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Health Dynamics Hospice Receives $150,000 Grant
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Help for HOSpice - The Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the charitable
arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, recently awarded a $150,000 grant
to Health Dynamics Hospice in McMinnville. Above, Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison
poses for a photo with Health Dynamics Volunteer Coordinator Lea New and Commu
nity Fund Administrator Angela Blackwell after the check presentation.
By Justin Phillips
The Spirit Mountain Community
Fund has once again proved the
motto of "giving back to the commu
nity" is real.
The fund's latest grant went to the
Health Dynamics Hospice in McMin
nville. Grand Ronde Tribal Chair Kathryn
Harrison recently presented a check
for $150,000 to Lea New of Health
Dynamics as a way to help the
hospice's goal of reaching $1.5 million
in foundation endowments.
"The Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde are pleased to present this
check to Health Dynamics Hospice,"
said Harrison. "Our people are com
mitted to affording dignity and self
sufficiency for all people, just as this
hospice is empowering patients to
make decisions for themselves for as
long as possible, while respecting the
dignity of each patient to the end of
their life."
Health Dynamics Hospice has
helped people in the McMinnville
area deal with terminal illness for the
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past 17 years. The organization
serves patients within a 30-mile ra
dius of the McMinnville area. The
services of hospice also include a be
reavement program for children and
adults who have lost a loved one.
Health Dynamics is dedicated to
bringing quality to the lives of all
people requesting special care re
gardless of their ability to pay. Over
the years, the endowment will return
approximately $75,000 in interest
annually to their budget.
"With our Tribe, we like to plan
ahead," said Harrison. "We want to
leave life a better place for future
generations. And that's what this
does. It's a joining of hands."
Health Dynamics Hospice served
more than 200 patients and families
last year.
The hospice has received three
grants from the Spirit Mountain
Community Fund that totaled
$30,000.
"Hospice is something that is im
portant to us," said Harrison.
The Spirit Mountain Community
Fund is now more than four years old
and has invested more than $10 mil
lion dollars in 11 western counties.B
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Bear Tracks - This year's Spirit Mountain Casino float entry into the
Rose Festival's annual Grand Floral Parade won the Queen's Award. This
year's float featured bears, salmon and an eagle and was titled "Spirit of the
Itsxwut Spirit of the Bear."
This photo was taken at the Studio Concepts Float Warehouse where casino
employees volunteered their time to build the float.
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