ightwatch
OPERATION
May-June, 2010
 Newsletter
LIFE AT THE HOSPITALITY CENTER
Here are selections from our nightly log:
 “Pleasant evening overall.  Chatted with F--, a gentleman who just came back to Portland after 6 years in Spokane.  He said he used to come to Nightwatch ‘back in the day.’  Very gracious and nice man.  There was much laughter up front as B-- and R-- were being quite goofy.  I didn't quite get their sense of humor, but the laughter was nice!  S-- came by tonight to say goodbye and thank you.  He's headed off to Florida where he lived for a long time previously.  Had several people tonight say to me, ‘Most of all, thanks for being a friend.’ It was pretty humbling.” (Jeremy)
 “Only 1 volunteer showed up around 6:40pm (Katie from Lewis and Clark) so we opened with a plan to close at 10pm.  Things went fine and Katie did a a great job in the kitchen.  Then Bergen showed up at about 7:30pm so we were ok.  It was a very pleasant evening with a lot of food goodies to share.  We ended up closing around 10:30pm as it was just me
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and Bergen at that point.  C--, as usual, helped us with clean up, but his role was even more valuable with so few people for cleaning up!” (Jeremy)
 “Tonight was the opening reception for our art exhibition at Westminster Presbyterian Church.  Two of our artists—Darren and Saul—were able to be there, and they got a lot of attention.  Many people attended the event, and at least one of Darren's pieces sold.  It was a great evening of affirmation.” (Gary)
 “The center was hoppin' tonight.  Quite crowded and a bit hectic early on, but it settled a bit just in time for
Operation Jukebox, which was a lot of fun!  Many guests enjoyed the music videos and there were several requests for a sequel event.” (Jeremy)
 “Generally a mellow evening until about 9pm when . . . a group of folks . . . came in intoxicated all within 30 minutes of each other. . . .  So, it was a bit more hectic and heavy on the “rule enforcement” than usual tonight.  But we survived, with good spirits intact I hope.” (Jeremy)
 “Things went pretty smoothly tonight.  It filled up pretty well inside and out but the crowd seemed upbeat and positive.” (Jeremy)
 “Betty Engelstad . . . brought a big box of homemade cookies, a bag of socks and a box of knit caps and gloves.  We had a very tranquil evening.” (David Groff)
 “At the model building workshop, E-- opened up and spent practically the whole time talking about family, experiences at military school, and growing up in Texas.  At the end of the evening, he said, ‘Thanks for helping me keep sane.’” (Gary)