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Smoke Signals 3 AUGUST 15, 2004 Spirit Mountain Community Fund Awards $1.2 Million Grand Ronde Tribe's charitable arm reaches out to non-profit community. The Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board recently an nounced new grant awards. A total of $1.2 million in awards was made to 33 non-profit organizations in West ern Oregon, bringing the total amount of giving to just over $25 million. SPIRIT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FUND program ($50, Raphael House of Portland's Take Care Be Aware program for domestic vio lence preven tion, ($50,000), the Children's Cancer Associa tion resource and education 000), and Head Among the grant recipients are Start of Yamhill Co.'s new build- Spirit Mountain Community Fund Clackamas Community College Foundation Campaign for the Arts Oregon Children's Theatre Rural Schools Project Pacific Northwest College of Art Youth Arts Outreach Program Portland Taiko Education and Outreach Initiative Young Audiences Arts for Learning Boy's and Girl's Clubs of Portland Metro area Kid's Cafe' Expansion Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Portland Metro-area Outreach Head Start of Yamhill County Building a Healthy Head Start Building in Newberg Lewis & Clark Northwestern College of Law Indian Law Summer 2004 Program Newberg Public Schools Robotics Design Technology Outreach Program Oregon Supported Living Program Mini-bus Project B Peninsula Children's Center Ensuring Continued Capacity and Sustaining Quality Care Sheridan School District 48J English Language Arts and Literacy Curricu lum Revision Tucker Maxon Oral School Preschool Program for Deaf children YWCA of Greater Portland Stable Homes City of McMinnville McMinnville Wetland Restoration Columbia Riverkeeper Hanford Education Project ing in Newberg ($100,000). The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, through the Spirit Moun tain Community Fund, donate six percent of the profits from Spirit Mountain Casino to area non-profits. The fund promotes Native American culture, history and val ues through their support of edu cation, arts and culture and history. To learn more about the fund go to the website at www.thecommunityfund.com Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Adam Henny July 2004 Grant Recipients Columbia Slough Watershed Council Slough School Education Ecotrust Oregon Tribal Nations Rebuilding Salmon Nation Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide - Education Oregonians re: Indig enous Rights Around the World Children's Cancer Association Resources and Education Program Community Outreach, Inc. Outpatient Counseling Services Expansion Housecall Providers, Inc Expanding the Vision House of Zion Ministries, Inc House of Zion Food Program National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington Kidney Patient Support Project Open Door Case Management and Counseling for the Homeless Sisters of the Road Cafe Hot MealsBarter Program The Children's's Center of Clackamas County Medical Assessments Pro gram Willamette Valley Food Assistance Food Assistance & Food Collection Project Volunteers in Medicine Diabetes Management Program Raphael House of Portland Domestic Violence Prevention: Take CareBe Aware! Volunteers of America Oregon Home FreeDomestic Violence Intervention Yamhill County Sheriff West Valley School Officer Program Tribal Youth Visit The Oregon Zoo In Portland "It's a good balance between cultural activities and having fun By Jack Ham On Thursday July 22, those will ing to take part from Youth Edu cation gathered onto the bus to the Oregon Zoo. About 20 students and five student interns took part in this event. The main event in this trip included a bird show where birds of prey flew around the audience. Other events included a train ride around the park and just simply walking around and viewing all of the animals. Getting together with Tribal members of the same age while doing something everyone can love made this trip one of the good opportunities to spend time with the Tribal youth. "It gives kids a chance to partici pate in activities with their friends, old and new, and to have fun to gether," said Edu cational Division Manager Marion Mercier "This trip gave a chance for the kids to work together and meet new people," said Youth Cultural Specialist, Travis Mercier. "This pro vides activities for a lot of local kids who have nothing else to do." The Oregon Zoo first officially opened up in 1959 and from that day on the zoo holds bird shows, animal feedings and concerts that in clude artists such as Mary Chapin Carpen ter, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy and The Indigo Girls. "It's a safe place to take families," "It's a good educational opportunity." said Me dia Relations Officer Bill La Marche. The zoo's latest attraction is Eagle Canyon an added addition to the "' ' . , .V. ".' . .,. . y , -M y 1 ' i v '"" dreds of salmon. The zoo sits on 64 acres of the OregonMetropolitan property. According to the Oregon Zoo website, there are about 1,029 speci- Flight - The students were treated to the "Birds of Prey" show where this bald eagle soared within feet above the crowd. '2S ?Ji-7r hr Mi 'mi 1) i I if Xh at uii Jrtii) . xmt 'A 1 1 IP a- j& Ji I t KA.S U Ui. ft A J Getting Together About 20 Tribal youth traveled to the Oregon Zoo as part of a summer activity put on by the Youth Education Department. The students, shown here dividing into groups, spent the day viewing the hundreds of animals on exhibit. The Youth Education Department hosts these events to help promote healthy behavior. Great Northwest exhibit. Eagle Canyon includes two bald eagles, rainbow trout, sturgeon and hun- mens representing 200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphib ians, and invertebrates. Of them, 21 species are endan gered and 33 are threatened. The zoo is currently active in 21 species survival plans. More than a million visitors come to the Or egon zoo each year to see exotic and rare ani mals and to learn more about the zoo's resi dents. There are 170 em ployees at the zoo and they have a $23.4 mil lion budget. "I think it's important for the youth to have structured activities," said Director of Opera tions Chris Leno. "It's a good bal ance between cultural activities and having fun."
