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A16 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM VOLUNTEER Continued from Page A1 working longer, caring for grandchildren.” She said. “The number of new volun- teers is dwindling at a rapid pace.” She said many of the volunteers operating food pantries are the same ones who were doing so 10 or 20 years ago, and are now in their 80s. Dave Hughes, direc- tor of Hermiston’s Agape House, agreed that most service clubs are struggling to maintain membership. Hughes said they always need people to help deliver items in the summer when the donation of household goods increases. “There’s a lot from yard sales and people cleaning house, and we struggle find- ing enough people to help sort and pick things up,” he said. Agape House tries to focus on helping younger people cultivate an inter- est in volunteering, Hughes said. “If we can instill in them a spirit of being volunteers now, it’ll carry on the rest of their lives,” Hughes said. They offer positions on their board of directors for juniors and seniors in high school, or college students. But some of those board members recently left for college, and all those posi- tions are now vacant. Recruitment is also tough, Hughes said, espe- cially in the summers when many public events tend to fall on the same day. “For example, the golf tournament,” he said of Agape House’s fundraiser last Saturday. “It falls on the same day as Funfest. It stretches us pretty thin to have a presence at both.” United Way of Uma- tilla and Morrow counties refers people to organiza- tions that need volunteers and donations. Director Kricket Nichol- son said volunteerism has decreased, for a variety of reasons. Many of the peo- ple who used to be stay-at- home moms would volun- teer, she said. “Most are now in the workplace,” she said. “Even younger people — employ- ers expect more of them. Or people have time, but they have their own things.” Nicholson added that monetary donations have gone down as well. “There are so many causes, and non-profits ask- ing for money,” she said. “It’s almost like, who gets to the donors first.” WHERE TO VOLUNTEER Here are some local organizations that need volunteers: • Agape House: 541-567-8774, www.agapehousehermiston.org • Domestic Violence Services: 541-276-3322, www.dvs-or.org • Hermiston Campus Life: 541-567-6003, www.bluemountain.yfc.net • Lost and Found Youth Outreach: 541-276-3987, www.cnrstone.org • Neighborhood Center of South Morrow County: 541-676-5024 • SMART (Start Making a Reader Today): 971-634-1614, www.getsmartoregon.org For more volunteer opportunities, contact Umatil- la-Morrow United Way at unitedwayumatillamorrow. org. SR5 DBL CAB V6 4X4 BTW Continued from Page A1 Club and the Hermiston High School College Sav- ings group have joined forces to raise money to upgrade the landscaping and art located at the inter- section of Highway 395 and Highway 730. On June 29 the students and their advisors met to talk about the project, and the Hermiston students presented an $800 check to the Umatilla club for the project, according to Uma- tilla interim city manager Tamra Mabbott. College Savings Group advisor Liz Marvin said that the club was grate- ful for the opportunity to invest in the community together. “We have found this process to be empowering for the students through their planning, fundraising efforts and the grant deci- sion making process,” she said in a statement. “The opportunity to be part of the 395/730 project is a source of pride for both communities.” Umatilla Key Club advi- sory Chris Early said ser- vice is what their club is all about, and they looked for- ward to making the gate- way between the two com- munities more beautiful. • • • The city of Echo is roll- ing in the “dough-nations.” Recent gifts reported in the July edition of The Echo, the city’s monthly news- letter, included a season of “Frasier” and seven DVDs from Caleb Jacobs and six books from Elsie Middle- ton, which will be added to the collection at the Echo Public Library. Other donations included $50 from Charlotte Berry for general beautification and America in Bloom, and $500 of $4,000 for pub- lic art by Kent and Laura Madison, and an anony- mous donation of $20 for National Night Out. 299 TACOMA $ NEW 2018 WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018 FROM A1 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY TAMRA MABBOTT. Liz Marvin and Chris Early hold a check for $800 for the Highway 395-Highway 730 landscaping project surrounded by Grecia Mendez, Martin Heredia, Oliver Rodriguez Marvin, Elizabeth Loera, Yarectzy Carrillo and Elizebeth Burres. • • • A pair of employees with Umatilla County Community Corrections recently graduated with the 77th Basic Parole & Pro- bation Officer Class. Parole and proba- tion officers Patricia Arrington and Daniel Garcilazo-Madrigal were among the classmates who were recognized by the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training during a June 29 ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem. Ross Caldwell of the Oregon Criminal Justice Com- mission served as guest speaker. • • • Projects or groups that relate to literary endeav- ors, historical preservation, visual and performing arts, or humanities and cultural organizations are invited to apply for grants through the Morrow County Cul- tural Coalition, which are funded by the Oregon Cul- tural Trust Foundation. The coalition is accept- ing funding proposal requests for the 2019 grant period for organiza- tions or projects in Mor- row County. The applica- tion must be submitted by Wednesday, Aug. 1. Pro- posals must include a time line with project comple- tion no later than Oct. 15, 2019. Grants awarded for 2018 included a Heppner Art & Culture Club guest instructor, Lexington Grange building preserva- tion work, Heppner High School Drama Club, Morrow County Histor- ical Society Chronicles and Inland Northwest Musicians/Willow Creek Symphony. For guidelines and a grant application, contact Gayle Gutierrez at 541- 676-5630 or ggutierrez@ co.morrow.or.us. For more about the Oregon Cultural Trust Foundation, includ- ing project ideas, visit www.culturaltrust.org. • • • Hermiston School Dis- trict is hosting a wellness event at Hermiston High School on Aug. 1 from 2-6 p.m. Sports physicals, vision and dental screenings will be available, as will help enrolling in the Ore- gon Health Plan. Students under 15 years old will need a parent or guardian with them. Students will be asked to provide insurance information, according to the school district’s news release, but no student will be turned away for not hav- ing health insurance. The is made possible by Advantage Dental, Columbia River Health, Eastern Oregon Coordi- nated Care Organization, Lifetime Vision Source, Oregon State University Extension Service, Uma- tilla County Health, and Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. ——— You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com. /MO proved On Approved Credit stk# 18H821. New 2018 Toyota Tacoma. MSRP $35,563. $1,000 Toyota Financial Service Rebate. 36month/12k miles per year lease = $299/mo. $350 disposition fee due at lease end. On approved credit. Net cap cost: $35,504.88. Plus tax, title and $75 doc fee. No security deposit required. Offer expires 7/31/18. NEW 2018 CAMRY SE 296 $ /MO On Approved Credit stk# 18H682. New 2018 Toyota Camry se. MSRP $26,774. $500 Toyota Financial Service Rebate. 12k miles per year lease with $0 cash down = $296/mo. $350 disposition fee due at lease end. On approved credit. Net cap cost: $25,081. Plus tax, title and $75 doc fee. 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