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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Festival announces
Developer rallies
option for partial refund support for victims
Those who bought passes
for the cancelled Sisters Folk
Festival (SFF) may seek a
partial refund or donate the
price of the pass to the non-
profit. The festival was can-
celled due to wildfire smoke-
related air quality concerns in
Sisters in the week leading up
to the event.
The festival announced
on Monday: “Cancelling
the Festival two days before
it was to start means we
incurred a significant por-
tion of the expenses of the
event. Between the expenses
we have incurred, the pro-
grams we are committed to
funding and the refund we
are able to offer, we will have
fully expended the pass rev-
enue we received — and then
some.
“After much delibera-
tion and soul-searching, we
can offer pass-holders these
options:
1. Make your pass pur-
chase a tax-deductible dona-
tion to support the arts and
music programming of SFF.
We ask you, if your circum-
stances allow, to use this
option as it will help us con-
tinue the arts and music pro-
grams we’ve committed to
our community.
2. Accept a nominal refund
of 35 percent and a donation
acknowledgement for the bal-
ance of your pass price.”
Many people in the
community have already
expressed their intent to
donate the full cost of their
pass in support of the event.
“I would say the majority
of the communication I have
received (has been) people
choosing to donate their ticket
rather than seeking a refund,”
Managing Director Ann
Richardson said. “However, I
have received some inquiries
from people interested in a
refund.”
The festival organiza-
tion notes that contributions
— including the value of an
unused pass — are gener-
ally tax-deductible (the fes-
tival suggests consulting
with a tax advisor regarding
deductibility).
Sisters Folk Festival, Inc.
is assessing the impact of the
cancellation of what amounts
to its biggest fundraiser of
its educational outreach pro-
grams. The nonprofit invests
over $250,000 every year
into programs in grades K-12
in the Sisters schools — pro-
grams like the Americana
Project where students learn
to play guitar, write and per-
form their own songs; and
the luthier program at Sisters
High School that teaches
young people math, engi-
neering and woodworking
skills while they craft their
own custom guitar or ukulele.
Underserved youth in Sisters
are able to take piano, dance
or other arts-based lessons
thanks to a scholarship pro-
gram funded by SFF.
Plans are already under-
way for the 2018 festival.
To donate or to request a
partial refund, visit https://
sistersfolkfestival.org/
donationrefund-receipt-form/.
Grand Peaks at Sisters,
the nation’s newest pickleball
community based in Sisters
is asking for its sister pickle-
ball communities across the
nation to donate to help vic-
tims of the various natural
disasters across the United
States. Close to home, the
forest fires across the state of
Oregon are raging, along with
destructive fires in Montana.
Further afield, victims of
Hurricane Harvey in Texas
and Hurricane Irma in Florida
are also in need of assistance.
With millions displaced
and without basic services,
monies raised from this
campaign will go directly to
Lutheran Disaster Response.
This long-established team
provides direct community-
based relief and collaborates
with other organizations to
meet immediate needs all
the way through long-term
recovery.
Neil Amondson, partner
in Grand Peaks, said, “With a
long track record of support-
ing those affected by natural
disasters, we are now drawing
on our shared love of pickle-
ball to bring this campaign to
fruition. Our goal is to raise
significant funds to help any-
one in need affected by recent
Natural Treatments &
Counseling to Support
Wellness
Kim Hapke, Naturopath
971-409-0908
Sisters Art Works Building
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) has can-
celled its annual buried beef
and brew event originally
scheduled for September 23.
SPRD Executive Director
Liam Hughes said, “There
have been a variety of fac-
tors that influenced our deci-
sion to cancel, with one of
the major ones being that an
event that involves us build-
ing a giant smoky fire in the
middle of town and burning a
cord of wood doesn’t seem to
excite the residents of Sisters
right now, and I can certainly
see why.”
The fundraising event for
SPRD was to feature beef
slow-cooked in a fire pit
overnight.
“We apologize to anyone
that was looking forward to
the delicious slow-cooked
beef, but we will reevaluate,
and may be able to hold the
event in the spring instead,”
Hughes said.
Those who purchased tick-
ets will receive a full refund
and should contact SPRD at
541-549-0291.
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We love you!
Jenny & Leith
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fires and storms to restore
their lives.”
One hundred percent of
funds donated to the cam-
paign will go directly to the
national Lutheran Disaster
Response. (PayPal fees will
be absorbed by Saint Luke
Church.)
This organization:
• Provides care for people
who have been affected by a
disaster and for leaders who
respond to a disaster;
• Coordinates volunteers
through its local affiliates; and
• Provides long-term
recovery efforts by address-
ing the unmet needs months
or even years after a disaster
strikes.
Donations can be made
online via PayPal by visiting
www.grandpeaksatsisters.
com.
Grand Peaks at Sisters is
being developed by Hunter
Renaissance Development
LLC. The company has a his-
tory of philanthropic giving
that includes spearheading
support for victims of natural
disasters and have co-founded
nonprofits honoring and sup-
porting military veterans and
troops. For more informa-
tion visit www.grandpeaksat
sisters.com.
SPRD
cancels
buried beef
event
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