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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
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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.
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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."