SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
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PTA invites community Nominations sought for annual Siuslaw Awards
to ‘Breakfast with Santa’
Pancakes will be hot off the
griddle
for
Florence
Community
PTA’s
first
Breakfast With Santa event,
scheduled for Saturday, Dec.
2, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., at
Crossroad Assembly of God
Church, 1380 10th St.
The event will feature an
opportunity to take selfies with
Santa, a delicious pancake
breakfast, hot cocoa bar, bake
sale and fun for the whole
family.
“Our goal is to bring some
holiday cheer to the communi-
ty, while raising funds for the
programs
supported
by
Florence Community PTA,”
said Tiffany Holdahl, FCPTA
President.
Tickets for the event are $15
for adults and $10 for children.
All proceeds will go to PTA
to support programs including
teacher
grants,
Teacher
Appreciation Week recogni-
tion, scholarships for graduat-
ing seniors, community and
parent engagement events and
more.
Tickets will be available at
the door the day of the event.
For more information,
check
out
Florence
Community PTA on Facebook
or email florence communi-
typta@yahoo.com.
‘Fix It’ to be screened at
healthcare discussion Dec. 2
The Florence chapter of
Health Care for All Oregon is
joining
with
Florence
Organizes to ramp up outreach
to businesses and individuals
concerned about healthcare.
The communiuty is invited
to an informative meeting
Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at
2 p.m. at the Senior Center,
1570 Kingwood St.
The speaker will be retired
physician Mike Huntington,
who led the “Mad as Hell
Doctors” in its efforts to influ-
ence healthcare legislation
when the Affordable Care Act
was being written.
The documentay film “Fix
It” will be shown, with time to
be allowed for discussion.
Attendees will hear a report
of a statewide HCAO meeting
held in Portland in October, as
well as information on
Oregon’s Ballot Measure 101
coming in January.
Snacks will be available.
For more information, call
541-997-2997.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot
Like Bazaar Time
• Holiday Bazaar at Shorewood
Senior Living
• Friday and Saturday, December
1 & 2, 10 am – 2 pm.
• Stroll around and see over 14
tables of fun.
• Demonstrations, hot apple
cider, and music to put you in a HOLIDAY mood.
• Some of the sale items will be…Tupperwear, Pampered
Chef and Scentsy.
• Lots of hand-made and unique items. You know you want to
come!!!!
• COOKIE EXCHANGE; Bring a half-dozen of your favorite bar
cookies and exchange them with other yummy treats. Such
as home-made walnut, cranberry, cream cheese bars, from
Shorewood Senior Living.
SHOREWOOD SENIOR LOVING
The 10th annual Siuslaw
Awards is fast approaching.
The awards banquet, sponsored
by the Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce, will take place
Feb. 7 at the Florence Events
Center. This prestigious event
recognizes excellence in the
local business community by
naming recipients for awards in
Excellence in Customer
Service, Curb Appeal,
Nonprofit Achievement,
Community Caring, Innovation
in Business and the Stu
Johnston Business of the Year
Award.
In addition, two outstanding
individuals in the community
will be honored with the Future
First Citizen Award and the
First Citizen Award.
The First Citizen Award rec-
ognizes an individual who has
given selflessly to the commu-
nity based on community
involvement, leadership and
overall community impact.
The Future First Citizen
Award recognizes a student
based on his or her academic
success as well as civic
involvement and contributions
to the community.
The Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce will also recog-
nize an individual or business
that has selflessly given of its
time and efforts in supporting
the Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce and its efforts with
the Distinguished Service
Award.
Anyone can choose to nomi-
nate their own or another busi-
ness for the Siuslaw Awards.
Applications are available now
either at the Florence Chamber
of Commerce Visitor Center or
online at www.florencecham-
ber.com.
Nominations for business
awards must be submitted to
the Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce by Friday, Dec. 15.
First Citizen and Future First
Citizen nomination forms will
be available at area service
clubs starting Monday, Dec. 4,
and are due back to the
Chamber by Jan. 10, 2018.
For more information, call
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce at 541-997-3128.
Fundraiser for Teen Giving Tree has begun at Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes Store has started
a new fundraiser for the fifth
annual Teen Giving Tree — a
can and bottle drive. Collecting
cans and bottles is not a new
idea but it is the first time for
Twin Lakes Store.
“I'm excited with this new
idea to generate funds so we
can provide gifts for our
Teens,” said Vicki Ambrosio,
owner of Twin Lakes Store.
“At 10 cents each, they add up
fast and we already have a
space devoted to bottle
returns.”
