City of Citrus Heights Harmony House Wish List

I have received this request through our own Citrus Heights Police Department and I wanted to share it with you. Another chance to help.

Below is a wish list for items to assist our local domestic violence center. Please share with your constituents where appropriate.

Our city’s safe house, named “Harmony House”, is managed by volunteer advocates from the Domestic Violence Intervention Center.  It depends largely on donations for the community to keep the house stocked with all the items needed to make the house a warm and safe home until these families can begin to start their lives in a new positive direction.

This summer the Harmony House is asking for your help in getting the word out to help find new or gentle used items.  The DVIC graciously accepts gift cards to office supply stores in Citrus Heights, Lowe’s, Orchard Supply Hardware, Target, and Walmart.

The DVIC is also asking for assistance from anyone who may have maintenance skills to help with some minor repairs.  As the location of the Harmony House is confidential and access is strictly limited, please contact me for more information if you can offer this type of assistance.

OFFICE

Computer
Multi-functional printer
Paper
Binders
Clipboards
Label maker
Adhesive hangers
Journals
Top door lock
New flooring, carpet, rugs
Lamps

ADVOCATE BATHROOM / CLOSET
Shower curtain
New flooring
Base boards
Energy saver light bulbs

Organizing materials

Locked filing cabinet
Non-slip strip

GUEST BATHROOM

Base boards
Showerhead
New toilet
Child locks
Shower guard
Outlet plates

LIVING ROOM / KID AREA

Electrical work
Window blinds
Socket covers
Dual VCR/DVD player
Subscriptions for women’s or parenting magazines Chalk board Contact paper

KITCHEN

High chair
Flooring
Fire extinguisher
Flashlights
Batteries
First aid kits

GARAGE
Washer and dryer
Storage bins
Insecticide (green)

BACKYARD

Garden tools
Potting plants, soil, seeds
Fence replacement
Weather coating on playhouse
Repair broken shed door
Replace sprinklers
Dismantle old cable dish
Trim trees
Remove electrical plug from patio

Contact Information:

Janet M. Schaefer

Sergeant, Patrol Services
Citrus Heights Police Department
6315 Fountain Square Drive
Citrus Heights, CA  95621
(916) 727-5576 ph
(916) 727-5976 fx
jschaefer@citrusheights.net<mailto:jschaefer@citrusheights.net>

CPUC Third Annual California LifeLine Awareness Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 13th, 10AM-2PM, City of Citrus Heights Community Center

The California Public Utilities Commission will be presenting the Third Annual California LifeLine Awareness Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 13^th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City of Citrus Heights Community Center, Community Hall A, 6300 Fountain Square Drive (near Sam’s Club).   I have attached the event flyer (the flyer will be updated as more vendors are secured). 

City of Citrus Heights Vice Mayor Jeff Slowey will be our featured Guest Speaker! 

It is being held in celebration and observation of National Telephone Discount LifeLine Awareness Week (http://www.naruc.org/lifeline/default.cfm), which is

a national campaign to encourage qualified consumers to take advantage of California LifeLine (http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/Telco/Public+Programs/ults.htm).  Did you know that those who qualify for California LifeLine receive unlimited local calls for less than $7 a month?

 

   

New Art in City Hall Exhibit - City of Citrus Heights

Art in City Hall is presented by the History and Arts Commission and features the exhibitions of local artists in various buildings in the Citrus Heights Civic Center Complex located at 6237 Fountain Square Drive. A new exhibition is featured every two months and generally includes the work of two to three artists. The public is invited to view the art collection at City Hall during regular business hours.

The current Art in City Hall exhibit features the artwork of Daniel Geisinger. Daniel is a nature artist who specializes in wildlife, landscape, pet portrait, and personalized oil paintings. The artist was raised in the Bay Area and currently resides in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The current exhibit will remain on display until October 14, 2011. To learn more about Daniel Geisinger, visit his Web site. If you are interested in showing your art in a future exhibit, email historyandarts@citrusheights.net or call (916) 725-2448.

New Local Book - Images of America: Citrus Heights by Jim Van Maren

Arcadia Publishing has released the latest volume of its Images of America series, focusing on the City of Citrus Heights. The book is authored by Jim Van Maren, a descendent of one of the city's founding families, and includes over 200 vintage images and memories. Although Citrus Heights was only recently incorporated, it is a community with roots that go back 150 years.

Fields of lavish, green grass and groves of beautiful oak trees greeted earlier settlers, who saw fertile land for farming and sustaining growing families. With early residents' insights for agricultural use and development of roads, schools, and places of worship, Citrus Heights has grown from a farming settlement to a modern suburb and a favorite place for families to thrive in Sacramento County. The Van Maren family was one of Citrus Heights' earliest founding settlers, and this book of vintage photographs is culled largely from the collection of community stalwart Jim Van Maren, whose great grandparents started farming here in the 1850s.

Highlighting such achievements as the first grammar school in the eastern part of Sacramento County, this collection is an inspiration to the community spirit. Assisted by Citrus Heights Historical Society president Wilma Camilleri and Citrus Heights History and Art Commission chairwoman Teena Stern, Van Maren documents in these images the journey of this singular town through the decades, with insights that only locals can provide.

Images of America: Citrus Heights is available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing or (888)-313-2665.