SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 | 7A
Siuslaw Vision receives tax-exempt status, multi-year grant
Siuslaw Vision recent-
ly announced it has been
recognized, as of January
2021, by the Internal Reve-
nue Service as a tax-exempt
nonprofit organization.
In addition, the organi-
zation was just awarded a
$249,000 grant to support
core operations for 2021–
2023.
“These changes mean
a solid foundation for the
work of Siuslaw Vision and
the many volunteers and
organizations working to-
gether on a shared future,”
said Stephanie Sarles, co-
ordinator with Siuslaw Vi-
sion.
Siuslaw Vision is a grass-
roots effort to enhance op-
portunities in western Lane
County-Siuslaw
region.
The organization supports
local residents in imple-
menting a community-de-
veloped Vision.
The Vision was created
by local people over a two-
year period and officially
launched in 2016. The work
of the organization focuses
on three strategies:
• Connecting people and
organization in the region
with each other and with
the resources needed to ac-
complish their goals.
• Convening like-mind-
ed, and unrelated, people
and groups to build indi-
vidual and organization ca-
pacity within the region.
• Catalyzing communi-
ty-led projects to build a
better Siuslaw region to-
gether.
“For this upcoming
three-year period, we will
be focusing on first helping
the Siuslaw region Recover
from the effects of the pan-
demic; second, checking in
with local people to Refresh
the priorities identified in
their Vision; and third, sup-
porting community mem-
bers and groups to Respond
to those identified priori-
ties,” said Sarles.
The grant award, from
The Ford Family Founda-
tion, will continue funding
for three Siuslaw Vision
employees: the coordinator,
financial support, and in-
formation technology sup-
COURTESY PHOTO
Siuslaw Vision Team, Board of Directors and Staff. From left: Erin Gordenier, Susy Lacer, Meg Spencer, Janine
Stewart, Dina Pavlis, Stephanie Sarles, Jo Beaudreau, Jacquie Beveridge, Mike Webb, Brenda Gilmer. Not
pictured: Maggie Bagon, Brigette Stickney.
port, along with stipends
for Vision volunteers.
In addition to the paid
staff, Siuslaw Vision relies
on a core group of volun-
teers, the Vision Team, to
do its work of connecting,
convening and catalyzing.
Current Vision Team
members include: Mag-
gie Bagon, Jo Beaudreau,
Jacquie Beveridge, Brenda
Gilmer, Dina Pavlis, Erin
Gordenier, Susy Lacer, Meg
Spencer, Janine Stewart and
Brigette Stickney. Board
of Directors members are:
Susy Lacer, Meg Spencer
and Mike Webb.
For more information or
to get involved with Siu-
slaw Vision, visit www.Siu-
slawVision.org or call 541-
590-2425.
Western Lane Community Foundation to award 13 CES scholarships
WLCF has announced its
seventh-annual Continu-
ing Education Scholarships
program for 2021 offering
13 scholarships totaling
$15,200. These scholarships
are awarded annually and
are designed for students
who use permanent home
addresses within the Flor-
ence or Mapleton school
district-geographical areas
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and have already graduated
from high school (2020 or
earlier), have their diplo-
ma, GED or were homes-
chooled and are eligible to
enter higher education or a
trade school or a graduate
program.
This includes non-tradi-
tional students starting or
returning to a program after
a career or family change or
job loss. Criteria includes
academic achievement, fi-
nancial need, outside ac-
tivities, work history and
volunteerism to name a few.
Scholarships available:
• $3,000 Arlis Ulman
Health Careers Scholarship
to a Lane Community Col-
lege student this summer.
The Ulman Scholarship is
designed to assist students
enrolled at LCC in their
nursing or pre-nursing
curriculum either in Flor-
ence or the Eugene cam-
pus. Students must have a
permanent residence in the
Florence/Mapleton school
district area, have graduat-
ed in 2020 or earlier, major
in the Nursing Program,
including students com-
pleting prerequisites prior
to admission to the nurs-
ing program, and who have
demonstrated a commit-
ment to academic achieve-
ment and have financial
need.
• $1,200 Don Tiegen
Scholarship to a student
who is re-entering upper
education after a significant
interruption such as mili-
tary service, injury, or a ca-
reer change. Students may
be working on obtaining
their GED.
• Eleven $1,000 Scholar-
ships to students who are
in their sophomore or high-
er year, re-entry students
and other career changing
adults attending gradu-
ate programs, traditional
four-year colleges as well
as community colleges and
accredited trade schools
and special arts programs.
Home schooled students
are eligible if they are at-
tending a qualified school
in the fall and have earned
their GED.
• Six $1,000 Western
Lane Community Founda-
tion Scholarships
• Three $1000 John
Seaver Scholarships
• One $1,000 Glenn But-
ler Scholarship
• One $1,000 Dr. A. J.
Brauer Founder Scholar-
ship
Applications are available
online at www.wlcfonline.
org. Deadline for postmark
or receipt is June 30.
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