■ Nonprofit First Story will give the Morgan family a zero-down, zero-interest mortgage on a brand-new Hayden Home in Springfield’s Woodland Ridge community this October. SPRINGFIELD – Marie, 25, and Kees, 26, Morgan, along with their now-6-week-old baby boy Everett, got their first taste of homeownership thanks to First Story:[Read More…]
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Over $400K granted to Lane County nonprofits
Lane County has recently received a helping of grants for some of its nonprofits from Three Rivers Foundation. Awarded by Three Rivers Foundation, across the state over $720,000 was allocated to 95 nonprofits, and over half of that allocated money – $407,464 – went to 53 nonprofits in Lane County.[Read More…]
‘Game of Throws’ fundraiser slings proceeds to nonprofits, youth
Last week’s “Game of Throws” event, an annual fundraising cornhole tournament benefiting Eugene/Springfield-based nonprofit organizations that advance area youth, helped raise $51,000 for Eugene-area nonprofits. A $10,000 donation was also made directly to the Kidsports Scholarship Fund. There were over 200 participants and consideration by the foundation as one of[Read More…]
Mobile, home
One bike at a time, citizen innovation helping shelter Creswell’s unhoused CRESWELL – Change doesn’t always come from a top-down solution. In fact, bottom-up solutions make noticeable differences in our communities. Creswell residents Bill Kent and Ed Gunderson have taken a creative approach to help shelter the City’s unhoused population[Read More…]
Travel Lane installs 40 hearing loops
SPRINGFIELD – Don’t be one of those people who get left out of the loop. Thanks to a relatively new technology, Travel Lane County will soon receive a national award for installing 40 hearing loops throughout the county, with many more still to come. Andy Vobora, Vice President of Stakeholder[Read More…]
Here to Help: Springfield Rotary celebrates 77 years of service
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Rotary members have honed in on community service for 77 years both locally and abroad. Rotary International is an organization which connects people to create change “across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves,” and Springfield Rotary is one of its many local clubs. “Each club[Read More…]
7 years of dedication saved Creswell’s historic schoolhouse, Creswell First! takes it from here
It was one of the first stories I stepped into as a reporter for The Chronicle. About eight years ago, the Creswell City Council had a tough decision to make. It was under ownership of a dilapidated one-room schoolhouse in the middle of a residential neighborhood. With no capacity to[Read More…]
Nonprofit vet clinic helps regardless of income; seeks new property
EUGENE — For many people, pets are more than just an animal wandering around their house. They are a part of the family. But for some, they are struggling financially to make sure that those animal kingdom family members are safely cared for and given the right veterinary care. The[Read More…]
Adventure, opps abound: Northwest Youth Corps to celebrate 40 years of service
Through a successful combination of the outdoors, work ethic, and personal drive, the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) will soon celebrate its 40th year as a nonprofit, with a goal to transform the lives of the youth who participate in the program and increase values in the community. The stats don’t[Read More…]
The Giving Edition: Health and Wellness
Sponsor a family for the holidays For most of us, the holidays are filled with laughter and joy among our friends and family. For survivors of domestic violence, the holidays can be a stressful time, especially as they struggle to make ends meet and work to stabilize their lives. Hope[Read More…]
