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MAY 1, 2016
Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
If you receive SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance, you auto-
matically qualify for assistance at the Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675
Grand Ronde Road.
No one will be turned away in need of a food box.
Upcoming food box distribution dates are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May
6; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 20;
and 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 25. The Food Bank will be closed on
Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box may ill out an authorized
representative form and that person can pick up a food box on your
behalf. The authorization is good for one year.
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is run by
Marion-Polk Food Share, which has been leading the ight to end hunger
since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
“We believe that everyone deserves to have enough to eat,” says Food
Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose. “You are welcome to get a food
box at each of our regular weekly distributions. No one will be turned
away in need of a food box.”
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repacking
food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes and end-of-
the-month inventory. All volunteers must attend annual mandatory
training. The next training, which will cover safe food handling,
non-discrimination and warehouse safety, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m.
Monday, May 16.
Call on non-distribution days to ensure someone is available to as-
sist you. You also can sign up for a monthly e-mail for the Food Bank
calendar and events, as well as follow the Food Bank on Facebook.
The Food Bank is an equal opportunity provider.
Contact Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or at fambrose@marionpolkfood-
share.org for more information or to volunteer.
Oicial Tribal Facebook pages
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council:
www.facebook.com/TheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Higher Education:
www.facebook.com/grand.r.ed
• Grand Ronde Youth Education:
www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthEducation
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Grand Ronde Station:
www.facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
• Veterans Special Event Board:
www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Board-of-the-Confederated-Tribes-of-
the-Grand-Ronde-Community
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden
• Grand Ronde Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Grand Ronde Head Start Preschool is accepting applications for
the upcoming 2016-17 school year.
We are now recruiting expectant mothers and children ages 0-5
for our home-based and center-based programs.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, and selection
will take place on Friday, July 15.
Please stop by the school or call 503-879-2161 for an application,
or go to our website: www.grandronde.org/departments/education/
early-childhood-education.
The irst day of school is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 12.
Children with special needs are strongly encouraged to apply.
Transportation may be provided in the Grand Ronde/Willamina/
Sheridan area.
Two-thirds must approve
to become adopted
SESSIONS continued
from front page
bership-proposed constitutional
amendment to proceed.
The educational sessions will be
held:
• 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the
Portland Community College
Sylvania Campus cafeteria,
12000 S.W. 49th Ave.;
• 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at
the Governance Center Atrium
in Grand Ronde following the reg-
ularly scheduled Tribal Council
meeting;
• 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Lane
Community College’s Forum
Building 17, 4000 E. 30th Ave.,
Eugene.
Tribal members will be required
to register to vote with the BIA for
the special election. Thirty percent
of those who register to vote must
cast a ballot and two-thirds of
those voting must approve of the
proposal for an amendment to be
adopted.
ATTENTION
TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Ceremonial Hunting Board
Election Board
Powwow SEB
1 Vacancy
1 Vacancy, 1 alternate vacancy
2 Vacancies
Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin,
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times for
Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
• Ceremonial Hunting Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Groshong.
• Culture Committee meets at 1 p.m. the irst Wednesday of the month at
Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Chair: Betty Bly.
• Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the
month in the Adult Education building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
• Elders Committee meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month in
the Elders Activity Center. Chair: Julie Duncan.
• Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Center. Chair: Michael Mercier.
• Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the
month at the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair: Harold Lyon.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month
in the Health & Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Housing Board meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday of the month in the
Housing Department conference room. Chair: Matt Thomas.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets monthly at noon at the Community
Center. Dates vary. Contact Dana Ainam at 503-879-2037 or Kalene Con-
treras at 503-879-2165. Chair: Dana Ainam.
• Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at
the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair: Bob Mercier.
• Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the irst Tuesday of the
month in the old Elders Craft House. Chair: Steve Bobb Sr.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
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