| The Coquille Tribal Community Fund
supports a broad spectrum of organizations and projects. Here
are a few of our recent grantees. For the last three years of grantees,
including our 2008 grantees, click
here. |
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Morgan Creek Fish Hatchery A CTCF grant is helping the hatchery
rebuild its facilities so that it may continue to produce the most fall Chinook salmon
on the Oregon Coast. With its educational mission, the hatchery involves area school
students in most aspects of its work. Many students and teachers return year after
year to participate in a project that serves to strengthen the salmon population while
building understanding of the salmon’s importance to coastal economics and culture. |
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Friends of State Street Park With 30-year old playground equipment
and facing an uncertain future, State Street Park needed help. Through grassroots
efforts and old-fashioned fund-raising, the park has been revitalized into a place for
children and families. A CTCF grant was used to purchase and install a new piece
of equipment — Bumblebee. |
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Charleston Fire District The purchase of new equipment allows the
Charleston Fire district to further ensure the safety of firefighters and those they
serve. A new multi-gas meter indicates when the air is safe enough for respirators
to be removed. A thermal imaging camera will help find accident victims in the dark
or people trapped in smoke-filled rooms. Officials on the scene of a fire or other
event are now wearing easy-to-see accountability vests with their positions
clearly indicated. This makes it easier for crew members and the public to find the
right person at the right time. Accountability boards keep track of who is on the scene,
where people are located and who is in charge. |
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Assistance Dog Network – Paws to Read Program
Helping a struggling reader can be quite a challenge, unless of course, you are furry
and four-legged. The Assistance Dog Network, with the help of local libraries, began the
“Paws To Read” program, pairing struggling readers with literatureloving canines. Children
read to the dogs who serve as an appreciative, nonjudgmental and calming audience. The
child receives a book that has been “pawtographed” by the dog, as well as a card with the
dog’s name and picture. Although most of the dogs are in training to be assistance dogs,
several of them are permanent residents and have become favorites among the readers. |
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Life Guard Station The U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Station
in Bandon’s Old Town district, served the Coast Guard for a decade until declassification
in 1949. This stately Cape May colonial style building housed as many as 118 sailors and
soldiers stationed on the coast during WWII, and is the City’s only surviving historically
significant government building. With the help of a CTCF grant and other donors, this
treasured landmark received a new roof. Its lovely red shingles match the historic style and
should last for 30 years. |
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BACAPA The Barview Area Charleston Area Park
Association seeks to improve youth activity opportunities by building a baseball complex.
The Coquille Tribe has been a supporter of this project for over a decade, donating land
and funds. In 2007, BACAPA received a grant to purchase a tractor to lower costs associated with
renting equipment. BACAPA has found many uses for the tractor, hastening the day when the cry,
“Play Ball!” will be heard in Barview. |
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Coos County Logging Museum The museum in Myrtle Point is home to an
extensive collection of photos and artifacts that reveal the rich and fascinating history
of a significant regional industry. A CTCF grant helped that collection grow with the
purchase of photographs taken and collected by Jack Slattery, along with a large swinging
panel display to hold them. Images of logging camps, equipment, loggers and astoundingly large trees –
standing and cut – as well as area landmarks, street scenes, buildings and local people
now connect visitors to this vital part of Coos County history. |
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Harbor Lights Middle School Nature Trail Situated behind a school maintenance
building and between two streets lies one of Bandon’s hidden treasures. A CTCF grant has helped transform
this small area into an outdoor classroom with a gravel trail, small footbridges, and a miniamphitheatre.
