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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Hermiston Education
Hermiston library offers
Foundation cancels two activities for kids, adults
events due to COVID-19
HERMISTON HERALD
Shores up hope for Beef
& Beach Fundraiser
By TAMMY MALGESINI
FOR THE HERMISTON HERALD
Guidelines
imposed
because of COVID-19 have
altered how people work,
socialize and participate in
recreational activities. Stay
home orders, social distanc-
ing and restrictions on group
gatherings have also changed
how people engage in service
organizations and volunteer
activities. This is the second
article in a series highlighting
how area service clubs and
groups have responded to the
pandemic.
The novel coronavirus has
already forced the Hermiston
Education Foundation to can-
cel a pair of events that help
provide supplies for students
and funds for projects and
a scholarship program, said
co-presidents George Clough
and Carol Nevin.
The Hermiston Education
Foundation is a local, grass-
roots organization, directed
by a board of trustees. It
includes community volun-
teers, a member of the Herm-
iston School District board of
education, the HSD superin-
tendent, and faculty and staff
of the school district. The
foundation’s mission is to
encourage lifelong academic,
artistic and cultural learning
experiences and opportunities
for the students and educa-
tors of the Hermiston School
District.
The nonprofi t organiza-
tion’s annual fun run/walk,
Clough said, collects a sig-
nifi cant quantity of school
supplies for returning fac-
ulty, staff and students, which
are distributed free of charge.
Also, anticipating contin-
ued restrictions on gatherings
lingering into the new year,
Clough and Nevin said the
2021 Dancing with the Herm-
iston Stars also is falling vic-
tim to COVID-19.
In what would have been
its ninth year, the event raises
money for multiple Herm-
iston-area service clubs and
nonprofi t
organizations,
including the education foun-
dation. HEF waltzed in to
coordinate the popular event
the past two years after the
Desert Arts Council bowed
out.
Also, Clough said the tides
are uncertain regarding the
education foundation’s annual
Beef & Beach Fundraiser. The
organization hosted its 11th
annual crab/beef dinner and
auction in February, a month
before Gov. Kate Brown fi rst
declared a state of emergency
because of the pandemic.
“We are hopeful that we
will be able to hold our Beef
& Beach Crab Feed & Auc-
tion on Feb. 6, 2021, in some
form, but we are investigating
HH fi le photo
Teacher Kendra Scott admires a student’s mermaid drawing in
January 2018 at Rocky Heights Elementary School. Students in
the ABLE Classroom worked on decorations for the Hermiston
Education Foundation’s Beach & Beef Fundraiser, which has
an uncertain future for 2021 due to the pandemic.
other fundraising options,”
Clough said.
The shutdown forced the
cancellation of some of the
foundation’s usual activities,
Clough said, which reduced
its normal amount of busi-
ness. However, as a small
board they were able to keep
informed as well as conduct
limited business by phone,
email and texts. Recent
board meetings with masks
and social distancing is an
improvement, he said.
Money to provide class-
room grants and scholar-
ships are primarily gener-
ated by the annual Beef &
Beach event, Clough and
Nevin said. Funds also are
obtained by individual/cor-
porate donations and the dis-
trict’s employees through vol-
untary payroll deductions.
“Due to the circumstances
this year, grant requests
have been delayed until fall
classes have been in session
for a while, and new needs
and opportunities associated
with ‘comprehensive dis-
tance learning’ are identifi ed,”
Clough said.
HEF awarded eight $2,500
scholarships this past spring,
and plans for a similar number
in 2021. Although, Clough
said depending on the length
of COVID-19 restrictions and
impact on fundraising, the
number of future awards may
be reduced.
Since 2003, HEF has
funded more than 350 grants
to HSD teachers and staff,
totaling more than $365,000.
The money has been used for
projects, activities or equip-
ment that enhances the educa-
tional experience of students
in the district, such as fi eld
trips or art supplies. Also,
over the last four years, the
foundation awarded $72,500
in scholarships to graduat-
ing Hermiston High School
seniors.
For more information
about the Hermiston Educa-
tion Foundation, visit www.
hermistoneducationfounda-
tion.org, call the Hermiston
School District at 541-667-
6000 or contact any member
of the HEF Board of Trustees,
who are listed on the founda-
tion’s website.
The Hermiston Pub-
lic Library reopened
on-site services for the
public on Monday, Sept.
21, according to a news
release, and is offering a
new selection of activi-
ties for all ages.
The basement of the
library is currently under
construction to trans-
form the space into a
temporary city hall as
the city fi nalizes plans
for a new city hall. Due
to the construction, the
library is only acces-
sible through the front
entrance on Gladys
Avenue.
Face coverings are
required for all adults
and school-aged chil-
dren inside the building.
Curbside pick-up will
continue to be available
for those who don’t wish
to enter the building, and
Wi-Fi is available on the
site 24 hours a day.
The library is open
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-
day through Thursday
and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
on Fridays.
The library is add-
ing new services to its
fall lineup, including the
Bookworms “Fall Har-
vest” Reading Challenge
for children, which runs
from Sept. 1 through
Nov. 30. Kids who sign
up can earn virtual tick-
ets for prize drawings
by logging their minutes
spent reading. Sign up
on the library’s website
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They can also earn fi ve
extra virtual tickets for
the challenge by partici-
pating in the library’s pen
pal program. Write a let-
ter or draw a picture and
let library staff know how
much you miss them. Let-
ters can be mailed to HPL
Pen Pals Program, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston,
OR 97838, or dropped in
the special Pen Pals box at
the library curbside pickup
cart during regular pickup
hours. Library staff will
respond to each letter sent,
as long as there is a return
address provided and the
date it was sent.
Families can participate
in the QR Code Scavenger
Hunt, hosted by Bucky, the
library beaver. The fi rst QR
code can be found at the
front of the library. Solve
the riddle to fi nd the next
QR code until Bucky is
found. The hunt runs from
Sept. 25 through Oct. 4.
And adults 18 and older
can participate in make-
and-take crafts on the
fourth Tuesday of each
month. Stop by during reg-
ular hours to pick up a free
craft activity at the table
in the library. Supplies are
limited to one kit per adult.
In November, the library
will also be displaying
posters celebrating the 100-
year anniversary of the rati-
fi cation of the 19th Amend-
ment giving women the
right to vote.
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