled adults in the Columbia River Gorge near Goldendale.
The gift from the Wayne D. Kuni and Joan E. Kuni Foundation will make it possible for the farm to upgrade its water system, as required by the state, to keep operating and expand and to buy a new van, said the Rev. Gerald Allin, a retired pastor and farm spokesman whose daughter, Beth, 46, has lived there for 25 years.
"They visited the farm and said they wanted to do this before Christmas so we could share in the joy," said farm director Beth Korri. "They told us in a conference call, and we all just started crying."
"Can you beat this Christmas?" Allin said, laughing.
**SCHNIPP**
Dean Baker gets my nod for the best story in the columbian all year, with his continued updates on New Hope Farms. From the very start, this story has been about the very finest side of Vancouver, and it really warms my heart on Christmas morning to read that not only will these folks get their new water system, the farm will be able to accept 7 more residents soon.
Many thanks are due again to Dean Baker and his ongoing coverage of this story, and for being instrumental in helping to get the whole community involved in helping these folks out.
Well done, and Thank You, Dean. Well done, and Thank You too, Vancouver...
;D