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Tribe continues to give to communities through charitable contribution fund The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri- bution Fund distributed $501,481.14 to 45 organizations on Aug. 3 as it continued its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups. The Siletz Tribe has made contribu- tions through employment, monetary donations and cooperative measures to the Siletz community, Lincoln County and the state of Oregon. The seven-member charitable fund advisory board has dis- tributed more than $12 million since its inception in 2001. Overall, the Tribe has honored its tradition of sharing within the community by distributing more than $15.9 million through the charitable fund and other Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has donated more than $2.8 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. The next deadline to submit appli- cations is Dec. 10, 2018. Eligibility for money from the charitable fund is limited to two categories: • Entities and activities located in the Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service area (Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Lane, Benton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Mult- nomah, Washington and Clackamas counties) • Native American entities and activi- ties located anywhere in the U.S. Applications and requirements can be obtained at ctsi.nsn.us/charitable-con- tribution-fund; by calling 800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227; or by mail- ing Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380- 0549. Applications can be submitted via e-mail at stccf@live.com. Arts – $8,000 Newport Symphony Orchestra – instru- ments and lessons for students through Family Strings youth sym- phony; Newport, OR; $3,000 Salem Art Association – student busing, art supplies and materials for Arts & History Immersion field trips to Bush House Museum; Salem, OR; $5,000 Cultural Activities – $8,294.38 Downtown Languages – fees for folk musicians and dancers for Noche Cultural/Cultural Night; Springfield, OR; $2,500 Santiam Native American Religious Group – match current secured funds to use as needed for pow-wow; Salem, OR; $800 Siletz Tribal Elders Council – travel per diem for Northwest Native American Basketweavers gathering; Otis, OR; $2,894.38 Veterans Pow-Wow Committee – sponsor- ship; Warm Springs, OR; $2,100 Education – $337,457.38 Native American Rights Fund – Native law clerk internship; Boulder, CO; $9,600 Newport High School – expand the com- puter science/technology program with ESP32 Wifi electronic kits; Newport, OR; $500 Oceanlake Elementary School – update books in first-grade classrooms; New- port, OR; $500 Oregon Coast Community College, North County Center – Quadcopter Drone educational technology; Lincoln City, OR; $1,718.99 Oregon Coast Community College, Nurs- ing Program – health care simulation training manikin with peripheral equipment; Newport, OR; $20,353.14 Fisher, continued from page 1 • • • • • • • • • Midwest Region: Collin Church, Gun Lake Tribe Great Plains Region: Jeffrey Curry III, Oglala Sioux Tribe Southeast Region: Richard “Blake” Crook, Poarch Creek Indians Western Region: Anissa Garcia, Akimel O’odham of the Gila River Indian Community (coyote clan) Northeast Region: Rachaya Lane- Jette, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah Rocky Mountain Region: ArriAnna Matt, Confederated Salish and Koo- tenai Tribes Southern Plains Region: Brittany McKane, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Pacific Region: Tashoni Morales, Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe Southwest Region: Kayla Toledo, Pueblo of Jemez The heart of UNITY is its affiliated youth councils, which are sponsored by Tribes, Alaska Native villages, high schools, colleges, urban centers and oth- ers. Youth councils are engaged in annual projects in four areas – cultural preserva- tion, environmental awareness, healthy lifestyles and community service. UNITY has a growing number of affiliated youth councils, which currently stands at 222 in 36 states. UNITY is the only organization to have a formal network of youth councils. Members of each UNITY-affiliated youth council elect two individuals (one young woman, one young man) to serve as their representatives on the National UNITY Council. UNITY conducts annual national youth leadership conferences throughout the United States with the number of participants ranging from 1,800-2,000. The UNITY Midyear Conference is nor- mally held each February in the Phoenix, Arizona area, and attracts about 300 attendees. Other UNITY youth programs have included a healthy lifestyles campaign, mini-basketball and golf clinics, leader- ship training seminars, the