James Nelan

I received a call from the EPD Sunday saying they had picked up Mr. Nelan. He told them he had a bus ticket from the Township but just needed a confirmation number. Basically, he called us at 9:00 am on Friday and was supposed to be at the bus station by 3:25 pm. He never made it to the station. I told the PD that he could come in Monday and we would send him on his way again. He has not showed up yet.

Cory/DT

James Nelan

Been stranded at Petro for 5 days. Coming from New Mexico to West Virginia. Gave bus ticket to Terre Haute.

Cory/DT

Michael & Heather Coy

Coming from Kansas City, MO to OH. Assisted with gas. (12/8/11)

Cory/DT

BRYAN JONES

Bryan came by today and said he and his 5 children had their electricity shut off.  He asked for a night stay somewhere, but we no longer give that kind of assistance.  We gave him a $10 gas card. St. John's Lutheran in Effingham

AMANDA J LYBARGER

Came in to say she lost her apartment.  She told us she is mentally disabled and her mother also has a mental illness so she would not let her stay at her home in Altamont.  She claims she lost her apartment because she did not take care of her pet. 

We do not usually help with a room any more, but in this case we made arrangements at the Abe Lincoln.
Gave her a bag of groceries.

St. John's Lutheran Church

Mark J. Burdick

Just got out of military and heading home to family. FISH split a train ticket with us to get him home to MN.

Cory/DT

Justin McNeely & Christie Cobb

Catholic Charities helped on September 27, 2011, with one night at the Econolodge. Said he was here visiting friends and car broke down. He said parents were coming next day to fix car. Came in again today, October 19th with exact same story. Upon research, he was here for court on 9/27/11 & 10/19/11. Did not help.

Cory/DT

Said she had to leave apartment and was moving in with son & daughter-in-law in Mattoon and wanted gas. Did not help. She was on her phone outside door and told person she was talking to very loudly that she had gas to get there. Would not help.

Cory/DT

Martha Love

Came in wanting gas to get back to Kansas City, MO. Said coming from Springfield, IL??? Did not have current insurance so could not help.

Cory/DT

SHAWN HOLBROOK

Shawn was in 10-17.  He said they were on their way back to Vermont and had car trouble.  He said they had to sleep in car last night. We gave them a $25 gas card. St. John's Lutheran Church, Effingham

MARTHA LOVE

Martha came in 10-17 needing gas to get back to Kansas City.  She said they were here for a funeral.  Gave a $10 gas card. St. John's Lutheran, Effingham

Robby Pinner/Deanna Foust
Family was sent here from St. Anthony Hospital.  Homeless with 2 small children.  We gave gas card and a box of groceries.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Effingham

William & Lorie Eising

Went to PA to get sister from violent relationship. Heading to Arizona. Gave gas voucher.

Cory/DT

Rachel Tinker

Rachel Tinker came in yesterday (9-26)  and said she and her boyfriend were thrown out of their trailer.  We had helped her in August with a gas card.  We gave them a bag of food and a list of organizations that might offer a hotel stay.

Rachel came in again today (9-27) wanting another gas card to go get electricity turned on an apartment.  We did not help her again.

St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham

Thomas Gregory McCurdy

Came in wanting gas. He said he was going home to San Francisco. Also said he had appointment with public aid tomorrow morning at 8:30 to get food stamps. When I called them, they said he told them he planned on staying around awhile. He is a sex offender and living out of his van. He has a warrant out for him in Louisianna??? He is to come back in the morning after his appointment with Public Aid.

Cory/DT

Phyllis L Grice

Wanted gas to get to a job interview in St. Elmo
Gave $10 card at Wal-mart....

St. John's Lutheran Church
Effingham

Rhonda Carson

Called to talk to the Pastor about a family issue.  Said she'd been a visitor here and was moving to Effingham.  Pastor helped her son (Shane) with "emergency cash."  She has been calling to talk to Pastor again and gets irate when he is not available.  We will not help again.  (would offer our Food Pantry.)

St. John's Lutheran Church
Effingham

Troy Brewer

ISP called requesting bus ticket. Mr. Brewer was coming from Massachusetts & heading to Fort Scott, KS. We helped with bus ticket to St. Louis.

