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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 2020)
3 sNok signflz AUGUST 1, 2020 Watch your mailbox! In just a few days, the local Grand Ronde Community will be receiving an important survey from the ye?lan tilixam haws, located in the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center, Behavioral Health Department. We want your voice to be heard! August • Wednesday, Aug. 5 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Aug. 19 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. September • Wednesday, Sept. 2 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Monday, Sept. 7 – Tribal offices closed in observance of Labor Day. • Saturday, Sept. 12 – Tribal Election Day. • Sunday, Sept. 13 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Com- munity Center (tentative), 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Gover- nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Gover- nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. (Editor’s note: All events are tentative depending on the status of the Tribe’s COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response throughout 2020.) On Friday, Aug. 14 we will hold the drawing. Don’t wait – win an Early Bird Prize and still be eligible to win a $100 gift card. Good luck!!! The first 50 participants to return the survey will win a special Early Bird prize of a $25 gas card! 1 st place $100 gift card 2 nd place $ 75 gift card 3 rd place $ 50 gift card 4 th place $ 25 gas card (10 4 th place prizes) Hayu Masi Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Telephone: (503)879-5211 Fax: (503) 879-2208 COVID-19 Relief Payment Program Application On April 23, 2020, Tribal Council approved the COVID-19 Relief Payment Program (“Program”) to ensure all eligible Tribal members 18 years of age and older will receive stipends for the unexpected costs or loss of income because the COVID-19 pandemic and public health emergency. The Program provides financial assistance to eligible tribal members to help alleviate the hardships endured. Following the Tribe’s adoption and implementation of the COVID-19 Relief Payment Program, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued new guidance related to the Program. The new guidance requires that each Tribal member must complete an application for the Program. Afterhours health line Tribal members can contact the Afterhours Health Line for ques- tions about health care concerns you may have when the clinic is not open. You can reach the Afterhours Health Line by calling 503-879- 2002 and follow the prompts. The Afterhours Health Line will coordinate care and communicate with Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center providers. Please print and fill out the “COVID-19 Relief Payment Program Application” found on the Tribes’ website at http://www.grandronde.org/, and follow one of the submission options identified below. 1. Complete the Application a) Completely fill out the application. b) One application per eligible member 18 years of age and older as of next payment date of August 14, 2020. 2. Application submission a) Please submit completed application by August 7th, 2020. Failure to turn in the form could delay payment b) c) NO CONTACT SUBMISSION due to COVID-19 pandemic, so any one of the following options are available for submission. a. Scan and email to ctgrdistcovid19@grandronde.org with subject title Relief Payment Application or, b. Fax to 503-879-2208 or, c. Mail to – Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, 9615 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde OR 97347 Attn: Finance Department 3. Award a) All financial support will be sent to the recipient per their Per Capita payment election either direct deposit or mailing address *If you have any questions please contact Liz Leno by email at liz.leno@grandronde.org. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde 2020 COVID-19 Relief Payment Program Application Name (Print): _________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address (Street, City, State, Zip): _________________________________________________ Phone Number(s): _____________________________________________________________________ CTGR Enrollment Number and/or Birthdate: _____________________________ Total Living in Household: Number of Children (17 years old and younger) Living in Household: _________________ Number of Elders Living in Household, 55 years of age and older: _________________ Check the following that apply to you: Head of Household Employment Status: employed reduced hours unemployed furloughed Spouse/partner Employment Status if any: employed reduced hours ___unemployed furloughed Homeownership: own rent Children home from school: Utilities: electric _ water yes no gas garbage cable CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that I have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and am eligible under the Relief Payment Program for financial need. I also certify that the information submitted on this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Ad by Samuel Briggs III PRINT NAME DATE SIGNATURE DATE