Twin Lakes Store has set up
a special account for this
fundraiser alone.
“I think this is something we
could continue to do year-
round to generate more money
throughout
the
year.”
Ambrosio added.
Twin Lakes Store is located
three miles north of Florence
on Highway 101, near Sutton
Lake.
Clean cans and bottles can
be dropped off during regular
business hours, seven days a
week, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This is a great opportunity
for people to clean out the cans
and bottles in their garage and
help generate funds for this
annual project.
“Please consider donating to
this
fundraiser,”
said
Ambrosio. “It is for a good
cause. Teens often get over
looked for the holidays, espe-
cially when times are tough.
This event has been remarkable
in the past and has greatly
affected our youths’ hearts.”
For more information, call
541-997-3021.
City Recorder Weese to speak at City Club meeting Friday
On Friday, Dec. 1, the City
Club of Florence will be host-
ing City Recorder and
Economic
Development
Coordinator Kelli Weese to dis-
cuss the City of Florence’s vol-
unteer opportunities.
The City of Florence has
many committees and volun-
teer groups committed to con-
tinuing the efforts of the city’s
goals of service delivery, liv-
ability and quality of life, eco-
nomic development, communi-
cation, and financial and orga-
nizational sustainability.
Come learn how you can
help contribute to the city and
make sure your voice is heard.
Volunteer groups include:
Airport Advisory Committee
and Airport Volunteer Group,
financial management commit-
tees including the Audit and
C ONFEDERATED T RIBES
The
Three
Rivers
Foundation, the giving arm of
the Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw
Indians,
has
announced its next grant cycle
will begin Friday, Dec. 1.
“The
Three
Rivers
Foundation is an exciting
opportunity for us to invest in
our local communities,” said
Mark Ingersoll, Tribal Council
Chairman of the Confederated
Tribes. “We are pleased to have
Budget Committees, Economic
Development
Committee,
Environmental Management
Advisory Committee, Florence
Events Center Volunteers and
Friends of the FEC, Florence
Urban Renewal Agency, hous-
ing and economic opportuni-
ties,
Project
Ad-Hoc
Committee, parks volunteers,
Planning Commission, police
auxiliary and reserve officers,
SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR
the resources available to pro-
vide a new opportunity for
nonprofit organizations that
meet our criteria for additional
support for their important
work.”
The Foundation, established
in October 2011 and funded by
proceeds from the Three Rivers
Casino Resort in Florence, is
interested in supporting inno-
vative ideas, collaborative
approaches and grassroots
efforts in the following areas:
Public Art Committee, art
selection committees and
Transit Advisory Committee.
City Club meets at the
Ocean Dunes Golf Links club
house on Munsel Lake Road.
Lunch is available from
11:30 a.m. to noon.
Program starts at noon and
continues until 1 p.m.
City Club programs are open
to the public.
‘C HARITABLE G IVING ’
education, health, public safety,
problem gambling, the arts, the
environment, cultural activities
and historic preservation.
Interested parties are invited
to review grant criteria and
access an electronic application
at www.threeriversfoundation
.org. Grant applications for this
giving cycle will be accepted
from through 5 p.m. on Dec.
31.
Nonprofit organizations with
501(c) (3) designations and
government
organizations
located in Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Lane or Lincoln
Counties are encouraged to
apply.
Additionally, applications
from other Oregon nonprofit
organizations with projects
specifically important to
Native American populations,
projects that have “statewide
impact” in Oregon, or other
federally recognized tribes are
also welcomed.
WLCF deadline for nonprofit grant applications set for January
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1451 Spruce Street, Florence
Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) is remind-
ing local nonprofits that the
deadline for submitting a grant
application is Monday, Jan 15.
Each year, WLCF awards
several grants to local non-
profit organizations for proj-
ects/programs in its target area
of western Lane County from
Deadwood/Mapleton to Dunes
City. Grants are awarded in the
areas of education, medicine
and science, the arts and social
and civic services.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
In 2017, over $72,000 was
awarded to 22 of these causes.
The annual amount to be
awarded is determined by the
performance of the invested
portfolio of discretionary funds
during the current year.
The application can be
downloaded at wlcfonline.org
and it is recommended that
applicants review the Grant
Guidelines included there.
Applications can be submit-
ted
to
Western
Lane
Community Foundation, P.O.
Box 1589 Florence, OR 97439
or to its website.
Selected grant recipients will
be required to submit a grant
activity report by Friday, Aug.
31, 2018.
For more information, please
contact WLCF calling 541-
997-1274.
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