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6 MAY 1, 2018 Grand Ronde Transit Survey The Tribe is collecting comments on public transit use, needs, gaps and suggestions. Current transit service runs between Grand Ronde and Lincoln City on 60X Coastal Connector, between Grand Ronde and Salem on 60X Coastal Connector and 70X Grand Ronde Transit and between Grand Ronde and McMinnville on YCTA Route 22 (& 24s). The survey will end on Friday, May 11, and the information will be used in preparing a new Grand Ronde Public Transit Plan. Please let us know your transit needs and comments. Here is the link to Survey Monkey. Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/52XY83B Survey forms are also available at the front desks of the Tribal Governance Center and the Tribal Housing Administrative Office, and at the Patient Registration desk at the Tribal Health & Wellness Center in Grand Ronde. Helping Hands schedules meeting The Clothes Closet, iskam mfkhmfk haws, Empowerment Outreach Ministries, Lighthouse Church and A Cause For Paws have joined forces to support local families. The group, collectively named Grand Ronde Helping Hands, seeks to bring together those who are supporting families in Grand Ronde to share services and resources, and create a resource guide. Helping Hands’ next meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 14, at Lighthouse Church located in the Tribal building at 24697 Grand Ronde Road. If you provide any type of services to families in the community, consider attending. The group is looking for meal site calendars, food box sites, clothes closets, showers and laundry services. There also will be a collection day at iskam mfkhmfk haws, 9675 Grand Ronde Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Donations are being sought of small kitchen appliances, backpacks, school supplies, pet items and warm clothing, as well as tents, tarps, sleeping bags, pillows, warm blankets, rain gear, boots and heavy jackets to restock the shelves. Helping Hands continues to seek a volunteer with graphic arts skills to create a logo that represents all of the organizations. The logo would be used on business cards, a banner and possibly a website, and the artist possibly would receive a small honorarium. For more information, contact Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or by e-mail at fambrose@marionpolkfoodshare.org. S moke S ignals Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’ Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Custodial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day. If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com. To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your User ID and password for security purposes. If you have any trouble logging in to or using the sys- tem, contact the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday. MEMBER BENEFIT FUND ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council is considering amendments to the Member Benefit Fund Ordinance. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the April 4, 2018, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed amendments change Section (e)(9) to provide that dis- tributions refused or not claimed by a designated beneficiary within 18 months of the member’s death will be returned to the Fund and become part of the following year’s appropriation and distribution. The proposed amendments also include minor technical (i.e., for- matting, typographical, housekeeping) modifications. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to the Member Benefit Fund Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendments, please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by May 15, 2018. Massage at Health & Wellness Center Mind, Body & Soul Therapeutic Massage started at the Health & Well- ness Clinic last year. Remember: Appointments for massage are not managed by the Health & Wellness Center staff. To schedule an appointment, call 971-237-2561. Ad created by George Valdez