Cory/DT

Brian Stephenson & Haley Duff

Coming from New Mexico & heading to Ohio to help relative. Ran out of funds. We helped with gas.

Cory/DT

JEANNE NOVAK

Jeanne Novak came in today.  She said she just moved into area and is staying at Paradise Inn.  She is looking for an apartment that allows pets.  We gave her food and a $25 gas card.  St. John's Lutheran Church, Effingham

Zack Alfs

Heading to the west coast from the east coast. Gave bus ticket to St. Louis.

Cory/DT

ROBERT MCMAHAN

Gave $10 gas card on 9/13/11

St. John's Lutheran Church
Effingham

Bobby Culvahouse

Worked for carnival and did not get paid. Trying to get home to Charlotte, NC. Gave bus ticket to Terre Haute, IN.

Cory/DT

Aaron Kurt Davis

Called asking for bus ticket to Des Moines IA. He said he's from NC. We helped back in 2008 and he has been through town since asking for help. We will not help again because he keeps coming through town.

Cory/DT

Previous Posts

The posts concerning Becky Pharis, Robert & Alene Gatti were from Christ's Church. Sorry about that. New to the blog & didn't realize our name didn't appear unless we signed it. Will try better now.  :)

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The last couple posts were not signed. We would not know who to call if we had questions. Please let us know who posted the comments. Thanks.

Cory/DT

Becky Pharis

Becky is from Altamont & works for an elderly woman at Collonade Apartments. She needed gas for travel to & from work on Mon, Wed & Fridays. Said she was short on cash due to school supplies for her Jr. High daughter. Gave her a $20.00 gas voucher.

Robert

Monday, August 22--Helped a man named Robert at the Super 8 Motel in Effingham who is stranded here until the 1st & needed food for his family (wife, brother, 2yr old & 3 yr old). We took him KFC & some milk & apple juice. Said he was going to get food from Catholic Charities on Tuesday.

Daniel A. Prien

Came in first thing Monday morning. He said he's been here all weekend and couldn't get anybody to help him. Said he was staying at truck stop. We gave him a train ticket to Chicago.

Cory/DT

Alene Gatti

Alene wanted lodging for 2 rooms at the Vandalia Travel Lodge. We paid for 1 room. Her family has exhausted the churches in Vandalia and also received help from St. Elmo.

Donald L. Wilson

Driving large chevy van. Coming from Arizona and going to Toledo, OH. Gave 5 gallons of gas.

Cory/DT

Etheridge Campbell

Came in wanting bus ticket to Bloomington IN. Said he came here to be with girlfriend and she left him and he has no way to get home. Has been here since April. We usually do not help with anyone who has been here for awhile but we helped him with bus ticket to Terre Haute. Later noticed he was on here May 3rd. Will not help again.

Cory/DT

Derrik Stephens

Mr. Stephens called wanting gas. Coming from Michigan. Going to Memphis. Said something about mother being sick. Came thru back in May and we gave him gas at that time. Did not help again.

Cory/DT

Raymond & Sharon Skinner

Gave 5 gallons of gasoline to Raymond & Sharon Skinner. Heading to OK for job.

Cory/DT

Eric Lamoure

Gave 5 gallons of gasoline to Eric Lamoure. Helping mom move from Wisconsin to Florida.

Cory/DT

Transient Aid - July 1

On Friday, July 1, Reta Baker came in asking for a gas card to get her home from therapy.  We gave her a $10 gas card to Walmart.  As she was leaving, a member of our church who was in the office at the same time Reta was, observed her heading the opposite direction from Wal Mart.  She decided to follow Reta who proceeded to go to a local pawn shop.  Upon entering the shop, she overheard Reta tell the clerk there that she had just spent $500 on video games last week and wished she had gone there first.  Whether or not this was true, I don’t know, BUT I do know she had enough gas to go in the OPPOSITE direction of Wal Mart and not home like she stated.  She will not be receiving any more help from us.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham.

Mark Anthony Nanez

Gave bus ticket to St. Louis. Going hom to Kansas City, MO, from Texas.

