The Coquille Community Fund will distribute more than $360,000 to 44 organizations during a luncheon today at the Mill Casino/Hotel/RV Park in North Bend. The fund has reportedly distributed nearly $5.9 million since 2001. Those receiving funds include: ADAPT—$9,800, Drug Education Program; Addictions Recovery Center—$10,000, Mental Health Clinic Expansion; Bandon Historical Society Museum—$3,500, Preservation of Historical Information; Bay Area Senior Activity Center—$6,000, Restore the Elder Lunch Program; Bear Cupboard—$12,000, Emergency Food Resources; CASA Douglas County—$5,000, Recruit, Train and Support CASA Advocates; Charleston Fishing Families—$10,000, Fisherman’s Relief Fund; Charleston Food Bank—$6,000, Food Purchases; City of Powers—$22,097.30, Turnout Gear for Powers Fire Department; Community Coalition of Empire—$1,500, Clamboree Glass and Art Festival; Coos Art Museum—$3,500, Nation Wide Art Competition; Coos Bay Habitat for Humanity- $10,000, Brush with Kindness & Renovation Project; Coos Bay Zonta Foundation—$5,000, School Supplies for Needy Children; Coos Bay 7th Day Adventist Food Pantry—$10,000, Emergency Food Boxes; Coos County Historical Society—$6,000, Education & Enrichment Programs; Coos County Search & Rescue- $10,000, Equipment & Uniforms Purchases; Coos Douglas Neighbor to Neighbor—$3,250, Mediation Services; Coquille Indian Tribe Health Center—$10,000, Elder’s Nutrition & Education Program; Coquille Indian Natural Resources Dept.—$8,950, Restoration Project at Euphoria Ridge; Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association—$9,000, Film Festival Education & Training; Emmanuel Episcopal Preschool—$5,000, Outdoor Play Equipment; Gloria Dei Lutheran Church- $10,000, Food Pantry: Trainings & Food Purchases; Harmony United Methodist Church- $5,000, Blossom Gulch Snack Pack Program; Hillcrest School Music Program—$4,000, After School Music Program; Kids HOPE Center—$12,500, Child Abuse Prevention & Education Program; Lakeside Senior Center—$9,264.60, Nutritious Meals to Seniors; Little Theatre on the Bay—$15,000, Phase III of Theatre Restoration; Myrtle Point Food Share—$10,000, Food Purchases & Supplies; Myrtle Point Senior Center—$3,200, Equipment Purchases for Senior Center; ORCCA- CASA—$20,000, CASA Training & Education; ORCCA Food Share—$20,000, Food Purchases; Planned Parenthood of SW Oregon—$7,500, Education Programs; Powers School District—$13,280, Meal Program for Students; Reedsport Church of God—$10,000, Updates to Project Blessing Food Bank; South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival- $5,000, Music in the Schools Program; SWOCC SBDC—$5,000, “What’s Your Plan” Business Program; T.H.E. House—$11,000, Facility Upgrades; The Gold Beach Senior Center—$4,000, Meals on Wheels Program; The Lighthouse School—$5,000, Outdoor School Program; The Logos Players—$3,200, Production of Shakespeare in the Park; The Nancy Devereux Center—$8,000, Advocate Training and Volunteer Recruitment; Wally’s House—$2,920, School Based Education; Wisdom of the Elders—$5,000, Environmental Education; Women’s Safety & Resource Center—$6,500, Men’s Alternative to Violence Program. Total Grants Awarded: $361,961.90.
