UNITED WAY HAS DISTRIBUTED $135,000 FOR LOCAL COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE

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(BEND, OR.) May 21, 2020 – Since the local Central Oregon COVID-19 Response Fund’s inception in March of this year, our local United Way in Central Oregon awarded $135,000 to 29 local and regional nonprofit programs that are meeting emergency needs and providing essential services for our community’s most vulnerable, deducting no administrative fees. 

Most recently, United Way has funded 3 additional nonprofit programs with $23,000 in grant monies. They are: Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon ($10,000), J Bar J Youth Services ($5,000), and St. Vincent de Paul of La Pine ($8,000).

The other 26 programs can be found listed here: https://www.deschutesunitedway.org/covid-19-partners/

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Annual Rhubarb Festival

This event started in La Pine at L & S Gardens. Upon the retirement of Linda she graciously passed the event on to the La Pine Senior Activity Center.  Each year the community, gathers with everything Rhubarb.

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4th Annual Wildlife Baby Shower

Join Think Wild at Oregon Spirit Distillers in Bend on May 19 from 3-6 PM to help your local wildlife hospital raise funds & supplies to care for injured and orphaned native wildlife in need this baby