COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | OCTOBER 7, 2021 | 7A
Oregon Food Bank launches statewide Policy Leadership Council
Community members who have experienced hunger and its root causes to lead public policy and grassroots advocacy efforts
PORTLAND,
Ore
— Oregon Food Bank
(OFB) today announced
the launch of its state-
wide Policy Leadership
Council, a new gov-
ONE STOP FOR YOUR
PLUMBING NEEDS
PVC, BRASS, STEEL & MORE
LANDSCAPE AND
BUILDING MATERIALS
Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm
7919 N. River Road
541-942-4664
Let us help you select the right wood fl ooring for any room!
Stop by our showroom for a free design consultation and estimate.
erning body that places
public policy and grass-
roots advocacy decisions
in the hands of commu-
nity members.
The council is made
up entirely of communi-
ty leaders who also have
lived experience of food
insecurity, systemic rac-
ism, gender oppression
and other root causes
of hunger. Collectively,
their leadership advanc-
es Oregon Food Bank’s
10-year vision and belief
that the strongest solu-
tions to food insecurity
come from community
expertise.
Representing urban,
rural and suburban
communities from Asto-
ria to Umatilla, Eugene
to Grande Ronde, the
15-member statewide
body brings an incred-
ible depth of local lead-
ership and experience to
the food bank’s mission
to end hunger and its
root causes.
The council includes
membership of a Cot-
tage Grove resident as
well.
Together, the Coun-
cil will set Oregon Food
Bank’s grassroots advo-
cacy agenda by identi-
fying and addressing the
policies and systems that
drive hunger and pover-
ty in our communities.
“Enacting a Policy
Leadership
Council
that’s not only Black, In-
digenous and other peo-
ple of color — but peo-
ple from all walks of life
— that have experienced
some sort of oppression
is important,” shared Ya-
neli Hernandez-Tapia,
a Salem-based member
of the council. “It brings
our unique lenses into
enacting policy chang-
es that have an impact
at the statewide or local
levels.”
In the coming months,
the Policy Leadership
Council will work to:
• Identify the most
significant root causes of
hunger in communities
that disproportionately
experience food insecu-
rity
• Develop a roadmap
to guide Oregon Food
Bank efforts to change
policies and systems that
drive hunger
• Set Oregon Food
Bank positions on key
legislation and ballot
measures that align with
this
systems-change
platform
Drawing on lived ex-
perience and expertise,
the Policy Leadership
Council aims to address
inequities in our polit-
ical and social systems
that drive hunger.
“The system isn’t
made for us; it’s made
to exploit us as People
of Color. How do we
engage in the system,
but also address the in-
equity in the system?”
asked Andrea Gonzalez,
a council member from
Astoria. “It’s important
to assess what causes
the metaphorical fires
for families and think
bigger-scale — like pol-
icy change — in order
to meet the needs of
the community, espe-
cially those who have
been marginalized for so
long.”
Though a number
of food banks include
community input in de-
cision-making process-
es, Oregon Food Bank
is among the first in the
nation to ensure com-
munity members are in
the lead on public policy
and advocacy decisions.
The food bank’s Board
of Directors embraced
creation of the Policy
Leadership Council as a
critical step in advancing
a shared commitment to
equity and racial justice.
“This is an incredi-
ble moment for Ore-
gon Food Bank and the
broader movement to
end hunger and its root
causes,” said Susannah
Morgan, Oregon Food
Bank CEO. “Together
with our Board, the Pol-
icy Leadership Council
will build the grass-
roots power we need to
achieve our vision for re-
silient communities that
never go hungry.”
from A1
Experimental Aircraft As-
sociation, aerobatic rides/
lessons and a flight simu-
lator.
Two courtesy cars are
available for air travelers to
take into Creswell.
“Small community air-
ports like Hobby Field in
Creswell play a key role in
the quality of life in rural
communities, creating jobs
and economic activity by
providing recreation op-
portunities like skydiving
as well as supporting flight
instruction and aircraft
maintenance,” Wyden said.
“I’m glad this general avia-
tion airport in Lane County
has earned this investment
to modernize its infrastruc-
ture, and I’ll keep working
to provide similar resources
for airports large and small
throughout Oregon.”
