TWST coming to Columbia Gorge and Eastern Oregon
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We're happy to announce that we'll be visiting four communities in the Columbia Gorge and eastern Oregon the last week of June! We have Two-Way Street Tour community meetings planned for Hood River, Boardman, La Grande, and Enterprise from Monday, June 24th to Thursday,
June 27th, 2013.I will appear (along with an as yet undecided colleague or two) at these
events to provide advice about seeking grants from Meyer Memorial Trust
and to collect information about the needs of nonprofits and communities
in the area.
To Wax Nostalgic: Gresham TWST
Topics: Responsive Grants | TWST
Usually TWST meetings happen in rural Oregon towns, but this week there were several in “urban” settings, including Gresham. This area was part of the ancestral homeland, food-gathering village
sites of the Chinookan-speaking peoples of which I am descendent: The
Watlala, and the neighboring Multnomah, Molalla and Clackamas peoples.
TWSTing in Eastside Portland
Topics: Responsive Grants | TWST
The Two-Way Street Tours are a useful way for MMT to share information about our grant programs, while also learning about community needs and priorities. They were designed as a way to connect to communities we are less familiar with. But the two meetings I attended last week were on my own streets—Eastside Portland, where I grew up and still live.
TWST meeting coming to Lents
Topics: TWST
Meyer Memorial Trust is happy to announce a community meeting is coming soon to southeast Portland.When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, from 3pm to 5pmWhere: Lents Village, 10325 SE Holgate, Portland
TWST Day 4 - Keepin' on, Lebanon
The final day of this week's TWST has arrived. The road has treated us
well on this journey, so I expected our last stop in Lebanon to be just
as enriching as the others.
TWST Day 3 - Harrisburg and Sweet Home
Day 3, the penultimate day of the TWST has brought us to the communities
of Harrisburg and Sweet Home.Waking up this morning, I was greeted and
energized by the beauty of the Willamette River outside my door.
TWST Day 2 - Alsea and Alpine
Day two of the TWST tour was packed with activity. Tuesday morning I
woke up to blue skies and sunshine ready for our first stop of the day,
Alsea.
TWSTing in Albany and Corvallis
Greetings from Linn & Benton County. My name is Aisha McCoy, Applications and Data Coordinator with Meyer Memorial Trust. I am blogging from the first leg of our fall Two Way Street Tour.
TWST heading to Linn/Benton communities
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We're happy to announce we'll be visiting seven communities in Linn and Benton counties the first week in October! We have Two-Way Street Tour community meetings planned for Albany, Corvallis, Alsea, Monroe, Harrisburg, Sweet Home and Lebanon from Monday, October 1st to Thursday,
October 4th, 2012.
TWSTING in Redmond & Madras (6/6)
We woke up to more sunshine today in Redmond (ye-ah!). We arrived at Redmond Public Library a bit before 10am when they open, and there was already a crowd at the door waiting to get in.
TWSTing in Bend (6/5)
Although the forecast said snow (what?!), we woke up to sunshine in Bend
this morning -- so packing my sunglasses wasn't all for nought! We had a
full house for our morning TWST meeting at Deschutes Children's Foundation's Rosie Bareis Campus, with close to 60 attendees
TWSTing in La Pine
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Hello from La Pine! This is Maddelyn High, Grants Monitor, on the road with Sally Yee this week as we travel through Deschutes and Jefferson counties on another Two Way Street Tour -- my very first TWST!
TWST Coming to Deschutes & Jefferson counties
We will be holding four Two-Way Street Tour (TWST) community meetings
in Deschutes and Jefferson Counties from Monday, June 4 to Wednesday, June 6, to hear about the needs of local nonprofits and communities and advice about seeking funding from MMT.
TWSTing with Adrienne Livingston
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Adrienne Livingston, executive director of Black United Fund, wrote this guest blog post after she joined Program Officer Sally Yee in a TWST commuity meeting in northeast Portland. Here's her report:
TWSTing at Portland Housing Center
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
On March 2nd I had the pleasure of joining Sally Yee on a Two-Way-Street Tour (TWST). The meeting was a collaboration between MMT and the Black United Fund of Oregon and was hosted at Portland Housing Center’s offices in Northeast Portland. (See the photo below of Michelle Puggarana, PHC’s Director of Homeownership Programs, standing in front of their fabulous mural.)
TWST Report - Tualatin
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
On the road again… to Tualatin Public Library! This time it was just Sally
and me. Just as rainy as the day before, the highway trip to Tualatin
gave us the slightest bit of sunshine that actually made us put down our
visors…
TWST Report - Beaverton
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Hi!
This time, it's Sophia Aguinaga, Administrative Assistant with MMT, reporting about
our Two Way Street Tour. Shortly after Brian and Sally's return from Forest Grove, Aaron
Nelson, Technical Operations Manager, and I braved the rain and headed to meet
Sally in Beaverton. Aaron and I weren't sure what to expect when we arrived.
This was our first time accompanying Sally on a tour stop, and it was really
exciting!
TWST Report - Forest Grove
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Brian Molony here, Administrative Assistant at MMT, coming to you from Pacific University in Forest Grove.
As a relatively new employee at Meyer Memorial Trust, I was excited
to take part in my first Two Way Street Tour (TWST)
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.
TWST Stories from Stayton
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We launched the final day of our TWST with a delightful lunch at Salem’s Wild Pear Restaurant. Lunch was delicious and pretty too. To top off our meal, Sally offered me my first taste of “real licorice”.
