COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 2, 2018
3A
Groups in the Grove
A look at local events, achievements and things to know in Cottage Grove
T.E.A.M. CG looking
for new members,
information
In 2014, Community Leader Don Williams convened
a group of local movers & shakers to determine if there
was a need for and interest in creating a networking/
training organization to strengthen Cottage Grove’s non-
profi t organizations (NPOs). The answer was “Yes!” --
and TEAMcg was born.
Our name is an acronym for Together Everyone
Achieves More. Our mission is to “connect the commu-
nity” and we do it in several ways:
1. Establishing and maintaining an NPO database;
2. Organizing a bi-annual gathering of NPOs for net-
working and training;
3. Offering specialized training workshops as needed;
4. Maintaining a website (teamcottagegrove.com) that
offers the database and community information;
5. Partnering with the United Way of Lane County for
volunteer coordination; and by
6. Publishing a weekly newsletter informing Grovers
what’s going on in town.
We are fi nalizing the 2018 Database and need NPO
leaders to visit our website to ensure their information
is still accurate. Please email any changes or additions
ASAP to teamcottagegrove@gmail.com.
For a little town, we are a busy town! Around The
Grove is a free, weekly publication highlighting local
events and activities. KNND provides us with communi-
ty information we aggregate into four pages and distrib-
ute in two ways.
DirtCheapCopies and the Library print the courtesy
copies Jill and Marje Vaverka place strategically around
town. We also email it on Mondays. To subscribe, or to
submit an item to promote, send email to cindy@knnd.
com.
After four years, it’s time for some new teammates!
We welcome an opportunity to meet with nonprofi t
groups and explore how TEAMcg can better serve them.
To schedule a date, call John Rudolph at 541-942-2350.
We are especially grateful to be a community project
of Another Way Enterprises (AWE), which is our fi scal
agent allowing us to receive charitable donations.
South Valley Athletics readying to lobby for
volunteers
Forty-eight years and still
going strong! As time marches
on, South Valley Athletics has
undergone many changes over
those years, but the last two
years have been particularly in-
teresting. With those changes,
we are in need of people to con-
tinue supporting community
recreation now more than ever
as we manage transitions in the
organization.
We had a setback in Decem-
ber with the theft of our trailer
and soccer equipment. More
frustrating than the loss was the
impact to improving practice
fi elds and equipment for the
kids.
Through the hard work of our
volunteers and the tremendous
support of this community, we
were able to replace all of the
stolen equipment and plan to
continue efforts to improve the
R St. fi elds.
The kids have new gear
and things are on track for the
spring. Once the new Harrison
is complete, the additional gym
space will allow more opportu-
nities for volleyball and basket-
ball.
The future for community
recreation is bright.
In many ways, the organi-
zation has never been health-
ier. We are fi scally sound with
strong policy to protect and
develop kids. We have solid
support in the community and a
long tradition of service.
We are incredibly thankful
for the efforts of our volunteer
board members. Their hard
work has created tremendous
opportunities for local families.
Here comes the big ask…
We need a new group of
volunteers to step forward for
South Valley Athletics to con-
tinue into the future. Many
of our board members started
when their kids were little, and
as they age out of our programs,
our board members will transi-
tion to support their children as
they move to other programs.
We need parents who are com-
mitted to community based
programs for soccer, volleyball,
basketball, cheer and tennis
to carve out time in their busy
schedules.
Without that volunteer base,
we will not be able to keep
these programs going.
South Valley Athletics is
making a push during the
month of May to fi nd commu-
nity volunteers.
We will evaluate volun-
teer response at the end of the
month and determine a path
forward for the future.
Please contact our offi ce or
talk to one of our board mem-
bers in the blue shirts on soccer
weekends. We need executive
board members by June.
It has been an honor being
executive board members of
this organization; serving kids
and families in this communi-
ty is tremendously rewarding.
Please help us keep this pro-
gram rolling. Thank you in ad-
vance for your support.
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