Wednesday, October 14, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Schools foundation reviewing funding requests
By Jim Cornelius
Correspondent
Twice a year — in fall and
spring, the Sisters Schools
Foundation (SSF) provides
a financial shot in the arm to
school programs that don’t
get adequate funding through
cash-strapped general budget.
“There are significant
needs that come forth every
year that the budget can’t
address when you have con-
tinual cuts,” said SSF chair
Julie York.
The board of directors
for the nonprofit foundation
is getting set to review the
requests recently sent in by
teachers and program directors
from all three public schools.
While the board must
determine how dollars are
allocated, they aren’t sitting
in judgment of the validity of
requests or deciding what gets
funded based on their own
preferences.
“One of the things we
try to do is support the pri-
orities of the administration
and staff,” said board mem-
ber Treasure Lewis. “It’s not
our place to decide what’s
important.”
In the past, SSF has funded
a ceramics firing kiln; P.E.
equipment; 8th-grade retreat;
6th-grade writing curricu-
lum; and outdoor school. The
foundation has purchased
iPads and Chromebooks to
meet classroom technology
requirements. Sometimes
the foundation fully funds a
request; sometimes there is
only partial funding. In such
cases, foundation members
can often provide guidance
for where a requesting teacher
can seek additional funding.
Those are programs that,
if you look across the
state, have all been cut.
— Julie York
The bulk of the founda-
tion’s funds come from the
Starry Nights Concert Series.
Economic shifts and changes
in the music industry have
made staging those fundrais-
ing concerts more challenging
and reduced the annual rev-
enue the foundation can reap
from them.
Still, the board is quick
to thank the Starry Nights
Committee for continuing
to provide a vehicle for sig-
nificant fundraising. They
also singled out Hoodoo
Mountain Resort, which
donated $50,000 to the foun-
dation despite facing a couple
of very tough years due to low
snowfall.
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Fri., Oct. 16 – Thurs., Oct. 22
Oct. 17 / Sat. / 8 PM
Curtis Salgado
Award-winning vocalist/
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Oct. 21 / Wed. / 7 PM
Sisters Classic
Old-Time
Radio Experience
Oct. 23 / Fri. / 8 PM
Thomas Mapfumo
and the Blacks Unlimited
Oct. 24 / Sat. / 9 PM
Rocky Horror
Picture Show with
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Oct. 30 / Fri. / 8 PM
Spooky Night at The Belfry
Halloween Costume
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Individual donations are
another critical source of
funds. Those donations can be
made to the foundation gen-
erally or targeted to certain
programs the donor wishes
to support. Since it’s an all-
volunteer organization, the
SSF has extremely low over-
head; virtually 100 percent of
donated funds go to programs.
The more funds the foun-
dation raises, the more pro-
grams can be supported and
the more robust the funding
support can be.
“We would love to be able
to fund 100 percent of the
requests our teachers give us,”
Lewis said.
York notes that sup-
port from the community,
through the Sisters Schools
Foundation, has enabled
Sisters to maintain a rich edu-
cational environment despite
dire economic circumstances.
“Those are programs that,
if you look across the state,
have all been cut,” she said.
Because of donated sup-
port, there are “incredible,
enriched education programs
here.”
Donations can be made
to SSF at Sisters Schools
Foundation, P.O. Box 2155,
Sisters, OR 97759 or there is
a PayPal link at the founda-
tion’s website, which can be
found through www.sisters.
k12.or.us.
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donations gladly accepted. For
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8 p.m. Award-
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Thursday~Oct. 22
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Saturday~Oct. 24
Lecture, “On Golden Eagle
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Sisters Naturalist will discuss
Sisters 5K Run 9:30 a.m.
the status of golden eagles in
It’s the annual race through
Oregon. Presented by Friends downtown Sisters! Register at
of the Sisters Library. For more happygirlsrunsisters.com or
information call 541-410-9070. call 541-323-0964 for info.
Tuesday~Oct. 27
The Belfry y Sisters Science
Club Presentation 7 p.m.
Geologist Dr. Danielle McKay
will discuss the science of
predicting Oregon’s next big
earthquake and tsunami. Doors
open at 6 p.m. 541-419-4679
or sistersscienceclub.org.
Thursday~Oct. 29
Faith Hope
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Vineyards
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Live Music! 6
to 9 p.m. $5 cover. For info
call 541-526-5075 or go to
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Friday~Oct. 30
Sisters High
g School OneBeat
7 p.m. Sisters Folk Festival and
Caldera present 25 musicians
from around the world! $10
adults, $5 youth 18 & under.
For more information or tickets
call 541-549-4979 or go online
to sistersfolkfestival.org.
Fir Street Park Halloween
Parade 3 p.m. Kids (up to age
10, in costume, with parents
or caregivers) are invited to
meet at the park. Register
in advance at the Sisters
Library and bring signed
form to the park. A donation
of non-perishable item for the
Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank is
requested. Info: 541-350-3085.
Faith Hope
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Vineyards
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Live Music with
Kim Kelley y 6 to 9 p.m. $5
cover. For more information
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David Jacobs-Strain and the
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Halloween Costume Dance
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