Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Mid-Oregon offers match for drive
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" Paul and Donna
Lipscomb celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary
on August 7 with a parade
at Village Green Park. The
couple were entertained
by friends who went by in
cars, on bikes, and one on
an electric unicycle, so they
could safely distance during
the pandemic.
" Jeanette Pilak wrote:
<There doesn9t seem
to be a day of the week
that goes by where I don9t
see a public works depart-
ment employee knocking
down weeds, hand weed-
ing, or pruning plantings
throughout every street in
our town. Combine this
visible work 4 in the sum-
mer heat 4 with all the
invisible large ticket items
we rarely see happening
behind the scenes (waste-
water and solid waste for
example) and I9m just so
dang grateful for hardwork-
ing employees of Sisters
Public Works Department
for everything they do
to keep our city safe and
beautiful.=
School may not look the
same this fall, but one thing is
certain: The needs of students
and families will be greater
than ever. Mid Oregon Credit
Union has announced a
change to its annual Supplies
4 Schools branch supply
drive to benefit local schools.
This year, Mid Oregon
continues the tradition of
collecting donated school
supplies in all seven branch
locations, but will add to its
support by matching the first
$1,000 in cash donations
received from members and
the community.
<We understand that
members are spending less
time shopping right now, but
they still want to help where
they can,= said Kyle Frick,
VP of marketing for Mid
Oregon Credit Union. <And
we know that many local
families are going to need a
boost to help them get their
kids ready for the school
year. We9re hoping our mem-
bers and the community will
rise to the challenge and max
out our matching donation so
we can help as many families
as possible.=
Wi t h m a n y s c h o o l s
employing remote learn-
ing, and minimizing con-
tact between students in the
classroom, important tools
like scientific calculators
may be in short supply. More
students will need to have
supplies at home that are
frequently shared between
Local
business
sponsors
blood drive
Energyneering Solutions,
Inc. (ESI) and the Sisters
Airport hosted a Red Cross
blood drive last Thursday.
The idea started when
ESI9s Human Resources
Manager, Deb Vanderhoef,
read an article sponsored
by the American Red Cross
advertising their need for
blood and plasma dona-
tions. She learned that blood
donations would be tested
for COVID-19 antibodies,
indicating that the donor had
already had the disease and
developed antibody resis-
tance. Thinking some ESI
employees might find this
information useful and be
willing to donate, she sent out
a message. She was thrilled at
the positive response. Signups
for donation times filled up
quickly, and additional time
slots were opened up for pub-
lic donors.
<The pandemic has made
See BLOOD DRIVE on page 10
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multiple users in a classroom
setting.
<Despite the uncertainty
parents are facing about the
upcoming school year, they
can be assured that their chil-
dren will have the school
supplies they require to be
successful at home or in the
classroom, said Julie Lyche,
executive director of Family
Access Network (FAN).
<Since the needs of our stu-
dents may be different this
year, financial donations will
allow FAN to purchase sup-
plies as soon as those needs
arise.=
The Supplies 4 Schools
fundraiser and supply drive is
underway during the month
of August at all seven loca-
tions within Mid Oregon
Credit Union9s service area.
All donations of cash and
supplies stay in the commu-
nity where they are collected.
Mid Oregon partners with
FAN and other local agencies
to distribute the supplies to
students in Deschutes, Crook,
and Jefferson Counties who
may lack the basic necessities
to be successful at school. To
find a list of most-needed
supplies, visit Mid Oregon9s
community involvement
page at www.midoregon.
com/about/community.shtml.
Mid Oregon Credit Union
is currently located at 703 N.
Larch St. in Sisters.
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