SEPTEMBER 1, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
Chamber honors teachers
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Ron Hays has only been on the job as ex-
ecutive director of the United Way Mid-Willa-
mette Valley for three months, but it only took
him a few weeks to decide on his fi rst major
undertaking.
In his fi rst few days, a co-
worker met with a friend who
is a teacher. After a conversa-
tion, Hays, the son of a pair of
teachers, thanked the woman
for being a teacher. Hays
didn’t think much of it at the
time, but “the woman sent a
message to my co-worker a
R. Hays
bit later saying I was the fi rst
person she didn’t know who
had thanked her for being a teacher.”
Hays spoke to an assembly of Keizer educa-
tors Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Keizer Chamber of
Commerce luncheon to honor teachers.
Not long after the encounter, Hays heard
about a Oklahoma teacher who had taken to
panhandling to raise money to purchase the
supplies her students need. He approached the
United Way board with an idea and now the
organization is committing to giving $200 to
each of 1,490 elementary classrooms in a tri-
county area for a grand total of nearly $150,000.
“We should be saying thank you (to teach-
ers) all the time. From the
sincerest part of me, thank
you,” Hays said.
The luncheon coincided
with the fi rst day back to
school for teachers, and is an
annual affair for the Keizer
Chamber of Commerce.
The signifi cance of that was
C. Perry
not lost on Superintendent
Christy Perry.
“This is not normal, for a chamber to take
one of their lunches and honor our teachers.
It’s a symbol of the impact the businesses have
on our schools and schools have on our busi-
nesses,” Perry said. “We can’t do it alone and
we’re always better together.”
KNOW hosting luau Sept. 21
Spirit of Aloha, a KNOW event, will take
place Sept. 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The
event will be hosted at the Keizer Civic Center,
930 Chemawa Road NE. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Admission is $30 per ticket. Tables of eight
are available. Tickets include dinner, music,
dancing, games, and prizes. There will be a silent
and oral auction, and opportunity to purchase
raffl e tickets for a Coach handbag.
To purchase tickets, go to www.eventbrite.
com/e/spirit-of-aloha-know-fundraiser-tick-
ets-31739178738?aff=ehomecard. For more
information, contact 503-393-9111 or 503-
910-3513.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Whiteaker Middle School orchestra director Mac Mayer introduces himself during the Keizer
Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Cornhole Classic tourney Sept. 9
Shangri-La and Salem Ale
Works present the second an-
nual Capitol City Cornhole
Classic on Sept. 9 at the State
Capitol State Park, 155 Waver-
ly Street NE. The event starts
at 10 a.m. and goes to 5 p.m.
Capitol City Cornhole
Classic is a fundraiser for Shan-
One player rule breaker divi-
sion for children ages six to
12 and people with disabilities
who need accommodation is
$10.
For more information, go to
ShangrilaOregon.org or con-
tact Ashley at community@
shangrilaor.org.
gri-La. Proceeds will help peo-
ple with disabilities and fami-
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