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JULY 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 automatically
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:
•
2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 18;
•
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 27.
People must check in 15 minutes before closing to receive a food box.
In addition, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center’s Community
Health Team will be setting up the mobile clinic at the pantry on the
first Friday of every month.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box can fill 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 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@marion-
polkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer.n
S moke S ignals
Election Office
opens on July 23
Starting Monday, July 23, and running through Thursday, Aug.
30, the Election Office in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand
Ronde Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour
lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office
can be reached at 503-879-2271.
For eligible voters’ convenience, blank signature verification
forms will be placed in a hanging basket outside the Elections Office
door. Completed forms with a notarized signature or legible copy
of ID (driver’s license, member ID card, passport, etc.), including
your signature attached need to be mailed to the Election Board
office for processing. The form will not be processed unless it has
been notarized or includes a legible copy of ID and your signature
attached.
Ballots will be mailed to voters with verified signatures on
Wednesday, July 25. Tribal members may create a verified signa-
ture card at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday,
Sept. 8.
The Grand Ronde post office is no longer open to accept your
ballots on Saturday, Sept. 8. For those members intending to walk
into the post office with your ballot, you will have ensure that you
turn it in before the post office closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7.n
Appointments available in Optometry
at the Health & Wellness Center
• Comprehensive eye exams
• Diabetic eye exams
• Red eye treatment
• Excellent selection of frames
Call 503-879-2097 for an appointment. n
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 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 monthly at the Chachalu Museum & Cultural Cen-
ter’s conference room. August meeting TBD. Chair: Siobhan Taylor. Contact:
Editorial.Board@grandronde.org.
• Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first 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: Ann Lewis.
• 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 Community
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.
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