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Siletz Tribe Surpasses $7.5 Million in Overall Giving Total Includes $209,740 Distributed in Late July The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri- bution Fund made another round of dis tributions July 31 and the seven-member advisory board has distributed more than r~ —_________ _ __ ________________ ______________________ Arts-$6,950 Newport Symphony Orchestra - concert sponsorship Oregon Symphony Association - High School Outreach Project subsidized tickets Toledo Art Walk - color tri-fold brochure insert in the News-Times Newport, OR Salem, OR Toledo, OR $5.4 million since its inception in 2001. Forty-six organizations shared Cultural Activities - $500 Lakota Oyate Ki - Native Culture Club annual pow-wow food assistance Salem, OR $209,740 in contributions when checks were presented at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore. This included $20,000 for the Pacific Communities Health District Foundation for the dialysis center remodel and expansion; $16,000 for the Depoe Bay Fire District for radios and software; $ 14,500 for the Food Share Oregon Food Bank occupancy expense; and $15,000 for the Chetco Historical Memorial Committee for developing and planning the memorial. The Siletz Tribe is proud of its con tributions through employment, monetary donations and cooperative measures to the Siletz community, Lincoln County and the state of Oregon. The Tribe has million through the Siletz Tribal Chari table Contribution Fund and other Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has donated more than $1.75 million in cash and fund- raising items since it opened in 1995. The casino also provides in-kind donations of convention space for various fund-raisers as well as technical support, advertising and manpower for many events. Eligibility for money from the Chari table Contribution Fund is limited to two categories: • Friends of the Children — education incentives Nearby Nature - Kalapuya Quest School nature walks Nestucca High School Football - girdles, jerseys, pants, helmets and shoulder pads Oregon Coast Aquarium. Swamp Things Exhibit - food and supplements and interactive exhibits Oregon Coast Community College - nursing education supplies, Hovermat grounded air supply and Lumex easy lifts Oregon Coast Community College, Aquarium Science Program - EBSCO water resources database web-based subscription Santiam Canyon SD 129J - prevention supplies and equipment Sharon Butler Memorial Scholarship - scholarship St. Vincent de Paul - new school shoes program for low-income children ages 5-15 Stayton Public Library Foundation - outreach storyteller program The Native American Youth and Family Center - classroom and office supplies Toledo Alternative School - textbooks Toledo High School - football helmets and shoulder pads Waldport High School Football - replacement shoulder pads Portland, OR Eugene, OR Cloverdale, OR Newport, OR $2,500 $1,000 $2,050 $5,(XX) Newport, OR $4,168 Newport, OR $4,000 Mill City, OR Newport, OR Lebanon, OR Stayton, OR Portland, OR Toledo, OR Toledo, OR Waldport, OR $6,600 $3,000 $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 $3,000 $5,000 $1,900 Newport, OR Otis, OR $2,000 $3,000 Mill City, OR Tillamook, OR Sweet Home, OR $7,000 $2,000 $3,287 Environment & Natural Resources - $5,000 Lincoln County Outdoor Education Group - supplies Westwind Stewardship Group - replace barge vessel MV Nanamuks Canyon Gleaners - purchase food stuffs for distribution to families । CASA of Tillamook County, Inc. - advocate recruitment and training | Fair Share Gleaners - food supplies to distribute to elderly, disabled and ! low-income families Food Share of Lincoln County - matching funds for Oregon Food Bank occupancy expense Harrisburg Harvesters Gleaners - food purchases from Linn-Benton Food Share Lincoln Commission on Children and Families, Project Homeless Connect - transit, tangible goods, food and identification Linda L. Vladyka Breast Wellness Foundation - complex rental and tournament fees Newport Lions Club - provide eye exams, glasses and hearing test for low-income residents Operation Homefront-Oregon - financial assistance for families of deployed and returning wounded soldiers for rent, utilities, car repairs, home repairs and food Pacific Communities Health District Foundation - dialysis center remodel and expansion Pink Ribbon Tea - breast and cancer screening fund-raiser Tilhcum Siletz Community Cancer Support Group - American Cancer Society Relay For Life • 7 Yachats Community Health Clinic - support for indigent program Historic Preservation - $15,000 Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service area Chetco Historical Memorial Committee - developing and planning for memorial (Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Lane, Housing - $9,000 Benton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Mult Joshua's House - electrical upgrade and remainder for grace period Junction City/Harrisburg/Monroe Habitat for Humanity - building of home in Harrisburg counties) • Health - $72,587 Entities and activities located in the nomah, Washington and Clackamas Native American entities and activi ties located anywhere in the United States The next deadline to submit applica tions is Sept. 18, 2009. Applications and requirements can be obtained at www. ctsi.nsn.us/chari table-contribution-fund; $500 Education - $46,218 honored its tradition of sharing within the community by distributing more than $7.5 $3,000 $3,000 $950 Newport, OR Harrisburg, OR Newport, OR $14,500 $4,000 $4,000 Salem, OR Newport, OR Albany, OR $2,300 $3,000 $5,000 Newport, OR Albany, OR Siletz, OR $20,000 $1,000 $1,500 Yachats, OR $5,000 Brookings, OR $15,000 Newport, OR Junction City, OR $4,000 $5,000 Lincoln City, OR $3,000 Eddyville, OR Salem, OR Newport, OR Seal Rock, OR $2,900 $5,000 $1,000 $750 Portland, OR $6,135 Lincoln City, OR $1,000 Prevention -$19,785 Buy Local Lincoln County Association - website, forms, brochure, shopping bags, radio ads and canopy for Buy Local campaign Eddyville Charter School - football equipment, honor game uniforms and tackling bags McKay High School Royal Scots Football — update helmets Newport High School Volleyball — equipment Oregon Boating Foundation - S AIFEST and classes for youth. Instruction, preparation day and food Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health - emergency birth control access project education, posters and brochures Taft Girls JV Soccer Team - uniforms and equipment from Kelley Ellis at 800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227; or by mail at Si Public Safety - $34,700 letz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, Colton Rural Fire Protection District - thermal imaging camera Depoe Bay Fire District - radios and software Monitor Rural Fire Protection District - Zoll “M” series defibrillator P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Colton, OR Gleneden Beach, OR Woodbum, OR Applications now can be submitted via e-mail at stccf@ctsi.nsn.us. $10,000 $16,000 $8,700 TOTAL $209,740 September 2009 • Siletz News • 9
