Dana Lewis was a long-standing volunteer for the City of Wilsonville and Wilsonville Community Sharing. Tragically, she was diagnosed with cancer on her 50th birthday and died a few months later.

In those final weeks, Dana used her precious bursts of energy to deliver small gifts to other patients, provide moral support, and to talk candidly about her condition. Dana was a veritable sprite in her bright red hat, its pompom bouncing happily when she walked. She was an inspiration.

Small in stature and big in heart, Dana was dedicated to recycling and loved creating beauty from the undergrowth of her home retreat; serenity from chaos; laughter from dispair; feasts from organic produce. She was highly organized, occasionally feisty, possessed a sometimes wicked sense of humor, and was as determined to overcome all of life’s obstacles as she was to train the abused animals she rescued from shelters.

Dana believed in serendipity: if there was a need, she believed the gift of a solution or help would appear. She believed that such miracles were the way of the world for all of us.

The Dana Site seeks to put this philosophy into action.

How it Works
If you or a family member has a particular need or something to donate--appliances, furniture, clothing, bicycles, medical equipment, summer school scholarships, whatever--you are asked to call Lani Snyder, Information and Referral Specialist, at 503-682-6939. She will arrange to post your needs anonymously on this website. Interested parties can then review the site to see if any of the requests match needs, products or services and contact WCS to iron out the details. Everyone’s privacy is thus protected and respected.

Person to person, one need at a time, an individual can make a difference.

Dana’s belief in serendipity would suggest that matches for Wilsonville needs--whether those of a donor or those of a recipient--should find solution here. You are invited to check in on the site often and see what happens!