Cory/DT

MISS KOENIG AND CHRISTIE COBB

We helped a Ms. Koenig headed to St. Louis to pick up money wired there by her grandparents.  Gave her a $10 gas card from Wal-mart.

then we also helped Christie Cobb, (driver Steve Cobb) with a $10 gas card to get to a doctor's appointment in Mattoon.

St. John's Lutheran Church
Effingham

Jeannie Morton - June 20

Jeannie Morton came in today.  We gave her a $10 gas card to Walmart. She said her son was a patient in the hospital in Champaign.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham.

Ashley Cocoran – June 17

Ashley Cocoran came in and we gave her a $10 gas card at Walmart.  She said her son had doctor’s appointment next week.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham

Dwayne Ross

Gave train ticket to Champaign & food voucher at IGA on 6/15/11.  Picket up for no-show for court with no way to get home.

Cory/DT

Spencer Blott

Gave bus ticket to Missouri on 6/15/11. He was picked up by police and told if caught on road again he would be put in jail for 2 weeks.

Cory/DT

Melvin Hair

We assisted Melvin Hair with a train ticket to Chicago leaving this evening at 6:52 p.m. and a food voucher at Martins IGA. He said he was coming from Orlando, FL and going to Chicago for a job. He was supposed to be there today but did not make it.

Cory/DT

Mary Beth Wilson

06-06-2011
Mary Beth Wilson and young adult are staying at the Paradise Inn and have no money.  We gave a voucher for Subway.

Sacred Heart Church

Xethlyn Hudson

She released from jail today and we are giving her a train ticket to Chicago leaving at 6:52 pm tonight. She was previsouly in town in January.

Cory/DT

Rodney Eure

06-05-2011 - Gave Leroy "Rodney" Eure a room at the Econo Lodge.

Sacred Heart Church

Dannie Engle

06-05-2011 - Gave Dannie Engle a room at the Econo Lodge

Sacred Heart Church

Tim Hugo - June 1

Called to talk to our Pastors.  He wanted money for food on a bus trip back to California. (Someone helped him with bus tickets.)  We have a policy now that we do not give cash.  We have a small bag of food to give out and sounded interested, but hung up when he could not talk to the pastors "because sometimes they will give money."

St. John's Lutheran
Effingham

May 26 – Bird & Leon

We gave food to Jacqueline Bird and Gisela Leon today. 

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham

May 26 – Larson or Lawson

We had an anonymous call that a couple, Judy & Ronnie Larson or Lawson, were taking the Save-A-Lot coupons we give in our food pantry bags and trying to sell them.  When they came for our food pantry we did not given them any food.

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham

May 24 –Jennifer Randall

Jennifer Randall was here.  She has left her husband and is trying to get back on her feet.  We gave her a $10 gas card and a box of food.

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham

May 24- Cynthia Jones

Cynthia Jones came in today. She said her mother was ill in Charleston, and she needed to get her to the doctor.  We gave her a $10 gas card to Walmart. 

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham

Jennifer D. Houser 5-23-11

Came for nephew's graduation, van broke down, has to be home in Granite City, IL, by 7pm tonight for work. Gave voucher for 5 gallons of gas.

Cory/DT

Robert D. Johnson

Gave Mr. Johnson a train ticket to Chicago leaving tonight along with a $5 food voucher for IGA. He was ticketed for speeding and suspended license. That's all that shows up online.

Cory/DT

Derick Stephens

We gave Derick Stephens a $5 gas voucher on 5/12/11. He was coming from Michican and going to Memphis.

Cory/DT

Lester Young - May 19

Lester Young was in again today wanting a hotel room.  We don’t provide that type of assistance anymore.  He then asked for a meal at IGA. We don’t do that anymore either.  I offered a small bag of food, but he didn’t take it.

St. John’s Lutheran Church

JoLana Ribble - May 13

St. John’s Lutheran Church helped JoLana Ribble with a bag of groceries and a $3 gift card to Save A Lot.

