Feeling good to give back
COTTAGE GROVE — Earlier this month, the Cottage Grove Community Foundation awarded local non-profits with funds to support their goals of bettering the community.
The awardees are as follows:
Family Relief Nursery: Diapers for needy families, $1,319
American Legion Calvin Fund Post: Defibrillator for American Legion Post, $1,000
Marist High School: Athletics Program, $6,000
First Presbyterian Church: $5,420
Another Way Enterprise: Earthjustice, $1,000
Cottage Grove Historical Society: $225
Cottage Grove Museum: $225
Community Sharing Program: Protein Project, $1,000
Ophelia’s Place: Lincoln Middle School Partnership, $1,000
Lincoln Middle School: Modern Classroom Project, $691.95
Dorena Elementary School: Classroom Library, $1,000
Cottage Grove Perpetual Corp: Digitizing Cottage Grove’s Historic Newspapers, $1,000
South Valley Market: Music at the Market, $1,000
CASA of Lane County: Revitalization, $1,000
And lastly, the Cottage Grove Community Hospital Foundation, which goes towards keeping accessible, high-quality care available to the Cottage Grove community and supports local students in pursuing a career in healthcare.
“We at the PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Foundation are sincerely appreciative of the longstanding partnership between our hospital and the Cottage Grove Community Foundation,” said Jennifer Svihus, chief development officer of the PeaceHealth Oregon network. “This year’s gift contributes toward our shared mission. Together, our two organizations recognize our most valuable resource is our residents and we’re honored to keep our community well.”
