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Wednesday, August 3, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
HOEDOWn: Event
was a fundraiser
for Rotary outreach
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Vito Bartolotta stepped up
as a sponsor and offered
Sisters Rotary Club their
20,000-square-foot indoor
horse arena for the event.
“Their neighbors even
offered us the use of their
paddock for extra parking if
needed for overflow of cars,”
added Darcy.
The event is a bulk fund-
raiser for five organizations
that collaborated together
in the construction of the
hoedown.
“The nonprofits are part-
nering with us in selling of
the tickets for the event, and
the building of the dance
floor,” Darcy said. “They’ve
all volunteered as a team to
do all the cooking, serving
and the set-up and tear-down.
It’s a community effort.”
Hoyts Hardware &
Building Supply donated a
huge flatbed truck that was
used as a stage for the coun-
try-western band Dry Canyon
Stampede to perform on.
The four nonprofits
invited to partner with Sisters
Rotary for the event were
Seed to Table, Harmony
Farm Sanctuary, Central
Oregon Veterans Ranch, and
Sisters High School Interact
Club. Each nonprofit had an
information table and a color-
coded silent auction table
with items donated from
businesses around Sisters.
The theme was a perfect
fit for Sisters. Folks came
dressed casual in cowboy
gear for the family-friendly
event to have a foot stomping
good time.
It was hotdogs, hamburg-
ers, chickenburgers and fresh
salads from Seed to Table for
hungry cowgirls and cow-
boys. And for the thirsty, it
was beer, wine, soft drinks
and water.
For Mark and Jessica
Madron from Sisters, it was a
family affair. Tristen, the old-
est child at 10, Holly, 9, and
7-year-old London were eat-
ing hotdogs and enjoying the
music.
“I like it here because this
is where I got to ride three
horses,” Holly said.
Jessica Madron, employed
at Bank of the Cascades,
works with Yvette Chandler
who is also the OHSET team
advisor.
“Yvette has invited us out
here many times to ride her
horses,” Madron said.
Nearing 6 p.m. Master of
Ceremonies Mike Bidasolo
kicked off the hoedown
by introducing Sisters
Rotary Club President Rand
Rietmann.
“This is a unique com-
munity that we live in, and
we wanted to have a unique
fundraiser,” Rietmann said.
“Our desire is to give back
to the community. That’s our
goal and part of how we do
that is through projects and
service work.”
Some of the projects that
Sisters Rotary Club com-
pleted this year include the
Books for Kids project, the
Rotary Youth Exchange,
working at A Home To Share
and sponsoring the SHS
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Interact Club. Financially the
club has helped high school
scholarships, donations to
SPRD, Camp Sunrise, and
Ten Friends with their work
in Nepal.
Rietmann invited the peo-
ple representing the four non-
profits up on the flatbed truck
for introductions.
Audrey Tehan, director of
Seed to Table, educated the
guests about the program.
The Seed to Table Program
was started in 2013 under the
Sisters Science Club.
“Our program has
morphed over the last couple
of years and we now serve
about 1,300 students a year.
We are providing a lot of food
for the food bank and the
school lunches,” Tehan said.
“We are excited to be able to
receive more funding toward
growing more food for the
community.”
Ceili Cornelius is presi-
dent of Sisters High School
Interact Club, a branch of
Rotary where high school
students serve the commu-
nity. Sisters Rotary Club first
launched the Interact Club in
Sisters High School in 2014.
“Our mission is to better
our community and world by
projects put on by our club.
The funds we earn tonight
allow us to execute projects
in our school community and
world,” said Cornelius.
Robine Bots represented
Harmony Farm Sanctuary
as the founder and director.
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rehabilitate, and provide an
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“It all started with one
little pig called Pig Floyd,”
Bots said. “Our upcoming
goal is to build a big pasture
for the cattle we have rescued
and eventually we want to
build an obstacle course for
people to walk the horses
through as part of our therapy
program.”
Alison Perry, director of
Central Oregon Veterans
Ranch, explained to guests
that the ranch is a new model
of healthcare for veterans in
Central Oregon.
“We are a 19-acre working
ranch that restores purpose
and spirit for veterans of all
ages. We are a sanctuary for
veterans of all generations.”
Line dancing got under-
way as the 6-piece band
began their toe-tapping
country-western perfor-
mance. Eighteen-month-old
Virginia Catherine Jones of
Sisters, sporting Western
boots, stole the show with
her tiny foot-stomping per-
formance across the dance
floor.
After a little food, a little
dancing and a lot of fun, folks
got ready for the live auction
with professional auctioneer
Romey Bromich. Each non-
profit donated two items that
were up for bidding.
Each event ticket that was
purchased had a chance at
the grand prize drawing. Five
local restaurants donated
gift certificates, aptly named
“The Taste of Sisters.”
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