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:
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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)
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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
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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
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