A Life Well-Lived (A tribute to Mari Worley by Curt Jones) This past year, Love INC lost a valuable and much-loved volunteer to cancer–twice. Not long after her diagnosis, Mari Worley began her chemotherapy regimen and we lost her as a volunteer. On August 30, 2018, we lost her again as
VOLUNTEERS
A Tale of Two Women
At Love INC, we believe that lives and communities are transformed when caring people come together to meet real needs for real people. But simply “giving people stuff” does not their transform lives–even if they really need and value what we give them. Life transformation happens best in the context
Little Clothes and Lots of Quarters
If volunteers are the heart and hands of Love INC and donors are its blood and breath, our network of Church and Community Partners are the backbone that provides structure, strength, and support to the entire Love INC distribution system. Without our Church and Community Partners, and their selfless commitment
Great People, Great Cause, Great Time
Things are shaping up nicely for Love INC’s 2nd Annual golf tournament on Thursday, July 19th. With a goal of 25 teams (100 golfers), we’re approaching the 80% mark with 19 committed teams: that’s 76 people planning to join us! We’re so excited! And, we still have space for at least
Senior Projects That Make a Difference
Two young women from Woodburn High School recently decided to use their Senior Projects to make a difference in the lives of Love INC client families. We are so fortunate to have these exemplary young women in this community and contributing to meet the needs of the people here. Sarahi’s
Eat. Sleep. Sit. Study. Relax.
Love INC’s Furniture Ministry is a much-needed service that provides great value to the people and families we serve. Few things are more rewarding than the smile of two young brothers climbing into a bed of their own for the first time or watching them load new clothes (from Love
Two Types of People
By Carisa Rangel Gottuso There are two types of people in the world: those who golf and those who don’t. And this is for both of you. Love INC’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament is right around the corner! If you’re a golfer, keep reading. If not (yeah, me neither), you
One Drip at a Time
By Curt Jones A tiny droplet of water on the face of one leaf on one tree in the vast Amazon rainforest seems insignificant. The lone droplet may be evaporated by the afternoon sun with other droplets that, through the process of condensation, become tiny raindrops. These tiny raindrops join
A Team of Teams
by Curt Jones Recently, I was one of 103.4 million people who tuned in to watch Super Bowl LII. By the end of the game, another 8.9 million people swelled that number to 112.3 million fans and viewers. It seems that I am not alone in my fascination with great
A Valentine’s Day Love [INC] Story
Lina first came to Love INC in 2013. She was alone–separated from her children, estranged from her mother, and grieving her older sister’s death. Physically, she was homeless, unemployed, addicted to drugs, drinking heavily, and staying in an abandoned house. The dilapidated structure had no running water and was falling