Washington County TWST Meetings
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We will be holding three Two-Way Street Tour (TWST) community meetings
in Washington County on Tuesday, February 28, and Wednesday, February
29, to provide advice about seeking grants from Meyer Memorial Trust and
to collect information about the needs of nonprofits and communities in
Washington County.
TWST in Cottage Grove
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We are in Cottage Grove today, a community of about 10,000 residents, meeting in the City’s fabulous library. The building also houses the Chamber of Commerce, a therapy pool, the Senior Center and a Business Resource Center. Attendees represented a range of services
TWST Day 4 - Sutherlin
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
This afternoon at the C. Giles Hunt Memorial Library in Sutherlin, seven folks from Elkton, Oakland, and Roseburg asked me some great questions about Meyer Memorial Trust’s grant application and decision making process. We talked about how local support for a project is really important.
TWSTing in Drain
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
I said good-bye to Lane County last night. This evening I am in Drain, a community of about 1,100 people, situated midway between Eugene and Roseburg in Douglas County.
TWST Visits Springfield & Oakridge
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Program Officer Sally Yee reports on her meetings with representative from nonprofit organizations and other community members in Springfield and Oakridge this week. Check back for reports from other towns in Lane and Douglas counties.
TWST Tour Coming to Lane and Douglas Counties
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We will be visiting five communities in southern Lane and northern
Douglas Counties June 7-10, 2011, to provide advice about seeking grants
from MMT and to collect information about the needs of nonprofits and
communities there.
TWSTing in Sandy
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Today, I am traveling with Jill Fuglister,
MMT's newest Program Officer, heading to The Gateway of Mt Hood -
Sandy, OR. Jill and I are hoping my little sedan doesn't get stuck in
one of the snow berms created from the plowing of yesterday's snowstorm.
TWST Tour Scheduled in Multnomah, Clackamas and Marion Counties
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We will be visiting five communities in eastern Multnomah, Clackamas and Marion counties March 1-4 to provide advice about seeking grants
from MMT and to collect information about the needs of nonprofits and
communities there.
TWST in Maupin
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Maupin is the last stop on our Central Columbia Gorge TWST of Wasco and
Sherman Counties. About an hour drive south of The Dalles, located
along both sides of the Deschutes River on Highway 197, this community
of 490 residents strong has reinvented itself over the last few years.
TWST in Harney County – Burns
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
While the county may not have a large number of residents compared to
urban areas, residents must cover vast distances and rely on a core
group of dedicated leaders to keep services and nonprofits running.
But it’s worth the effort. When asked to share some of the things they
loved about living in Harney County, one participant wrote:“The
glitter of frozen air on frozen sunny January afternoons, and the smell
of air on a blistering August sage landscape. We live in Paradise!”
