Wednesday, September 23, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Supporting neighbors
in face of catastrophe
Sisters is reaching out
to its neighbors across the
mountains and trying to lend
a helping hand.
Paulina Springs Books and
Sisters Coffee Company have
partnered to put together a
business fundraiser and ben-
efit concert to raise money
for the American Red Cross
NW Response Fund. 100 per-
cent of money raised will go
towards the fund.
We are proud to present
an opportunity for the
community of Sisters
to lend support to the
wildfire relief effort in
true Sisters fashion
— with live music and
by supporting local
businesses.
— Lane Jacobson
<We are proud to pres-
ent an opportunity for the
community of Sisters to lend
support to the wildfire relief
effort in true Sisters fashion
4 with live music and by
supporting local businesses,=
said Lane Jacobson of Paulina
Springs Books. <Our primary
goal in putting this together
is to increase accessibility to
fundraising options for folks
looking to lend a hand. While
American Red Cross NW
Response Fund is the orga-
nization we have chosen to
donate funds to, we will have
a list of other organizations
at www.paulinaspringsbooks.
com, and we encourage busi-
nesses and individuals who
would prefer to support a dif-
ferent organization or fund to
do so! Details of these dona-
tions can be shared with us
and we can add them to the
total figure of funds raised as
part of this effort.=
From Friday, September
24 to Saturday, September
26, a collection of small busi-
nesses in Sisters will be donat-
ing a percentage of their sales
to the NW Response Fund.
For a list of participating busi-
nesses, see the adjacent ad or
visit www.paulinasprings
books.com.
On Friday, October 2,
organizers will host a con-
cert and silent auction at The
Open Door, featuring Dennis
McGregor and the Spoilers,
Jenner Fox Band, and Adam
and the Woodsmen. Tickets
are $75/person and organizers
request that folks do their best
to purchase tickets as groups
so that seating can be config-
ured to comply with COVID
safety standards.
<Dinner is not included
in the ticket price, and we
encourage folks to support
The Open Door by purchas-
ing dinner while enjoying the
show!= Jacobson said.
The effort grew in true
grassroots fashion, in a con-
versation between musician
Adam Woods and Sisters
Coffee Co. manager Amelia
O 9 D o u g h e r t y. A m e l i a
approached Jacobson about
participating and they were
off.
<It became, 8How big
can we do this in as short a
time as possible and under
the constraints of COVID?9=
Jacobson said.
The activity of the fun-
draiser itself is a balm in
troubled times, the bookseller
noted.
<Gathering and listening to
music feels very needed now,
especially after the Sisters
Folk Festival had to cancel
their Close to Home concert,=
he said.
Jacobson said that the
response from the local
business community was
gratifying.
<Everybody jumped at the
opportunity, which is great,=
he said. <We9re all struggling
in our ways, but everybody
wants to step up and help. It9s
a cool thing to be part of.=
Jacobson noted that hav-
ing a venue for the music was
important.
<We can9t just jam a bunch
of people into any space,= he
said. <The infrastructure for
dealing with the safety pre-
cautions is already there (at
The Open Door).=
Limited seating is avail-
able and tickets are avail-
able for purchase at www.
paulinaspringsbooks.com.
A free livestream, donated
by the High Desert Music
Collective, will also be avail-
able for those unable to attend
in person. Music begins at
5:30 p.m.
Presenting sponsors are
Paulina Springs Books;
Sisters Coffee Company;
The Open Door; High Desert
Music Collective; and The
Nugget Newspaper.
For a complete list of busi-
nesses contributing items
to the silent auction, see the
adjacent ad or visit www.
paulinaspringsbooks.com.
<This is a way for Sisters
to come together, and support
neighboring communities
as well, in a time of need,=
Jacobson said.
This is a way for
Sisters to come together,
and support neighboring
communities as well,
in a time of need.
— Lane Jacobson
PHOTO PROVIDED
Adam and The Woodsmen will play a benefit concert on Friday, October 2, in support of wildfire relief for
devastated Oregon communities.