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News from Siletz
Valley School
The Senior Careers Class collected
clothes of all sizes for weeks and gave
them away to anyone who needed them
in the community for free! Many people
stopped by despite the horrible weather on
Dec. 18 at Downey Hall in Siletz, Ore.
They took huge bags of clothing (and
heavy jackets) home to their families.
It was a great success! Clothing that
was leftover was donated to the Baptist
Church, which is in constant need of
clothing to distribute as well.
Mrs. Beutler's second-grade class
collected gifts to give to children at
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. All
grades participated and the second grade
has decided to make this an annual
event. It was a perfect lesson in generosity
and empathy.
Mrs. Beutler's second-grade class at Siletz Valley School
Scholarship Opportunities
Verl and Dorothy Miller Native American Scholarship
Applications accepted Jan. 1 - March 1, 2009
Contact: Belle Cantor, 503-227-6846
Website: www.ocf 1 org/scholarships/scholarships_for_students.html
American Indian residents of Oregon attending or planning to attend an accredited
trade or vocational school in Oregon are eligible for $l,5OO-$3,OOO a year. Students can
apply and compete for the scholarship for up to four years. Preference given to students
who have demonstrated commitment to and involvement in the American Indian com
munity, academic promise and high participation in school or community activities.
Applications and instructions are available on the website and will be supplemented
by essays and an interview with the selection committee.
Howard Vollum American Indian Scholarship
Applications accepted Jan. 1 - March 1,2009
Contact: Belle Cantor , 503-227-6846
Website: www.ocf 1 org/scholarships/scholarships_for_students.html
American Indian residents of Clackamas, .Multnomah, Washington and Clark
counties seeking post-secondary education or training in science, computer science,
engineering or mathematics are eligible for $3,000 a year for up to five years of un
dergraduate study and two years of graduate study. Preference given to students who
have demonstrated commitment to and involvement in the American Indian community,
academic promise and high participation in school or community activities.
Applications and instructions are available on the website and will be supplemented
by essays and an interview with the selection committee.
Middle School Students Art Search: Problem Gambling Awareness
Details about the contest, including suggested art themes, are available online at
www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/gambling.shtml#aware.
Oregon middle school students are invited to submit artwork for the 2009 Oregon
Department of Human Services (DHS) calendar designed to increase awareness of
problem gambling. The sixth annual art search is conducted in partnership with local
problem gambling prevention and outreach coordinators. Twelve artistic designs will
be chosen for next year’s calendar.
Entry deadline is March 20, 2009.
Approximately 75,000 adult Oregonians experience problems related to their
gambling, which also impacts children and families.
The calendar features young people's views on problem gambling, expressed
through art, and helps us spread the word that gambling can be risky in more ways
than people think, said Paul Potter, DHS problem gambling services manager.
Artwork should be entered on letter-size white paper with the name of the student
artist, grade level, school and city on the back. DHS and its partners will judge the
entries. Gift certificates ranging from $25 to $50 will be awarded to 12 students.
Submit entries to Greta Coe, Human Services Building, 500 Summer St. NE E86
Salem, OR 97301.
Foundation Grants Support
American Indian Non-profit
Leadership Development
LONGMONT, Colo. - The next generation of American Indian non-profit sector
leaders will receive a significant boost from a leadership training program organized
by First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) and funded by a consortium of
private foundations as well as contributions from individual supporters.
Grants of $300,()()() over three years from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
$400,000 over two years from the Ford Foundation and $25,000 from American Ex
press will support the Leadership and Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship Development
(LEAD) program for up-and-coming, non-profit executives serving American Indian
communities in Oregon, Washington and Colorado.
in all, 60 American Indian non-profit professionals will be trained during the
three-year grant period.
LEAD will develop a new pool of non-profit leaders to meet the needs of the grow
ing American Indian non-profit sector. LEAD Fellows are employed by a non-profit
organization or planning a career in the non-profit sector, are committed to a career
working in Native communities and are affiliated with a Tribe.
In fall 2008, LEAD graduated 12 Fellows. For information about the 2007-2008
LEAD graduates and the 2008-2009 class of LEAD Fellows, visit www.firstnations.org.
In Oregon, Washington and Colorado, respectively, partner organizations — the
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), the Potlatch Fund and NVision
- will organize and host the training sessions for the Fellows with facilitation and
support from First Nations.
"We are so pleased to expand this program that builds the capacity of Native
non-profit organizations,’’ said Michael E. Roberts, First Nations president. "By con
centrating resources on our communities' most important asset - our people - we can
build strong communities and Tribal institutions.”
The one-year mentorship program will train participants in areas critical to suc
cessful non-profit leaders, including financial management, factors affecting Native
or reservation-based non-profit organizations, fund-raising, program evaluation and
service leadership.
About First Nations Development Institute — Through a three-pronged strategy of
educating grassroots practitioners, advocating for systemic change and capitalizing
Indian communities, First Nations is working to restore Native control and culturally
compatible stewardship of the assets they own - be they land, human potential, cultural
heritage or natural resources — and to establish new assets to ensure the long-term
vitality of Native communities. First Nations Development Institute is a national,
non-profit, American Indian-led organization.
For more information about this program, contact Sarah Vermillion, vice president
of First Nations, at 303-774-7836 or svermillion@firstnations.org.
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