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MARCH 15, 2018
Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is operated
by Marion-Polk Food Share, which has been leading the fight to end
hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
Recipients of SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance automat-
ically 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.
“We believe that everyone deserves to have enough to eat,” Food
Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose says. “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.”
Upcoming food box distribution dates will be:
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 16;
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 21;
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 30.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box can fill out an autho-
rized representative form and that person can pick up a food box on
your behalf. The authorization is good for one year.
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repacking
food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes, end-of-
month inventory and picking up food donations at area stores.
Call to ensure someone is available to assist. People 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.
Call Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or contact her at fambrose@mari-
onpolkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer. 
‘This is an event for
the kids to have fun’
EASTER continued
from front page
Typically, there are approximately
200 participants.
Parents are reminded to bring
their own camera and Tribal Elder
Steve Bobb Sr. is slated to be this
year’s Easter Bunny again as he
has in past years. He will be posing
for pictures with children before
and after the hunt.
Members of the Tribe’s Housing
Department as well as a handful of
other volunteers stuff about 2,000
plastic eggs with candy. Tribal
Council sponsors the event and
pays for the candy.
“We have a lot of fun stuffing the
eggs and we don’t eat that much of
the candy, unless a piece falls on
the floor,” Kroeker joked.
She has been involved with the egg
hunt since it was restarted in 2006
and said although it can be a tiring
event for organizers, seeing the chil-
dren smile makes the effort worth it.
“This is an event for the kids to
have fun,” Kroeker said. “They all
seem to have a great time with
old-fashioned fun. I think it’s fan-
tastic.”
This year, attendees are en-
couraged to take in the Spring
Jamboree event in the Tribal gym
following the hunt to kick off Child
Abuse Prevention Month in April.
It is sponsored by Children & Fam-
ily Services, and will begin at 10:15
a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. Activi-
ties will include a “fun walk,” prizes
and lunch while supplies last. 
WIC visits Community Center monthly
Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the
age of 5?
If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program.
With WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions and access
fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal and
more.
A WIC representative visits the Tribal Community Center on the third
Tuesday of the month, which will be March 20.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879-
2034. 
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 Gro-
shong.
• Culture Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the
month at the Grand Ronde Food Bank/iskam mfkhmfk haws, 9675
Grand Ronde Road. Chair: Francene Ambrose.
• Editorial Board meets at 10 a.m. Friday, March 16, in the Publications
Office in the Tribal Governance Center. Chair: Siobhan Taylor. Contact:
Editorial.Board@grandronde.org.
• 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: Jennie VanAtta.
• Enrollment Board 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:
Tyson Mercier.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Monday 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: Kristy Criss-Lawson.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets monthly at noon at the Com-
munity Center. Dates vary. Contact Dana Ainam at 503-879-2037.
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 5:30 p.m. the first 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.
CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES PRESENTS:
Spring Jamboree
2018
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COMMUNITY FOOD
CONVERSATION
Saturday, March 31 - 10:15 a.m -12:30 p.m.
(After Easter egg hunt in Tribal housing)
Thursday, April 12th | 6-8pm
Grand Ronde Community Center
Free dinner! Please RSVP: 503-879-3663
Join us at the Tribal Gym for the Annual CFS FUN
WALK
• 10:15 a.m.
Registration
• 10:30 a.m.
Walk begins
• 11 a.m.
Lunch
• 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Activities/Prizes
Lunch while supplies last
Some activities weather permitting
CELEBRATING HEALTHY FAMILIES