SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
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Siuslaw Pioneer Museum Confederated Tribes celebrate five years of ‘giving’
Feb. 18 marked the fifth
celebrates volunteers
annual gifting luncheon of the
The
Siuslaw
Pioner
Museum recently honored its
45 volunteers at a luncheon at
the Florence Elks Lodge. The
theme for the celebration was
“A Night at the Oscars,” with
volunteers walking on a red
carpet to receive awards from
board president Del Phelps for
their various volunteer special-
ties.
A moment of silence was
held in memory of Bob
Jackson, who recently died.
Jackson was described by vol-
unteer Judy Fleagle as a
“reluctant, rough-edged ren-
aissance man who will be
sorely missed.”
After the awards ceremony,
time was spent reminiscing
about, and catching up on,
museum activities.
As with all nonprofits, the
museum could not function
without its volunteers. Anyone
who loves local history and
has some free time is always
welcome to join the museum’s
staff of volunteers.
WLCF awards grant to
local education foundation
The Siuslaw Education
Foundation has received a
grant from the Western Lane
Comm-unity
Foundation
(WLCF).
Siuslaw Education Found-
ation is a new private nonprof-
it corporation governed by an
11-member board of directors
committed to collaborating
with schools to address the
needs of area children.
The mission is to raise funds
to enhance academic achieve-
ment and expand learning
opportunities for every student
in Siuslaw and Mapleton
school districts. A portion of
the WLCF grant money is
being used to host a kick-off
event for the foundation.
All are invited to attend the
“Wish Me a Rainbow” celebra-
tion on Friday, March 4, from 4
to 5:30 p.m. at the Senior
Center on Kingwood Street.
Guests can enjoy tea, coffee,
punch, refreshments and face-
painting as they listen to stu-
dent entertainment and infor-
mation about the education
foundation.
There will be a display of
items requested by Siuslaw
and Mapleton schools and an
opportunity to donate to the
foundation.
There is no charge for the
event. The Siuslaw Education
Foundation is sponsored by the
Florence Area Community
Coalition.
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Three Rivers Foundation held
at the Three Rivers Casino
Resort in Florence. The Three
Rivers Foundation, estab-
lished by the Confederated
Tribes of Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
as the giving arm of its Three
Rivers
Casino
Resort,
announced gifts totaling more
than $100,000 to 20 deserving
nonprofit organizations in the
Tribe’s service district areas.
“There is a Native American
proverb that says ‘We will be
known forever by the tracks
we leave,’” said Teresa
Spangler, Chairwoman of the
Three Rivers Foundation and
Vice Chairman of the
Confederated Tribes of Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
Indians
Tribal
Council.
“Together (with these organi-
zations) we are leaving good
tracks both for now and future
generations to find.”
During this gifting cycle,
the foundation received 153
grant proposals from nonprof-
its located in Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Lane, Lincoln and
Polk counties, as well as many
communities
throughout
Oregon.
Of those proposals the fol-
lowing were awarded grant
dollars in Lane County:
Children’s Repertory of
Oregon Workshops (CROW)
in Florence; Mapleton Food
Share; Mapleton School
District; Siuslaw Outreach
Services (SOS) in Florence;
South Lane Mental Health in
Cottage Grove; Springfield
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TRC board of trustee members include Teresa Spangler, foundation chairperson, and Jay
Bozievich, foundation vice-chairperson, and trustees Beaver Bowen, Tom Grove, Bob
Main, Arron McNutt, Faye Stewart and Stephanie Watkins
Education
Foundation;
Springfield
and
Eugene
Habitat For Humanity and
Triangle Food Box in
Blachly.
The
Three
Rivers
Foundation supports innova-
tive ideas, collaborative
approaches and grassroots
efforts in the following areas:
education, health, public safe-
ty, problem gambling, the arts,
the environment, cultural
activities and historic preser-
vation.
Nonprofit and government
organizations located in Coos,
Curry, Douglas, Lane and
Lincoln Counties are encour-
aged to review grant criteria
and application deadlines on
the Three Rivers Foundations
website.
Other Oregon nonprofits
seeking grant support for proj-
ects specifically important to
Native American populations
in Oregon, have a statewide
impact, or other Oregon feder-
ally recognized tribes are
encouraged to apply.
To learn more, visit www.
threeriversfoundation.org.
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Local Scouts from Pack 777 got a full tour of City Lights Cinemas from owner
Michael Falter, who gave members of the troop and their families a behind-the-
scenes look at the projection room before watching “Kung Fu Panda 3.”
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