We received an anonymous phone call that said Judy and Ronnie Larsen were trying to sell their $3 gift card they received at a Food Pantry.  Just a heads up.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham

Ethridge Campbell - May 3

Ethridge Campbell stopped in today, wanting to talk to the Pastor about SPIRITUAL MATTERS.  We offered our food pantry while he was waiting.  He said he starts a job at John Boos on Wednesday.  Pastor said he wanted $20.00. We do not give cash.  He did not want food he could not carry or gas because he doesn't have a car.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham

Kathy McMann - April 29

We gave Kathy McMann a $10 gas card.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham

Debra Stafford

Debra Stafford and male companion from Cedar Rapids, IA traveling through to get to a job in Ohio.  Needed gas - gave $15 voucher.

Sacred Heart Church

Kirk Deweese

Kirk Deweese from Washington, IN is on foot and requested lodging.  We gave him one night at the Econo Lodge.

Sacred Heart Church

Lamaur D. Johnson

Just got out of IDOC and sent to Effingham for not appearing in court while in DOC? Salvation Army & DT split the bus ticket to Decatur.

Cory/DT

Linda & Frank Gillespie - April 28

We gave an emergency food sack to Linda & Frank Gillespie from Watson, IL. 

St. John’s Lutheran, Effingham

Tim Hugo - April 20

A Tim Hugo came in this morning.  He had missed our food pantry so we gave him an emergency food sack. 

St. John’s Lutheran in Effingham

Rachel Yinker, Alan Maxwell - April 18

We gave a food sack to Rachel Yinker.  She said her freezer quit and she lost all the food in it.

 

We gave a sack of food and a $10 gas card from Wal-mart for an Alan Maxwell.  He came to Effingham to fight a ticket he received and needed to get back to Mattoon.  He said he’s been living out of his car.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham

April 28, 2011

Patsy Boyd called for motel room stating house was flooded. Put phone on hold and called American Red Cross for phone number for people who need help in disaster situation.  A man came on the phone and took the phone number.
Sacred Heart Church

Bryce & Bryan Jones

Bryce Jones came in wanting gas. He was here visiting his brother, Bryan. He said he needed to get home to Centralia. We gave a gas voucher for 5 gallons. See email sent.

Cory/DT

April 18, 2011

Joseph Salvatore Catalano & brothers needed gas to get home to Avon Park, FL - $15 gas voucher was given.
Sacred Heart Church

Albert Spearman April 14

We gave Albert Spearman a $10 gas card at Walmart.  He said he was heading back to Mississippi.  His driver’s license had address of Shannon, MS.  Have a great week.

Julie Slifer
St. John's Lutheran Church

April 5 - Ashley & Mark Dziabula

We had a couple, Ashley & Mark Dziabula, come today at 1PM.  He supposedly had a job here in town and it fell through.  We gave him an emergency bag of food.  They asked for help with their motel bill, but we did not assist them with that.  He said their room was paid through today.

Have a great week.

Julie Slifer from St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham

April 5 - Shirley Tate

Gave gas to Shirley Tate of Wheeler to take Wes for a doctor's appointment in Springfield on 4/5/11.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Effingham

04-06-2011

Mark Dziabula called asking for a night's stay at Effingham Motel.  We have helped in the past, so can not provide assistance.
Sacred Heart Church

Gary Mays, Jr.

Gave Gary Mays, Jr. a train ticket to Champain. Going to Peoria to see sister.

Cory
Douglas Township

Taris Stokes

March 22

Gave room at Effingham Motel on Sunday to Taris Stokes.

Drew/First Presbyterian

Tina, Lee Andrew Paige, Janet Tipsword

March 17

Came in to ask for a room for Tina for tomorrow night..  She wanted to be out of the house she was staying in with her ex boyfriend.  Lee Andrew Paige came in with her…for support or to speak for her.  There was a distinct smell of alcohol anyway.  I’m sorry, but we don’t give hotel rooms any more.  I offered our food pantry. And gave them other resource numbers such as Fish, Catholic Charities Salvation Army and you, Cory.

We did help Janet Tipsword with a gas voucher to take her granddaughter to Mt Vernon for an appointment today at 4:00 p.m.

St. John’s Lutheran

Satisha Hill & Gail Colburn, March 15

March 15

Gave $20 gas voucher to Satisha Hill to help her take her aunt from Hospital back to Vandalia.