Earth Ambas- sador program, 25 Under 25 Leaders and the UNITY News communications network. Oregon Coast STEM Hub – food, bus passes, supplies and high school stu- dent counselor stipends for coastal environment day camp; Newport, OR; $2,000 Philomath Elementary School – replace book sets for elementary reading program; Philomath, OR; $840 Siletz Bay Music Festival – refurbish and repair musical instruments in Taft schools music program; Lincoln City, OR; $3,200 Siletz Valley Friends of the Library – vol- unteer liability insurance; Logsden, OR; $800 Siletz Valley Schools – ongoing operations for 2018-2019 academic year; Siletz, OR; $292,000 Taft High 7-12, Taft Tech – Ultimaker extruding system to recycle materials and additional Ultimaker 3D printer to meet student demand; Depoe Bay, OR; $5,945.25 Historical Preservation – $25,000 Environment & Natural Resource Preservation – $10,000 Prevention – $17,229 Devils Lake Water Improvement District – complete engineering scope of work for Devils Lake sewer system feasibil- ity plan; Lincoln City, OR; $5,000 Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pis- gah – match current secured funds for Thompson Slough hydrology monitoring project to use as needed; Eugene, OR; $5,000 Health – $33,519 Central Linn Gleaners – food for com- munity food bank; Halsey, OR; $2,000 Liberty House – child mental health and trauma assessment tools and software; Salem, OR; $3,189 Linda L. Vladyka Breast Wellness Foun- dation – field rental and umpire fees as sponsor of Play for a Cure slowpitch softball tournament fundraiser for breast cancer education and services; Salem, OR; $4,330 Pacific Communities Health District Foundation – three fetal monitoring units for birthing center; Newport, OR; $15,000 Soroptimist International of Albany – sponsor Walk for the Cause in Albany in October; Albany, OR; $5,000 South Benton County Gleaners – food for community food bank; Monroe, OR; $2,000 Stone Soup Corvallis – food to support two daily meal sites; Corvallis, OR; $2,000 Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. What to expect when you’re approved for hearing aids through CHS – You will be referred to Costco for hearing aids. Costco hearing aids cost 50-60 percent less than other providers with equal quality. Your Contract Health Services team will help you obtain a Costco membership and help with transpor- tation barriers. We look forward to working with you. Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society – museum capital building fund; Siletz, OR; $25,000 Other – $20,900 American Legion Auxiliary Post 116 – food and supplies for Veterans Thanksgiving, and gifts and supplies for Christmas party; Newport, OR; $5,000 Lincoln City Senior Center – turkeys, pies and supplies for Thanksgiving luncheon for seniors; Lincoln City, OR; $600 South Willamette Valley Honor Flights – trips to Washington, D.C., for World War II and Korean War veterans on waiting list; Albany, OR; $10,000 Yachats Youth & Family Activities Pro- gram – playground equipment for preschoolers; Yachats, OR; $5,300 Cub Scouts Pack 240 – Pinewood Derby track for scout and community use; Newport, OR; $2,119 East County Community Partnership – food, clothing, supplies, prescriptions and medical co-pays for students in east county schools; Toledo, OR; $4,850 Nestucca High School, Football – replace helmets and shoulder pads; Clover- dale, OR; $1,160 Nestucca Valley Wrestling Club – match current secured funds for singlets and warmups for junior and senior high wrestling teams; Cloverdale, OR; $2,520 Tillamook High School, Football – pad- ded shirts, helmets and shoulder pads; Tillamook, OR; $4,580 Yamhill Carlton High School, Wrestling – uniforms, bags and safety gear; Yamhill, OR; $2,000 Public Safety – $41,081.38 Adair Rural Fire and Rescue – match current secured funds for fire turnout jackets; Adair Village, OR; $2,200 Depoe Bay Fire District – medical emer- gency training manikin; Gleneden Beach, OR; $6,000 Lincoln County Community Justice – sponsor 10 days of community justice work crews to clean parks, transient and dump sites in Siletz area; New- port, OR; $4,500 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Search and Rescue – Polaris ATV and Polaris side-by-side off-road vehicles; New- port, OR; $14,763 Newport Fire Department – replace two Zoll AED Pro semi-auto/manual defi- brillators on fire engines; Newport, OR; $5,641.20 Oregon Boating Foundation – life jack- ets for community use and Port of Toledo boating events; Newport, OR; $939.25 Philomath Fire and Rescue – five-gas monitor with calibration gas and kit to use in fire and hazmat conditions; Philomath, OR; $2,838 Toledo Police Department – seven active shooter kits with ballistic vests; Toledo, OR; $4,199.93 October 2018 • Siletz News • 5