New signs line the first section of the trail, which soon will include informative plaques. Stone steps
take visitors down to the streamside, where ferns and other dense greenery create a world isolated from
its surroundings. Faculty and students are just beginning to experience the educational value and potential
of the trail. |
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South Coast Community Garden A grant was given to the South Coast Community Garden to purchase lumber and fencing and install
waterlines and other necessities to get the garden ready for planting. Located in downtown Coos Bay, the first planting season of the Community Garden was
a huge success. There were a total of 60 plots available for planting on June 3, 2006. Some of the plots are raised beds for easier accessibility by handicapped
or senior citizens. By the end of the first summer of operation, the perimeter areas and plots were full of flowers, herbs, vegetables and berries. More
than 200 lbs. of fresh produce was donated to local food banks. Master Gardeners maintain the outer and inner perimeters and volunteer their time and experience
to the less experienced gardeners. |
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Charleston Community Enhancement
Corporation The copper statue that
forms the Fisherman’s Memorial in the
Charleston Boat Basin was dedicated 16
years ago in memory of local fishermen
who lost their lives at sea while working in
the fishing industry. Their names are
engraved on a plaque on the base of the
sculpture. Exposure to the salt and sea
environment had caused cracks and other
weather damage to the sculpted
fisherman. The grant allowed the
Charleston Community Enhancement
Corporation to hire an artist to make the
necessary repairs. These repairs are
almost complete. The Fisherman’s
Memorial will continue to be a central part
of the “Blessing of the Fleet” and a place
that families and friends may visit in
memory of loved ones lost at sea. |
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Hauser Rural Fire Department The
Hauser Rural Fire Department (Oregon’s
Fire District of the Year – 2006) responds
not only to fires and other medical
emergencies in their district, but also to
medical and rescue calls in the areas of
the Oregon Dunes between Horsfall and
Spinreel. The grant to this Fire Department
provided for the outfitting of a new dunes
rescue vehicle. The need for properly
outfitted rescue vehicles has increased
along with the popularity of recreation on
the dunes. Local residents as well as
visitors to our area benefit from having an
up-to-date, well equipped, rescue
response vehicle. Equipment purchased
by this grant spans the gamut from
stethoscopes to the “jaws of life.” |
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Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern
Oregon The Boys & Girls Club was
organized in 1982 and provides afterschool
programs and recreational activities
for over 350 children on a daily basis. The
Club offers safety and structure as well as
role modeling and mentoring to children of
all backgrounds and financial
circumstances. The facility includes an
outdoor play area and grant funds were
requested and awarded to fence in the
play area in order to ensure the safety of
the children. |
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Camp Myrtlewood Located in Bridge,
Camp Myrtlewood provides a facility that
enables educators, families, children and
adults to have an enjoyable camping
experience in a healthy and safe
environment. Many groups, including the
youth of the Coquille Tribe, come back
year after year. The purpose of the grant
award was for major renovation of the
camp’s kitchen, including new commercial
grade equipment, in order to stay in
compliance with health and safety
requirements as well as to continue
providing the hearty and healthy foods
prepared by staff and volunteers. |
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Ford Leadership Class #20 Camp
Myrtlewood also was the beneficiary of a
grant to the participants of the Coquille
River Valley Leadership Class #2 who
completed their goal of construction of a
wheelchair accessible path at Camp
Myrtlewood. The volunteers of the Ford
Leadership Class #2 attended classes in
the Spring of 2005 that covered topics
such as: Practice of Leadership,
Community Building, Working in Groups,
Project Action Planning and other relevant
subjects. Upon graduation the class chose
this project at Camp Myrtlewood in order
to open the camp to many more citizens
and visitors. |
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Coos Bay Police Department The Coos
Bay Police Department was the first
agency in Oregon to form a successful
K-9 Unit and was one of the founding
agencies of the Oregon Police K-9
Association. A grant was requested and
approved to purchase two additional
police canines giving the Coos Bay Police
Department the ability to have one K-9
team working on each of four patrol shifts. |
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STAR OF HOPE, a non-profit organization providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, requested
and received a grant to purchase a wine bottle washer/sanitizer for their enterprise, "Wine Bottle Rescuers." Star of Hope employees collect wine bottles
on a weekly basis from local restaurants. The bottles are then washed, sanitized and sold to various wineries. What a great example of a win-win strategy! |
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NORTH BEND SENIOR CENTER needed new flooring to protect its elderly patrons from slipping or tripping on the
old, worn surface. The North Bend Senior Center requested and was given a grant to pay for the majority of the costs involved in purchasing and laying new
linoleum and some areas of carpeting. Many of the seniors of our community gather at the center to share lunch, talk, play bingo or bridge, or to get their
blood pressure checked. |
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The ECUMENICAL EMERGENCY FOOD CUPBOARD requested and received a grant to make food purchases for the needy in
our area. This endeavor to feed the hungry is supported by 13 churches as well as a synagogue and there are 33 dedicated people who volunteer their time
at the Food Cupboard. |
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A grant to the COOS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM supported the purchase of a powerful computer and high-grade monitor
on which to store and display digitalized images of the museum's photographic and artifact collections. The grant-supported equipment allows the museum to
substantially expand and improve its service to the general public, researchers, students and educators, while at the same time providing greater protection
for irreplaceable originals. |
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The CITY OF COOS BAY was awarded the largest grant in the history of the Fund to complete a sewer line from
Empire to the North Spit. The sewer project is a major step in opening 700 acres of land for industrial use. Development promises to bring family-wage jobs
and much needed revenue to the region. The grant further establishes the Coquille Indian Tribe as an active participant in the economic revitalization of
the Bay Area. |
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SOUTH COAST ALANO CLUB was awarded a grant to remodel their existing space in order to create larger meeting
rooms to accommodate the growth of their meetings which include Alcoholics Anonymous, Alanon, Narcotics Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous. The club facility
holds at least two meetings daily and is open seven days a week to their members. |
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SOUTHWEST OREGON COMMUNITY ACTION applied for and received a grant to purchase a refrigerated truck for the
SOUTH COAST FOOD SHARE program. South Coast Food Share is the program in charge of emergency food distribution to 31 programs in Coos and Curry Counties.
These 31 programs combined have 450 volunteers! The refrigerated truck allows the program to pick up and deliver perishable foods that were previously not
available. This food, that would otherwise perish, considerably enhances the nutritional value of the food going to those in need. |
| For the last three years of grantees, including our 2008 grantees, click
here. |