Also on March 10, I gave gas voucher to Gail Colburn who told me she was on her way to New York .  Sorry I was late to report. St. Johns also helped her.

Drew/First Presbyterian

Jody Larimer, March 11

We had Jodi Larimer stop by today for a gas card.  He is trying to get to Vandalia to be with his ex wife.  Her children are with their father in Hawaii at a military base. We didn’t have any more gas cards to give.  We have helped him several times.  He has started coming after church office hours to see if someone will help him.

Just wanted to pass the word on.
Julie/St. John's Lutheran

Gail Coburn Thursday, March 10

We gave a $10 gift card to Walmart for gas to a Gail Coburn from Cold Brook, NY.  She said she was heading back home to New York and had to replace her brakes which took all her money.
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham

Sunday, March 6, '11

Alicia Rodriguez & her brother stopped by this afternoon at 4pm, requesting gasoline.  Gave them a voucher for $15.  They were traveling in a nice, red pickup truck.      Bob Spriggs, Sac. Ht.

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Charlie Ray Carroll

Gave train ticket to Champaign today.

Charlie Carroll

March 3, 2011 - 3:42 PM

I gave a room to Charlie Carroll at the Effingham motel for tonight. Mr. Carroll has been in Effingham 3 days. One day at the hospital. The hospital gave him a room at the Motel 6 last night.  He wants to go north to Champaign and eventually into Michigan.  I offered a bus ticket but the the bus leaves at 6am and he had no way to get to it.   He hopes to catch the train north. I told him I could not help him anymore. If anyone has the funds it would be nice to help him move on.

Drew Holloway/First Presbyterian Church

February 28, 2011

Elizabeth Ann Irvin, Los Angeles, CA needed gas to get home.  We gave a $15 voucher for gas.
Sacred Heart Church

Charlie Cogswell

Charlie Cogswell (Charles David) DOB: 12-26-66 called. Coming from Marion, North Carolina, and going home to Cheyenne, Wyoming, because unemployed. Offered train ticket to St. Louis or Chicago. He didn't want that, only hotel. Did not help.

Cory/Douglas Township

Wilma Koonce/Wilma Kelly

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

RE:  Wilma Koonce/Wilma Kelly

Wilma Koonce stopped in today after court looking for lodging and food.  Has early morning train to catch Thursday to head back to Pekin, IL. Said she could stay in shelter in Mattoon but train for Mattoon does not leave until morning.  We helped with $10 card for food.  She was here in December 2010 for same thing but said she didn’t want to take train to Mattoon that time, needed to go to Peoria.

Thursday, February 10

Learned today the above person goes by both names and neither name appears on the court docket this week.  We will not be able to help her in the future.

Robin Jarrett/St. Anthony Church

St. John's food pantry

Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:24 AM

RE:  St. John's Food Pantry

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham offers a Food Pantry the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month from 3-4PM.  Just wanted to get the word out if anyone is needing help. Julie

Keenan "Tommy" Rinehart

New Hope Church gave gas vouchers to Keenan "Tommy" Rinehart.

Tommy said he was heading to his home in Ohio and had served in the military in Afghanistan.

JANE GOLDEN/New Hope Church

Phone:  217.342.3020 ext.0

Email:  jgolden@consolidated.net

February 8, 2011

Roy Gillespie, phone 342-9372.  He wanted $10 for gas for a trip to WalMart to buy groceries.  We did not provide assistance.  Note: when I called him back to let him know we could not provide assistance, his mother-in-law answered and said he was expecting a phone call.

Sacred Heart Church

February 8, 2011

Mark Dziabula and his wife Ashley stopped at Sacred Heart Church for a voucher for lodging.  Mark said that they had been evicted and had been staying with someone and he can not longer stay there, either.  I suggested talking to CEFS for housing and he already had and they said they could not help because they had helped before.  We did not provide any assistance.  They requested phone numbers for Salvation Army and Catholic Charities.
Sacred Heart Church

February 7, 2011

Deb McCracken - phone 663-4995 requested a night's lodging.  She lives in Effingham but can not live with the people who she had been staying with.  She mentioned Catholic Charities and after speaking to them they mentioned they paid for a couple of days in December.  We did not give assistance and encouraged her to speak to CEFS to find permanent housing.
Sacred Heart Church

Geneva White

Geneva also goes by the name Geneva A. Straw

Cory/Douglas Township

EMA meeting cancelled for February 1

President Roger Marshall says our monthly meeting for Tuesday, February 1, has been cancelled.  We will meet again when there is less rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow.