The nearly $3.3 million
supplemental discretion-
ary grant from the Federal
Aviation Administration is
slotted for allocation as fol-
lows: $1.96 million for run-
way reconstruction; $1.28
million for runway light-
ing reconstruction; and
$55,556 for reconstruction
of airfield guidance signs.
“Industries and business-
es that serve rural com-
munities need air access to
create jobs and economic
development opportuni-
ties,” Merkley said. “I am
pleased that Hobby Field
Airport will receive fed-
eral resources to improve
the safety of their runways
and ensure local businesses
have that critical air service,
and I will keep fighting for
investments that benefit
small airports like Creswell
and other local economies
across the state of Oregon.”
An Unparalleled Selection of
Quality Wood Flooring
Natural Hardwood | Engineered Hardwood
Pine Flooring | Sustainable Bamboo
Distressed Hardwood | Vinyl | Tile
Rogers and Son Floor Covering
1324 E. Main St. | Cottage Grove
541-942-0500 |rogersandsonfl oorcovering.com
FUNDS
tion airports in Oregon.”
As well as being an air
traffic link, the 102-acre
airport offers access to
skydiving, flight instruc-
tion, aircraft maintenance,
Chapter 31 meetings of the
Worship
Directory
COTTAGE GROVE:
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
10:00am
Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th
Tim Baker, Senior Minister
www.6thandgibbs.com
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
fpcgrove.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Scripture, Tradition, Reason”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: James D. Boram
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education
Living Faith Assembly
9:15am
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all
5:00pm TLC Groups
ages welcome)
Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) tlccg.com
United Methodist Church
Non-Denominational
334 Washington 541-942-3033
Church of Christ
Worship 10am
1041 Pennoyer Ave
umcgrove.org
541-942-8928
Preacher: Tony Martin
“VICTORY” Country Church
Cottage Grove Faith Center
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
33761 Row River Rd.
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
541-942-4851
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Worship Service: 10:00am
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
www.cg4.tv
Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
MIRACLES”
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
St. Philip Benizi
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
Catholic Churches
CRESWELL:
1025. N. 19th St.
Creswell Presbyterian Church
Delight Valley
541-942-3420
75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
Church of Christ
Father John J. Boyle
Rev. Seth Wheeler
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
Holy Mass:
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend Saturday Vigil – 5:30 pm
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
Two Services:
Sunday – 10:30 am
9am - Classic in the Chapel
For weekday and Holy Day of website www.creswellpres.org
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Obligation schedule see website
Auditorium
OLPHCG.net
First Baptist Church
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Pastor: David Chhangte
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship Service 10:30am
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
cgfi rstbaptist.com
Get it. And forget it.®
Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM
Saturdays or by appointment
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell
552 Holbrook Lane
Sunday 8 am
S entinel
I
I
I
I
(lli§ITW(3
r.,. &W
r.,.
I
I
:
I
I
r:v:,
c;?
I
@Ol?IT
WITH FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATE!'
______________ ..
Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature.
If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory,
contact us today!
C ottage G rove
541-213-2311
541-942-3325
1498 E. Main St
Suite 104
Cottage Grove, OR
** Does not include cost of material. Expires 10/31 /21. tAII participants who attend an estimated
60-90 minute in-home product consultation will receive a $25 gift card. Retail value is $25. Offer
sponsored by LeafGuard Holdings Inc. Limit one per household. Company procures, sells, and installs
seamless gutter protection. This offer is valid for homeowners over 18 years of age. If married
or involved with a life partner, both cohabitating persons must attend and complete presentation
together. Participants must have a photo ID and be legally able to enter into a contract. The following
persons are not eligible for this offer: employees of Company or affiliated companies or entities,
their immediate family members, previous participants in a Company in-home consultation within
the past 12 months and all current and former Company customers. Gift may not be extended,
transferred, or substituted except that Company may substitute a gift of equal or greater value if it
deems it necessary. Gift card will be mailed to the participant via first class United States Mail or
e-mailed within 30 days of receipt of the promotion form provided at presentation. Not valid in
conjunction with any other promotion or discount of any kind. Offer not sponsored or promoted by
Amazon and is subject to change without notice prior to reservation. Expires 10/31/21.LeafGuard
operates as LeafGuard of Oregon in Oregon under license number 223377.