Senior Meals Program celebrates GivingTuesday LCOG Senior & Disability Services has joined GivingTuesday to support the Senior Meals Program which serves an average of 129,000 hot nutrition meals to 1,200 older Lane County neighbors every year. Some people receive Meals on Wheels delivered to their home and others go to[Read More…]
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The Giving Edition: SMART Reading seeking volunteers
SPRINGFIELD — Reading is a critical skill for helping kids start, and stay, on a path to success in school and beyond. Across Oregon, students in early grades are still behind in reading skills as a result of the pandemic, which is a concern not only for educators and parents,[Read More…]
Oct. 26 Here to Help – Shining a bright light on nonprofits in Lane County
Connected Lane County awarded $1.4M to help fund wages for unserved youth Connected Lane County last week received a $1.4 million Future Ready Oregon Round Two Workforce Ready Grant from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Connected Lane County is a nonprofit organization with locations in Eugene and Springfield with the mission[Read More…]
Springfield vet fundraising for furry friends
Wilvet South is raising money for Luvable Dog Rescue and Cat Rescue & Adoption Network with a fa-boo-lous fundraiser Oct. 9. For just a $10 cover charge, you can spend this coming Monday night enjoying live music and community camaraderie at a fundraiser for two nonprofits which specialize in saving, sheltering,[Read More…]
Golf tourney to support disabled children
SPRINGFIELD – No child should feel excluded – especially when it comes to a physical or mental disability. That’s why Springfield’s Tom Chesnut partnered with The Arc Lane County to host a charity golf event centered around raising money and support for children with disabilities. The event, which will take[Read More…]
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Peace … through unity The Peace Through Unity event was held Thursday, Sept. 21 from 4-7 p.m. at Coiner Park for Cottage Grove community members to think back on the Hiroshima bombing, listen to speakers and music, and paint rocks for the City’s peace tree. “It was mainly a gathering[Read More…]
Spark now; shine soon: Connections, opportunities arise at Booth-Kelly
SPRINGFIELD – When you’re young, discovering and navigating to your passions can be an extensive and arduous journey. But for youth in Lane County, there is a new, dedicated space for hands-on experience, vocational learning, and plenty of room for exploration. Spark at Booth-Kelly, Connected Lane County (CLC)’s second innovation[Read More…]
Helping hands for unhoused: Ann’s Heart, Egan Warming Center need support
SPRINGFIELD — As the fall and winter months approach us, unhoused advocates are reminding community members that not everyone is guaranteed shelter during Oregon’s colder months. Homelessness has been a hot topic in Springfield, as well as the rest of the state, and as the winter comes, local advocates are[Read More…]
SMART supporting children’s lit one volunteer at a time
SPRINGFIELD — “There is no friend as loyal as a book,” Ernest Hemingway once wrote. From Beverly Cleary to Eric Carle, Judy Blume to C.S. Lewis, the worlds created, the characters that seem to leap off the pages into the hearts of those who welcome them, is a gift unlike[Read More…]
Off-roading with Dirt Maidens: Creating space for BIPOC mountain bikers
SPRINGFIELD — Mountain biking: It’s scary, it’s hardcore, and it’s growing to become more inclusive. Dirt Maidens, Facebook group-turned nonprofit for women mountain bikers, started meetups that took off during COVID. It was an opportunity for local women to get together, make friends, and have fun. “It was an experience[Read More…]