Phil

Geneva White

Geneva White (8/6/78) said she was stranded here and needs to get home to Mt. Carmel, IL. She is banned from Swan per her own admission. She has a friend who is coming to get her tonight. His name is Tim Banks. I am giving them a voucher for gas.

Cory
Douglas Township

Ronald Wayne Sciarretta

Mr. Sciarretta went to St. Anthony wanting a hotel room. Robin told him to go to us (Douglas Township) and we would help with transportation to shelter. He got very angry and just wanted hotel. She offered our services twice. He told her he knew where the Priest was and would go directly there.

Cory
Douglas Township

January 31, 2011

Ronald Wayne Sciarretta from Boonville, MO (05-28-53) is hitch hiking through town.  He was wanting a hotel room.  We have a record of helping him on 10-04-09, so no assistance was given.
Darlene / Sacred Heart Church

January 28, 2011

January 28, 2011 / 1124 am

Larry Cavinder and Betty (Francois) Cavinder came in wanting gas. He said he had about 5 gallons. They lost their job and house and were living out of car (Cadillac). He said he had a job  at Golden Corral in Little Rock Arkansas and needed to get there by Tuesday. We offered to give 5 gallons of gas and he did not like that. He wanted us to help get him all the way there. We requested current driver’s license and proof of insurance. He said he’d be right back and never showed. Catholic Charities gave food and said they helped them in 2008 and they had the same story then.

Cory/Douglas Township

January 28,2011 / 116 pm

hey also came into our office today wanting gas but the story for us was they were going to a job at cracker barrell in Little Rock Arkansas and needed to be there by Tuesday!

Kristina /SWAN

January 26

Working through the Public Defender’s office, Harold with FISH and Douglas Township gave Xethlyn Hudson (1/25/11) a train/bus ticket to Rockford, Illinois, leaving Effingham on Thursday, January 27, 2011.

Cory Stumeier
Douglas Township

January 24

January 24
John George Gregory came by around 4:20 p.m. looking for help to get a train ticket toward Dayton OH.  Was hitch hiking and trucker dropped him off at the reststop between here and Altamont.
Said he had $20 to help with train and asked for directions to McDonalds.  We gave no assistance.

Robin Jarrett/St. Anthony of Padua

January 24, 2011 / Sacred Heart Church

Sacred Heart Church gave John Gregory (10-07-67) $6.00 voucher for Subway.  He is on foot with backpack.
Darlene/Sacred Heart Church

January 19 from Douglas Township

January 19/2:07 pm

Just gave 5 gallons gas to Johnny A. Parsons (8/2/82) and Amber Lea Smith (3/21/78). Came to get girlfriend from Atwood and going back to Arkansas because “wife” said to come take babies to hospital??? Wow

Cory/Douglas Township

January 19/823 am

Subject: Randy W. Waller

Randy W. Waller

DOB: 11/18/64

Monroe, LA

Gave train ticket to get closer to Louisiana. He said his van broke down after Walmart changed his oil. He said it ran fine before that. Seemed like a nice clean cut guy. In today’s paper it showed he was arrested for receiving/possession/selling a stolen vehicle. Upon research, he was arrested in 2008 for the same thing in Effingham County and had an Effingham address. I hate it when I get taken.

Cory/Douglas Township

January 19

Jan 19
We just paid for one night at the Effingham Motel for Satisha Hill
John Hackmann, Associate Pastor,
Effingham Centenary United Methodist Church

January 17

Jan 17,
I gave a $25 gift card to Martins IGA & $20 cash to William Jackson.  
Fr. Robert Spriggs/Sacred Heart Church

January 18

Jan 17

Dean Nichols from Peoria was visiting his sister Robin Greenwood (ph. 217-315-0170) at Easy Breeze Trailer Court, Effingham and had to fix his car and now needs money to return to Peoria.  We are giving $15 gas voucher.  We have no previous requests from Dean Nichols nor Robin Greenwood.

Darlene Koester/Sacred Heart Church

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday observed, January 17, 2011

If we keep connected by sending each other e-mails I am fairly certain everyone will see everything at some point but the constant, continuous emails can be a nuisance.  I have created a blog wherein I can post the collections of everything going back and forth and will TRY to post on a regular basis and you can check in as often as you wish.

I am not for sure what the absolute answer is to keeping each other informed but am aware there are a lot of people in need traveling through Effingham regularly.

Week of January 9 information

Jan. 11, 2011

Salvation Army has provided lodging at the Econo lodge for the following individuals.

Tiffany Griffith

John Bochholtz

Presbyterian church provide a meal for Mr. Bochholtz at Neimergs Restaurant

Jan 12, 2011

St Anthony's Church provided John Buchholtz with lodging at a motel in Effingham on January 10 and in March of 2010 was given coupons for McDonalds

Jan 12, 2011

John Buchholtz stopped by Sacred Heart Church at 2:20pm today wanting help with food.  He mentioned that Salvation Army has already helped him with lodging.  He said that he would be leaving town in the morning.  We did not provide any help today.

 We also have a record of helping him on January 19, 2010 with a meal at Subway. 

Darlene Koester/ Sacred Heart Church

Thursday, January 13

Jody Larimer from Effingham called to request assistance for Satisha Hill (St. Louis) for a night lodging.  She had surgery on her finger and was dismissed from the hospital.  Jody paid for last night but he can't afford another night and he cannot let her stay with him either. Her mom is to pick her up on Friday. Sacred Heart helped Jody on 6-28-10 with gas and Satisha Hill with 2 meals on 9-1-09.  We did not provide assistance.

Darlene Koester/Sacred Heart Church

Jan 12, 2011

I gave a ride to Mr. Bochholtz from the Effingham Motel to Burger King on Tuesday (January 11) morning.  He told me that St. Anthony had given him lodging and a food voucher for Burger King.  When I saw him come out of the motel room, I immediately recognized him as an individual that I had helped before.  I had given him a meal at Niemerg’s and taken him to Wal-Mart to buy him tv dinners.  I am not sure of the timing on that incident.  It has been at least a year.  He told me that he was from Pennsylvania headed to Oklahoma to look for a job.  The story sounds strangely similar to what he had told me on the first occasion when we met.  On the first occasion, he showed up at our Wednesday night service and we fed him supper.  He did stay for Bible study at that time.  Sounds like Effingham is a regular stop on his journeys.

David McConnell/First Christian Church   

Jan 13, 2011

Mr. Buchholtz's story to St Anthony's was he had been to Marion for a VA visit and was heading home.  We do have a photo id on a vet’s card.  He did not want a bus ticket to Terre Haute because it would be late getting in and not a good neighborhood.  He is marked do not help for one year on our card.  Letting us know his travel pattern is very helpful.

Robin Jarrett/St. Anthony of Padua  

January 12, 2011

Robert West from CEFS called. They have three single people that are looking for homeless shelter NOW.  They will be able to give aid to one but not the other two and are requesting assistance from churches and organizations.  If you are able to help call him at 347-7514 or send email to rwest@cefseoc.org.  (Note:  he has asked to be included in our email list for notification, too).

Philip R. Coats, Secretary-Treasurer

Effingham Ministerial Association  

Jan 13, 2011

Jessica Davis requested gas to visit her mother in Champaign.  I gave her a voucher for $25.00 for Gas.

Drew Holloway/First Presbyterian

Jan 13, 2011

Jessica Davis called Sacred Heart Church at 11:35am while I was out to lunch.  She mentioned on the message that her mom was in a car accident and she was going to visit her and needed gas money. When I called her at 12:10pm I got a recording. 

Darlene Koester/Sacred Heart Church              

Jan 13, 2011

We provided $15 in gas to Derek Thoelle for a doctor’s appointment at Sarah Bush for his girlfriend.

 John Hackmann, Associate Pastor, Effingham Centenary United Methodist Church